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By Sarah-Jane Outten Regular readers will know that the heart of my column is the local community. With this in mind this month column is centered around a family that despite their own heart breaking loss have found a way to involve the community in some worthy fundraising. On the 28th of December 2014 Jodie and Rhys Foran welcomed their 6th child into the world. Cooper Thomas Jack Foran was born in UHW at 5.10am weighing 6lbs 9oz. Cooper was…

Man in Red, Ferrari’s latest fragrance, is a bold and intense scent that celebrates all that is thrilling about Ferrari. It captures the very essence of masculinity and embodies a new type of man, one who lives intensely: A new scent for a new breed of man. A man living intensely The new Ferrari man is a sensual, thrill-seeking and charismatic individual, who thrives on the rush of adrenaline. He is also a man of contrasts, underneath his athletic exterior…

St David’s Hall Sunday 29 October, 7.30pm  ON SALE FRIDAY 16 JUNE AT 10AM!   A STAR-STUDDED line-up will join forces for a spectacular one-off show as A Night at the Musicals comes to St David’s Hall on Sunday 29 October.   The stellar cast features West End sensation Kerry Ellis (Wicked & Les Misérables), 2010 X Factor winner Matt Cardle, and Welsh stars Noel Sullivan (Hear’Say singer & Dirty Rotten Scoundrels), Lucie Jones (Eurovision Song Contest 2017 & X Factor)…

St Davids Hall Sunday 15 October, 7.30pm   ON SALE FRIDAY 16 JUNE AT 10AM! BRITISH soul sensation Joss Stone makes her first visit to St David’s Hall accompanied by a breathtaking live orchestra on Sunday 15 October 2017.   Joss possesses one of the greatest voices of her generation, which leaves an inimitable mark wherever she performs. Tickets for her highly anticipated Cardiff date go on sale Friday 16 June at 10AM!   The internationally acclaimed singer-songwriter burst onto the scene in…

  Van Morrison – Monday 20 November 2017, 8pm   The Darkness, David Baddiel, Lulu, Status Quo, Elaine Paige, Jason Manford, Shane Filan, Frankie Boyle, Jonathan Pie & Many More!   THERE’S a huge range of exciting new shows now on sale at St David’s Hall including comedy, rock, pop, folk and classical music. There’s even a bit of ballet and wrestling thrown in too! Frankie Boyle & Francesa Martinez Stand-Up for Lincoln’s Legs Saturday 9 September 2017, 7.30pm   All the very…

Wales’s biggest theatre festival takes to a blisteringly hot stage Cardiff’s annual open air theatre festival opens its doors today, Thursday 22 June to an excited crowd, sunshine and super tidy burgers! Now the largest event of its kind outside London, organizers promise 2017 will be the biggest event in its 35-year history. Macbeth, The Vicar of Dibley and Spamalot are among the seven shows being staged in Sophia Gardens during five weeks in June & July. Ticket sales for…

Cardiff, 20th June 2017: The evidence base on milk and dairy and its relationship with lifelong health has shifted significantly over the past decade, according to leading nutritionists.  Speaking at ‘Dairy & Health: The Evidence Explained’ in Cardiff today, nutritionists confronted the milk myths and outlined the positive role that milk and dairy foods can play with regards to heart health, type 2 diabetes, obesity and healthy ageing. Delegates were told that despite its saturated fat content, milk and dairy…

Bridgend Sailors’ Society chaplain faces terror of heights to take on 262ft abseil for seafarers in need  Bridgend based chaplain, Rev Phil Denyer, dared to face his fear of heights at the weekend and take on Britain’s highest freefall abseil from the UK’s tallest structure in aid of maritime welfare charity, Sailors’ Society. Phil, who works part-time as a port chaplain for the global charity, took on the ArcelorMittal Orbit abseil in Queen Elizabeth Park, London on Saturday. He has…

Carpenter, student midwife, Gym Manager, Chief Inspector, former Head Teacher, BBC Producer are just some of the most inspiring women in Wales. Winners of this year’s Womenspire Awards organised by Wales’ leading equality charity Chwarae Teg. Wales’ most inspiring women have been recognised at the annual Womenspire Awards sponsored by CGI were held at the Wales Millennium Centre last night (21 June). 400 guests attended this prestigious event, which celebrated the personal and professional achievements of women across Wales. Chwarae…

Caffi Sio – Cardiff’s newest culture café, opened last week with a launch event on Wednesday, the 14th of June. While we had heard a lot of buzz about this new spot at the Bay, the Cardiff Times team took it upon ourselves to investigate what Sio is really like. Any art fan in Cardiff is familiar with Craft in The Bay, the charming little exhibition and craft retail space. After browsing through the wonderful creations of Welsh artists, you…