On Friday, September 30, the Kotatsu Japanese Animation Festival launches for another series of film screenings in Wales. More than 10 feature films have been programmed to present the wide variety of stories and styles in Japanese animation. This year, we welcome two guests from Japan for what will be a unique event. The action then continues in Aberystwyth in October as people will get two days of film screenings. We are happy to say Kotatsu festival is part…

          Breast Cancer Patient is first to be treated with Proton Beam Therapy in the UK The first patient to be treated with high energy proton beam therapy for breast cancer in the UK commenced treatment this week at the Rutherford Cancer Centre South Wales. Jan Johnson from Swansea was diagnosed with breast cancer in May 2018. After researching various treatment options from chemotherapy to proton beam therapy, Ms. Johnson made the decision to pursue proton…

    Technology which has given people with diabetes easier access to crucial information about their blood sugar levels is already making a difference across Wales. Now researchers at Swansea University are hoping the increasing use of glucose monitoring devices will help encourage patients with diabetes to lead more active lifestyles. Swansea University Associate Professor Dr Richard Bracken said: “Hypoglycaemia, or low blood sugar, is a real fear facing people with type 1 diabetes.  As exercise can cause glucose changes…

  Charity says Welsh Government is ignoring huge swell of public support for change Cycling UK urges Government to build on legacy of Geraint Thomas UK celebrates 50 years of legal cycling on bridleways today As cyclists celebrate 50 years today (03 August) of being legally allowed to ride on bridleways in the UK, Cycling UK is urging the Welsh Government not to lose momentum in its proposals to improve public access. The right for people to cycle on bridleways…

    Derrick Barry, Sonique and Gabrielle are amongst this year’s acts who will be performing at Pride Cymru’s Big Weekend on 24 – 26 August 2018. Drag performer, Derrick Barry, is widely known for impersonating Britney Spears, competing in the third season of America’s Got Talent, and the eighth season of RuPaul’s Drag Race. BRIT Award-winning singer, producer and DJ, Sonique, is best known for her 1998 international hit single It Feels So Good. Gabrielle is an English singer…

More than half (55 per cent) of dog shelters believe celebrities and social media are driving sales of ‘fashionable’ breeds, causing unpopular breeds to stay stuck in shelters Staffordshire Bull Terriers, Akitas and Greyhounds top the list of most common dog breeds in animal rescue, whilst pugs top ‘waiting lists’ of desirable dogs to adopt. In 2017, French Bulldogs were the most popular breed in the UK– spurred by celebrity owners such as Lady Gaga – whilst the number of…

      Splish Splash is staged entirely in and under water, and is an Oily Cart and National Theatre Wales (NTW) co-production commissioned as part of NTW’s NHS at 70 Festival. The watery wonderland toured hydrotherapy pools in NHS hospitals, hospices and special schools across Wales, playing to an audience of just two young people and their carers in each performance, and featuring a cast of four actors and a musician playing live on floating instruments in the water….

Public vote closes midnight on Sunday for talent contest run by Crimestoppers charity’s youth service Fearless A talent competition run by Fearless, the youth service of UK charity Crimestoppers, has been narrowed down to a final three, with the public vote closing on Sunday. The competition, titled FAME by Fearless, is for 11-16 year-olds and is being run by Fearless.org across South Wales, following on from a similar contest run in 2016 that covered the whole of the UK. The…

      Roshan Khan will complete the Cardiff University/Cardiff Half Marathon less than a year on from undergoing a quadruple heart bypass, all in the name of Cardiff & Vale Health Charity. The journey that led Roshan to take on the iconic 13.1 mile course began following the loss of his wife to breast cancer in 2015. He began to feel pains in his chest, but put it down to grief and a lack of fitness in his bid…

    Commenting on today’s decision by the Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee to raise interest rates by a quarter of a percentage point, StepChange Debt Charity urges policymakers to keep a close eye on the impact of higher rates on debt servicing costs, as even small changes can tip financially precarious households into difficulty. Latest data from the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) shows that 34% of total outstanding mortgage debt (by value) is held on variable rates –…