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  Welsh Food manufacturers Braces Bakery and Castle Dairies have joined many other brands in contributing to a recipe book called “The Little Rainbow Book of Recipes”, which was put together by the team at Visionary Food Solutions. This recipe book includes 71 recipes from 71 brands across the UK, representing the 71 years since the NHS started.   At a time where people are experimenting at home with new foods and recipes, this book gives people the tools to…

Image: Daniel Lipinski   FOOTBALL legends have given their backing to the Homeless World Cup Foundation’s first ever virtual World Cup Day. The star-studded line up of commentary includes Michail Antonio, Nuno Gomes, Steffen Freund, Karen Carney, John Collins, Terry Angus, and Jason Lee, who will all take part in the event on 5 July. The panel will join host David Tanner in re-living some of the best games in previous Homeless World Cup tournaments held in Glasgow, Mexico City…

Residents at a Cardiff care home have been able to keep in touch with their loved ones thanks to a rugby club who donated two Amazon fire tablets after members ‘virtually’ walked around Wales four times and raised over £11,000 Clwb Rygbi Cymry Caerdydd, based in Pontcanna, decided to get together and try and raise money for charity, including supporting the NHS and people in care homes. Members and players from the adult, ladies and junior teams, around 350 of…

Many people have re-discovered their love of walking in the great Welsh outdoors  in recent months – and now Diabetes UK Cymru are asking you to join them for the Diabetes UK One Million Step Challenge, to raise funds and help make a huge difference to the lives of people with diabetes across the UK. It’s simple – take one million steps over three months and get sponsored for every stride.   You don’t have to limit yourself to walking…

Make UK, the manufacturers’ organisation, welcomes the introduction of new ‘flexible furlough’ arrangements, which offer financial and operational benefits, but highlights areas where employers must take particular care. To guide them on their way, Make UK has created a new letter template, to help employers agree flexible furlough with employees as they move towards recovery. “Flexibility is helpful, but implementing new flexible furlough arrangements, which allow employees to return to work on a part-time basis, will not necessarily be straightforward.”…

Heart Research UK Healthy Heart Tip, written by Dr Helen Flaherty, Head of Health Promotion at Heart Research UK Control your portions! If you need to lose weight, it is important to think about the quantity of food you are eating as well as the types of food and drink you choose. Food portions tend to be larger today than they were thirty years ago and this is contributing to weight gain. Controlling your portion sizes doesn’t mean you have…

Bearhug, an independent British brand are set to team up with Cardiff Blues powerhouse, Nick Williams, as the number 8 joins the company’s board. Bearhug announced the exciting news that popular Cardiff Blues back row, Nick Williams, has joined the board. Bearhug uniquely use bamboo in the make-up of their supports, this difference in composition can increase blood flow and dramatically reduce rehabilitation and recovery periods, whilst enhancing performance. 36-year-old, New Zealand born Nick has long been a great supporter…

A new report by the International Longevity Centre UK (ILC) highlights that older consumers could drive economic growth in the post-pandemic recovery but business is failing to meet their needs. “Lockdown not shutdown: How can we unlock the longevity dividend post-pandemic?” argues that older people on a fixed income may have not faced as significant a financial shock as younger people yet lockdown has made it difficult for this group, particularly those shielding, to actually spend their money. Older consumers spent £319 billion (54% of all UK consumer spending) in 2018, a figure set to increase as the…

Battery manufacturer, Britishvolt, have announced they’re down to two promising sites for the UK’s first 30 plus GWh gigafactory, from an initial 42 locations, with Bro Tathan in South Wales leading the way. The battery industry is forecast to be worth £5 billion domestically by 2025, and the demand for lithium ion cells across a number of industries, including vehicle electrification, is already increasing dramatically, and risks becoming constrained as the UK Government strives to meet its Road to Zero…

Bangor University has welcomed the announcement that all students starting university in September and studying at least 40 credits through the medium of Welsh, will receive a scholarship of £1,500 over three years. This follows the announcement by the Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol that they are extending its incentive scholarship scheme to include all students starting university in September 2020 who choose to study at least 40 credits through the medium of Welsh. Scholarship holders will receive £500 per year (or…