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British Urban Film Festival (BUFF) confirmed as new partner for the Iris Prize   BUFF will nominate a short film for the Best British Award at Iris and present a programme of Iris Prize shorts in London “This partnership is a reminder that diversity starts at home.” Organisers of the Iris Prize LGBT+ Film Festival have confirmed the British Urban Film Festival (BUFF) based in London as a new partner festival. The announcement was made during the press launch for…

    This is the first time that this garden is open in support of the National Garden Scheme (NGS) and it is great example of a large urban garden. It is an unexpected delight when you come through side gate off the main road. There is an explosion of colour and a lot to explore. The garden was never designed but evolved over time through the passion of the garden owners for colour, flowers and a bargain in the…

  The vast majority of parents/More than three-quarters of parents (79%) believe first aid and lifesaving skills should be on the new school curriculum in Wales, reveals new research.   The survey, commissioned by the British Red Cross and BHF Cymru, supports their joint call with St Johns Cymru that first aid should be a compulsory element of the school curriculum from 2022, with all primary and secondary pupils learning it throughout their school life.   Parents surveyed believe that…

A team of business-savvy school children from Bridgend have won a national competition looking to find and nurture entrepreneurial young talent from Wales, beating hundreds of pupils across the country to the post. Pupils from Garth Primary School picked up the top title at the annual Enterprise Troopers competition held by Welsh Government which took place at Cardiff Metropolitan University. After impressing the judges with their business acumen and entrepreneurial flair, Garth Primary School were presented with the top prize…

  On the anniversary of Terry Higgins’ death (4 July) – who was from Pembrokeshire and one of the first people to die of an AIDS-related illness – A survey shows high levels of stigma around the disease and it’s patients. This comes despite huge medical progress in the fight against HIV since Terry’s death in 1982, including that people living with the virus and on effective treatment can’t pass it on – with or without a condom. Today the…

For One Night Only On Sunday July 7th  at 8.00 p.m. Stand-up Comedy in the Park at Sophia Gardens, Cardiff. In Support of Amnesty International’s Campaign to free Nazanin Zaghari – Ratcliffe. Tickets £18.00 at cardiffopenairtheatrefestival.co.uk and Tel 0333 6663366 Owen Collins, Chair of Amnesty International’s Cardiff group, said: “This fantastic comedy event is yet another example of how people are coming together to demand Nazanin’s release. It promises to be a great evening, and hopefully before long we’ll see…

A Review by Melissa Compton Westlife played the final date in Cardiff on their reunion tour – they’ve officially returned to the world of music to a crowd of all ages. Named the ‘Twenty Tour’ and featuring some of their biggest hits and 14 number one tracks, Westlife were supported by breath-taking Keelie Walker and brilliant three-piece The Rua. Before the show began as the arena filled music played and occasional promotional videos were played one of which was a…

A new bereavement suite and memory-making room for the parents of stillborn babies has opened at the University Hospital Wales in Cardiff.   The Snow Drop Suite, situated in the hospital’s maternity unit, was kindly funded by Cardiff and Newport SANDS, the stillbirth and neonatal death charity.  The room was designed to give parents a peaceful, private space in which to spend precious time with their baby before saying a final goodbye.   The suite has been equipped with a…

National Day Nurseries Association (NDNA) Cymru is looking to recruit people in the Cardiff Council area who are not currently in employment and looking for a career in childcare to become paid trainee nursery assistants. NDNA’s Childcare Works programme, fully funded by the Welsh Government, will be delivered across ten local authority areas in Wales. Cardiff is the second project area to launch recruitment of candidates, following a successful launch in Conwy in May. Those who are accepted onto the…

On Sunday 7th July 2019, the Cancer Research Wales team will be running The Wales Marathon in an attempt to break a Guinness World Record – ‘the most runners linked to complete a marathon’. The idea stemmed from Cancer Research Wales supporter Neal Gardner, who initially broke the record 10 years ago, when he and 29 other runners completed the London Marathon. He now aims to re-break the record whilst raising funds and awareness for Cancer Research Wales. However, the bar…