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A trio of former University of Nottingham students are going from strength-to-strength after launching the UK’s first halal food delivery service, Halalivery. Rawan Abu-Ishira (26), Amur Anzorov (24) and Tawfiq Abu-Khajil (22) are the brains behind the award-winning Halalivery app, which allows users to order halal food straight to their doorstep. Having individually moved from Russia, Palestine and Jordan to study in the UK, the young team met whilst studying at Nottingham University, came up with the idea for the…

This October, actress and TV presenter Lisa Riley is encouraging the UK public to dig out their pink glad rags for Breast Cancer Now’s flagship fundraiser, wear it pink, which takes place on Friday 19 October. Wear it pink, the UK’s biggest pink fundraiser which takes place during October’s Breast Cancer Awareness Month, calls on supporters to ditch their everyday colours and pull on some pink to raise money for Breast Cancer Now’s life-saving breast cancer research. The fundraising event,…

  Hundreds of people joined the Cycle on the Senedd in Cardiff today to call for a doubling of investment in active travel.  They heard pledges of support from representatives of all four major parties.   The steps of the Senedd were crowded with people who had got on their bikes to lobby Welsh Government to fulfil the promises made in the Active Travel Act.   Lee Waters AM (Labour), David Melding AM (Conservative), Dai Lloyd AM (Plaid Cymru) and…

  Disney-themed World’s Biggest Coffee Morning event at M&S Cafés across Cardiff sees community come together to support those living with cancer Proceeds from limited edition Macmillan ‘Colin the Caterpillar’ cake, mugs and Café sales all contribute to total amount raised   M&S stores across Cardiff have raised £4,660 for Macmillan Cancer Support following a Disney-themed World’s Biggest Coffee Morning as well as lots of different fundraising activities throughout September.   Cardiff M&S customers joined millions across the country to…

Community groups in Wales are urgently seeking last minute votes as they chase a share of funding worth £82,500. Public voting in Skipton Building Society’s award-winning community funding scheme Grassroots Giving closes at midnight on Friday 12 October and small organisations across the region are desperate to attract as much support as possible to be in with a chance of winning a £500 pot of money. Grassroots Giving gives small community groups, clubs and organisations from across the UK the…

“I’m lazy in every way apart from writing songs. I think I’m looking for the song that loves me back …” Ian McCulloch // Mojo August 2018 Bands rarely ever arrive as the full package. Some manage to achieve that status through a lot of effort and a bit of luck; often though, there’s a magical element that sits just out of reach. Echo & the Bunnymen were the full package – maybe the first band of my youth to…

The Stars, The Oceans & The Moon St David’s Hall Monday 15 October, 7pm Doors ICONIC indie band Echo & The Bunnymen are back sounding like they never before and they are coming to St David’s Hall on Monday 15 October! Find out how you can get your hands on tickets here. Their stunning new album – The Stars, The Oceans & The Moon – sees the Liverpool legends reinterpreting 13 of their most beloved songs from their peerless back…

St David’s Hall Monday 15 October, 7pm Doors ICONIC indie band Echo & The Bunnymen are back sounding like they never before and they are coming to St David’s Hall on Monday 15 October! Their stunning new album – The Stars, The Oceans & The Moon – sees the Liverpool legends reinterpreting 13 of their most beloved songs from their peerless back catalogue with ‘strings and things’. Starting with Bring on the Dancing Horses and finishing with The Killing Moon,…

At 1.00pm on Tuesday people from across Wales will “cycle on the Senedd” to lobby Welsh Government for an increase in investment in walking and cycling to £20 per head, as recommended in a recent report by the Assembly’s Economy, Infrastructure and Skills Committee.  Welsh Government is currently spending just £10 per head, half of the level in Scotland. They will hear from representatives of each of the major parties as well as speakers from health and environmental organisations. The…

Debenhams Cardiff store is on the hunt for over 95 new members of staff this Christmas to help deliver the perfect shopping experience and encourage shoppers to ‘do a bit of Debenhams’. The colleagues will work on the sales floor during the store’s busiest times including Black Friday, Christmas and the Boxing Day sales. Successful applicants will start mid-November and work until the beginning of January. Debenhams has a strong position in the gifting market with ranges across beauty, accessories,…