The National Young Writers’ Awards is set to return with a bang as world renowned best-selling children’s author David Walliams has been named judge for 2018!    The competition, organised by tuition provider, Explore Learning, has been running for ten years and has inspired hundreds of thousands of children across the UK to put pen to paper and give writing a try.     The theme for this year is ‘Heroes’ where children are tasked with writing a 500 word story…

Official figures show it would take the average Brit between seven and 29 years to be able to put down a 10% deposit on a house in their city Londoners need to save for the longest amount of time to buy a home, while people in Edinburgh should be able to get on the property ladder more quickly Piggyback Property offers an alternative way to benefit from the property market, even for those who cannot afford to buy outright January…

Children’s charity Dreams and Wishes has secured funding to support children from across South Wales who are living with life-limiting conditions – thanks to a renewed charity partnership with Thomson Airways. Staff at Thomson Airways’ Cardiff Airport base have donated almost £30,000 since the partnership began in September 2015, and the airline has confirmed donations will continue for a further year. Money is raised in a variety of ways by Thomson pilots, cabin crew and ground staff based at the…

Christmas is a time for giving, so it’s not surprising that the connection between coins and Christmas has a very long history. Stir-up Sunday, this year on Sunday 20 November, is a lovely Christmas tradition that includes the whole family. The Royal Mint’s silver sixpence plays a very important part in this custom – it’s the day when Christmas puddings should be made in order to give them enough time to mature before Christmas, when every family member can take…

  Cardiff Safety Deposit (CSD) is the first of its kind in Cardiff; with banks no longer providing the highly valued safety deposit service, this independent company has stepped in to fulfill the need for the protection of your jewellery, cash and all other items of value – both financial and sentimental. Manufactured out of materials independently tested and built to resist not only electrical impact and cutting/grinding machines but also explosive charges, these vaults are virtually indestructible. And with…

The Royal Mint is looking for young designers across South Wales to enter a competition to design both sides of a very special medal – lucky winners will have their design struck in bronze for presentation to Her Majesty The Queen to wish her a very happy 90th birthday.   The Royal Mint Museum’s Education Manager, Lucy-Ann Pickering said: “This is a fantastic opportunity for the primary schoolchildren of South Wales to show off their talent for design. We are…

Wales’ largest building society, a Cardiff college and a local restaurant run by two former MasterChef finalists have teamed up for a unique culinary venture to raise money for charity. Principality Building Society, Cardiff and Vale College and Hokkei have joined forces to put on Hokkei in the Classroom, an evening of festive fun and innovative Asian cooking all in aid of mental health charity Mind Cymru, Principality’s Charity of the Year. Using fresh, locally sourced ingredients, students from CAVC…