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Regular readers will know that the heart of my column is the local community. With this in mind this month column is centred 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 born with…
Bryony Boyce, aged 6, of Cathedral School in Llandaff, Cardiff won a competition by designing a poster to promote child safety in relation to construction sites. The National Federation of Builders’ (NFB) increasingly popular and multi-award winning STAY SAFE campaign aims to raise awareness and educate children so they know not to enter construction grounds in an unauthorised capacity. Statistics released by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) have shown a decrease in the number of children that…
Proton Partners International today announced that it has strengthened its senior executive team with two key appointments. The company has appointed Lis Neil as chief operating officer, formerly operations director of diagnostic and specialist services at Nuffield Health, and Dr Ian Barwick as chief scientific officer, formerly chief operating officer at the Life Sciences Hub Wales. With 25 years of senior healthcare experience, Lis Neil will be responsible for daily operations, such as commissioning new facilities and ensuring the quality,…
It has been roughly one month since my application was accepted to run the London Marathon. I will be raising money for NewLink Wales, a local substance misuse and wellbeing charity. Well, what a month it has been. I began fundraising two days before Christmas and have already raised over £800. I cannot quite believe the amount of support that I have received from friends, family, work colleagues, and complete strangers. I have never been involved with fundraising before, but…
Abandoning your glasses is not the normal advice from opticians, but it has helped to land Cardiff lad, Louis Cottrell, a place in the national basketball squad. For Louis, 11, who has been wearing specs since he was seven, sport is a passion, but always hindered by the need for prescription sports goggles. His optician suggested trying a novel overnight form of vision correction, called Ortho-k, with great results – “Now I can now see perfectly well without my glasses….
These are the first pictures of a brand new obstacle to feature at the return of the world’s biggest inflatable obstacle course – Gung-Ho! – to Cardiff in March. Dubbed ‘the toughest obstacle yet’ by brains behind the event Alex Winters, the 30m long, gauntlet-style ‘Danger Zone’ will be at Bute Park on Saturday 18 March, joining inflatables including Europe’s tallest inflatable slide – the 72ft high, 200ft long Thriller. Danger Zone, filled with as much air as 16 MILLION…
The UK’s most successful business founders launch the second Entrepreneurs Exchange – a day of events to inspire and support the next generation of British entrepreneurs Speaker events, backed by HSBC UK, to take place on 2nd March 2017 in the UK to inspire and provide practical advice to British companies Focus on helping more entrepreneurs grow their businesses domestically and in seizing export opportunities overseas Entrepreneurs Exchange, the nationwide programme that connects the next generation of British entrepreneurs…
Comic Relief Live, a series of unique comedy gigs hosted by familiar Comic Relief faces, will visit four UK cities for Red Nose Day 2017, starting on Thursday 9 February. All ticket and venue information can be found at rednoseday.com/comedy. Comic Relief Live in Cardiff will see Elis James host a wonderful night of fresh and raw talent at The Glee Club that will profile and highlight the comedy stars of the future, including: Dane Baptiste, Ivo Graham, Lou Sanders, Mike…
Oasis Dental Care are holding two Open Evening Events at the practice for people who are dental phobic, or who are considering Implants and a smile make over. On Tuesday the 7th February from 5 pm – 8 pm Dr Zena Aseeley, who will be hosting their Beauty Evening Event. Go along to chat about Derma Fillers, Lip Fillers and Anti-Wrinkle Injections. They will also have special offers only available at this event. Take a look at their Beauty Room, have a Free…
Dr Sarah Curran, Reader and Principal Lecturer in Podiatry at Cardiff Metropolitan University’s Cardiff School of Health Sciences, has been awarded a National Teaching Fellowship by the Higher Education Academy. Dr Curran is the first podiatry lecturer in the country to win the prestigious award. Dr Sarah Curran The National Teaching Fellowship Scheme, funded by the Higher Education Funding Councils for England and Wales and the Department for the Economy (DfE) Northern Ireland, recognises and rewards excellent learning and teaching. …
