The gas emergency and pipeline service for Wales and the south west of England has opened its graduate programme for 2019 and is inviting prospective graduate engineers and project managers to apply. Wales & West Utilities’ graduate programme presents a fantastic opportunity for those who have recently, or are about to, step out of university and are keen to build a career in engineering. The company has two graduate routes available – one in mechanical engineering and the other…

        Three generations of the same family and a team of superheroes were among 120 cyclists who took part in this year’s On Your Bike for Barnardo’s cycle ride. Organisers of the fundraising event were delighted with both its success and the perfect weather as the last attempt to run it in the autumn was scuppered by one of the biggest storms of the year. On Your Bike for Barnardo’s, which was founded back in 1982, had…

  Distinguished New York-born, London-based singer-songwriter Nell Bryden announces a UK tour for June and July 2019, an intimate set of dates to support the release of her new EP, Soundtrack To Little Wing (Part 1), including a show at Acapela in Cardiff on Friday 5th July. A favourite of BBC Radio 2, Nell was recently a guest on The Michael Ball Show performing her new single Smoke In My Heart – Nell Bryden – Smoke In My Heart https://youtu.be/mM6cXlR5YI8 https://soundcloud.com/nellbrydenofficial/smoke-in-my-heart The shows will offer Bryden’s legions of fans the…

  Cardiff’s green heart was in full bloom with the arrival of the annual Royal Horticultural Society Flower Show 2019. The focus of the show this year is on ‘wellbeing and inspiration for affordable gardens’. The RHS charity not only shared the best in gardening, but the best in weather as well. Expert, amateur and enthusiast gardeners were brought together in Bute Park by a scorching sun and a shared love for plants. Visitors were kept as busy as a…

  The new singing and dancing sensation New Jersey Nights landed at the New Theatre in Cardiff tonight. The cast of a three piece-band, 6 dancers and four male singers did an outstanding job to deliver a packed two-hour show.  The musical numbers were pieced together with segments of background information around the music industry and Frankie Valli’s life during his career, told in a fragmented sequence.  It was a surprise that there was no programme available for the performance,…

  I was so looking forward to seeing Aljaz and Janette in this show at St Davids Hall last Saturday night and boy did they deliver. It was a truly remarkable; unique and star studded roller coaster  ride through some of the best and memorable films.  There were tributes to –   The Greatest Showman La La Land Saturday Night Fever James Bond Caberet with many more.   The choreography  was amazing,  with over 200 costume changes. Aljaz and Janette…

  A battle of the beds will be taking place this weekend down at Cardiff Bay Barrage.   Cardiff & Vale Health Charity, the official charity of Cardiff & Vale University Health Board, will host its second Cardiff Bay Bed Push Challenge, taking place on Sunday, May 12.   Doctors, Nurses and Health Board staff will be pushing hard to be crowned winners of the bed push challenge, with prizes also for the most amount raised for Cardiff & Vale Health…

Baby Nellie Newbury is just a few months old but she has already proved to be the perfect teacher for pupils at a Cardiff primary school. Nellie and her mum Shelley are visiting Peter Lea Primary School every three weeks with the children’s charity Barnardo’s Cymru as part of a programme called Roots of Empathy. The programme aims to encourage pupils to have greater understanding of others, treat each other with kindness and eventually grow up to be good parents…

National initiative returned for its 4th year, as new survey confirms the best breastfeeding support comes from fellow breastfeeders Thousands of mums took part in The Big Breastfeeding Café this week. The nationwide campaign, led by breastfeeding brand Medela, connected families via a network of mini events on 1st May. Now in its 4th year, the 2019 celebration followed a recent survey that revealed 75% of mums believe that guidance from breastfeeding mothers positively impacted their feeding experience. One breastfeeding…

  THIS YEAR a new death-defying and extreme circus is descending on the UK as part of it’s European tour. A one-of-a-kind performance, that has been five years in the making and features some of the most talented performers in the world. Merging modern and contemporary styles with extreme stunts and classic clown escapades, audiences will be amazed by the jam-packed Circus Extreme with show-stopping performances that will have you on the edge of your seat, when not falling off…