MARITIME CHARITY REMEMBERS WARTIME CONTRIBUTION WITH NEW FILM May 2015 Seventy years after the guns fell silent in Europe, a national maritime charity is marking VE Day (8 May) by launching a new video looking back at the work it undertook during the Second World War, and how its role has changed in the years since. During the six years of conflict the Shipwrecked Mariners’ Society gave financial support to thousands of shipwrecked survivors; not just sailors but soldiers, airmen,…

Survey reveals top regions and cities for housing market optimism  Research released today has revealed fresh insight into regional property trends across the UK*. Overall, people in southern areas are much more positive about their prospects of buying a house with 33% saying things are better, or much better, than a year ago. This figure drops to just 25% in the north, on average, and 24% in the east. The cities with the most positive outlook are London (22% are…

Vodafone would like to highlight that an increasing number of University students are being duped by mobile phone fraudsters using financial incentives, into handing over their personal data so that multiple phone contracts can be taken out in their name. This ongoing scam is losing students thousands of pounds, affecting their long-term credit rating and risking them a criminal record. On average, each claim is around £5k and 6 contracts are being taken out against each student’s details – this…

MAY promises to be another action-packed month at St David’s Hall with a dazzingly diverse programme featuring everything from side-splitting stand-ups to stunning solo artists! Art-rock legend Bryan Ferry reels off the hits from his solo career to a sold-out Cardiff crowd on 11 May – he may even throw in a few Roxy Music classics too! Likewise, there’s not a seat left in the house for Texas (5 May), who will give intimate performances of the very best from…

Aspiring Welsh tennis players enjoyed success in early pre-season tournaments nationally and internationally across various age groups. At the International Tennis Federation (ITF) event in Malta, Welsh U18s had a week to remember. Cardiff-based Matt Story reached the semi-finals in the male singles while Ricky Tong, also from Cardiff, secured a well-earned place in the quarter-finals. And after their exploits in the singles, Matt Story and Ricky Tong teamed up to take the boys doubles title in dramatic fashion. Also…

A lifelong Manchester United fan has supplied artwork for the recently opened Hotel Football Old Trafford, after GG Hospitality director, Gary Neville spotted his work on Twitter. Welsh artist Neil Roberts, aged 32, from Caernarfon, has designed a one-of-a-kind timeline featuring football superstars. The artwork lines the stairway to the Old Trafford Supporters Club and the main hotel stairway leading to the Player’s Lounge and Stadium Suite conference and event spaces. Neil’s artwork compliments the 70 pieces supplied by students…

St David’s Hall Tuesday 15 September 7.30pm Tickets on Sale on Friday 1 May at 9am LEGENDARY British songwriter Richard Thompson OBE is coming to St David’s Hall on Tuesday 15 September. Thompson is renowned as being one of the greatest rock guitarists of all time, and tickets for his spectacular live show go on sale tomorrow (Friday 1 May) from 9am. Having co-founded the groundbreaking group Fairport Convention as a teenager in the 60s, Thompson and his bandmates virtually…

A third of Cardiff residents check their phone 50 times per day and are glued to their mobile for 17 hours a week -Cardiff residents spend an average of 2 hours 32 minutes per day on their phone -Almost a fifth even check their phone while on the loo -Over one in ten would sacrifice time with their loved ones rather than lose their phone The mobile report commissioned by comparethemarket.com to mark the launch of its new mobile tariff…

  Old Post House, St Fagans Bed & Breakfast, Weddings, Events & Functions, “Pop Up” Restaurant A warm welcome awaits you at Old Post House Bed and Breakfast. Set in the picturesque village of St Fagans we’re perfectly positioned opposite St Fagans National History museum, and only a short drive away to enjoy the cosmopolitan and vibrant city centre of Cardiff. Ramblers and cyclists can enjoy many of the walk and cycle paths that surround the village making us an…

We’re over the ‘Bay’ for Tenovus Cancer Care The St. David’s Hotel & Spa challenged daredevils of Cardiff to take part in a once-in-a-lifetime zip wire challenge today in Cardiff Bay in aid of the hotel’s charity of the year, Tenovus Cancer Care, Wales’ leading cancer charity. More than 70 people from the ages of 12 up to 92, took part in today’s zip wire challenge and, tomorrow a second round of adrenalin junkies will take to the skies with over…