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11/05/2018

  The Wine and Spirit Trade Association (WSTA) this week held a celebration of Welsh wine and spirits at the National Assembly for Wales, giving some of the finest local wine and spirit producers the chance to engage with AM’s and showcase their products.   The event was hosted in conjunction with Janet Finch-Saunders, Assembly Member for Aberconwy, as part of the WSTA’s drive to raise awareness of the great British drinks industry.   The Welsh wine and spirit industry…

11/05/2018

St David’s Catholic College is putting student mental health at the top of its agenda by backing Mental Health Awareness Week this May.   Alongside its continued levels of support, the Cardiff-based sixth form college is offering up advice and aid for its students through its ‘Worry Less’ campaign which was introduced earlier this year and has been running continuously in the lead up to Mental Health Awareness Week beginning on May 14.   As part of the activity, St David’s…

11/05/2018

Statement from Marlborough Children’s Action Group For the last four years Cardiff Council have failed the children of Penylan, Roath and Plasnewydd by not providing sufficient places at the local catchment secondary school for all the children that live in the area. This has caused uncertainty for children about where they will go to secondary school and led to significantly increased levels of stress and anxiety; a growing number of parents have taken the difficult decision to relocate. Despite pressure…

11/05/2018

Peer Forward is an exciting, new, three year Big Lottery funded project which has been developed by St Giles Trust. We utilise a peer-led approach to benefit local communities and enhance community services in Cardiff, Vale of Glamorgan and Gwent. Our project’s purpose is to train current/former service users, who have overcome significant disadvantages such as offending, mental health issues and substance misuse, to become Peer Advisors for clients receiving support from frontline services. Peer Forward promotes the benefits of…

11/05/2018

Francesca James is the co-founder of the NatWest Great British Entrepreneur Awards. Hailed as the benchmark for entrepreneurial success, the NatWest Great British Entrepreneur Awards is more than simply an awards evening and is quickly becoming a vehicle on a mission to unite some incredible business minds and make valuable and purposeful connections. Fran takes 5 minutes with Cardiff Times to talk about her recent business move, the emerging Welsh entrepreneur scene and her expansive career. What motivated the business…

11/05/2018

Al Dupres, 54, a stroke survivor from Cardiff is set to take part in the Step Out for Stroke fundraising walk in aid of the Stroke Association at Roath Lake Park at 2pm on 10 June.   Al, BBC Wales’ continuity announcer, was on holiday in Texas last year when he suddenly couldn’t speak coherently.   Al said:   “I couldn’t speak properly for 24 hours which was very worrying as I speak for a living. But I ended up…

11/05/2018

Cardiff Fringe Theatre Festival returns to the capital city for the third year.   Running from May 31st – June 16th, Cardiff Fringe Theatre Festival (CFTF) will be home to some of the most talented artists from Wales and beyond, including Avant Cymru and Eddie Summers   The community festival, created and run by a team of volunteers, brings together performance artists for a two-week showcase across six venues in and around the Welsh capital.   Venues such as AJ’s coffee house,…

11/05/2018

A new BBC TV series is going to re-create a traditional Welsh fishing community from 1906.   The series’ producers are looking for families who would like to experience this unique way of life, on the incredible Welsh coast, for a month.   If you and your family have a sense of adventure and a desire to time travel, then Wildflame Productions want to hear from you. They are producing a new documentary series for the BBC that will see families…

11/05/2018

He will be in Pendine Sands, Carmarthenshire, for the record attempt from Friday (11-13 May) He is available via phone or down the line throughout If required, he can pass through London on his return to Guernsey Superbike racer Zef Eisenberg will this weekend (12-13 May) attempt to break the land-speed record on sand at Pendine Sands, Carmarthenshire. Eisenberg will attempt to break the 200mph barrier, something which has never been done on sand by a motorbike or car before….

11/05/2018

Phoenix Productions are to present the Welsh premiere of In the Heights,  at the Dolman Theatre, Newport during May.   The first Broadway musical written by Hamilton creator Lin-Manuel Miranda, the original New York proesentation won four Tony Awards, including Best Musical.   Directed and choreographed by Alice Urrutia with musical direction by Victoria Bryant, In The Heights transports the audience to Washington Heights, a run-down area of Manhattan, where everything rests on community.   Hip-hop meets soul, salsa, pop…