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Week aims to give people tools to combat the country’s ‘silent epidemic’   People across the UK are being called on to bake Marmalade Cakes for Loneliness Awareness Week (June 18-22, 2018) to help communities deal with the ‘silent epidemic’ affecting the lives of more than 9 million people[1].   Loneliness Awareness Week (LAW) is being held by Marmalade Trust and the theme of baking Marmalade Connection Cakes has been chosen to help people connect and start conversations with neighbours…

‘Fearless’ competition forms part of a wider campaign to raise awareness of knife crime in South Wales   Young people across South Wales are being given the chance to win a prize bundle worth over £250 by entering a talent competition launched by the charity Crimestoppers’ youth service, Fearless.   Called ‘FAME by Fearless’, the competition is for 11-16 year-olds, and will be the third competition the charity has run in the UK, accepting entries from across South Wales from…

Two Welsh sailing clubs have become the newest members of the British Youth Sailing (BYS) Recognised Club scheme aimed at promoting and developing the sport.   Cardiff Bay Yacht Club and Pembrokeshire Yacht Club have joined the initial list of fifteen Royal Yachting Association affiliated sailing clubs from around the country to be awarded Recognised Club status with more set to follow.   RYA Youth Racing Manager Mark Nicholls said: “We were excited to launch the new Recognised Club scheme…

Whenever Stereophonics come back to Cardiff, it feels like a national holiday should be called. In the days running up to their return, everyone I spoke to had their own ‘phonics story. Word Gets Around was the first album I bought. The First Time I Saw Your Face was my wedding dance. I lost my voice belting out Have A Nice Day last time they played Motorpoint. This is a band firmly embedded in the collective consciousness of our capital…

If you want flexibility for your body and your mind, head down to a yoga class with the experts at Tramshed Studio As Cardiff’s first purpose-built wellbeing space, Tramshed Studio offers yoga, dance and movement classes seven days a week in a range of styles to suit all tastes, ages and abilities.   “We’re a friendly and welcoming space for the whole community with some of Cardiff’s most passionate and knowledgable teachers,” says Helena Markovic-Buck, director of Tramshed Studio.  …

Changing careers can be possible when the right courses and qualifications are available to help you follow your passion! If you’re looking to pursue a promising career in the culinary arts, wine and hospitality management then why not study at Le Cordon Bleu London? The acclaimed teaching chefs and wine experts of Le Cordon Bleu London train foodies into skilled chefs, sommeliers and entrepreneurs. We offer short course and programmes including the Diplôme de Cuisine, Diplôme de Pâtisserie, the Grand…

Circle IT charity ball to fund new outdoor gym at Ty Gwyn School A charity ball hosted by Circle IT has raised over £36,000 which will now fund a new outdoor gym at a Cardiff special needs school. Cardiff-headquartered Circle IT held the event to raise money for Princes Gate Trust which will now fund the gym to benefit 175 special needs pupils at Ty Gwyn School in Ely. It was hoped the event, which was held at Cardiff Bay’s…

  Samuel Coles, 20, a stroke survivor from Cardiff is set to take part in the Step Out for Stroke fundraising walk in aid of the Stroke Association at Roath Park on 10 June.   The anatomy student is looking forward to meeting other young stroke survivors at the walk as he works to overcome the emotional effects of the stroke he had in just March.   Step out for Stroke walks will take place across Wales from May to…

Self-taught musician, Tom Auton has just released his highly anticipated single Invisible Necessity His single gathered over 1000 Spotify streams in the first 3 days of release. Speaking about the inspiration behind his single, Tom Auton said, “Watching a friend become careless, irresponsible and nonchalant in a relationship wasn’t easy. Especially when the other half of that relationship continues to love, appreciate and respect. Without knowing they become an Invisible Necessity to their unappreciative partner. It was seeing this unravel…

NEW ALBUM, ‘GRAVITY’, OUT JUNE 29th VIA SEARCH AND DESTROY/SPINEFARM RECORDS   BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE have released ‘Letting You Go’, the third track from forthcoming album, Gravity.  Check out the official music video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Len0qLhmhL0   Matt Tuck says, “Letting you go was a very challenging song to write in so many ways. It’s by far the most experimental track I’ve ever written musically and lyrically. I really wanted to make a track that stood out from the crowd…