·         Lidl is donating Christmas dinners to 131 local charities and community causes tackling loneliness and isolation across the country ·         The supermarket will donate 282 turkeys, 4,716 pigs in blankets and 65kg of Brussels sprouts, providing up to 3,000 Christmas dinners ·         The festive food items will enable the charities to bring people together and host a Christmas dinner over the festive period ·         The products will supplement the food surplus that the supermarket already donates from its stores…

Flowing mulled vine, delicious bratwurst sausages and Nutella crêpes, December is here and Cardiff’s Winter Wonderland is back for 2018! What better way to get into the Christmas spirit than to visit Winter Wonderland? You have until 6 January 2019 to head down to Winter Wonderland for ice skating, fun fair attractions, food, drink and lots of Christmas cheer! With some exciting new developments, Winter Wonderland is bigger and better than ever before, with lots of fun for all the…

Samsung Electronics is working with local communities to make wishes come true this festive period.   During this busy time, it’s sometimes easy to forget how difficult it can be for people to be separated from loved ones. With this in mind, Samsung are teaming up with local hospitals and charities across the Nation to create and donate unique experiences, powered by technology, to bring a little extra joy. The experiences could range from a Virtual Reality Experience, an Ultimate…

Debenhams Cardiff store is on the hunt for over 95 new members of staff this Christmas to help deliver the perfect shopping experience and encourage shoppers to ‘do a bit of Debenhams’. The colleagues will work on the sales floor during the store’s busiest times including Black Friday, Christmas and the Boxing Day sales. Successful applicants will start mid-November and work until the beginning of January. Debenhams has a strong position in the gifting market with ranges across beauty, accessories,…

Heralding the start of the festive season, Sunday 3rd December sees the return of Crafts for Christmas at St Donat’s Castle in the Vale of Glamorgan. This popular annual craft fair showcases a wonderful mix of handmade crafts and food exhibitors; the perfect opportunity to kick start your Christmas shopping! With over 50 stalls to browse, including a number of first time exhibitors such as Bees Delights, Hearts & Dragonflies Jewellery, Skratch Ceramics and Fauvette, you’re sure to find that…

Love giving a gift… but hate trawling the shops or internet? You need to check out UnderWraps. This new online gift-finding service helps busy people find thoughtful gifts without the shopping hassle. By combining personal gift-shoppers, a clever bit of tech, and a curated Gift Collection that celebrates independent makers and designers, they’ll take your gift ideas and make them happen.  Here in the Cardiff-Times office we set them a challenge to find a unique and interesting gift for an…

The Welsh Capital has everything you need to get into the spirit of Christmas, so whether you stay for the weekend or just pay us a visit for the day, here is a round-up of what’s on in Cardiff this festive season… With only 12 weeks until Christmas, plans are well underway in the Welsh Capital as the city prepares to embark on a festive season full of magic and merriment. Award winning events, entertainment, attractions and a first-class shopping…

Cardiff’s New Theatre – home to Wales’ no.1 family pantomime – has announced today that Samantha Womack, Gareth Thomas, Mike Doyle, Chico and Tam Ryan will star in Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. This year’s fun-filled, spectacular comes to the New from Saturday 9 December 2017 – Sunday 14 January 2018. Actress and singer Samantha Womack is best-known for her role in EastEnders as the late Ronnie Mitchell, whose chilling on-screen departure was seen by over nine million television…

The Girl, my ten year old daughter, has Down Syndrome (DS).My phone rang just as The Girl and I were walking into the clinic for her speech therapy appointment. It was the therapist calling. She had just returned to her car in Whitchurch and found that two of the windows had been smashed. She keeps no patient details unattended in the car but it had been ransacked. We cancelled the session so that the therapist could contact the police and…

  Looking for Stocking Fillers? These recently released films are perfect for Christmas. Suicide Squad – Blu-ray/DVD   Suicide Squad is the latest DC installment where the worst of the worst and are recruited by the government to try and do some good for once, starring Will Smith, Margot Robbie, Jared Leto and many more. Me Before You – Blu-ray/DVD   Experience the joy of what life and love have to offer with this global box office hit Me Before You, starring Emilia Clarke and…