Guests at Hilton’s annual charity ball have raised more than £23,000 for local charities at the gala evening. More than 250 guests attended the black-tie event at Hilton Cardiff to raise money in aid of the Cardiff City FC Community Foundation and DM Thomas Foundation. Guest host of the evening was British Comedy Award winner, singer and comedian Mike Doyle who entertained guests alongside a delicious three-course meal designed by Mark Freeman the Head Chef at Hilton. …
Residents of Wales are being urged to be more adventurous in 2019, with results from a survey revealing that 27 per cent haven’t tried something new in more than a year. The results also showed the average Welsh person tried something new every 20 weeks, making them the UK’s least adventurous region. The average Brit tries something new every 15 weeks. The stats are revealed in new research from Boundless, the events and experiences club for public sector workers,…
I attended their show on Monday evening (17th December) at St Davids Hall. I went with a friend who had actually seen the Beatles live in Cardiff back in the day, and with the two of us being huge fans I wasn’t sure what to expect. who could possibly create that sound? Well the evening was a massive success! Not only did they dress the part but they were so authentic – they were great musicians and the sound and…
The national charity DEBRA announces it is funding a clinical trial to investigate the use of cannabinoid medicines to treat pain and itch in adults with Epidermolysis Bullosa (EB). EB is a potentially fatal skin condition which affects over 5,000 people in the UK. The biggest challenge for suffers of EB is living with the pain and itching caused by the condition. UK based charity DEBRA, the only national charity supporting people suffering from EB, is launching a patient driven…
And every so often I find something. Washed up on the shore. Something lost. Something old. Something broken. Something in need of repair. And I’d bring it back here. I’d bring it home. With their first foray into new writing, Chippy Lane Productions present the world premiere of BLUE – the debut play of young Welsh writer Rhys Warrington. BLUE shines a light on the current state of innumerable families across Wales, one of the most pressing issues facing the…
The story at the heart of a new BBC One prime-time drama, Care, which aired yesterday evening at 9pm, is too often the stark reality for countless people at the mercy of a broken social care system, just like Megan Jones, a mum of three from Carmarthen. The powerful drama – inspired by the real life experiences of scriptwriting legend Jimmy McGovern’s fellow writer Gillian Juckes – follows single mother Jenny (Sheridan Smith), suddenly thrown into caring for her…
Cardiff and Vale University Health Board is replacing 750 beds and mattresses across its sites in order to address its ageing fleet of products, as well as improve care for the ageing population of patients. The new beds and mattresses will be supplied and managed by the UK’s only independent provider of bed management services to the NHS, Medstrom Healthcare. The implementation marks Cardiff and Vale as the first Heath Board in the country to utilise the combination of P.R.O….
Wales Millennium Centre’s youth-led radio station and training programme, Radio Platfform, has opened a second studio in their newly redesigned space, allowing more young people from across Wales to create their own unique sound, use their voice and broadcast live with daily shows. Since launching in 2016, Radio Platfform has supported 55 young people aged 14 – 25 through an accredited 6-week media training scheme in partnership with Promo Cymru. Teaching them everything they need to know about presenting and…
New Kit on the Block An exciting new development for the red squirrel project in mid Wales! Evidence from red squirrel hairs has provided positive news about the condition of these iconic creatures in mid Wales! After collecting and analysing red squirrel hair samples from one of the Mid Wales Red Squirrel Project’s (MWRSP) squirrel feeding stations, we have found a unique DNA sequence that hasn’t ever been found anywhere else in the world. The Wildlife Trust of South and…
Nearly 800 people voted in Cardiff Cycle City’s first ever Cardiff Cycling Awards. The award ceremony took place last night in a packed Ride My Bike Cafe. The winners of the five categories were: Award 1. Biggest Contribution to improving Cycling in Cardiff NextBike Award 2. Cardiff School doing most to encourage cycling to school Radnor Primary Award 3. Worst street/path for potholes in Cardiff Newport Road Award 4. Worst junction for cyclists in Cardiff Newport Road generally! Award 5….
