Do you believe that everybody in Wales should have the chance to experience the arts? Help the Welsh Government to create an exciting and diverse culture by putting your name forward to be on the Arts Council of Wales’s Council of Trustees. All public bodies should represent different communities and lifestyles so they can understand the people of Wales and make better decisions. Applications are particularly welcome from under-represented people. These can include: · Women · Young people under 30…

Are you a good parent? Are you proud of your parenting? Would you like to take part in a TV social experiment for a major UK broadcaster? TV company Monkey Kingdom are currently casting parents for a brand new TV social experiment for a major UK broadcaster. They are currently casting for the show and are touring WALES this month to meet with applicants. If you are confident in your parenting technique,  proud of the way you raise your children…

Peter started working for the NHS as an apprentice gardener when he was just 15 years old. Peter is now 62 years old and will be retiring next March, shortly before his 63rd birthday.  During his career, Peter has worked across all hospital sites to make outside spaces more pleasant. Peter was put forward for this accolade by his wife Janis and Geraint Davies, Building Manager at Cardiff and Vale UHB. Janis said: “I would like to tell you about…

A year after so nearly breaking the world speed record for the P1 SuperStock 250 class, Andy Foster and Charles Morris returned to Lake Coniston last week and set a new record of 68.15 mph. Situated in the heart of the Lake District, Coniston Water is regarded as the spiritual home of record breaking. Its link with speed records goes back to Sir Malcolm Campbell in 1939 and it has staged the famous Powerboat Records Week since 2005. Andy and…

Llandaff Cathedral will echo the glorious sound of renaissance Venice on Saturday 17 November, when Cardiff Polyphonic Choir perform Claudio Monteverdi’s magnificent Vespers of 1610. The Choir, under its conductor David Young, will be joined by seven soloists and a host of leading players. Top brass players His Majestys Sagbutts & Cornetts join early music specialists Réjouissance and continuo players like David Miller. South Wales-born David will play the chitarrone – an early Italian instrument with a wonderfully deep sound….

An inspirational mum from Cardiff has won a national award for her campaigning and fundraising achievements in support of Diabetes UK Cymru. Beth Baldwin received the Quality in Care (QiC) Diabetes People’s Award at an awards ceremony in Guilford on Wednesday 18 October. Beth’s son Peter, 13, passed away from undiagnosed Type 1 diabetes in 2015. Since then, Beth, her husband Stuart and Peter’s sister Lia, 12, have campaigned tirelessly to raise awareness of the condition, hosting a multitude of…

A team of South Wales Police officers took no prisoners at this year’s Cardiff 10K as they stormed to victory in the Corporate Challenge. A record 48 teams participated in this year’s Eurobond Corporate Challenge, which saw teams of four to six runners complete the 10K in a bid to secure the competition’s winners’ trophy. Having stolen a march on the competitors, the winning team did things by the book in terms of tactics, as they fended off challenging teams…

ED SHEERAN topped the list of most popular first dances at Welsh weddings in 2018, occupying both the number one and number two spots for brides and grooms taking their first spin on the dancefloor this year with his hits ‘Perfect’ and ‘Thinking Out Loud’. One of the world’s biggest music stars, Ed Sheeran was the first artist to ever play four consecutive nights at Principality Stadium back in June this year, where more than 200,000 fans flocked to the…

Kicking off the 2018 Cardiff International Film Festival at USW’s Atrium, a short film about falling in love with your partner-in-crime, and an epic dance-filled romp through late-adolescence in London. As I sit, nervous and glass of red in hand at the opening of the Cardiff International Film Festival, I consider two things. What am I drinking? It really was quite lovely, and more apprehensively, how long is the night going to be? I spend the first part of my…

Three major Cardiff employers have received Credit Unions of Wales Awards for helping to improve the financial health of their workforce. Cardiff Council, Cardiff Bus and the Cardiff-based offices of Legal & General were honoured for supporting the welfare of their staff by encouraging them to access a range of affordable financial services from their local credit union. All three companies received their awards from BBC broadcaster Jennifer Jones at a ceremony in The Pierhead, Cardiff Bay on International Credit…