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Twelve women have been selected for Wales Senior Women’s first international fixture of the season, the notoriously technical and fast-paced EuroHockey Indoor Championships Division II. The team will travel to France later next week for the tournament, which takes place in Cambrai from 22-24 January. Those selected include seasoned internationals Abi Welsford (captain) and International Athlete Ambassador for Hockey in Wales, Jo Westwood, but as well as experienced senior players, the squad also boasts a number of newcomers to the…

 18th January 2016: The creation of the UK’s first proton beam therapy cancer treatment centre took a significant step forward today as work officially began on the site. Edwina Hart, the Minister for Economy, Science and Transport for the Welsh Government, visited the site to mark the beginning of the construction of the centre which is expected to be operational by 2017. The centre will be situated at the Celtic Springs Business Park in Newport. Proton Partners also plan to…

Dedicated and hard-working volunteers, coaches, and players across Wales will be celebrated at the annual Tennis Wales awards. Judges have shortlisted finalists in 10 categories for the awards night to be held on Saturday 20th February 2016 at the Royal Welsh College Music and Drama in Cardiff. “The awards not only recognise success on court, but also those who make it possible for thousands of people of all ages and abilities to enjoy tennis at so many venues and in…

Wales held off the challenge of Scotland and Ireland to take the honours in the 2015 Home Nations Tennis Championship in Glasgow. The competition, played across 18U, 14U, and 12U age groups, between Scotland, Ireland and Wales, went to the final round of matches to determine the winner. Wales U14s scored a 6-0 win over Ireland, then shared the singles and doubles against Scotland to finish 3-3, with the title determined on a count back to games. The U18s were…

Wales’ leading male hockey team, Cardiff & Met have concluded the first half of National Hockey League season with the Play Offs to reach the Premier Division tentatively in their sights, after rounding off their 2015 fixtures four points clear at the top of the table in the Conference West Division. Undefeated until their final match before the Christmas break, Cardiff & Met Head Coach Walid Abdo admits finishing on a 2-1 loss away to Guildford at the end of…

The Programme the Audience Decides!  St David’s Hall, Friday 18 March, 7.30pm Voting Closes on Sunday 31 January! HAVE you ever been to concert and wished only your favourites were played, and nothing you weren’t familiar with? Well, wish no more as the third concert in Cardiff Philharmonic Orchestra’s 2015/16 season is the Vote Overture where the audience decides what is performed! Votes are coming in thick and fast, but hurry as voting closes on Sunday 31 January! Coming to the National Concert…

Cardiff based company, JacDo, hope to encourage more children in the area to learn through play and learn by doing with their brand new Crafternoon workshops.  Available for children aged between 3 and 8 years, the arts and crafts sessions will be held each Saturday throughout January in the Chapter Arts Centre, Canton, and will offer parents a much deserved break as their little ones get creative. Primarily a subscription based service, JacDo offers busy parents monthly boxes, full to…

The website for a campaign for Cardiff to have Wales’ first directly elected mayor was launched on Monday 18th January. The campaign has been established by a cross party group including individuals from the business world with the aim of collecting enough signatures from the Cardiff electorate to trigger a referendum. The websites www.mayorforcardiff.wales and www.maerigaerdydd.cymru have been launched to give information about the campaign, including its supporters, and includes a downloadable petition. The campaign will be formally launched at…

Children are helping spread the Healthy Schools message in a new video. Josh, Tia, Ellie and friends from Plascrug Community School in Aberystwyth explain about how being part of the Welsh Network of Healthy School Schemes (WNHSS) is helping them and their families be healthier. WNHSS involves nursery, primary, secondary and special schools and works towards a whole school approach to improving health which means they look at everything from the policies adopted, the school environment, the curriculum and the…

Receiving a diagnosis of dementia comes with a multitude of emotions; devastation, fear, shock, panic and bemusement. But sometimes it can be a sense of relief and hope!! Yes, relief and hope. Please bear with me.  Fear is often caused by the unknown, uncertainty of what lies ahead and having to face up to a future that wasn’t planned for.  My column is here to offer hope and comfort by helping you understand what is happening to your loved one…