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  Companies from south Wales have been recognised for helping school pupils across Wales prepare for their future careers.   Held at the Wales Millennium Centre in Cardiff bay, 16 companies from across south Wales attended the Careers Wales Valued Partner Awards ceremony, which was hosted by former BBC news anchor Sara Edwards. The Careers Wales Valued Partner Awards recognises the important contribution made by businesses who consistently step up to support the workforce of tomorrow by signing up to…

As M4 decision looms,  new first minister will set direction of travel for next decade argues SustransSustrans to outline policy priorities at Senedd reception on Tuesday 4th December 2018 Sustrans, the all-Wales charity that makes it easier for people to walk and cycle, will today (Tuesday 4th December) say that Welsh transport stands at a crucial crossroads and will encourage the next first minister to lead a new approach fit for future generations. Speaking ahead of the event, Sustrans Cymru…

Photograph from CardiffandVale.art The creative arts can offer a powerful contribution to the experience of patients in care settings but, more importantly to a person’s wellbeing. There is an ever-growing body of evidence that demonstrates the benefits of the arts in health and social care settings. For example, a study in London found that after engaging with the arts, 79% of people in deprived communities ate more healthily, 77% engaged in more physical activity and 82% enjoyed greater overall wellbeing….

Photograph from RepairCafe Wales on Facebook A shell of what you were before. The spark you once had has gone. I flick your switch, I push your button, but you refuse to turn back on! I stare at you from across the room. I fold my arms and squeeze tight. My source of entertainment has gone. No pictures. No music. No light. Two days have felt like an eternity. I read books but it isn’t the same. It is grim…

Colin Jackson CBE has opened the newly refurbished showroom for Cardiff-based Heath Windows, which includes an expanded display of premium composite doors. But Colin Jackson is no stranger to Heath Windows having had a Solidor composite door in each of his last two houses and has also persuaded his sister to join the long list of celebrity endorsements for the highly respected composite door brand. When he was politely asked if he could open the event, Colin was only too…

Cardiff’s popular bike share scheme is set to double next year with an additional 500 bikes, operator nextbike has confirmed. The expansion will see an extra 65 docking stations added to the existing city-wide network, with up to 10 additional jobs being created to service the extended fleet. Nextbike bosses revealed ambitions to introduce accessibility bikes to the scheme as part of the expansion to improve access for people with disabilities. If successful, it would be the first major city…

  A doctor from Cardiff and Vale University Health Board’s Clinical Research Facility has been awarded a prestigious award from the Association of British Clinical Diabetologists (ABCD). Dr Mohammad Alhadj Ali picked up the 2018 training award from his work on immunotherapy for Type 1 diabetes. Dr Alhadj Ali presented at the annual ABCD trainees meeting in London and was the co-winner out of four presentations that were shortlisted for the award. Dr Alhadj Ali said “I am thrilled and…

As Love Actually is one of the most popular feel good Christmas films of all time, I was so excited when I was offered a chance to review the Love Actually: Film with Live Orchestra at St David’s Hall. Christmas spirit was well and truly in the air: mulled wine was on offer at the bar, dazzling Christmas lights were displayed all outside the street of the venue and the musicians even donned Santa hats as they enthusiastically delivered All…

Currently showing until the 1st December at the Wales Millennium Centre in Cardiff is the stage production of Saturday Night Fever. If you can recall, (those old enough to remember) that this film ‘only’ became a massive hit once the music was in the charts at the time, so it makes sense that Bill Kenwright’s production of Saturday Night Fever is all about the music, dancing, and with enough dialogue from the film to give the audience an idea of…

Sexual Exploitation Panel Discussion   What do you feel when you read that headline? When you read the words ‘sexual exploitation’?   I read the words on the WOW programme and straight away I know it’s a serious topic. I figure it will be heavy and interesting, and I also think it will be separate from me, my life, and my experiences.   I am in a state of naivety about this talk, not knowing it will be one of…