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Wales & West Utilities gas engineer Neil Parnell at the launch of the fund Wales & West Utilities has launched a £50,000 community fund and is encouraging south east Wales charities and bodies affected by the coronavirus pandemic to apply for support. The Safe and Warm Fund has been established in response to the crisis and will help communities affected by the outbreak with essential funding. The gas emergency and pipeline service has been working hard throughout the pandemic…
At this time of the year BH Events would normally be at the busiest, organising major sporting events. Due to the coronavirus this has meant their usual events have not been possible. Over the past five weeks, they have been running events via Zoom with rugby stars such as Dan Biggar, Richard Hibbard, Ken Owens and Francois Louw. The events have been free to attend but they have been asking for donations to Noah’s Ark Charity. https://www.gofundme.com/f/raising-funds-for-noah039s-ark?teamInvite=6f13dl1Bzs2aCfs281a1YCmwsdDg6x5WvWMTWITrz7wL5hNaE8dyQNiG45xMFQCm So far they…
Wales Millennium Centre has announced that the venue will remain closed until at least January 2021, due to the devastating impact of the Coronavirus pandemic on the theatre industry. Productions that have been cancelled or postponed include The Lion King, Welsh National Opera’s autumn season, The Book of Mormon and The Phantom of the Opera, which were all due to take place in the Centre’s 1,850 seat Donald Gordon Theatre. Wales Millennium Centre’s annual international festival, Festival of Voice, will…
Organisers of the Iris Prize LGBT+ Film Festival have announced that the 14th edition of the Cardiff based festival will go online this October, and will be available for free. They also confirmed that the £30,000 Iris Prize, supported by The Michael Bishop Foundation, will be presented to a filmmaker to produce another short film on Saturday 10th October. The festival will open on Tuesday 6th October and close on Sunday 11th October, with all screenings, talks and events available…
Wherever you look, whether it be in skincare shopping aisles, in magazines or online you will see the term ‘anti-ageing’. We have always had an interest in looking good for our age, perhaps now more than ever with the evolution of social media. The term itself has been debated in more recent times, ‘anti-ageing’, what exactly does that mean to you? For me personally I have no issue with the term as it is a helpful marketing term when used…
A free online booking and appointment app launched by Cardiff-based digital company Zipporah is helping the Vale of Glamorgan Council reopen its recycling centres and reduce waiting times for the public. First Minister Mark Drakeford announced last month that recycling centres could reopen as part of the easing of coronavirus restrictions. More than 3,000 bookings were made on the first day when they reopened in the Vale of Glamorgan – 10 bookings were made every minute. The Zipporah app called…
Midlands-based Vaughtons, makers of the iconic Aston Martin badge that adorn every model of the British sports car maker, is today launching an NHS Rainbow Badge priced at £9.99 with profits going to NHS Charities Together. Every badge is hand-crafted in the UK using traditional methods by Vaughtons’ expert team of badge makers. Each badge is stamped and polished using tooling which has been in operation since 1819. Bright rainbow-coloured enamel is then also applied by hand. …
Last week (3rd June 2020) multiple crews were called to a fire on Wentloog Road, St Mellons in Cardiff. Upon arrival firefighters were faced with a derelict caravan on fire, which had consequently spread to nearing trees. The fire is suspected to have been caused deliberately and the Fire Crime Team from South Wales Fire and Rescue Service have since been monitoring the site which currently has approximately 25 tonnes of rubbish dumped, including four caravans. Fly tipping…
WELSH rugby international Ellis Jenkins has come up with a challenge that will raise funds for a Cardiff charity, providing fun and fitness to the sporting public whilst possibly driving them nuts! The Cardiff Blues flanker is an ambassador for City Hospice, the only provider of home-based specialist palliative care in the capital. Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, all of the charity’s fundraising events have been cancelled, leading Ellis to come up with the idea of the 2020 Keep…
Introducing Homeless World Cup: REWIND The first ever Homeless World Cup Day is set to see a selection of classic games aired from previous Homeless World Cups featuring punditry from current and former professional footballers. Host for the day is TV presenter David Tanner, one of the UK’s most accomplished broadcasters, who has led live coverage of UEFA Champions League football, Scotland international fixtures and Scottish domestic league and cup matches for nearly 20 years at Sky Sports….
