Ola, one of the world’s largest ride-hailing platforms, has partnered with Coyote Ugly bar in Cardiff to help students get home safely after a night out. Ola will supply Coyote Ugly with recyclable plastic cups printed with information on how to order an Ola and claim a new user 30% discount offer for two weeks. Coyote Ugly will first use the SunPint created cups on Monday, 23rd September to coincide with the start of Freshers’ Week and Wales v…

 Over 350 residents of Dinas Powys, including local celebrity and environmental activist, Charlotte Church, descended onto The Woodland Trust on Sunday in support of a campaign to prevent a huge concrete dam, the size of a football pitch, being built in a place of outstanding natural beauty. The walk, attended by people across the age spectrum, was arranged by local action group, Save Dinas Powys Woods and Protect Homes from Flooding, to provide information to residents about the dam. Natural…

  Bill Kenwright brings another sensational show to the New Theatre: as the brilliant Willy Russell’s Blood Brothers lands with a bang, well a few loud bangs in fact. Gun blast that make you jump back in your seat, melodic voices that gain strength and emotion when they combine to form harmonies that could rival any power ballad. Yes, these combined with brilliant characterization and acting form the key elements that make the show a pure delight to watch. As…

The Ivy comes to Cardiff with first Welsh restaurant opening  The Ivy Collection is delighted to announce the opening of its first brasserie in Wales this winter. Located within the heart of Cardiff on The Hayes at St David’s Cardiff, and catering for over 260 guests across two stunning floors, The Ivy Cardiff will offer sophisticated yet friendly all-day dining in a beautiful setting. The brasserie will be open seven days a week from morning until night, offering an idyllic…

  Dementia is now the UK’s biggest killer, with someone developing it every three minutes. Of the top 10 causes of death, dementia is the only one that we can’t cure, prevent or even slow down, but Alzheimer’s Society Faye Baylis, 41, is part of Team Bluebirds in honour of her father who was diagnosed in 2016. “As a care professional with 25 years’ experience I knew what was coming but it’s totally different when it’s your own family. “I was…

VPZ has launched a support service for adult smokers in Cardiff.   The launch of the service is part of a UK-wide aim to help a quarter of a million Brits make the switch to vaping during the next 12 months.   Reduced public health spending means that smokers in Cardiff and throughout the country are having less access to local stop smoking services.   VPZ is now stepping-in to help educate smokers in Cardiff about how they can join…

The transplant team at the University Hospital of Wales in Cardiff have successfully transplanted kidneys from donors infected with Hepatitis C. The procedure was the first of its kind in the United Kingdom and represents a medical breakthrough in both organ transplantation and the treatment of Hepatitis C. Hepatitis C is treated using direct acting antiviral (DAA) tablets. DAA tablets are the safest and most effective medicines for treating Hepatitis C. In Wales, DAA tablets have been available on the…

Years of working with vulnerable families convinced Tony Foulkes that he wanted to offer a safe, loving home for children in care.   Approaching early retirement he persuaded wife Cathie  that they should begin fostering with Barnardo’s Cymru and the couple have found it so rewarding that they are now backing the charity’s campaign (September 16 to 22) to recruit more much-needed foster parents in Wales.   During the last nine years Tony, 66, and Cathie, 60 of Abergele have…

We’re recreating our history…   Ahead of our first ever 999 Weekend taking place in Cardiff Bay next weekend (21st – 22nd September), we’re celebrating all things vintage.   Take a step back in time with us as our crews recreate Service photos taken up to 80 years ago.   It’s hard to imagine where the time has gone but its clear Stations, staff and equipment have seen some changes over the years.   We now cover an area of…

  Dear editor,   You never know how you would act in an emergency, yet our actions could save a life.   This is why I think it’s fantastic that, after 10 years of campaigning by the British Red Cross, it will be compulsory for first aid skills to be taught in all state schools in England from 2020. It’s an  impactful way to give young people the confidence they need to help someone.   As parents, Ben and I…