A new franchise has been launched in the Cardiff area to help small to medium sized businesses develop a professional online presence and drive trade. Katie Bullon, owner of Bull Digital Marketing, which is part of the UK and US-­‐ wide Active Net Marketing Franchise, says, “It’s vital for smaller businesses to be online in this digital age that we live in. If they are not, they will simply be overtaken by competition and ultimately will struggle to succeed. We…

This Easter bank holiday marks the much anticipated return to the Welsh capital of reggae legend and lauded dub pioneer Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry at the former Banking Hall of Portland House. The show will be a salute to the equally long awaited return of established live gigs in the former music hub of Cardiff Bay following the closure of both the Coal Exchange and The Point. Known primarily for his innovative studio techniques and eccentric character, the ground breaking work…

Fashion Targets Breast Cancer lookbook is now live and available here: www.fashiontargetsbreastcancer.org.uk/lookbook We have designs in from Marks & Spencer, River Island, Laura Ashley, Debenhams, Superga and exciting new partners Baukjen and Olivia Rubin. More stylish pieces will be arriving soon from Warehouse and Topshop. The charity fashion campaign – raising over £13.5 million in the UK since 1996 for pioneering research charity Breakthrough Breast Cancer – will launch on 14th April with products on sale for six weeks. Example…

Pupils who cycled, walked or scooted into Whitchurch Primary School in Cardiff North this morning were rewarded with a free breakfast, as part of their efforts to win a national competition.   Cheering on the efforts of pupils, parents and staff in the Big Pedal was local Cardiff North AM Julie Morgan.  Over 50 breakfasts were served on the day – including fruit smoothies made using the school’s own bicycle smoothie maker.   The school is encouraging its pupils to…

Financial Inclusion Commission calls for Minister for Financial Inclusion for Welsh Assembly EMBARGOED UNTIL 12:01am:London, March 11th, 2015: The Financial Inclusion Commission’s (FIC) report highlights the alarming extent of exclusion from financial services amongst millions of mainly low income families. Financial exclusion: the hard facts: Nearly 2 million adults don’t have a bank account Estimated 2 million took out a high-cost loan due to lack of access to credit 8.8 million are over indebted 13 million don’t have enough savings…

Personalise Your Easter Gifts with mt washi tape Spring forward and customise your Easter gifts with the versatile and colourful Japanese rice paper – mt washi tape.   Whether you’re entertaining and would like to brighten up your dining room table, planning an Easter egg hunt with the family or looking for something special to wrap those all important chocolates with this Easter, mt washi tape comes in a range of patterns and sizes to suit the occasion. The diverse…

‘Top Quality Table Tennis Facility Welcomes All Abilities with Sessions Aimed at Casual Players and Newcomers ’ Cardiff City Table Tennis Club is now open seven days a week for the city to come and try out a sport on the rise. As the only full-time table tennis centre in Wales, the club boasts seven world-class tables and a team of qualified coaches who have competed at the very highest levels of the game. The club is not just for…

Women’s entrepreneurial spirit is alive and kicking, something the Institute of Enterprise and Entrepreneurs (IOEE) is keen to celebrate. We found out what happened when the nationwide tour of the IOEE’s ‘Meet A Mentor’ events, designed especially to support women entrepreneurs, hit Cardiff City Hall. Right now, women mean business in a big way. More and more successful companies have women at the helm and ever more women are transforming their passions into profit. When the national Meet A Mentor…

CANCER CHARITY BENEFITS FROM M&S FITNESS FUNDRAISING Staff from Marks & Spencer stores in Cardiff and across the region have raised over £21,000 for Velindre Cancer Care following a weekend of fitness themed events. 10 members of the M&S Wales & West team, including nine store managers, took part in the 10k St David’s Day Run in Cardiff. Meanwhile, colleagues in 16 stores across the region also joined in the sponsored fitness fun, taking to treadmills, static bikes and cross…

Big plans for return of Cardiff’s most exciting pop-up venue on Dumballs Road After staging three months of successful foodie events at the end of last year, Nicholas Saunders, the twenty-three year old Cardiff Metropolitan University graduate behind Cardiff’s most exciting pop-up venue, DEPOT, has just signed a new lease for the premises.   The new contract means that the warehouse will play host to a variety of pop-up food and drink events, installations, guest residencies, music and festivals; and…