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Baby Nellie Newbury is just a few months old but she has already proved to be the perfect teacher for pupils at a Cardiff primary school. Nellie and her mum Shelley are visiting Peter Lea Primary School every three weeks with the children’s charity Barnardo’s Cymru as part of a programme called Roots of Empathy. The programme aims to encourage pupils to have greater understanding of others, treat each other with kindness and eventually grow up to be good parents…

National initiative returned for its 4th year, as new survey confirms the best breastfeeding support comes from fellow breastfeeders Thousands of mums took part in The Big Breastfeeding Café this week. The nationwide campaign, led by breastfeeding brand Medela, connected families via a network of mini events on 1st May. Now in its 4th year, the 2019 celebration followed a recent survey that revealed 75% of mums believe that guidance from breastfeeding mothers positively impacted their feeding experience. One breastfeeding…

  THIS YEAR a new death-defying and extreme circus is descending on the UK as part of it’s European tour. A one-of-a-kind performance, that has been five years in the making and features some of the most talented performers in the world. Merging modern and contemporary styles with extreme stunts and classic clown escapades, audiences will be amazed by the jam-packed Circus Extreme with show-stopping performances that will have you on the edge of your seat, when not falling off…

  Wallace & Gromit’s Musical Marvels comes to St David’s Hall for two fun-filled performances on Saturday 1 June at 1.30pm and 6pm. THE nation’s favourite dynamic duo Wallace & Gromit are back and this time they are embarking on an exciting orchestral adventure! Get ready to experience the sheer musical masterpiece that is Wallace’s My Concerto in Eee Lad with a helping paw from his faithful canine companion Gromit…What could possibly go wrong?!   This interactive experience features specially created animations…

  A celebration event was recently held for Irene Hicks and her team of trusty helpers to say thank you for raising over £100,000 for The Breast Centre Appeal.   Irene and the team were invited in for lunch at The Breast Centre, where she was joined by Mr Sumit Goyal, Consultant Breast Surgeon along with Independent Member and Chair of the Charitable Funds Committee, Akmal Hanuk and Peter Welsh, University Hospital Llandough Hospital Manager.   Irene, a loving mother…

Cardiff & Vale Health Charity recently had the pleasure of welcoming the First Minister, Mark Drakeford to Our Orchard at University Hospital Llandough (UHL) to plant a tree which will blossom and grow for the future. The First Minister was joined by Maria Battle, Chair of Cardiff and Vale University Health Board (UHB), Jane Hutt AM, members of the Executive Team and staff to plant an apple tree.   The Our Orchard project will bring to life the vision of a…

  Honeyblood have today shared ‘She’s A Nightmare’, the latest single & video from their upcoming third album ‘In Plain Sight’ – out 24 May on their new label home, Marathon Artists. The single was given its radio debut by Shaun Keaveny on BBC Radio 6 Music this week and follows the 6 Music playlisted lead single ‘The Third Degree’ which arrived in February. NEW ALBUM ‘IN PLAIN SIGHT’ IS OUT 24 MAY (ON MARATHON ARTISTS) Recognised as one of…

  New artwork has been unveiled at Redrow Homes’ St David’s Meadow development in Colwinston after local artist, David Mackie, collaborated with children at the neighbouring St David’s Church in Wales Primary School to produce the masterpiece.   The public art, which has taken two years to make, is made up of designs created by the pupils after David visited their school for a series of workshops and incorporated their artistic ideas into the finished article.   The owls, hares…

  Talent Ticker have recently made a high profile new hire. This week, market intelligence technology company Talent Ticker have announced that Andrew Cochlin, previously from Polecat, will be joining them as a CFO. Andrews experience has been on growing SaaS based technology businesses, which is perfect for ambitious technology start-up Talent Ticker. His background is in strategic formation and execution, financial and company operations, financial modelling and reporting, early stage corporate governance and preparation for equity funding. This makes…

Tom Abell, Managing Director and owner of Peccadillo Pictures, has been presented with the inaugural Iris Prize Fellowship. Honouring those who have made a significant contribution to the LGBT+ film industry, the fellowship recognises Tom’s services to LGBT+ film distribution in the UK. Directors, actors, producers, industry professionals and LGBT+ activists gathered at the Ministry in London to congratulate the much-loved LGBT+ champion Over the past 40 years, Tom’s commitment to sharing LGBT+ cinema has brought hundreds of films to…