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Samaritans have launched new opening hours for their Welsh Language Line today, as they increase the level of support available to Welsh speakers.  The Samaritans Welsh Language support line had previously been open 28 hours a week but has now been increased to 49 hours.   Samaritans have also announced their new Welsh Language correspondence service today, in which anyone who needs emotional support in Welsh can send a Freepost letter. Writing a letter can be a more personal, thought-provoking…

 “There were moments when fear consumed me and my instinct to live was frantic and desperate. There were also moments of total peace knowing I’d been lucky enough to travel, to really live, and to run all over the world.” These are the words of Ellie Lacey: a transplant survivor with a passion for running and a passion for life. Ellie’s story is truly inspirational and she continues to inspire others with her latest challenge. In her new role as…

Innovate UK announce the winners of its Ideas Mean Business Awards – 24 young British innovators with business ideas that tackle problems from urban overcrowding and unaffordable housing, to sustainable femcare and even the plastic polluting the world’s oceans.   June 4th, 2018, London: Innovate UK, part of UK Research and Innovation, announces the winners of its inaugural Ideas Mean Business Awards –  the culmination of a campaign launched in 2017, in partnership with The Prince’s Trust, to engage young…

NEW CRIME + INVESTIGATION® SURVEY UNCOVERS SHOCKING STATS ON BRITISH DRUG-TAKING RESIDENTS FROM CARDIFF, BRIGHTON, LIVERPOOL AND GLASGOW ARE MOST CONCERNED ABOUT DRUG MISUSE IN THEIR AREA ONE IN TEN BRITS CLAIM THEY’VE SEEN A CHILD ON DRUGS MORE THAN A THIRD OF BRITS SAY DRUG LAWS SHOULD BE RELAXED   A new UK-wide survey reveals that 62 per cent of Brits claim that drug taking is an issue where they live while a fifth (20 per cent) say it’s…

A 17-year-old from Ely, Cardiff has won a gold medal in the final of a national skills competition.   Backed by the Welsh Government through the European Social Fund, Skills Competition Wales is a series of events held in colleges across the country, designed to celebrate vocational skills and create highly skilled, talented employees for the Welsh workforce.   Bethan Greenslade, who is currently studying a Level 3 Professional Bakery course at Cardiff and Vale College, competed against five other…

Cardiff retailers flocking to join food waste revolution Too Good To Go team up with For Cardiff to fight food waste Residents can rescue food from £2 across the city Join the movement: Over 1,600 Cardiff locals fighting food waste with free app Food waste fighters Too Good To Go are challenging citizens in Cardiff to join the food waste revolution. A shocking 19,133 perfectly edible meals end up in the bin every day from food establishments all over the…

A group set up to help parents at a city school to improve their English language skills has won a national award. Cathays High School’s Parents Learning Group has been recognised for an Inspire! Award after supporting families to live and learn together in Cardiff. The group was set up in 2014 for parents of children at Cathays High School, where around 50 languages are spoken, to learn or better their English and encourage reading at home. Christina Roy, a…

A team from Selwood have raised more than £4,500 for a vital children’s charity after taking on the fastest zip line in the world and climbing to the summit of Mount Snowdon. Ten employees from the leading pump and plant company took on a two-day sponsored challenge in Wales in aid of the Honeypot Children’s Charity, which helps hundreds of young carers and vulnerable children between the ages of five and 12. On day one of the challenge, the team…

Len Richards has recently celebrated his first anniversary as the Chief Executive of Cardiff and Vale UHB. While this week he’s been taking stock and reflecting on his first year in post, doubtless he has one eye on the coming week as his Offa’s Dyke Challenge looms. In January, he announced that he will be walking the entire 177 miles of the Offa’s Dyke path over the course of 10 days for charity. Now, that time has come as he…

Renowned artist Nathan Wyburn commissioned by Mastercard    Today, a closely guarded secret has been revealed! Nathan Wyburn, the acclaimed Cardiff-based artist, has been commissioned by Mastercard to create his most ambitious work of art ever.  The former Britain’s Got Talent finalist needs help from the public and has issued a call for anyone in Cardiff this weekend to join him at the Capitol Centre from 8am – 5pm to contribute to this new piece.  Exact details of the work of art…