SPRING’S IN THE AIR THIS MOTHER’S DAY AT CARLUCCIO’S At Carluccio’s you’ll find a beautiful collection of gifts, perfect for Mother’s Day. From a vibrant posy of chocolate flowers to the finest olives from Liguria, there’s a show-­stopping present for every Mum at Carluccio’s. Gifts are available from 10th March 2017 in all Carluccio’s food shops and online at www.carluccios.com.

The Hawkshead Relish Company has launched their latest innovation in a flavour extravagance with the NEW Black Garlic Ketchup. The flavour of black garlic is created with baking whole, fresh garlic bulbs for 40 days at a very low temperature creating an extraordinary flavour; rich, smooth & bursting with a balsamic sweetness. Combining the pureed garlic cloves by hand with fresh tomatoes, olive oil & Anglesey Sea Salt this ketchup sauce is the ultimate edition to cooked meats, tartlets, potato…

  We recently visited Strada and were greeted by friendly staff who kindly asked where we would prefer to sit.  We chose to sit inside, being as it looked a little cosier. The décor was modern and sophisticated with a warm Mediterranean feel to it, with images and messages on the walls spelling out the love of food for me.  The restaurant felt alive and made me want to be part of it. Once seated, we were given menus and…

Edward Sulman from Swansea has become the 5,000th disabled person in Wales to be supported into a job by Remploy Cymru through the UK Government’s Work Choice programme for people with more severe disabilities and health conditions. Edward, aged 44, used to work as a chef but now needs a mobility scooter to help him get around, after a glass injury caused an infection which led to the amputation of his right leg below the knee. “Life took a dramatic…

  This St. David’s Day, Rebecca Evans joins BBC National Orchestra and Chorus of Wales to celebrate Wales’ patron saint at St David’s Hall.   The Welsh soprano, with up and coming artists tenor Joshua Owen Mills [originally from Neath] and violinist Charlie Lovell-Jones, celebrate Wales’ rich cultural heritage with the music of Sir Karl Jenkins, Paul Mealor, Ivor Novello, Morfydd Owen and Joseph Parry. Winner of the Urdd National Eisteddfod’s composer medal and one of the most promising young…

The 2017 St David’s Day Run looks to raise over £50,000 for charity Cardiff’s biggest fun run takes place this weekend, and its organisers are encouraging local people and families to get involved, sign up and raise money for a variety of good causes. Annual fun run takes place on weekend closest to St David’s Day each year Over 120,000 runners have taken place in annual race in the past five years More than 8,500 runners have tackled the 10K…

The Fire Brigades Union (FBU) has welcomed the news that fire and rescue services in Wales are to be given a statutory duty to respond to flooding emergencies. It now means England is the only nation in the UK where firefighters do not have a duty to respond to flooding. The new duty will come into effect in Wales on 1 April 2017. The Welsh Assembly has committed £1.8m in funding to replace ageing flooding and water rescue equipment as…

The Military Preparation College network ’stealing a march’ on its rivals A specialist network of military preparation colleges, with centres in Cardiff, Newport, Bridgend, Swansea and Merthyr Tydfil, has been named “Training Provider of the Year” in one of the UK’s most prestigious awards for further education. The Motivational Preparation College for Training (MPCT) group, which helps young people to build life skills, self-confidence, and physical fitness through an ‘active learning’ approach, scooped the top prize at the Times Education…

 Know any amazing Working Dads or Local Bosses? Cardiff SuperAchievers Awards return with new categories! As the increasingly popular SuperAchievers awards open for nominations this week to showcase the success of those in Cardiff who strive to achieve, having a positive impact on their colleagues, families and the local economy, this year Pitman Training has announced the addition of two new categories to also recognise working dads and inspiring employers from across the region. With a recent survey from Pitman…

On 24th February 2017, Alcumus, the UK’s market-leading provider of technology-enabled business assurance and compliance risk management solutions, was honoured to have His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales officially opening its new Cardiff head office at Axys House, Parc Nantgarw, Cardiff. This is a momentous occasion for Alcumus as it builds on its strong Welsh links following the acquisition of Santia Consulting and SafeContractor in late 2015.  The new Alcumus head office will provide much-needed space for its rapidly-expanding…