Sarah Rowe is busy training for her first London Marathon and she’s never short of motivation – because it surrounds her every day she goes to work. Sarah is manager of the Bridgend Disability Support Service which helps children and young people up to the age of 25 develop the skills and confidence to get involved with local sports and leisure activities and she has seen the life changing impact it has on many of them. The service is…

We all remember picking up a dictionary as a child and surreptitiously looking up that rude word you heard in the playground, but now Oxford University Press (OUP) will publish the first collection of cheeky words that parents will love too: Roald Dahl’s Rotsome & Repulsant Words, on World Book Day, Thursday 7th March 2019. Naughty words have been making their way into dictionaries since the eighteenth century, and even Samuel Johnson (who omitted most of them) permitted bum to…

The Football Association of Wales has today (Wednesday, 6 March) announced the Wales squad for the ‘C International Challenge Match’ against England at Salford City’s Peninsula Stadium on Tuesday, 19 March. Manager Mark Jones has selected a squad of 21 players from the JD Welsh Premier League, which includes a blend of experience and youth. The squad was announced via a special video recorded by fans from around Wales revealing the players from their respective clubs. Each video clip was…

  *FOUR RUNNERS AIM TO BREAK THE FASTEST KNOWN TIME FOR THE OFFA’S DYKE PATH* *ULTRA-RUN WILL SEE THE RUNNERS AIM TO BEAT THE 64 HOURS 10 MINUTES KNOWN RECORD* *CHALLENGE AIMS TO RAISE FUNDS FOR WALES AIR AMBULANCE* *TEAM TO BE SUPPORTED BY TYWYN & MONMOUTH BASED WELSH SNACK BRAND WILD TRAIL* Four runners from North Wales will aim to break the fastest known time for the Offa’s Dyke Path this March to help raise funds for Wales Air…

  Staff at the Ebbw Vale branch of McDonald’s put on a Psychic Medium night to raise money for Ronald McDonald House Charities (UK), the independent charity which provides free ‘home away from home’ accommodation to families with sick children in hospitals across the UK. The event was led by Kim Parry, a shift supervisor from the restaurant who has also volunteered a number of times at her local Ronald McDonald House based at the University Hospital of Wales in…

Visitors to Cardiff’s Roath Park are being kept up to date with what’s going on at the popular amenity thanks to a £4,000 grant from Tesco’s Bags of Help Scheme. The Friends of Roath Park group, which has been supporting the park since 2011, has used funding from the supermarket scheme to put up community noticeboards around the park to help keep local residents and visitors informed about what’s on. The funding has enabled the friends to provide more promotional…

  Lufkin Coffee Roasters established themselves in King’s Road Yard, Pontcanna in 2015 and have since become the top place to stop and enjoy a speciality coffee in the area. The Cardiff-based company now plan to open two new sites in Canton and Grangetown this spring. Husband and wife team, Dan and Frances Lukins, are hoping that their new ventures will allow the people of Cardiff further opportunity to stop, relax and enjoy the meditative experience of their special approach…

  In celebration of St David’s Day, the Football Association of Wales have released ‘Getting to Know’, an original, feature series across the FA Wales YouTube channel. The brand-new series follows former Wales footballer and sport presenter Owain Tudur Jones on a mission to enable football fans the opportunity to really get to know their footballing heroes, both past and present, whilst offering a unique insight into the personalities of these athletes that is rarely ever seen. The first episode…

The iconic Shakin’ Stevens performed at St David’s hall Sunday and boy did he deliver! He was accompanied with a 9 piece band, who were sensational! Aged 70 years at the time of this concert as he turned 71 on Monday! The audience actually sang happy birthday to him which was really memorable. He was full of energy and his passion for his music  shone through on stage. He performed classic hits like “Give me your heart tonight” , “You…

Education expert and former teacher Becky Cranham can help you decide. So you want to be a primary school teacher? Let’s look at the skills you’ll need to join this truly rewarding career. You’ll need to: Enjoy being around children. This might seem obvious but it is definitely a must-have! If you’ve never spent much time around kids, try volunteering at a local primary school. You’ll soon find out if the thought of being surrounded by children all day is…