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Rookwood Hospital will be celebrating its 100th anniversary during 2018.  To mark this special occasion, Cardiff and Vale University Health Board (UHB) will be hosting a series of events for staff, patients, visitors and the local community. Rookwood Hospital is a rehabilitation hospital in Llandaff, Cardiff.  It is one of only twelve spinal rehab units in the UK. It is also a regional neuro-rehabilitation hospital as well as housing a geriatric day hospital, a geriatric intermediate care facility and a geriatric medicine rehabilitation ward. Cardiff’s Parkinson’s Disease services…

Healthy January stops here as the annual fruit and veg marketing budget runs out.  £296.6 million gets spent on confectionery, snacks, fruit, veg and soft drink marketing in the UK each year.  But when was the last time you saw a humble carrot ad? That’s because only 5% of that total is allocated to fruit and veg.   To highlight the gap in marketing budgets, renowned food campaigner Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall has joined forces with the national Peas Please initiative, led…

February & March 2018   OPEN FOR ALL WALES’ SIX NATIONS HOME GAMES   LOOKING for the perfect place to watch live Six Nations coverage in the heart of the city centre?   Well, look no further than at St David’s Hall! We are showing all three of Wales’ home Six Nations games:   Wales vs Scotland – Saturday 3 February, 2.15pm   Wales vs Italy – Sunday 11 March, 3pm   Wales vs France – Saturday 17 March, 5pm…

Wales & West Utilities colleagues are celebrating after charitable fundraising efforts in 2017 saw over £60,000 being donated to worthwhile charities. The money raised involved 66 colleagues participating in events including skydives, bag packing in supermarkets and a 30-hour rugby match. Over £44,000 was raised through their own fundraising efforts, with a further £17,000 provided by the company’s match-funding scheme. Charities to benefit from the fundraising include Care & Repair Cymru, 1223 Caerphilly Squadron Air Cadets, Noah’s Ark Children’s Hospital,…

Cardiff Bus is alerting customers to diversions to services on Saturday 7th February ahead of the Wales vs Scotland Six Nations game. Due to road closures in place across the city, as a result of the rugby match in the Principality Stadium, buses will divert from 10.30am until 5.30pm. Services 1, 2, 13 (to Sports Village), 8, 9, 9A (to Cardiff Bay or Sports Village) will start and end at the terminal point on Canal Street. Services 1 and 2…

People who are deaf or have hearing loss in Wales are being called to nominate the organisations that provide outstanding service to them. Action on Hearing Loss Cymru’s Excellence Wales Awards recognise businesses that take steps to ensure the 575,500 people in Wales who are deaf or have hearing loss can use their services or are supported in the workplace. The charity launched the Excellence Wales Awards four years ago, in an effort to celebrate success and raise standards across…

The royal couple met with volunteers and young people who have been changing lives through sport   Cardiff, 18th January 2018 – As part of their first official visit to Wales, Prince Harry and Ms. Meghan Markle toured projects set up to change the lives and opportunities of young people in disadvantaged areas of Wales.  The royal couple were hosted at the Star Hub Centre in Cardiff by StreetGames, a charity that works throughout the UK to change lives and…

Leonard Cheshire Disability is inviting disabled dancers to take part in ‘Strictly Cymru’, a dance competition exclusively for disabled people. This innovative project will provide a unique opportunity for disabled people to dance, perform and compete in the first ever national inclusive dance project of its kind. ‘Strictly Cymru’ is open to keen disabled dancers, between 16 and 65 years old. The competition started in the first of five regional heats this weekend, with the grand final taking place on…

In photo: Front Row: L-R: Amelie Woodland (9), Penarth; Annabella Paterson, (10), Cardiff Kneeling: Lucy McGhie (12), Cardiff Back Row: L-R: Ella Payne (11), Cardiff; Mairwen Thomas (10), Penarth; Gracie Poleon-Henry (12), Cardiff; (on shoulders) Phoebie Johnson (9), Barry; Megan Williams (11), Cardiff; Lilly May Allen (10), Cardiff; Isobel Price (10), Penarth   The Acro Dance Team who train at Planet Gymnastics have hit the dizzying heights of being selected to represent Wales in the Dance World Cup in Sitges,…

Caerphilly, Wales: South Wales video production company, CineMerse were invited to exhibit at 10 Downing Street on Thursday 30th November after achieving selection as part of the top 100 small businesses in the UK. This year, CineMerse were selected as one of the top 100 UK small businesses by Small Business Saturday as listed in the Guardian. As part of the accolade, the company achieved an official press day on November 4th alongside an invite to number 10 Downing Street…