The garden is open on Sunday 4th August from 14:00 – 18:00   Enjoy a warm welcome at No 7 Cressy Road. This is a small subtropical garden, creating the illusion of a much larger space. The garden is at its best in July and August and well worth a visit at this time of year when it is open through the National Garden Scheme. Lush tropical planting bring the space alive with colour and texture. Plants of interest include…

  Pontardawe salami producer set to export to Canada and China as Welsh food and drink exports nearly triple in value over the last decade In 2018, Welsh food and drink exports were worth £495.43 million – a 187.2% increase since 2008 The Department for International Trade (DIT) will be on hand at the Royal Welsh Show to offer advice and support for Welsh businesses thinking about starting or growing their overseas sales, as Welsh goods exports reached a record…

Alzheimer’s Society is calling on family, friends and colleagues to unite against dementia this autumn by joining a Memory Walk. Dementia devastates lives, but every pound raised through Memory Walk will help Alzheimer’s Society provide vital information and support, improve care, fund research and create lasting change for people affected by the condition. This year, Memory Walk will bring together over 120,000 walkers, with the hope of raising over £9 million. There are 43 walks taking place in September and…

Challenging hate: Mike Haines, brother of a British aid worker killed by Daesh, has shared his story with the children of Gabalfa Community Centre in Cardiff Defying the terrorists’ aims Mike has brought a message of unity, tolerance and understanding to Cardiff as part of his Global Acts of Unity campaign Mike Haines OBE, founder of Global Acts of Unity has given a talk to the children of Gabalfa Community Centre as part of a national tour. Mike’s brother was…

  Over the last 30 years the Juboraj has become part of the fabric of Rhiwbina. From the start, back in 1989, owner, Ana Miah, knew that to succeed in a location like Rhiwbina Village that’s what he would have to aim for. Facing the initial concerns of the people of Rhiwbina, worried about the late night noise and the type of people that may visit a “curry house”, was the first obstacle. With carefully chosen opening hours and a…

Mad Dog Brewing Co. are embarking on a series of challenges to increase awareness of mental health problems and raise vital funds for Welsh mental health charity Hafal. Mad Dog Brewing Co. founder Alexis Jones (left) and head brewer Stuart Watkins (right) will be taking on some extraordinary challenges over the next year to increase awareness of mental health and raise money for Hafal, Wales’ principal charity for people with a serious mental illness and their carers.   On 20th…

A Review by Melissa Compton. Guys and Dolls Jr was performed at the YMCA, Cardiff, directed and produced by Osian Rhys and presented by arrangement with Music Theatre International (Europe). The only thing small about this performance is the ticket price. This group of extremely talented young people put on an incredible performance. The crowd was friendly and excited as they filled the seats closest to the stage, the lights dimmed and the red curtains were drawn to reveal a…

It was tea and cake all round as tea parties took place on wards and departments across Cardiff and Vale University Health Board as staff and patients came together to celebrate the NHS Big Tea. Hospital staff joined patients, visitors and NHS supporters to raise a cuppa and recognize the wonderful work of our health service.   Teams across a range of different specialties laid on a spread of cakes, scones, fruit and sandwiches for their guests, and dished out…

Local colleagues at Tesco in Cardiff will be inviting customers to don their dancing shoes and show off their moves as part of a UK-wide fundraiser on 18th, 19th and 20th of July for the supermarket’s three national health charity partners – Cancer Research UK, the British Heart Foundation and Diabetes UK. Visitors to the store will be treated to some epic dance performances or they can show everyone their own moves on a specially created dance floor, providing plenty…

It is the first Tesco store in Wales, and one of 12 Tesco stores across the UK, to have donated 100,000 meals-worth of food through the supermarket’s Community Food Connection Scheme, run in conjunction with leading food charity FareShare. Tesco recently marked the fourth anniversary of the scheme, which has now provided more than 38 million meals-worth of food that would otherwise have gone to waste to charities and community groups across the UK. Food from the Culverhouse Cross store…