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A McVitie’s ‘Let’s Talk’ van will be appearing up and down the UK to encourage Brits to take a break and have a chat over a biscuit and cup of tea 4th June 2019: McVitie’s, the UK’s favourite biscuit maker, and mental health charity Mind, are on a mission to get the nation talking through their new, joint ‘Let’s Talk’ campaign. As part of the campaign, a ‘Let’s Talk’ van will be touring the UK from 4 – 9…
Swansea-based charity Street Football Wales has received a £1,000 donation thanks to Tesco’s Bags of Help Scheme. The grant to the charity, which holds football matches across Wales for the socially excluded, has gone towards providing breakfasts for the players to make sure they’re on top form for matches. The funding has allowed the organisation to increase its support to more than 300 individuals throughout Wales with access to physical activity. The organisation, which holds matches in Swansea, Cardiff, Newport…
Local girl from Cardiff, Ling Lin, has won the title of Miss Teen South Glamorgan and a place in the prestigious grand-final of Miss Teen Great Britain 2019. Ling Lin, from Cardiff has seen off hundreds of teens from across Great Britain to make it to the grand final. Ling says: “I am so excited to have made it to the final, it is definitely a great achievement, as there were so many gorgeous semi-finalists! I feel honored and over…
Canadian comic Stewart Francis is coming to St Davids Hall on 7 June on his emotional farewell tour!
The King of the One-Liner has sold out the venue several times in the past, so you’ll need to be quick if you want to see Stewart performing his superb stand-up for the last time ever in Cardiff. Renowned for his trademark deadpan delivery and perfect puns, he has become a familiar face on popular programmes like Live at the Apollo and Mock the Week. Neil Collins caught up with Stewart Francis before he heads off Into…
Enzo needs a lifesaving operation British Bulldog pup Enzo was given away by his breeder in Cardiff at just three days old with serious health issues. He was entrusted to the care of Hope Rescue in Llanharan where he is being cared for by a volunteer fosterer who is also a vet nurse. The poorly pup has a cleft palate which makes it difficult and dangerous for him to eat normally. He has required around the clock care since…
A keen advocate for people with dementia, on Sunday 29 April the Secretary of State for Wales joined ran the 2019 Virgin Money London Marathon for its Charity of the Year, Dementia Revolution. This year-long campaign brings together Alzheimer’s Society and Alzheimer’s Research UK to power groundbreaking dementia research and lead the charge towards a cure. The Secretary of State raised over £7,700 which will be spent on dementia research. Dementia is the biggest health threat facing society today…
42 foot giant redwood among tallest ever trees on RHS show ground Garden highlights diversity and biosecurity as paramount to our future The Resilience Garden at RHS Chelsea Flower Show has unveiled a sensational variety of plants and trees including a giant redwood, monkey puzzle, prickly pear cactus, red yucca, and ginkgo. The centre piece is a six metre tall grain silo, re-purposed as the designer’s studio with an oak floor and lined with a willow…
There was a nostalgic feel to the atmosphere in the Mike Barlow Theatre this evening as the Cardiff Players presented the opening night of their current production Yes Prime Minister. If your old enough to remember the television series, this new production will not disappoint you, with all the one-liners delivered perfectly in the right place using expert timing. The play follows the story of the Prime Minister as she attempts to solve an economic crisis within the European…
Two South Wales sisters have pledged to do 20 challenges for 2020 for Macmillan to mark 20 years since they sadly lost their mother to breast cancer. Sisters Verity Pyke, of Cardiff, and Lauren Turner, of Bridgend, want the public’s ideas for their 20 fundraising challenges for Macmillan Cancer Support in memory of their mother Susan Turner, who sadly died in 2000. So far, the pair’s 20420 challenges include a family climb up Pen-y-Fan, a zip wire…
A new campaign will launch this week to introduce people who may know little about the screen industries to the array of jobs available behind the camera – including many involving skills that can be transferred in from other sectors, such as construction. Find Your Future in Film and TV will run in cinemas, social media and online from Friday. The campaign is an initiative from ScreenSkills, the skills body for the UK’s screen industries, supported by the BFI, awarding…
