11th March 2015- Cardiff-based business Box UK has today presented children’s charity Tŷ Hafan with a cheque for £2,000.   The software development consultancy participated in a number of fundraising events, including fancy dress days, an old device amnesty and a 10k run.   Tŷ Hafan supports life-limited children in Wales and was voted as Box UK’s charity of the year for 2014-15. The cheque was presented today by Benno Wasserstein, managing director of Box UK, and Sophie Hayden, chair…

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…

CELEBRATING 50 YEARS OF NUMBER ONE HITS, THE MAGIC OF MOTOWN REACH OUT® 2015 TOUR IS COMING TO TOWN Celebrating 50 years of UK number one hit singles, the Magic of Motown brings its brand-new 2015 REACH OUT® Tour to town. Songs like Dancing in the Street, My Girl, Where Did Our Love Go, My Guy and Baby Love rocketed Motown to the top of the singles charts in 1964, says show producer Michael Taylor. “Incredibly, 100 more Motown No1s…

Bobbi Brown Cosmetics is proud to announce the third iteration of The Pretty Powerful Campaign for Women & Girls. Launched in March of 2013, the first iteration of the campaign was targeted at promoting confidence in women through natural beauty. It has since evolved into a philanthropic project aimed at empowering women and girls through education. The Pretty Powerful Campaign for Women & Girls aims to help women of all ages “be who they are” by supporting educational or career training programs that provide them with crucial knowledge,…

ST DAVID’S HALL is set to be transformed into Renaissance Italy this weekend as Verdi’s breathtaking opera Rigoletto comes to Cardiff this Saturday night (7 March). Stunningly presented by the award-winning EllenKent Productions, this masterpiece is renowned for its sumptuous sets and colourful costumes. Upon its premier in 1850, censors tried to ban it due to its lurid portrayal of decadence in Renaissance Italy and scenes of nudity. Yet, it’s now rightly regarded as a classic amongst opera fans. Based…

EXPERIENCE the tragic tale that gripped Paris this weekend as Verdi’s spectacular opera La Traviata comes to St David’s Hall this Sunday 8th March 7:30pm. La Traviata tells the tale of consumptive courtesan Violetta and her doomed love for the aristocratic Alfredo. This semi-autobiographical story is based upon Alexandre Dumas’ novel which was partly inspired by his affair with Marie Duplessis, who died of tuberculosis. Much of Verdi’s finest work appears in this lavish production too. The Brindisi remains the…

Overview The tour will celebrate the world’s longest running science fiction TV series, presented by Fifth Doctor- Peter Davison, showcasing the evocative and thrilling music written by Murray Gold for the series since 2005 and featuring over 100 performers including the BBC National Orchestra of Wales and members of the BBC National Chorus of Wales. The show features a host of the Doctor’s famous adversaries including the iconic Daleks and Cybermen, the spine-chilling Silence and many more fan favourites.  …