by Aaliyah Buchanan To honour Mental Health Awareness Week 2017 I thought I would write about the amazing experience I had when visiting NewLink Wales, a well-being charity located in Cardiff that helps people from a variety of backgrounds and walks of life move on from problems that were previously holding them back, including: substance misuse, confidence issues, anxiety, psychological trauma, mental health issues, offending behaviour and a range of other social problems. Last year they expanded the organisation from…

The annual YCN Student Awards name students from University of South Wales as one of commended entries for Quorn brief Young students from University of South Wales were highly commended in this year’s YCN Student Awards for creative ideas developed for Quorn™, a brand that produces a wide range of sustainable, protein-rich products. The YCN Student Awards shine a light on creative excellence of students and recent graduates from countries across the globe. Quorn, whose mission is to encourage the…

Study reveals dog owners are throwing fancy paw-ties for their pups and showering them with gifts Two thirds of Brits spend more than £10 treating their dog to an extra special day Over half treat their canine companion to a special birthday feast  A new celebratory birthday steak dinner for dogs goes on sale! Children aren’t the only ones being lavished with extra special birthday celebrations as new research reveals 75% of pet owners celebrate their dog’s special day, highlighting…

There are just eleven days left for Bear Grylls fans to enter a competition that would see the lucky winner and a friend offered the opportunity of a lifetime to help mark the 10th birthday of The Royal Navy and Royal Marines Charity. International adventurer and survivalist Bear Grylls is offering fans the chance to grab a bite to eat around the campfire and ask for personal survival tips at an official Bear Grylls Survival Course in Wales later this…

On Tuesday 6 June, The Woman in Black celebrates its 27th anniversary in the West End and opens in Cardiff for eight haunting performances at the New Theatre. A brilliantly told ghost story full of atmosphere, illusion and controlled horror it has gripped and terrified over 7 million theatergoers since it first opened. In the play, a lawyer obsessed with a curse that he believes has been cast over him and his family engages a young actor to help him…

Cardiff dietitian recommends eating a ‘rainbow’ of vegetables for National Vegetarian Week GLORIOUS! Soups highlights 5 vegetarian ‘rainbow’ soups to eat through the week On-trend purple Russian Beetroot Soup is high in inorganic nitrates, which helps reduce blood pressure The world has gone mad for rainbow and unicorn-inspired food. So, with National Vegetarian Week just around the corner (May 15 to 21), GLORIOUS! Soups has teamed up with a dietitian at Cardiff Metropolitan University to highlight the health benefits of eating a ‘rainbow’ of fruit…

Why not come along to St Edward’s Music & Arts Centre (Westville Road) in Cardiff on Friday, June 2nd at 7.30pm. Entry is free but must be reserved on: [email protected]. This original one-man show entitled “PRÉVERT, PIANO AND POETRY”, was created and interpreted by the 20 year old French concert pianist, Alexandre PRÉVERT. It is a concert-show, played in French or in English in Great-Britain, that combines major works for classical piano with poetry, staged in a simple fashion that…

Cardiff Business Improvement District (BID) has today (24 April) launched their team of City Centre Ambassadors, recruited to give local businesses a voice and make sure visitors to the city have the best possible experience during their stay. The Ambassadors will take to the streets seven days a week and will be the BID’s eyes and ears, recording issues affecting organisations within the BID area making sure that Wales’ capital operates effectively for the businesses and their customers. The uniformed…

  Ffotogallery is proud to present the third edition of Diffusion, a biennial festival of world class photography and contemporary art featuring over 60 artists in a month long programme of exhibitions, events and activities Diffusion 2017 looks at REVOLUTION in its widest context, investigating social change, freedom of expression, popular protest, human rights and the pursuit of utopias through the prism of photography and lens-based media. Highlights include State of the Nations, a special commission for Diffusion by Peter…

Cardiff University has moved up nine places to 36th in Europe’s Top 100 Most Innovative Universities. And the University has maintained its spot as 8th in the UK, according to Reuters’ second annual list. The Reuters rankings identify the educational institutions doing the most to advance science, invent new technologies, and help drive the global economy. The league table is based on data including academic papers, patent filings, industry citations and industry collaborations. Cardiff University Vice-Chancellor, Professor Colin Riordan, said: “Innovation…