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Shane Andrews MBE   More people may be eligible to donate blood or platelets today in Wales on World Blood Donor Day (Monday 14 June) following changes to the eligibility questions asked.    All donors, regardless of gender, will now be asked a new set of questions about sexual behaviours, focused mainly on the last three months, meaning that more people from LGBTQ+ communities will be eligible to donate. The change has been introduced following recommendations made by the FAIR…

A new gaming cafe has opened in Cardiff, providing a hub for all things gaming related.   Located on Tudor Street in Cardiff, Good Game Café opened on 17 May. Taking over the previous site of Talk & Surf, this new venture focuses on high performance gaming, tabletop and board games along with serving great food and drink – and filled with fun gaming decor.   Good Game Café is stocked with 12 gaming PCs, Nintendo Switch and Playstation4 consoles…

The Cardiff University Women’s Rugby Club completed a challenge of running 2k every hour for 24 hours to raise £2,022 for charity Parkinson’s UK. The group runners who live in Cardiff, attend Cardiff University and are currently taking their exams, took on the challenge on Sunday 16 May. Many of the players have been impacted by Parkinson’s in one way or another and were inspired to take on the challenge. Parkinson’s is the fastest growing neurological condition in the world,…

To celebrate the impending clash and bring to life the fact that football isn’t half as fun without your rivals, official UEFA EURO 2020 Partner Heineken teamed up with Robbie Savage for a mischievous set-up on friend and former rival on the pitch, Rio Ferdinand. Robbie and Rio, once arch-rivals for club and country during their playing careers have since become great mates as commentators. Heineken has brought them back together, now as friendly rivals, in a surprise situation. Ferdinand…

There are two main types of cholesterol, LDL, sometimes termed ‘bad’ cholesterol, and HDL, sometimes termed as ‘good cholesterol’. The reality is that we do need some of both types of cholesterol, but the incorrect balance can be harmful. When LDL cholesterol builds up in the arteries, it can contribute to plaque formation, whilst HDL cholesterol removes harmful cholesterol from the bloodstream. With this in mind, here are some tips for creating a healthy cholesterol profile. Increase Fibre Intake Fibre,…

Howardian Primary in Cardiff have been revealed as one of the funniest schools in the country. Class 5HB has been shortlisted as one of the ten finalists in Beano’s hunt for Britain’s Funniest Class 2021. Their joke ‘What did the pen say to the rock? Nothing, because pens can’t talk’ was specially chosen by Beano’s panel of expert judges and is now being put to a public vote on Beano.com to decide the ultimate winner. The nationwide initiative, in partnership with Young Minds, the children and people’s…

Sometimes the biggest hurdle to me trying anything new, is my mind. Thinking it’s not for me, it won’t suit me, I won’t know anyone there or I don’t know how to do it has stopped me from taking many fitness classes. Boxing was no exception. Lockdown has gotten me out of the group exercise habit, sneaking in a free you tube workout before breakfast or just watching one whilst I ate breakfast, was about as much as I did…

The Development Bank of Wales has raised £53,705 for Alzheimer’s Research UK over a 19 month period as their Charity of the Year for 2019/20. Fundraising was extended by seven months to allow virtual fundraising to go ahead in light of Covid 19 restrictions.   Members of staff kicked off fundraising with a charity choir performance and a pirate ball in Cardiff in September 2019, a 24-hour cycling challenge at the velodrome in Newport in October 2019 and a quiz…

Strictly Come Dancing’s head judge Shirley Ballas is offering people and projects from Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan the chance to waltz off with a National Lottery Award by getting their nominations in before the Monday 7 June deadline. The National Lottery Awards are the annual search for the UK’s favourite National Lottery funded people and organisations and they celebrate the inspirational individuals and groups who do extraordinary things in their community, especially during these challenging times. In 2020,…

While many choirs have resorted to using online technology for practices and concerts during lockdown, Llandaff Cathedral Choral Society and Friends have set the bar high by producing three concerts of entirely original works. Following their concerts of music for Christmas and St. David’s Day, the choir is now releasing a performance of Iain James Veitch’s Jazz Missa Brevis on May 31st. Composed in 2018, the Missa Brevis is an unusual piece for mixed choir and jazz piano trio. As Veitch explains ‘I hope that using the jazz…