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A selfless Cardiff woman who continued supporting brain injury survivors after her own breast cancer and arthritis diagnoses has been shortlisted for a national award. Sally Palmer, 63, has been volunteering at Headway Cardiff and South East Wales for more than 20 years and has helped to raise over £150,000. Her incredible achievements have seen her named as one of three finalists for Headway – the brain injury association’s Volunteer of the Year Award, sponsored by Anthony Gold Solicitors. “I…

On Thursday 20 December Geraint Thomas and friends came together to host a charity auction and fundraising event for Alzheimer’s Society Cymru at St Tewdrics House, Monmouthshire. The winner of the Tour de France and BBC Sports Personality of the Year was joined by rugby players George North and Rupert Moon and 120 guests for a lavish meal and auction. Among the items auctioned were a signed yellow jersey from Geraint Thomas, a signed New Zealand jersey from Dan Carter,…

 Firefighters from the Mid and West Wales Fire and Rescue Service are aiming to achieve the Christmas number one spot with a charity single produced in partnership with fire service personnel from across the country. The group, known as Fire Tones, joined with stars from TV’s The X Factor and The Voice to record their version of Band Aid’s Do they know it’s Christmas? earlier this month. This is one of the first times that anyone has been granted permission…

National charity Heart Research UK, in collaboration with law firm Walker Morris, has raised £43,000 with their ‘anonymous heART project’, auctioning unique artworks by a host of celebrities, politicians, artists and designers. Over 400 pieces of original A5 sized artwork created by big names, including Nick Cave, Gillian Anderson, Steven Brown, David Cameron, Simon Pegg and Alan Titchmarsh, were auctioned on eBay between the 2 – 11 November, All of the pieces were sold anonymously. Though a full list of…

EIGHTY per cent of people aged over 60 in Britain – and 89% in Wales – say they are not getting their recommended five portions of fruit and veg every day. A fifth (20%) of people aged over 60 in Wales said they did not eat as much fresh fruit and veg as they could because they lived alone and the produce went off before they could eat it, with another 25% not being confident enough in their cooking ability…

A Cardiff thrill seeker has defied gravity to raise vital funds for the Royal Air Forces Association (RAF Association). Jane Bamber (46) was voluntarily strapped to the wing of an aircraft and flown above the English countryside to raise almost £1000 for the charity. She was exposed to an exciting series of flypasts, zoom climbs, dives and banking turns, all while balancing on the wing of a 1940s Boeing Stearman biplane. The wing walk was organised in support of the…

  A search for the nation’s best business women brought together a host of inspirational women at an illustrious awards ceremony at Wembley Stadium for the finals of the National Business Women’s Awards 2018. The awards, which cover every aspect of business, from the sole trader to the corporate elite, recognise and celebrate the female innovators, trailblazers, disruptors and entrepreneurs setting the precedence for women in business across a diverse range of categories. Amongst stiff competition, Welsh Air Ambulance Chief…

St David’s College gives back to the community this Christmas. 64 people have been given a place to go this Christmas, thanks to St David’s students Staff and students at Cardiff-based St David’s Catholic Sixth Form College, have come together to raise over £1,800 for the homeless community in Cardiff. With the money raised, St David’s has provided 64 people with a place to go this Christmas. Just £28.18 buys someone three meals, a bed, a shower, a health check and treatment, expert…

A school girl from Cardiff has raised money for a charity that funds research into a life-limiting condition. Rowan Bailey-Lear, aged 10 from Morganstown has raised £130 for Harrison’s Fund which is based in Surrey. To raise money Rowan held a brunch at her house for her friends, selling tea, coffee, fruit juice, smoothies, and lots of food including banana bread, Mexican scrambled egg, bagels with cream cheese and salmon, apple muffins, croissants with homemade jam, strawberries, and melon and…

St. Edward’s Music & Arts Centre presents an Evening Concert on Tuesday, February 19. Come listen to the energetic and youthful sounds of The St. Peter’s Community Arts Academy Senior Youth Choir from Geneva, NY, USA. A retiring collection will be taken up to benefit Save the Children. St. Edward’s Music & Arts Centre presents an Evening Concert on Tuesday, February 19. Come listen to the energetic and youthful sounds of The St. Peter’s Community Arts Academy Senior Youth Choir…