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11th March 2015- Cardiff-based business Box UK has today presented children’s charity Tŷ Hafan with a cheque for £2,000.   The software development consultancy participated in a number of fundraising events, including fancy dress days, an old device amnesty and a 10k run.   Tŷ Hafan supports life-limited children in Wales and was voted as Box UK’s charity of the year for 2014-15. The cheque was presented today by Benno Wasserstein, managing director of Box UK, and Sophie Hayden, chair…

Financial Inclusion Commission calls for Minister for Financial Inclusion for Welsh Assembly EMBARGOED UNTIL 12:01am:London, March 11th, 2015: The Financial Inclusion Commission’s (FIC) report highlights the alarming extent of exclusion from financial services amongst millions of mainly low income families. Financial exclusion: the hard facts: Nearly 2 million adults don’t have a bank account Estimated 2 million took out a high-cost loan due to lack of access to credit 8.8 million are over indebted 13 million don’t have enough savings…

Personalise Your Easter Gifts with mt washi tape Spring forward and customise your Easter gifts with the versatile and colourful Japanese rice paper – mt washi tape.   Whether you’re entertaining and would like to brighten up your dining room table, planning an Easter egg hunt with the family or looking for something special to wrap those all important chocolates with this Easter, mt washi tape comes in a range of patterns and sizes to suit the occasion. The diverse…

‘Top Quality Table Tennis Facility Welcomes All Abilities with Sessions Aimed at Casual Players and Newcomers ’ Cardiff City Table Tennis Club is now open seven days a week for the city to come and try out a sport on the rise. As the only full-time table tennis centre in Wales, the club boasts seven world-class tables and a team of qualified coaches who have competed at the very highest levels of the game. The club is not just for…

Women’s entrepreneurial spirit is alive and kicking, something the Institute of Enterprise and Entrepreneurs (IOEE) is keen to celebrate. We found out what happened when the nationwide tour of the IOEE’s ‘Meet A Mentor’ events, designed especially to support women entrepreneurs, hit Cardiff City Hall. Right now, women mean business in a big way. More and more successful companies have women at the helm and ever more women are transforming their passions into profit. When the national Meet A Mentor…

CANCER CHARITY BENEFITS FROM M&S FITNESS FUNDRAISING Staff from Marks & Spencer stores in Cardiff and across the region have raised over £21,000 for Velindre Cancer Care following a weekend of fitness themed events. 10 members of the M&S Wales & West team, including nine store managers, took part in the 10k St David’s Day Run in Cardiff. Meanwhile, colleagues in 16 stores across the region also joined in the sponsored fitness fun, taking to treadmills, static bikes and cross…

Big plans for return of Cardiff’s most exciting pop-up venue on Dumballs Road After staging three months of successful foodie events at the end of last year, Nicholas Saunders, the twenty-three year old Cardiff Metropolitan University graduate behind Cardiff’s most exciting pop-up venue, DEPOT, has just signed a new lease for the premises.   The new contract means that the warehouse will play host to a variety of pop-up food and drink events, installations, guest residencies, music and festivals; and…

Spring recipes from Seasonal Berries. Full of fresh, colourful and delicious spring ingredients. Fraisier strawberry cake Extra special valentine/Mother’s day special   Wow the special person in your life with this impressive looking cake, this classic French recipe has a few short cuts, so you don’t need to be a master baker to make this version! Cuts into 10 slices Prep: 45 minutes Cook: 35-40 minutes 225g (8oz) soft margarine 225g (8oz) caster sugar 225g (8oz) self-raising flour 1 teaspoon…

London, UK, 4th March, 2015 – 123-reg, the UK’s largest domain registrar, is today announcing the general availability of the .wales and .cymru domain name extensions. The launch of the domains will support Welsh businesses in digitally identifying their nationality and increasing relevancy for local customers. Purchasing a geographic domain is a way to cement your business in a local target market. These domains, such as .wales and .cymru, can provide businesses and entrepreneurs with the chance to diversify by…

Martyn Thackwell and Emrys Matthews, directors of Trimstar Limited, an industrial paint spraying company, have each been banned from acting as directors for a further 10 years for acting as directors when they were already disqualified. Dorothy Ann Matthews has also been disqualified for 4 years for allowing them to do so.   The disqualifications, which started on 2 January 2015, 7 January 2015 and 2 February 2015 respectively, also prevent Mr Thackwell (61), Mr Matthews (66) and Mrs Matthews…