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The Welsh International Super Cup, now in its 32nd year, has attracted over 160 football teams to compete in the longest running youth football competition in the U.K. Teams have come from all over the world to compete. Over 300 Maltese players and supporters flew into Cardiff to be part of the Welsh International Super Cup in 2016 taking in Welsh culture with visits to Cardiff Castle and the Principality Stadium. The team captured the hearts of everyone at the…

ARE YOU READY? Cardiff Contemporary, the Welsh capital’s biennial festival of international contemporary arts, is announced to take place between Thursday 20 October – Saturday 19 November 2016. The 2016 theme of communication, and title, Are You Ready? references Marconi’s breakthrough radio signal, made from Flat Holm Island to Lavernock Point in 1897. Ten new artist’s commissions include the activation of a permanent sculpture on Cardiff’s waterfront and the re-appropriation of two derelict city landmarks, where artists will communicate ideas…

Christmas is a time for giving, so it’s not surprising that the connection between coins and Christmas has a very long history. Stir-up Sunday, this year on Sunday 20 November, is a lovely Christmas tradition that includes the whole family. The Royal Mint’s silver sixpence plays a very important part in this custom – it’s the day when Christmas puddings should be made in order to give them enough time to mature before Christmas, when every family member can take…

Cardiff based Pet Den manager Liane Shield is to run the Great North Run to raise money and awareness for a charity close to her heart. Liane, who manages Cardiff based dog grooming and pampering company, The Pet Den Ltd, will be taking on the world’s largest half marathon to raise vital funds for assistance dog charity Support Dogs. Support Dogs trains and provides specialist assistance dogs to deliver life changing support children with autism and adults with disabilities and…

Black Horse Finance has renewed its staff cycle fleet after a 150 per cent rise in usage. Staff at its St William House offices in Cardiff pedalled more than 1,500 miles last year instead of driving or using taxis, substantially reducing their carbon footprint. Part of Lloyds Banking Group,  Black Horse Finance introduced bikes in 2013 with the help of Cardiff supplier, The Bike Shed.  It has now renewed its fleet of 10 bikes and donated the old ones to…

Blink and you’ll miss it – hidden amongst the city’s myriad of bustling restaurants and booming shopping centres nestles Cardiff’s own warm, cosy haven. Step off the busy streets of The Hayes and lose yourself in Cosy Club’s warm and welcoming air; indulge in its enticing array of comfort foods; and watch the world go by beneath you through its magnificent second storey glass walls.   Unlike so many of Cardiff’s restaurants, Cosy Club offers a dining experience that meets…

A new food product range from leading Mexican restaurant group Wahaca launches today nationwide. Developed by Wahaca co-founder and MasterChef winner Thomasina Miers and her team, in partnership with All About Food, the new Soft Taco Kits and Mexican ingredients range will, for the first time, give fans of the restaurant – whose Cardiff outpost opened in 2014 on The Hayes – the opportunity to experience a taste of Wahaca’s authentic Mexican street food at home.   Inspired by Thomasina’s…

St David’s Hall Thursday 15 September 7pm TWO nations will combine forces for a captivating choral concert as the Wales & Korea Celebration 2016 comes to St David’s Hall on Thursday 15 September.   Starting at 7pm, an 80-strong Korean Choir will be joined by Cambrensis Choir, Sound of Wales and Dai Woolbridge to commemorate the legacy of pioneering Welsh missionary to Korea, Robert Jermain Thomas (1839-1866).   Delegates from Korea and Wales will gather in this significant year to…

A major conference about the Severn Estuary takes place on 22nd September, bringing together people from both sides of the Estuary.   The 2016 Severn Estuary Forum, held at Blackfriars Priory, Gloucester, will focus on Planning and Governance, Coastal Communities and the Historic Environment and the Upper Estuary. It has been organised by the Severn Estuary Partnership, which includes representatives from all local authorities in the area and other relevant organisations.   This is the annual event for all those…

Mum of three Linda Smith – diagnosed with dementia aged 57 – has launched Alzheimer’s Society’s Cardiff Memory Walk. She joined a mini version of the walk in the city with volunteers urging people to register for the event to help the charity raise money for research and services Three thousand people took part in Cardiff Memory Walk last year – and the charity hopes even more will now sign up at memorywalk.org.uk.   Linda, of Splott, a school kitchen…