8th July 2019 – Joie Baby, in partnership with Variety, the Children’s Charity presented Pantysgallog Primary School with a Variety Sunshine Coach, at a ceremony today. The coach is part of a fleet of ten donated by Joie Baby to be delivered to Special Educational Needs schools across the nation.   Pantysgallog Primary School caters for 252 pupils from Nursery to Year 6; the children`s individual needs include ASD tendencies, sensory and physical disabilities. The school has no…

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BBC One today announces the commission of feature-length drama – Sitting in Limbo from award-winning production company, Left Bank Pictures (The Crown). Stephen S. Thompson has based this – his first screenplay for TV – on the true story of his brother Anthony Bryan and his personal struggle to be accepted as a British Citizen during the Windrush immigration scandal. Commissioned by Piers Wenger, Controller of BBC Drama, and Charlotte Moore, Director of BBC Content, the drama is set in…

  THE Family Prom is back at St David’s Hall on Sunday 21 July at 3pm, and this time we are celebrating the wonders of weather! Come rain or shine, Conductor Michael Bell MBE and Cardiff Philharmonic Orchestra are forecast to be on cloud nine as they take this year’s event by storm. And who better to present a concert all about the weather than BBC Wales duo Derek Brockway and Behnaz Akhgar. Joining them are a vibrant cast of…

  With less than 100 days to go until the high-octane 2019 Adrian Flux British FIM Speedway Grand Prix (SGP) returns to Cardiff for its 19th year, new event details have been revealed. The biggest event of the speedway calendar will take place on Saturday 21st September at the Principality Stadium with ticket prices starting at only £20. The electrifying event for the whole family will see the world’s best speedway riders race against each other at speeds that can…

Welsh MP’s joined others from across the political spectrum to back the charity’s work supporting thousands of refugees forced to flee their homes They included Anna McMorrin (Cardiff North), Jo Stevens (Cardiff Central), Tonia Antoniazzi (Gower) and Ruth Jones (Newport West) Refugee Week takes place every year across the world in the week around World Refugee Day (20 June) – celebrating the contribution and creativity of refugees and encouraging their successful integration in their new countries There are thought to…

500 players from close to 50 nations to compete in a free festival about much more than just football The 17th edition of the Homeless World Cup will take place in Cardiff’s iconic Bute Park, right at the heart of the Welsh capital, from Saturday July 27th to Saturday August 3rd 2019. More than 500 players representing close to 50 countries will travel to Cardiff to play in the week-long festival of football.  Created to harness the power of sport in…

Scientists in Cardiff are inviting the public to two free events on Wednesday 24 July, to hear about current progress in dementia research. The meetings will involve talks from scientists at the forefront of research into the condition. The free events are organised by members of the Alzheimer’s Research UK Wales Network Centre. Dementia affects over 850,000 people in the UK, including almost 4,000 people in Cardiff alone. The condition, most commonly caused by Alzheimer’s disease, affects people’s ability to…

  Tesco customers are being invited to cast their votes to help community projects in South Wales bag up to £25,000 this summer.   The supermarket is marking its Centenary with two special Bags of Help funding rounds, with a huge £100,000 funding pot.   Bags of Help, run in partnership with Groundwork, sees funding awarded to thousands of local community projects every year.   Customer voting in the first of these special rounds will begin in July and will…

A Review by Melissa Compton. The Gin to my Tonic event kicked off with a swing a Cardiff’s Motorpoint Arena. It may be that everything was covered in black cotton or the outstanding mood music being provided by Teresa de Roberto’s vocal performance in the bar, but it was clear this was no ordinary event. The main floor was dedicated to exhibition stands with over 40 exhibitors in attendance, with a catering section in the middle with plenty of seating…