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Cardiff nurse Liam Dando has had his fair share of being on the other side of a hospital bed. As a child he was a regular patient at the Children’s Hospital for Wales in Cardiff but these days he works alongside some of the nurses who took care of him. And as the NHS celebrates its 70th birthday this year, he is grateful for the care he’s received throughout his life. At the age of five, Liam (now 26), was…

      A doctor described by his colleagues as passionate, dedicated and a champion for stroke services in Wales has received the inaugural Welsh Stroke Excellence Award. Dr Hamsaraj Shetty, a consultant in Stroke medicine at Cardiff and Vale University Health Board picked up the first ever award at this year’s Welsh Stroke Conference. The new awards were launched for the 2018 annual conference and aims to recognise those practitioners in Wales who are providing high quality care to…

  The charity Crimestoppers has launched a national campaign to highlight the devastating effect of urban drug gangs across communities, and is asking for your help to try and tackle the issue by reporting any information on ‘county lines’ anonymously. County lines commonly involves dealers expanding their business by supplying drugs from urban to suburban and rural areas across the country. This can include market and coastal towns, using dedicated mobile phone lines or “deal lines.” A new UK campaign…

      Health Secretary, Vaughan Gething, has announced £1.2m to improve the renal dialysis unit at University Hospital for Wales (UHW), Cardiff. During a visit to the unit today (Thursday, 19 July), Mr Gething saw how the money will be used to upgrade the unit to deal with patients in a more clinically appropriate environment and improving their overall experience. He said: “Chronic kidney disease is estimated to affect 6‐8% of the general population. With many of the contributing…

  Stand-up comedian and motivational speaker Shonette Bason-Wood is dedicating her summer to helping families in need in South Wales – by giving out free food hampers. Across the six-week school break, the families of children who would normally receive free school meals can struggle with the extra cost of feeding their children during the summer holidays – leading to the reality dubbed ‘holiday hunger’. To help address the issue, Shonette, from Teesside, who runs an educational training company, Spread…

The Capital FM Cardiff Bay Beach Festival is  back and it’s bigger and better than ever – in a new waterfront location near Cardiff Bay Barrage – and packing even more attractions into the summer holidays. The new Beach Festival takes over the newly developed event site on Barrage Walkway that was used so effectively for the Volvo Ocean Race Village and will be home to the Beach from July 6 (4pm) for an expanded nine weeks of family entertainment…

On the 1st September at St Catherine’s Church Pontcanna 1pm-4pm we shall be having a fun day for all ages! We shall be raising money for Fighting Ependymoma (registered charity number 1160497). Their aim is to support world class research into childhood ependymoma brain cancer. During the day we shall be having workshops from Aim sports academy, Nova cheerleading, Sparkle’s Hoop Troupe, Key Creates and some very special guests. Throughout the day there shall be a bouncy castle, local stalls, food…

  Derrick Barry is amongst this year’s acts who will be performing at Pride Cymru’s Big Weekend on 24 – 26 August 2018. The drag performer is widely known for impersonating Britney Spears, competing in the third season of America’s Got Talent, and the eighth season of RuPaul’s Drag Race. Other performers include Sonique, Flip & Fill, The Sundaes from BBC’s All Together Now, X Factor’s Saara Aalto and Laura Bannon from The Voice UK. The Big Weekend is a…

New York Welsh announced today that is has completed a rebrand and is launching an interview-style podcast to share stories of Welsh success in the city. If you haven’t heard of New York Welsh, it is a growing society committed to supporting Welsh interests in New York. The organization has rebranded to better reflect its ongoing commitment to celebrating Welsh success stories in New York, while inspiring the creation of new ones. Founded in 2017, the organization has been running…

  Could Suzie Curtin be the longest-serving member of staff? Medical secretary Suzie, who works in the gynaecology directorate office at the University of Wales in Cardiff, has an incredible 54 years’ service in the NHS. At 70, she is the same age as the NHS. She says: “I came to work in the NHS straight from typing school and started my training in Llandough Hospital. I’ve only ever known working for the NHS. I love it.  I hadn’t thought…