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Only nine months after opening its doors, YHA Cardiff Central has received a prestigious 5 star rating from Visit Wales with the assessor commenting: “The hostel oozes style character and a modern sense of place. An excellent overnight stay.” It is the only property in YHA’s 160-strong network of Youth Hostels to receive a prestigious 5-star rating to date. Following a stay at the YHA Cardiff Central Visit Wales, the premier assessing agency for accommodation in Wales, graded the Youth Hostel…
“Be safe, be seen.” That was the message from David Wilson Homes as it visited schoolchildren in St Mellon’s to kit them out with reflective gear to keep them safe on their walks home from school. Site manager Darren Payne took time out from working on the housebuilder’s nearby Parc Tyn Y Gollen development to talk to pupils at Oakfield Primary School about how important it is to be seen when walking home from school in the dark and deliver…
The lifetime cost of owning a dog can be up to £31,000 Britons thinking about buying an animal as a Christmas present should be thinking about the lifetime costs and long term needs, rather than the short term novelty, according to MedicAnimal, the UK’s leading online pet healthcare retailer. Owning a dog or cat over its lifetime (including initial purchase cost boarding fees, vet visits, insurance, food and preventative healthcare) can be up to £31,000 and £17,000 respectively for dogs…
Director of Calonau Cymru/Welsh Hearts Sharon Owen asked local artist Christopher Langley if he would provide a work for auction the Snowflake Charity Ball on December 4th 2015. Langley, 53, now living in Cardiff has shown work in New York in addition to selling to collectors worldwide. Langley donated ‘The Red Umbrella’, seen here with none other than himself: Father Christmas! The event was held at the Marriott Hotel, Cardiff. Langley, who accepts commissions including pet portraits, says: ‘It is…
Saturday 12th of December at 7.30pm Limited Seats Remaining CLASSICAL BRIT award winners Only Men Aloud are returning to St David’s Hall for their annual homecoming Christmas concert on Saturday 12 December – but hurry only limited seats are remaining! Their gig is always one of the most anticipated in the festive calendar, and the amazing vocal ensemble will perform a medley of Christmas carols and rock hits. The spectacular show will follow the release of Only Men Aloud’s acclaimed latest…
Friday 11 – Saturday 12 December 10.30am & 12.30pm GIVE the kids the gift of music this Christmas with Bert & Cherry’s Christmas Plum Pudding at St David’s Hall. Bert & Cherry’s Christmas Plum Pudding is a fabulously festive show, which features magic musical interludes and loveable characters, plus presents and mischief galore! There are four performances altogether across Friday 11 – Saturday 12 December with two on each day at 10.30am and 12.30pm. This hour-long seasonal show reunites Bert…
Thursday 10 – Saturday 12 December 7.15pm (Plus a Matinee at 3pm on Saturday 12 December!) JOIN Rat, Mole, Mr Badger and the lovable Mr Toad for a magical journey down the riverbank in The Wind in the Willows at St David’s Hall – but make sure you avoid those dastardly weasels! This literary classic for the whole family comes with a fresh musical twist with four mesmerising performances at 7.15pm on Thursday 10 – Saturday 12 December (with an additional…
The Lower Machen Festival is delighted to launch the Lower Machen Festival Singers who will give their first performance in a concert of Handel’s Messiah at St Michael and All Angels’ Church, Lower Machen on Saturday 12 December at 6pm. The new vocal ensemble will be performing with The Welsh Chamber Players and will be conducted by Peter Esswood. An exciting line up of soloists include: Anastasiia Golovina (Soprano) from the Eastern Ukraine, currently at the Guildhall School of Music…
Non Evans MBE to provide keynote address at event designed to get children to learn a new sport and forge a career in sport READING, UK, TUESDAY 1st DECEMBER: A series of FREE nationwide events is kicking off next month at Cardiff Metropolitan University, giving teenagers and young adults the opportunity to find out how to maintain a healthy, active lifestyle, learn a new sport and also forge a career in the sport and fitness sectors. Formerly known as the National…
Explore Learning, the popular provider of maths and English tuition for children aged five to 14 is opening the doors to its first centre in Cardiff, Wales. Explore Learning has a growing presence throughout the UK and just this year has opened 11 new centres. The new education centre will bring Explore Learning’s unique and affordable tuition to Wales and create 20 jobs in the area. Local MP Craig Williams will be attending the centre launch at 2:15pm on Thursday…
