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A giant piece of street art has appeared in Cardiff city centre this week. Sully’s café on Quay Street has been transformed with the creation of a 30ft graffiti mural to celebrate the 2019 Adrian Flux British FIM Speedway Grand Prix (SGP) returning to Cardiff this September for the 19th year. Created by Prime Mural Arts, the dynamic street art took 72 hours and over 100 cans of aerosol to complete. Depicting two Speedway riders – current champion and British…
The Ocean Film Festival World Tour is hitting UK and Irish shores this autumn with a brand-new collection of spectacular ocean-themed films. Visiting more than 35 locations, the event involves a selection of short films telling seafaring stories from both above and below the water’s surface. Witness mind-blowing marine life, wild adventures and stunning cinematography – all on the big screen! “From surfers to fisherman, and marine scientists to artists, these films feature fascinating characters who have dedicated their lives…
A lawyer who specializes in Islamic law has been welcomed into Slater and Gordon’s family team. Aysha Chouhdary has recently been appointed as a family solicitor at the company’s Cardiff office. The 29-year-old, who features in Wales Online’s Young Lawyers to Watch list, has experience in all areas of family law including complicated matters involving children and is able to offer advice on Sharia law and Islamic rulings. She said: “I have always been aware that there is a Sharia…
Tommy the springer spaniel who was found straying in Merthyr Tydfil back in June. Sadly no owner came forward to collect him, so he has come into the care of Hope Rescue in Llanharan. As soon as he arrived it became very clear that Tommy was an elderly chap, with lots of lumps and bumps under his fur. On further examination at the vet he was diagnosed with heart and kidney disease, but due to his age the charity decided…
Time is running out for people to get behind Welsh sporting icons Jade Jones and Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson who are competing for public votes after reaching the finals of this year’s 25th Birthday National Lottery Awards. Flint’s Taekwondo golden girl, Jade Jones, and Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson – one of Wales’ and Britain’s greatest Paralympic athletes, are amongst twelve top UK athletes competing in the Sporting Legend category of this year’s 25th Birthday National Lottery Awards. The Sporting…
An increase in reports of toxic blue green algae in several locations across Wales and other parts of the UK this summer is prompting the British Veterinary Association (BVA) to urge pet owners to take extra precautions while walking their dogs in the vicinity of affected water bodies. The warning also comes on the heels of tragic news from North Carolina, US yesterday (12 August), where three dogs on a play date died just hours after swimming in an affected pond….
Live painting: Sunday 25 August until Friday 30 August 2019 Mural on display: Friday 30 August until Friday 20 September 2019 British artist David Downes has been commissioned by ITV to create a large-scale public mural in Bournemouth ahead of the launch of their 2019 drama Sanditon in August 2019. Painting publicly for 5 days, Downes will recreate an illustrated version of the poster artwork for Sanditon, on a giant billboard in the UK’s coastal town, to reflect the seaside…
More than 60% of adults surveyed in South Wales during the school summer holidays are concerned children may become knife crime victims, reveals new research for Barnardo’s. A YouGov poll of more than 100 adults in Newport reveals that 62% per cent of adults surveyed are worried children aged 10-18 may become victims of knife crime. Similarly, 63% per cent of respondents surveyed believe children feel unsafe in their local area because of knife crime. Almost…
Photo Credit: National Lottery Good Causes. Gemma Price was in an abusive relationship and when she finally left, she struggled to control her emotions. “It [the relationship] finished quite abruptly and feelings that I’d kept inside for ages started to come to the surface,” she says. “I was massively controlled and I started to become controlling of everything around me. I couldn’t stand in a supermarket queue because if someone looked at me all the anger and emotion would…
The extraordinary and sensational story of how Charles and Diana Ingram attempted an ‘audacious heist’ on the quiz show Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? is to be told in a three-part drama, Quiz announced ITV and AMC today. Major Ingram, his wife Diana and an accomplice, Tecwen Whittock, who was sitting in the audience, were accused of cheating their way to a million pounds on what was, the most popular game show on earth in 2001. The…
