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The UK’s best coach tour operators, and tourism industry suppliers, were honoured on the 22nd March at the 2017 British Coach Tourism Awards. Edwards were up against an outstanding shortlisted selection of UK based coach operators but, once again the fifth generation family business Edwards Coaches stole the show at the awards ceremony that celebrates the best in British tourism. Jason Edwards FCILT – Managing Director, collected the award on the night and commented “This is an outstanding achievement and contribution to…
Fancy a sweet treat this weekend? Then visit Sweet Treets, which is located in Splott Market every Saturday and Sunday. Here you can buy a variety of milkshakes, snow cones, sweets and slushies! As well as treating you at the weekend Sweet Treets can also come along to an event that you are holding…birthday parties, weddings, school fetes and even festivals. You name it and Sweet Treets can be there. What an amazing treat for the kids! Visit the stall…
Students from three centres in Bridgend, Cardiff and Rhymney had the opportunity to showcase the skills learned at the free-to-attend specialist schools, which provide 14-16 year olds in Wales an insight into life within the Armed Forces and other Public Services such as the Fire Service. Around 280 guests attended the special ceremony on Friday 17th March, including family members, VIPs and Olympian Tom Haffield. A series of demonstrations, including physical training exercises, footdrills and log displays were performed for…
On Monday 20th March an area of the flagship store on the Hayes in Cardiff was transformed into the World’s Smallest Comedy Club*. The pop-up may have been small in size but it delivered big laughs, with Bristol comedian Mark Olver taking to the stage to give shoppers a bite-sized burst of comedy to liven up their lunchbreak. Mark Olver is a seasoned stand-up and television warm-up artist who has worked on comedy favourites such as 8 Out Of 10…
Award-winning housebuilder, Redrow Homes, is delighted to announce the launch of a brand new development near Radyr, which marks the very beginning of Plasdŵr, Cardiff’s much-anticipated, proposed £2 billion, 21st Century garden city. Parc Plymouth was officially launched at an event held on the 8th of March at Radyr Golf Club, and attended by members of the local community and interested buyers. Exhibitors from Michael Graham Young, Asset Mortgage Solutions and Peter Lynn Solicitors were on hand to offer advice,…
Innovative rehabilitation initiative The Clink Charity was presented with the Centre for Social Justice’s (CSJ) ‘Social Enterprise Award’ at the CSJ Awards, held at Central Hall in Westminster on Tuesday 21 March 2017. Celebrating the work of grassroots charities, the award recognises The Clink’s effective and innovative approach to reducing reoffending rates of ex-offenders through accredited hospitality training and education, with award sponsors Deutsche Bank’s enterprise programme for social good – Made for Good – donating a prize fund of £10,000 to support the charity’s ongoing commitment to…
Cardiff-based Huw Lewis MBE and Brian Edwards will be running grueling 156 mile race in April The pair are calling on local people to help them raise £10,000 for Welsh charity 1,500 miles run and 5 stone lost collectively by pair ahead of taking on huge sporting challenge Two military veterans from Cardiff are calling for the public’s support to achieve a vast charity fundraising target as they embark on their final few weeks of training for the Marathon des…
Award winning, Welsh choir, Only Men Aloud have chosen Alzheimer’s Society Cymru as their ‘Charity of the Year’ and have marked the occasion by becoming Dementia Friends. Members of Only Men Aloud joined Alzheimer’s Society Cymru staff and volunteers in Cardiff on Tuesday 21 March to take part in a Dementia Friends information session to learn more about the condition which affects over 45,000 people in Wales. They then performed a few of their songs to a crowd of volunteers…
More than 150 students and their parents were able to meet some of the biggest employers in Wales at St David’s College on 15 March 2017. As part of British Science Week 2017, our third annual STEM Careers Event continued to spark student interest in employment in the fields of Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths (STEM). On 15th March, students from St David’s Catholic College, their feeder schools and their parents had the opportunity to attend talks and have one-to-one…
BRISTOL, England, March 28, 2017 – The $1 Art Club is bringing the world a new way to see and purchase high-quality art in every medium — and giving artists an economical way to connect with art buyers, no matter where they are. The website provides advertising space for as little as $1 for 12 months. Ultimately, the $1 Art Club envisions becoming a massive, one-of-a-kind platform in which a million-plus unique monthly visitors come to the site and explore the amazing…
