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Visitors and worshipers at one of Wales’ cathedrals are now assured of emergency first aid in the event of someone having a heart attack.   Cardiff-based training company Ajuda has recently installed a defibrillator and provided training at Newport Cathedral.   Dawn Evans, founder and managing director of Ajuda, said: “We were thrilled to be of assistance to the congregation and team at Newport Cathedral. They are going the extra mile for their parishioners and visitors who can be confident…

Do you feel nervous over the slightest thing and struggle to deal with certain situations? You are not alone. There are over 8.2 million cases of anxiety in the UK[1] and according to Cambridge University, women are nearly twice as likely to experience anxiety than men.   Clammy palms, pounding heart or feeling dizzy? These can be common signs of anxiety, but often stress and anxiety are not clearly distinguished. Stress is a response to what appears to be a…

£100,000 from players of People’s Postcode Lottery will help clean up more beaches   Marine conservation charity Surfers Against Sewage (SAS) is delighted to have been awarded an incredible £100,000 by People’s Postcode Trust to grow its highly effective network of marine conservation volunteers around the UK. Thanks to players of People’s Postcode Lottery, these funds will enable SAS to expand its current team of Regional Reps to a further 50 beaches and coastal locations, expanding the network to 125…

    If you have ever visited Seedrs, CrowdCube or Funding Circle you will be well aware of the capacity business’ now have to launch new ideas and access growth capital. Transforming the way people seek investment, aspiring entrepreneurs can rely on a ‘crowd’ of funders to provide financial backing to their projects in return for an equity stake. It is estimated that by 2020, crowdfunding will raise £15bn for British innovators, entrepreneurs, community groups, artists, sports people and others1….

New hard hitting Cancer Research UK report published today  An ambitious new plan for cancer services in Wales is urgently needed to cope with growing numbers of people being diagnosed with the disease, a leading charity has warned today. A comprehensive report for Cancer Research UK has concluded that some people in Wales are waiting too long for test results which determine whether they have cancer. The ‘Where next for cancer services in Wales?’ report, published today, also found other…

British Airways’ team of expert engineers at Cardiff has welcomed one of the airline’s 16 Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft for the first time for planned maintenance.   The aircraft recently arrived at British Airways Maintenance Cardiff (BAMC), the airline’s long-haul aircraft heavy maintenance facility in South Wales, for a planned 12 day ‘B’ check, conducted every three years.   The in-depth inspection was successfully completed by a specially trained team of engineers and included emergency evacuation slide checks, engine ground…

Pulled Gressingham Duck Leg with Sweet Chilli Sauce  Gressingham Duck legs are delicious with a variety of accompaniments, in this case a tasty sweet chilli sauce. Ingredients 2 Gressingham Duck legs 1/2 teaspoon of ground cumin 1/2 teaspoon of ground paprika Salt and pepper 200g sweet chilli sauce for cooking and extra for dipping 150g mixed leaves   Serves 2 5 minutes preparation 1 hour and 30 minutes cooking Method Pre-heat the oven to 180oC, Fan 160oC, Gas Mark 4…

St David’s Hall Sunday 12 June 9am Registration       THE first ever Flex Lewis Welsh Classic is set to bring one of its biggest bodybuilding events to St David’s Hall on Sunday 12 June.   Registration starts at 9am for this highly competitive event brought to you by Y3T and Flex-ordinary Productions Ltd and sanctioned by the United Kingdom Bodybuilding & Fitness Federation (UKBFF).   Four-time 212 Mr Olympia Flex Lewis will also be at the event.  …

A budding opera star from Cardiff will join singers from across the UK as a warm-up act for superstar soprano Katherine Jenkins at this summer’s Llangollen International Musical Eisteddfod William Rennie, from Roath, will be among opera singing students who are in for the experience of a lifetime after being invited to appear on the outdoor stage at July’s 70th Eisteddfod opening day ahead of Katherine Jenkins’s Carmen concert. They have been raising the roof at a Llangollen church while…

    A high-tech mission to uncover the secrets of our seas has revealed a ‘hotspot’ for marine wildlife off the southern coast of Wales.   The mission saw an unmanned underwater ‘glider’ travel to an area around 50 miles to the south west of Wales called the Celtic Deep, which is a haven for wildlife but also an extremely busy shipping route and fishing ground. The glider travelled 600km in 30 days, undertaking nearly 3000 dives from the sea…