It has been roughly one month since my application was accepted to run the London Marathon.  I will be raising money for NewLink Wales, a local substance misuse and wellbeing charity. Well, what a month it has been.  I began fundraising two days before Christmas and have already raised over £800.  I cannot quite believe the amount of support that I have received from friends, family, work colleagues, and complete strangers. I have never been involved with fundraising before, but…

Abandoning your glasses is not the normal advice from opticians, but it has helped to land Cardiff lad, Louis Cottrell, a place in the national basketball squad. For Louis, 11, who has been wearing specs since he was seven, sport is a passion, but always hindered by the need for prescription sports goggles.  His optician suggested trying a novel overnight form of vision correction, called Ortho-k, with great results – “Now I can now see perfectly well without my glasses….

These are the first pictures of a brand new obstacle to feature at the return of the world’s biggest inflatable obstacle course – Gung-Ho! – to Cardiff in March. Dubbed ‘the toughest obstacle yet’ by brains behind the event Alex Winters, the 30m long, gauntlet-style ‘Danger Zone’ will be at Bute Park on Saturday 18 March, joining inflatables including Europe’s tallest inflatable slide – the 72ft high, 200ft long Thriller. Danger Zone, filled with as much air as 16 MILLION…

The UK’s most successful business founders launch the second Entrepreneurs Exchange – a day of events to inspire and support the next generation of British entrepreneurs Speaker events, backed by HSBC UK, to take place on 2nd March 2017 in the UK to inspire and provide practical advice to British companies Focus on helping more entrepreneurs grow their businesses domestically and in seizing export opportunities overseas   Entrepreneurs Exchange, the nationwide programme that connects the next generation of British entrepreneurs…

Comic Relief Live, a series of unique comedy gigs hosted by familiar Comic Relief faces, will visit four UK cities for Red Nose Day 2017, starting on Thursday 9 February. All ticket and venue information can be found at rednoseday.com/comedy. Comic Relief Live in Cardiff will see Elis James host a wonderful night of fresh and raw talent at The Glee Club that will profile and highlight the comedy stars of the future, including: Dane Baptiste, Ivo Graham, Lou Sanders, Mike…

Oasis Dental Care are holding two Open Evening Events at the practice for people who are dental phobic, or who are considering Implants and a smile make over. On Tuesday the 7th February from 5 pm – 8 pm Dr Zena Aseeley, who will be hosting their Beauty Evening Event.  Go along to chat about Derma Fillers, Lip Fillers and Anti-Wrinkle Injections. They will also have special offers only available at this event.  Take a look at their Beauty Room, have a Free…

Dr Sarah Curran, Reader and Principal Lecturer in Podiatry at Cardiff Metropolitan University’s Cardiff School of Health Sciences, has been awarded a National Teaching Fellowship by the Higher Education Academy. Dr Curran is the first podiatry lecturer in the country to win the prestigious award. Dr Sarah Curran The National Teaching Fellowship Scheme, funded by the Higher Education Funding Councils for England and Wales and the Department for the Economy (DfE) Northern Ireland, recognises and rewards excellent learning and teaching. …

    A highly experienced care home manager with the X-Factor has had a double success in major national awards. Angela Rees, is in charge of the Ty Newydd care home in Roath, Cardiff, which cares for a small number of women aged 18 to 65 with mental health issues, and is known as an effective leader who is keen for her staff to progress so they can maximise the help they give to clients. It is this dedication to…

      THE Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama Symphony Orchestra returns to St David’s Hall next Tuesday (7 February) for a fun-filled Lunchtime Concert featuring music from Star Wars!   Orchestradventure! has been specially devised to capture the imagination of children and teachers through the power of live classical music. With the help of presenter Tom Redmond, the orchestra vividly brings to life some of the greatest stories ever told. Plus, along the way they will introduce…

      THE prestigious 2016/17 International Concert Series continues at St David’s Hall on Wednesday 22 February as the Philharmonia Orchestra are joined by sensational pianist Pierre-Laurent Aimard.   These two great performers are at the very top of their game and combine forces for the nobility and grandeur of Beethoven’s Emperor Concerto, which was composed as Napoleon’s guns thundered across Vienna. Also on the repertoire is the iconic German composer’s Overture, Namensfeier.   Film fans will immediately recognise…