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  With less than 100 days to go until the high-octane 2019 Adrian Flux British FIM Speedway Grand Prix (SGP) returns to Cardiff for its 19th year, new event details have been revealed. The biggest event of the speedway calendar will take place on Saturday 21st September at the Principality Stadium with ticket prices starting at only £20. The electrifying event for the whole family will see the world’s best speedway riders race against each other at speeds that can…

Welsh MP’s joined others from across the political spectrum to back the charity’s work supporting thousands of refugees forced to flee their homes They included Anna McMorrin (Cardiff North), Jo Stevens (Cardiff Central), Tonia Antoniazzi (Gower) and Ruth Jones (Newport West) Refugee Week takes place every year across the world in the week around World Refugee Day (20 June) – celebrating the contribution and creativity of refugees and encouraging their successful integration in their new countries There are thought to…

500 players from close to 50 nations to compete in a free festival about much more than just football The 17th edition of the Homeless World Cup will take place in Cardiff’s iconic Bute Park, right at the heart of the Welsh capital, from Saturday July 27th to Saturday August 3rd 2019. More than 500 players representing close to 50 countries will travel to Cardiff to play in the week-long festival of football.  Created to harness the power of sport in…

Scientists in Cardiff are inviting the public to two free events on Wednesday 24 July, to hear about current progress in dementia research. The meetings will involve talks from scientists at the forefront of research into the condition. The free events are organised by members of the Alzheimer’s Research UK Wales Network Centre. Dementia affects over 850,000 people in the UK, including almost 4,000 people in Cardiff alone. The condition, most commonly caused by Alzheimer’s disease, affects people’s ability to…

  Tesco customers are being invited to cast their votes to help community projects in South Wales bag up to £25,000 this summer.   The supermarket is marking its Centenary with two special Bags of Help funding rounds, with a huge £100,000 funding pot.   Bags of Help, run in partnership with Groundwork, sees funding awarded to thousands of local community projects every year.   Customer voting in the first of these special rounds will begin in July and will…

A Review by Melissa Compton. The Gin to my Tonic event kicked off with a swing a Cardiff’s Motorpoint Arena. It may be that everything was covered in black cotton or the outstanding mood music being provided by Teresa de Roberto’s vocal performance in the bar, but it was clear this was no ordinary event. The main floor was dedicated to exhibition stands with over 40 exhibitors in attendance, with a catering section in the middle with plenty of seating…

TICKETS ON SALE FRIDAY 12 JULY AT 10AM LONDON, U.K. (Monday 8 July 2019) Following the coveted Special Guest slot on Metallica’s 26-date summer European stadium tour “WorldWired,” and a 32-date Fall headline arena tour of North America, Ghost will bring its “Ultimate Tour Named Death” to European arenas starting November 16 at the Motorpoint Arena in Nottingham, England. The company will travel across the UK and Europe over a five-week period culminating in Toulouse, France on December 19.  Ticket go…

      The Palliative Care team at Cardiff and Vale University Health Board have improved comfort for families of patients receiving end of life care in the acute hospital setting.   The team carried out the National Audit for Care at the End of Life (NACEL) which identified key areas which could be improved to make the patient and family experience easier at what is an already difficult time.   Following the audit the Palliative Care team have arranged…

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board is delighted to announce that Susan Dinsdale, Senior Nurse in Community Child Health has been given the prestigious title of Queen’s Nurse by community nursing charity the Queen’s Nursing Institute (QNI).   Queens’ Nurses serve as leaders and role models in community nursing, delivering high quality health care across the country. The application and assessment process to become a Queen’s Nurse is rigorous and requires clear commitment to improving care for patients, their families…

A new adaptation of the much-loved film directed by Alfred Hitchcock and starring Margaret Lockwood and Michael Redgrave, ranked one of the Best British Films ever. Socialite Iris is travelling home to England on the train when an accident introduces her to the mild-mannered Miss Froy.  After her travelling companion suddenly disappears, Iris is perplexed to find that all the other passengers deny ever having seen her. With the help of urbane musician Max she turns detective and together they…