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The founder of a charity that is addressing loneliness through songs and smiles has responded to a report by senior doctors calling for urgent attention to, ‘the rising phenomenon of loneliness amongst older people’. West Country music man Grenville Jones started his daytime fun singing sessions for older isolated people at four community rooms 9 years ago. The Golden-Oldies Charity, more fondly referred to as ‘Goldies’ and with Sir Cliff Richard as patron, now runs over 140 sessions across England…

Tesco is looking to recruit great personalities, to fill at least 150 new roles at its Cardiff Customer Engagement Centre (CEC). This will see the CEC grow to 1100 colleagues, and take total Tesco employment in the area to around 2500 across its shops and offices. Recruiters will be looking to match the friendliest, warmest new colleagues with roles in teams that engage directly with customers.   They will be encouraged to put themselves in their customers’ shoes, and go…

Gabby Logan and Together Mutual Insurance search for our ‘Community Initiative of the Year’ and ‘Community Hero of the Year’ celebrating local volunteers across Britain with national prizes of £25,000 per category.   TV favourite Gabby Logan has launched ‘Britain Has Spirit’, a new campaign searching for the best individual and group volunteers from Wales, Scotland and England. Gabby is calling on the Welsh public to nominate their local shining stars, who selflessly give up time volunteering for nothing in…

New couples program will provide people increased motivation and accountability by capitalising on their shared passion for living a fit and healthy life.  Enrollment is throughout February at their private studio in Penylan. In recognition of Valentine’s Day, Cardiff’s B Fit Personal Training, has created a new “Couples in Motion” Fitness Program. Designed to take advantage of the natural synergy that occurs when two people are focused on the same goal, “Couples in Motion” will provide people added motivation and incentive to…

Cancer patients and their families in Wales are set to benefit from the fundraising efforts of one of Cardiff’s most popular luxury hotels. Park Plaza Cardiff has raised £14,100 for Velindre Cancer Centre in the last twelve months, as part of a charitable partnership between the two organisations. Park Plaza had initially pledged to raise £10,000 for Velindre as part of the hotels 10th birthday celebrations throughout 2015, but following a year of fundraising activities the hotels has smashed their…

  With over 10 million people in the UK suffering regularly from headache, it’s one of the most common health complaints, but did you know Pilates could be your natural saviour? We speak to Lynne Robinson, Founder of Body Control Pilates and author of Pilates For Life, to find out how Pilates can help! “People forget that Pilates is both mind and body training and even a short Pilates session can help you unwind and relax. This in turn can be…

30th January 2016: Proton Partners International Ltd has welcomed a “pioneering and positive” study published in The Lancet Oncology journal today, showing the significant sparing of damage to critical tissues by the use of protons. Led by Dr Torunn Yock from Massachusetts General Hospital, the study found that proton beam therapy causes fewer severe side effects in treating childhood brain cancer than conventional radiotherapy. Commenting on the study Professor Karol Sikora, Chief Medical Adviser of Proton Partners International, said: “This…

34 women recognised for changing the face of technology in the UK are named today as finalists in the sixth annual FDM everywoman in Technology Awards in association with techUK. These women have been selected from a field of hundreds of applicants, chosen by a panel of senior technology leaders against criteria including career achievement, future potential and their commitment to supporting others in the industry. The winners will be revealed at an Awards ceremony on the evening of 23…

82% of South Wales’ adults don’t monitor sugar consumption A recent survey into the sugar eating habits of Welsh adults indicates that those in the South are not as careful as their northern counterparts when it comes to their sugar intake. A whopping 81% of adults in Swansea and 70% in Cardiff don’t care about how many sweets and sugary they eat. Research commissioned by Ricola sugar free confectionery also revealed that a whopping 53% of sweet toothed Cardiff adults…

A concert of Welsh and English music will be held at St John’s Church, Canton, CF5 1NX, on Friday 4th March at 7pm. The concert will celebrate the week of St David’s Day and all monies raised will be donated to local charity, Pedal Power. Brigyn, with their stunning songs and harmonies, will headline. Legendary Welsh folk singer, Heather Jones, and the hugely talented, Aled Rheon, are the supporting acts. The concert is in aid of Pedal Power, based in Pontcanna…