Wales’ largest Welsh language community festival Tafwyl returns to Cardiff Castle this weekend with a 2 day free event. Now in its tenth year, Tafwyl celebrates and showcases the use of Welsh in our Capital City by bringing together the biggest names in Welsh arts, culture and sport against the stunning backdrop of Cardiff Castle. Fresh from Glastonbury festival, Radio 1 DJ and Tafwyl ambassador Huw Stephens will open the inclusive festival, organised by Menter Caerdydd, which welcomes people of…

Local charity Welsh Hearts have teamed up with one of Cardiff’s most popular places to be, Cathedral 73 to offer you a summer “alfresco” ladies lunch on Friday 17th July. You can dine on the patio of Cathedral 73 and enjoy a sparkling reception, gorgeous lunch and cocktails galore. Entertainment is also provided throughout the day. This is a great event for coming together with friends and meeting new people and supporting the work carried out by Welsh Hearts. All of the money raised from…

  TOP FIVE TIPS FOR TRAVELLING WITH TEENS   Choose your destination together Involving your teen in choosing your destination ensures that both parents and teens have the chance to enjoy different aspects of the trip   Give your teenager a budget Give your teen an allowance for the holiday to give them the independence they crave then let them keep what they don’t spend at the end of the trip.   Don’t force them to go without internet Plan…

Julie James AM, Deputy Minister for Skills and Technology, visited RNIB’s head office in Cardiff today to officially launch the Online Today service in Wales. Online Today is a Lottery funded UK-wide project that will support blind and partially sighted people to get online.   A team of digital inclusion officers and volunteers are working with people with sight loss, or who are deaf or hard of hearing, to help them gain confidence in using digital technology in everyday life….

Care chief says the new legislation is “utter madness” A number of nursing homes in Cardiff could be forced to close because of new UK Government rules, a social care chief has warned. The controversial legislation will force non-European workers to return home if they are not earning at least £35,000 after six years – and that will include well-qualified nurses working in social care. According to Care Forum Wales, the body that represents the independent social care sector in…

  Aseptika Ltd announces the latest release of its Activ8rlives App for Health Monitoring and Food Diary version 3.2. This latest addition allows users to record data from Activ8rlives’ growing range of consumer-focused health monitors and store these data in both the Activ8rlives web-servers and Apple’s Health App (HealthKit) on iPhones to share with data from other health-related Apps.   Health information that can be collected as standard by Activ8rlives and shared with Apple Health includes: Steps, weight, BMI, body…

Its true what they say, ‘it’s not all about winning’….however, it certainly does give you a boost (!) especially when the prize is as baa-rilliant as this one! I was lucky enough to win the new ‘Shaun the Sheep movie’ through Cardiff Times Facebook competitions! And it’s safe to say, it caused quite a few excited bleetings in our household! As did the accompanying ‘bag’ (which despite being nearly 30 myself, i did consider trying on, but decided better of…

  FACEBOOK AND ENTERPRISE NATION LAUNCH ‘BOOST YOUR BUSINESS’ SUMMER TOUR FOR SMALL BUSINESSES TO HIT CARDIFF   ·   AimsFree event aimed at small businesses at National Museum on July 6 Series of free SME focused workshop events in five cities across the UK ·       Sharing expert tips on latest techniques to boost business on Facebook ·       Aims to train over 3,500 e-commerce experts to deliver Facebook business prowess   Facebook and small business network Enterprise Nation have teamed up…

Five directors of restaurants in Yeovil, Cardiff and Newport are the latest to be banned from running companies for knowingly employing illegal workers, following investigations into three restaurant businesses by the Insolvency Service.   Abdul Boshor (43) and Samiur Rahman (24), who ran the Empire Restaurant (Cardiff) Ltd, signed undertakings banning them from acting as directors for seven and six years respectively. Abdul Kayum (46) and Rothna Begum (40), who ran the Akash Indian Restaurant in Yeovil, signed undertakings for…

Another triumph for Cardiff’s Highway Mix A skittles team who have just crowned a successful year in the Roath Winter League with a victory in a major inter county tournament in Weston Super Mare. The team, who play out of Roath Social and Sports Club, found themselves facing formidable opposition from all over Wales and England. But experience paid off as the Highway Mix A team made it through to the last 12.  Again they held their nerve and won…