UK Export Finance’s (UKEF) annual report and accounts, published this week, reveal almost £7.5 million of support for Welsh exporters, resulting in over £64 million worth of overseas sales. One of the Welsh companies benefiting from UKEF support this year was Carpenter and Paterson, a specialist manufacturer of pipe suspension equipment based in Welshpool. By working with overseas buyer Reliance India, UKEF helped to ensure over 100 construction and supply contracts on Reliance’s project in Jamnagar India went to UK…

The independent charity Crimestoppers is running a new campaign in South Wales to help deter people from carrying knives on the streets. The rise of knife crime is a national issue and reports of individuals carrying knives in public increases fear and worry in communities. In the year 2016/2017, there were an estimated 910 recorded incidents involving a knife and sharp instrument in Wales, with 477 of those coming in South Wales. That equates to a 17% increase on the…

In my years of being a Hearing Audiologist I have been told many stories about what people clean their ears with from the everyday cotton swabs to pens, paperclips, hair grips, glasses arms, car keys. I’m sure nearly everyone reading this is guilty of sticking something in their ears they are not supposed to so I’m going to explain why the old wives tale ‘nothing smaller than your elbow’ is so true. Our ears are designed by nature to be…

Sustainable Food Cities take a new approach to food in order to deal with some of today’s most critical social, environmental and economic challenges. A sustainable food city is a community-wide initiative that involves many organisations from local authorities, local health boards and trusts, shops, restaurants and other businesses, universities and the third sector. By working collaboratively, they are making healthy and sustainable food a defining characteristic of where they live. At the moment, there are more than 50 Sustainable…

Cardiff’s International Arts Festival looks back on an exceptional 11 days of live music, brand new Wales Millennium Centre theatre co-productions, PROCESSIONS Cardiff, community projects, free events and much more • Over 26,000 people attended Festival of Voice gigs, theatre productions, community projects and more over 11 days between 7-17 June, with sold-out shows from Gruff Rhys, Patti Smith, Laura Veirs, Tank and the Bangas and more. • Headline music artists included Patti Smith, Elvis Costello & The Imposters, Billy…

The University of South Wales Music & Sound Vinyl Sampler “Create” is a compilation album showcasing a selection of the school’s artists. The featured tracks have been chosen by a panel of tutors and industry guests who spent a music filled few weeks hotly debating the high standard of entries. The end result is a fantastic collection of 11 tracks written, performed and engineered by USW students, wrapped in a gatefold cover designed by MA Graphic student Kim Appleby and…

Leading car supermarket group, CarShop, celebrated coming together as individuals at the Birmingham Pride Parade. It was the perfect opportunity for CarShop to live true to their purpose of “leading the evolution of the used car marketplace.” Colleagues from the Cardiff store of the award-winning car retailer quickly offered up their spare time to take part in Birmingham Pride. 20 people across the business signed up almost immediately, and with their guests invited too, they made up a cavalry of…

A Welsh charity is looking for 2,000 children, parents, aunts, uncles, and teachers to help them beat a world record – and raise vital funds. Hybu, based at the Motorpoint Arena, Cardiff, aims to break the world record for the largest of people in the same place dressed as characters from an illustrated children’s storybook. It will stage the attempt at the Motorpoint Arena  Cardiff on July 7. There will be themed storybook rooms, fun games for youngsters, and the…

Following the success of their spring concert in Oxford, top young singers from all over the UK are coming together for a 30 minute ‘pop-up’ performance in the heart of Cardiff at 12pm on Friday 24th August 2018. The National Youth Training Choir (aged 13 – 18) will be livening up National Museum Cardiff and entertaining passers-by with a range of songs and melodies, learned on their Summer course, held in Royal Masonic School for Girls. The outdoors performance takes…

Recently at Wales’ National team open training session in Wrexham, The Football Association of Wales announced their partnership with Welsh Hearts/Calonnau Cymru with Ryan Giggs at the helm. The long-term aim of the partnership is to deliver lifesaving defibrillators, equipment and training to all football clubs in Wales. Football clubs and training facilities across Wales are often the hub of communities, used by many different teams and community groups. However, many of these integral community spaces currently do not have…