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Cardiff Marine Services has built a new 50ft x 100ft workshop at their Cardiff Marine Village site. This purpose built, state of the art facility provides enough floor space to now work on three 50ft boats undercover at once. The site has also been extended by an additional acre, so now totals 3 acres, with a dedicated acre for hard standing boat storage. The new workshop will provide the main workspace for the expanding boatyard team with the engineering department…

Stand-up comedy has undergone a huge transformation over the last 20 years. Shappi Khorsandi, one of our best loved comedians, reflects that, “It’s really changed. It’s got cleaner and more sober and a lot more career-minded. You meet 20-year-olds on the comedy circuit now who have a five-year plan.” “I’m sure stand-up is something career advisers at top private schools are telling their students to do. ‘You don’t want to go into the money markets or the law. You want…

“We’re just trying to make local, seasonal, good quality food, made and served by people who really care about their customers. We want to make our restaurant and food as special as the building itself”- Keith Clash- Head Chef Once a coal and shipping exchange used as a market floor and office building for trading in Cardiff, then a hub of the global coal trade, its’ had a new lease of life being transformed into an opulent hotel and iconic…

LONDON AUTHOR CELEBRATES PUBLISHING SUCCESS OF HIS AMAZON BEST-SELLING NOVEL WITH A BOOK TO MOVIE PROJECT From wrongly imprisoned life-saver to self-published Amazon No 1 bestselling author, David P Perlmutter’s debut novel, WRONG PLACE WRONG TIME is now a book to movie project with Golden Mile Productions and No Reservations, with an exceptional script written by The Docherty Sisters. Wrong Place Wrong Time has been a HUGE success across Amazon, hitting #1 GLOBALLY in various categories. Since news of the…

With the month of love fast approaching, Boots UK has an edit of this season’s hottest products to make you look and feel fabulous this Valentine’s Day. Whether you’re being whisked on a date with your partner or spending time with your friends for the ultimate Palentine’s, Boots UK has lots of new products to help you feel your best this Valentine’s Day, wherever you are. Follow our step by step guide to getting date night ready: The Night Before Begin…

Charity launches UK’s first independent map to help people across the country find cancer care and support services using their postcode Dimbleby Cancer Care today officially launches the cancercaremap.org, after research* finds a significant lack of awareness across Wales of the support and advice services available following a cancer diagnosis. New research revealed that more than half (52%) of those in Wales were unaware of emotional support services, such as talking therapy or support groups, despite studies finding mental ill…

A Cardiff rock school is on the lookout for young guitarists to complete the line up in a string of bands. The Rock Project Cardiff teaches 7-18 year olds how to sing, play the drums, bass and guitar in weekly two-hour sessions. But the group of teen and pre-teen musicians, who meet in Fairwater, are desperate for guitarists to join their bands. Organiser Ben Tiffin said: “The Rock Project Cardiff launched after Christmas and we’ve had a fantastic response, with…

Men’s Sheds Cardiff have been making a difference to the environment at Rookwood Hospital by helping to bring nature closer to patients who are in hospital for long periods of time. Rookwood Hospital is predominantly a rehabilitation hospital, where patients suffering from spinal injuries and brain injuries are often at Rookwood for long periods of time. By bringing nature closer to the hospital it helps patients feel more connected with the outdoors and stimulated seeing the seasons change, through the…

Two Cardiff charities have each received a £1,000 boost thanks to Ecclesiastical’s 12 Days of Giving campaign. More than 94,000 people nominated thousands of good causes as part of specialist insurer Ecclesiastical’s annual 12 Days of Giving campaign, which donated £120,000 to 120 charities. Two of the winning charities are helping to make a real difference in Cardiff. Wales Millennium Centre is a focal point for the unique culture, identity and talents of Wales through the creation of a world…

Tesco is marking its centenary by offering community projects across Wales the chance to bag their share of a huge £100,000 funding pot. As part of the supermarket’s anniversary celebrations, community organisations from across North Wales are being invited to share in the funding during two special Bags of Help voting rounds. Bags of Help, run in partnership with Groundwork, sees funding awarded to thousands of local community projects every year. So far in Cardiff, Bags of Help has awarded…