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The founder of the Child of Britain Awards has urged families, friends, and carers to nominate inspirational young people for a brand-new event dedicated to celebrating the inspirational achievements of children across the UK. Nominations are now open for Child of Britain, the only national initiative dedicated to celebrating the achievements and courage of children and young people across the United Kingdom. It culminates in a star-studded event, which is held in a different city every year, at which the…

Children’s charity Barnardo’s is launching two new services to support vulnerable families who are struggling to cope with the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic. See, Hear, Respond will work with families across Wales, offering practical and therapeutic support including counselling seven days a week. The aim is to help those facing a wide range of challenges, from anxiety, loneliness and isolation to children struggling with a return to school and parents worried about relationship breakdowns or poverty. The second will…

Dave Summers, Operations Manager and the Boomerang Cardiff team work to benefit more homeless people across Cardiff after funding boost A Cardiff charity will benefit more than 70 previously homeless families and individuals across the city over the next few months after a funding boost has further fuelled its collection service. Boomerang Cardiff, which collects unwanted household items to, in-turn, provide them to those who are moving on from either a hostel or the street, into accommodation, has received funding which will…

An initiative to encourage businesses in Cardiff to provide more employment opportunities to local people has won a prestigious national campaigning award.   Tonight (30 September), The Community Jobs Compact, run by Citizens Cymru Wales – Citizens UK, won Best Community Campaign at the Sheila McKechnie National Campaigner Awards. The Community Jobs Compact for Employers was set up in 2017 following a listening campaign in the Butetown area of the Cardiff area. The exercise found that many local residents, particularly those…

Five Barry residents chosen as Community Ambassadors for construction project The Ambassadors will play an important role in liaising with the local community and neighbourhoods surrounding the school, keeping them up to date on the different stages of the build, the project progress, as well as any issues or concerns arising during the build. The Community Ambassadors will have become a pivotal part of the project, contributing to newsletters, liaising with community groups and having special insight into the project…

  Two leading allergy charities are urging parents and teachers across Cardiff to ‘Check It, Don’t Chance It’ to ensure pupils and young adults with allergies are not overlooked amidst fears of safeguarding against Covid-19. Children in Cardiff have returned to the classroom after a six month break due to the Covid-19 pandemic. To reassure concerned parents, official figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) show that only two (0.005%) of the 38,156 deaths from coronavirus during March and April…

Ken Picton has partnered with local plant boutique, Florist 64, to give his salon a green makeover. The salon, located in the luxurious Mermaid Quay development in Cardiff, is now a serene, plant-filled haven – packed full of feel-good, gorgeous greenery. “The salon experience as clients know it is understandably rather different now,” says Ken. “With some of the little luxuries that make an appointment special currently on hold owing to social distancing and safety. We wanted to ensure that…

Conor Elliott is a talented Photographer based in Cardiff.  During lockdown, he wanted to do something to capture the sense of community spirit and appreciation of NHS workers. Over the course of three months, from March to June 2020, Conor walked the streets of Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan photographing the artworks that local residents proudly displayed in their windows in support of the NHS. Conor decided to bring the images together in the form of colourful mosaics.  The…

This National Eye Health Week (21st-27th September) a Cardiff doctor is highlighting the importance of looking after your eyes after he almost lost his sight. Dr Inderpal Singh, 46, a consultant physician, experienced a sudden deterioration in his sight while at work in May. “I suddenly had a very gritty feeling in my eyes, followed by pain, redness and blurred vision that got worse over the next four hours,” said Inderpal. By the time I got home I could hardly…

Theo Paphitis and Young Enterprise shine a light on young entrepreneurs October 2020 marks the 10th anniversary of Small Business Sunday (#SBS), TV Dragon Theo Paphitis’s small business initiative. To celebrate this milestone, Theo has partnered with national charity, Young Enterprise, to celebrate young entrepreneurs and give them a chance to grow their businesses as #SBS winners.  All the winners will be under 25 with startup businesses recognised in a special one-off celebration of young entrepreneurs. Inspired by the brilliant pitches…