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Keep track of your little tigers with the My Buddy Tag wrist band, that helps parents feel safe and assured that your children are within proximity at all times.   This comfortable clip on device comes with a coin screw latch to ensure it won’t fall off whilst they play, it’s easy to wear and is fully waterproof for those cheeky monkeys that love to splash around in puddles, or swim in the sea!   A great travel companion for…

Murray Sayce joins to spearhead newly-created sustainability role Ramboll Environ has appointed a UK head of sustainability, with Murray Sayce joining the company as Principal to fulfil the new role. This is the first senior appointment since Ramboll and ENVIRON joined forces in early 2015. With two decades’ experience in environment, health and safety, social and ethical consulting, compliance and assurance, Sayce has worked across sectors including mining & metals, food & beverages, waste, pharmaceuticals, oil and gas, forestry, paper…

Retirement development Llys Pegasus, managed by FirstPort Retirement Property Services, has won a silver award at the National Housing for Older People Awards.   The residents of the development, located in Cardiff, along with their Development Manager, celebrated their win in the ‘Retirement Housing Schemes 50 units and over’ category at an awards ceremony in February.   More than 4,000 residents from across the UK voted in the awards which are managed by the national housing charity for older people,…

The Charity has announced that projects interested in applying for funding can attend a funding surgery to discuss their ideas.   Projects across Cardiff are being invited to attend the first ever funding surgery in the city, organised by BBC Children in Need and in collaboration with the Cardiff Third Sector Council (C3SC). The funding surgery will give projects across the city the opportunity to access the popular funding programme and will be held at the Cardiff Third Sector Council on Friday 18th March. BBC…

For the third time in five years, Cardiff and Met Hockey Club are celebrating reaching the Play-Offs for a place in the England Hockey League (EHL) Premiership after going clear on points at the top of the table in the EHL Conference West Division this weekend.   The side have had a stellar season and only suffered one loss in the lead up to this weekend’s all-important fixtures. After close rivals Fareham lost to Guildford away yesterday, Cardiff & Met’s…

This is Amanda Bargh (aka AJ) whose beloved father Peter Pears died suddenly in his sleep in January 2015 at the age of 67.  He died of coronary heart disease and this is why Amanda has chosen to fundraise for Heart Research UK to help them fund research into treatment and cures.   To remember her dad, Amanda has raised money for Heart Research UK by doing a Skydive and has raised over £600.     Peter was a fit…

The Infinite Three’s new album ‘Lucky Beast’ drops later in the Spring. On Thursday March 24th, they bring their luminescent psychedelic noise-rock to Cardiff for the first time with support from the mysterious RobinPlaysChords. The Infinite Three will be performing songs from the new album and, such is their way, expanding, morphing and manipulating these songs into moments of chaotic improvisation and cosmic drone. Cardiff, Fuel Rock Club, Thursday March 24th. £4 on the door.

Healthy Office, Healthy Life  The VARIDESK is a sit / stand desk. It’s an effective, affordable, easy-to-use height adjustable desk for both home and office. The VARIDESK allows you to work from either a standing or a sitting position, and makes it easy for you to switch positions as often as you like. It’s an adjustable platform that sits on top of your existing desk. When you feel the need to stand, simply raise the VARIDESK up using the convenient handles on either side. Simply reverse the process to return to…

Firstsource Solutions, the UK’s customer experience expert, has once again shown its commitment to investment in Cardiff by announcing today that it will create more than 300 new jobs as it opens its 2nd contact centre in the city. The new, state of the art, centre at Oakleigh House comes 4 years after the opening of Firstsource’s flagship facility in the city which currently employs over 1,000 people. Open for business since the end of February the new centre will…

Edwards Coaches has taken its relationship with one of the biggest names in transport up a gear after joining forces with the UK’s largest coach operator to sell its package holidays.   In a major coup for Pontypridd-based Edwards, its package holidays both home and abroad will now be accessible via National Express’ website – opening up a major new market for the family-run coach company.   The move means Edwards’ breaks will now be readily accessible to the millions…