Liverpool FC legend and Sky Sports Pundit Graeme Souness is the latest sporting legend to star in a sports dinner at the Vale Sports Arena on Friday November 4th. The former Liverpool FC player and 5 times Champions League winner is another huge name to hit Penarth Vale Sports Arena joining Robbie Fowler, Didi Hamman and Jason McAteer, Paul Gascoigne and current champion of the world and Hollywood actor Tony Bellow. Guests will enjoy a 3 course meal, Q and A, speeches, auctions and much more in a fun and enjoyable…
Wales is celebrating the historic success of its national football team at Euro 2016 by offering free entry on Sunday 26 June to its historic castles and monuments. Having reached the last 16 in the 2016 UEFA European Championship at the top of its qualifying group, an epic achievement by all accounts for a small country of three million, people are now being given the opportunity to visit iconic Welsh landmarks such as Beaumaris Castle, Caenarforn Castle and Conwy Castle…
Welsh games designers and enthusiasts will get the chance to meet global industry experts and gaming professionals at the annual Wales Games Development Show being held at Cardiff’s Tramshed venue on Saturday 18 June, 2016. Celebrated games designer Catherine Woolley, whose credits include games in the Harry Potter series, heads up an extensive guest speaker programme at the event. Catherine, who was recently recognised as a BAFTA Breakthrough Brit will present the inaugural BAFTA Cymru Dewi Vaughan Owen keynote speechat…
Pembrokeshire powerboat ace, Daisy Coleman (29) is set to join the crew of Team Britannia, a new round the world record attempt. The self-confessed adrenaline junkie will join the round the world powerboat, which hopes to cut up to seven days off the current record of 60 days 23 hours 49 minutes, held by New Zealander Pete Bethune. Team Britannia, lead by British ocean racing legend Alan Priddy, will use a revolutionary semi-wave slicing boat that will carve…
Alzheimer’s Society in Wales created a Euro themed cupcake display to support Wales’ presence in the European Football Championship Finals and to celebrate the UK’s first ever Cupcake Day in association with woman&home on Thursday 16 June, which is also the day that Wales take on England. Everyone is encouraged to bake, sell or buy cupcakes at events up and down the country. From organising a sale at a school to hosting a get-together at the weekend, it’s easy to…
Relate Cymru releases tips on how to reconnect with your Dad this Father’s Day Father’s Day is meant to be a time to celebrate our Dads and thank them for all they have done for us, but what if your relationship is far from perfect? If this is the case, you may take some solace in the fact that you are not alone. A recent study of over 16s in the UK by Relate, Marriage Care and Relationships Scotland* found…
Commenting on the publication today of Wales’ most recent greenhouse gas emissions figures, WWF Cymru Policy and Advocacy Officer Jessica McQuade said: “WWF Cymru is pleased that Welsh greenhouse gas emissions have reduced between 2013 and 2014, and we’re back on the right path to tackling climate change. However, we need to act faster if we are to avoid the 2°c of warming in our climate that scientists agree would be catastrophic. “We now have an Environment…
Visitors and worshipers at one of Wales’ cathedrals are now assured of emergency first aid in the event of someone having a heart attack. Cardiff-based training company Ajuda has recently installed a defibrillator and provided training at Newport Cathedral. Dawn Evans, founder and managing director of Ajuda, said: “We were thrilled to be of assistance to the congregation and team at Newport Cathedral. They are going the extra mile for their parishioners and visitors who can be confident…
New hard hitting Cancer Research UK report published today An ambitious new plan for cancer services in Wales is urgently needed to cope with growing numbers of people being diagnosed with the disease, a leading charity has warned today. A comprehensive report for Cancer Research UK has concluded that some people in Wales are waiting too long for test results which determine whether they have cancer. The ‘Where next for cancer services in Wales?’ report, published today, also found other…
If you have ever visited Seedrs, CrowdCube or Funding Circle you will be well aware of the capacity business’ now have to launch new ideas and access growth capital. Transforming the way people seek investment, aspiring entrepreneurs can rely on a ‘crowd’ of funders to provide financial backing to their projects in return for an equity stake. It is estimated that by 2020, crowdfunding will raise £15bn for British innovators, entrepreneurs, community groups, artists, sports people and others1….
