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-Innovative sessions for 10-17s reduce accidents in newly qualified drivers by more than a half -Scheme to launch at the Cardiff East Park and Ride in August A groundbreaking driver training course aimed at 10-17 year olds has announced it will launch a second venue in Cardiff, due to a surge in demand. Having launched at St David’s Shopping Centre in 2012, the Young Driver scheme will now also run monthly at the Cardiff East Park and Ride site. The…

Wales has introduced a new engineering qualification, developed by Semta – the engineering skills body, to put the country on an equal footing with other countries across Europe. Employers in the sector have been urged to seize the opportunity to grow their own talent and close the nation’s skills gap. Wales joins a number of other European nations where Master Craftsperson qualifications are recognised, including Germany, Switzerland and Austria. The Master Craftsperson Diploma in Engineering is a higher apprenticeship used…

Wear it pink takes place on Friday 20 October to raise money for vital breast cancer research This October, Breast Cancer Now is encouraging the UK public to dig out their pink glad rags for their flagship fundraiser, wear it pink, on Friday 20 October. Wear it pink, the UK’s biggest pink fundraiser which takes place during October’s Breast Cancer Awareness Month, calls on supporters to ditch their everyday colours and pull on some pink to raise money for Breast…

Techniquest has unveiled the latest in a series of new offerings as part of its strategy to refresh and renew its visitor experience. Ahead of the school summer holidays, the science discovery centre based in Cardiff Bay will be introducing three new interactive experiences. The educational charity has given a new lease of life to its ‘Animate It’ exhibit to bring it into the 21st century. Tying in with technological advances, the new look ‘Animate It’ gives visitors of all…

ONE of the UK’s most charismatic TV personalities shares her unique life stories as An Audience with Katie Price comes to St David’s Hall! This rare opportunity to get a glimpse of the real lady behind the showbiz headlines comes to the National Concert Hall of Wales for one night only on Friday 8 September. Tickets go on sale tomorrow (Friday 7 July) at 10am and are expected to sell out very fast! VIP packages are also available to meet…

372 years  after King Charles I visited the Manor during the Civil War in 1645, HRH Prince Charles followed in his ancestors footsteps to formally open the new orientation exhibition at Llancaiach Fawr. The opening of the exhibition marks the culmination of a Heritage Lottery Fund ( £943,200), Cadw ( £30,000), Caerphilly County Borough Council (£65,000) and the Friends of Llancaiach Fawr (£14,000) funded project. The project was devised to improve the interpretation of the Manor by completing the period…

UK, London: Monday 26th June 2017 – Today Amber Content, Up Ha, Clydebank Films and Ripple World Pictures are delighted to announce that UK/Irish Co-Production MOON DOGS will be released in UK and Irish cinemas from 1st September. MOON DOGS won Best International First Feature at Galway Film Fleadh 2016, was BAFTA Scotland nominated, BIFA longlisted and was selected as Best of the Fest at EIFF 2016. It has also garnered standout support from Irvine Welsh “Not one, not two…

Young entrepreneur Sarah McHarg has received a special award and bursary from the Cardiff Business Club for her enterprise, Massages for Pirates. Sarah, 28, established her business in 2017 with support from youth charity The Prince’s Trust Cymru. After losing her job and suffering a series of illnesses, Sarah wanted to explore self-employment but didn’t know where to start. The Trust’s Enterprise programme gave her the confidence, guidance and support she needed to make it on her own. She says,…

The Ocean Film Festival World Tour is returning to the UK this autumn, bringing an evening of inspirational and jaw-dropping ocean films to almost 30 venues across Britain and Northern Ireland in September and October. The event, which originates in Australia, features a brand-new selection of the world’s best ocean-themed short films, with action and spell-binding footage from both above and below the water’s surface. The 2017 film programme sees intrepid freedivers explore haunting shipwrecks, nomadic sailors face the icy…

Today, Cardiff Business Improvement District (BID) announce three new Street Ambassadors after success of first 90 days of scheme. In April, Cardiff BID appointed seven Street Ambassadors in Cardiff to be their eyes and ears on the capital’s streets, give local businesses a voice and make sure tourists have the best possible experience in the city. Three months on, the Ambassadors have visited over 750 local businesses, given directions to over 650 tourists from as far as Canada, Japan, South…