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Research which has enabled children and young people to speak out about gender and sexual violence, helping to transform relationships and sexuality education in Wales, has attained a prestigious national award.   Professor Emma Renold’s pioneering participatory research with children and young people has won her £10,000 for Outstanding Impact in Society in the 2018 Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) Celebrating Impact Prize.   Professor Renold’s research has sparked youth activism on sexual injustice and violence, contributed to new…

ODEON uncovers and rewards the nation’s unspoken heroes, following its nationwide Calling All Heroes search Sasha Robbins from Pontypridd has been named South Wales’ local hero for her contribution to the local community ODEON launched the search to coincide with its epic Calling All Heroes season of superhero blockbusters – from Solo: A Star Wars Story to the upcoming Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom   ODEON – Europe’s largest cinema group – has been calling all heroes nationwide in a search…

James Power, a Level 3 apprentice at ABP South Wales, has been named a mechanical engineering ‘Star of the Future’ by the Construction Plant-hire Association (CPA). ‘Stars of the Future’ is a national award hosted by the CPA where the best plant maintenance apprentices from around the UK are recognised for their achievements throughout their apprenticeships. Over the past four years of his apprenticeship with ABP South Wales, James has split his time between the ports of Cardiff and Barry,…

Olivia Trevelyan-Richards from Cyncoed, Cardiff was accepted for professional dance training at one of Europe’s premier schools for professional dance training and education, Central School of Ballet (Central) in London, last autumn and will shortly complete her first year there.   Olivia, aged 17, has been dancing since she was six years old.  Selected from over 400 applicants, Olivia was one of only 36 pupils to secure a place on this three year degree course, a BA (Hons) in Professional Dance and…

Samaritans have launched new opening hours for their Welsh Language Line today, as they increase the level of support available to Welsh speakers.  The Samaritans Welsh Language support line had previously been open 28 hours a week but has now been increased to 49 hours.   Samaritans have also announced their new Welsh Language correspondence service today, in which anyone who needs emotional support in Welsh can send a Freepost letter. Writing a letter can be a more personal, thought-provoking…

 “There were moments when fear consumed me and my instinct to live was frantic and desperate. There were also moments of total peace knowing I’d been lucky enough to travel, to really live, and to run all over the world.” These are the words of Ellie Lacey: a transplant survivor with a passion for running and a passion for life. Ellie’s story is truly inspirational and she continues to inspire others with her latest challenge. In her new role as…

Innovate UK announce the winners of its Ideas Mean Business Awards – 24 young British innovators with business ideas that tackle problems from urban overcrowding and unaffordable housing, to sustainable femcare and even the plastic polluting the world’s oceans.   June 4th, 2018, London: Innovate UK, part of UK Research and Innovation, announces the winners of its inaugural Ideas Mean Business Awards –  the culmination of a campaign launched in 2017, in partnership with The Prince’s Trust, to engage young…

NEW CRIME + INVESTIGATION® SURVEY UNCOVERS SHOCKING STATS ON BRITISH DRUG-TAKING RESIDENTS FROM CARDIFF, BRIGHTON, LIVERPOOL AND GLASGOW ARE MOST CONCERNED ABOUT DRUG MISUSE IN THEIR AREA ONE IN TEN BRITS CLAIM THEY’VE SEEN A CHILD ON DRUGS MORE THAN A THIRD OF BRITS SAY DRUG LAWS SHOULD BE RELAXED   A new UK-wide survey reveals that 62 per cent of Brits claim that drug taking is an issue where they live while a fifth (20 per cent) say it’s…

A 17-year-old from Ely, Cardiff has won a gold medal in the final of a national skills competition.   Backed by the Welsh Government through the European Social Fund, Skills Competition Wales is a series of events held in colleges across the country, designed to celebrate vocational skills and create highly skilled, talented employees for the Welsh workforce.   Bethan Greenslade, who is currently studying a Level 3 Professional Bakery course at Cardiff and Vale College, competed against five other…

Cardiff retailers flocking to join food waste revolution Too Good To Go team up with For Cardiff to fight food waste Residents can rescue food from £2 across the city Join the movement: Over 1,600 Cardiff locals fighting food waste with free app Food waste fighters Too Good To Go are challenging citizens in Cardiff to join the food waste revolution. A shocking 19,133 perfectly edible meals end up in the bin every day from food establishments all over the…