Welsh singing sensation, Katherine Jenkins, crowns Armistice Cantata the National Lottery’s Best Education Project.    Force’s Sweetheart’ and Welsh classical singer, Katherine Jenkins, presented the National Lottery Award 2018 to the Armistice Cantata project in Cardiff.  The project is an intergenerational collaboration between pensioners from Goldies Cymru and the children at Thornhill Primary School. The announcement was made to them on Wednesday 12th September in front of BBC camera crews. The doors to Thornhill Primary School were open far…

 St David’s Catholic Sixth Form College is celebrating the continued success of its students following A Level results last month. After gaining exceptional A Level Results in English, Drama, Sociology, Media Studies, Art and Business Studies alongside Welsh Baccalaureate, St David’s alumna, Aisha Saeed will be pursuing a Business Management degree at the University of South Wales, starting this September. Following her outstanding academic achievements, Aisha has achieved a fully sponsored degree with a Network75 student status, allowing her to…

Radio Cardiff is flying the flag for South Wales in the community radio sector, with four shows shortlisted for prestigious UK awards. DJs and presenters Rhys Phillips, Ella West, Chris O’Brien and Louise Schofield have all had programming shortlisted for accolades at the 2018 Community Radio Awards. The four Radio Cardiff programmes included on the shortlist are: Louise Schofield – Female Presenter of the Year Cardiff This Week – Speech & Journalism of the Year OB’s Saturday Sport Show –…

  A Urology cancer administrator from the University Hospital of Wales, who gives up his own time to lead a running club and train his colleagues has been crowned the latest Health Hero.   Spiro Pezaros, 38 from Risca is a Urology cancer administrator at the University Hospital of Wales, is the first point of contact when patients are referred into the service for diagnosis of possible Urology cancer.   Spiro checks referrals that come in from GP surgeries to…

  Local primary school children slathered on the suncream and brought their inquisitive minds to a hospital site to learn about nature and the environment.   Llandough Primary School attended Our Orchard, a unique project at University Hospital Llandough (UHL) during the height of the summer heatwave to take part in bird watching, willow weaving and filling the purpose built bug hotel.   The children were also treated to an entertaining talk from Our Orchard Ambassador Dr Rhys Jones who…

  Student Volunteering  Cardiff (SVC) is an independent Cardiff based charity that runs over 20 amazing volunteering projects that help people within the local Cardiff community. These projects range from volunteering on NHS mental health wards, volunteering with people with disabilities and learning disabilities, to taking young carers on fun day trips! They are currently looking for Lead Volunteers to manage different projects and to lead volunteers in terms of when and where they are volunteering. Lead Volunteer roles will…

  A ground-breaking clinical trial has been launched in Cardiff to help prevent and manage the chronic autoimmune disease Type 1 diabetes.   The Clinical Research Facility (CRF) at Cardiff and Vale University Health Board (UHB) has dosed the first patient in the world with the new investigational drug. The drug aims to help the regrowth of insulin making ‘beta’ cells of the pancreas, which are lost in patients living with the disease. Despite being an early phase trial, the…

  Tomorrow’s Surgical Stars Compete for Centre Stage in Fourth Year of Unique Surgical Skills Competition Today, the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh (www.rcsed.ac.uk) together with sponsors Medtronic (www.medtronic.com), a global leader in medical technology, services and solutions, launch the nationwide surgical skills competition aiming to inspire, discover talent, and provide a platform for the next generation of surgeons.  With only 8% of medical undergraduates qualifying as surgeons in one of the ten specialities, surgery is an incredibly competitive…

Image: Mark, Victoria and Jen   A mum from Pontypridd tackled the Great North Run on Sunday 9 September to raise vital funds for Diabetes UK Cymru.   Jen Matchett, 32, chose to run the world’s biggest half marathon in support of her dad David, 56, who was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes in 1991.   Jen, 32, a secretary at Cardiff and Vale University Health Board, said, “A colleague mentioned how much water dad was drinking and suggested he…

By Kate Morgan On Wednesday night Cineworld hosted the world premiere of A Discovery of Witches. The television adaption of a trilogy of books by author Deborah Harkness is set to hit the small screens on September 14th on Sky One The invitation to the premiere for Sky One’s A Discovery of Witches foretold of a red carpet, drinks, canapés and photo ops. So of course, yours truly jumped at the chance. Enter an awkward budding journalist (aka me), a…