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A new sports radio show launched on Radio Cardiff on Saturday 23rd July, broadcast live from 2pm to 3pm. The programme – O’B Saturday Sport Show – covers sports news, views and gossip from across the capital city and beyond, every Saturday, as well as a mix of music. Radio Cardiff can be found on 98.7FM, and can also be streamed live via the TuneIn radio app. Hosted by Chris O’Brien, the debut show will feature an interview with Cardiff…

Rebecca Evans AM, the Welsh Government Minister with responsibility for Active Travel, is using the launch of a new campaign by Wales’ leading walking and cycling organisations to urge people to have their say on how their communities could be better designed for getting around on foot and by bike. Because of Wales’ world leading Active Travel Act, local authorities will shortly be developing long term plans for walking and cycling networks that will make it easier and safer for…

Now in its 29th year, The Sunday Times Watercolour Competition is the largest and most prestigious prize for contemporary watercolour painting in the UK. Generously supported by Smith & Williamson, the accountancy and investment management group, the competition aims to celebrate and reward brilliance and innovation in the medium of watercolour. The Sunday Times Watercolour Competition provides an opportunity for artists across the UK to redefine and celebrate the beauty and diversity of watercolour and water-based media, whether through abstract…

Following its successful campaign to prevent women being removed from the Politics A-level, the Women’s Equality Party is once again calling on the Government to backtrack on its education policy. “We are asking the Secretary of State for Education to look again at the syllabus for the Philosophy A-Level and AS-Level, neither of which feature women,” said WEP leader Sophie Walker today. “It is frankly embarrassing that the syllabi for these two courses were approved without anyone noticing the absence…

Multi-award winning tattoo artist Shaun “Von Sleaze” Gibbs launched flagship store, Keep the Faith Social Club, in November 2013 in the Morgan Quarter, merging his tattoo studio with a traditional barber shop – a combination which proved to be hugely successful. Very quickly Keep the Faith has created quite a fan base, with nearly 10,000 followers across their social media platforms. “Saturdays can get pretty busy, and the average wait for our clients is around 2 hours” says Shaun. Due to this…

London, 01 August 2016 – New research today reveals that whilst on holiday, Brits spend a staggering one hour and 19 minutes a day editing and filtering their holiday snaps, yet half of Brits (46 per cent) end up with less than 10 per cent of their shots that are truly good enough quality to print. The poll of 2000 British adults, commissioned by Bonusprint, found that the average British holidaymaker now takes 24 snaps a day whilst on holiday, publishes five to…

UK audiences will once again be able to immerse themselves in the wonders of the ocean without getting their feet wet, as the Ocean Film Festival World Tour returns to theatres this autumn after last year’s highly acclaimed Tour. Originating in Australia, the programme will feature a brand new selection of the world’s most enthralling ocean-themed short films, showing in 30 towns and cities across the UK. The Ocean Film Festival World Tour showcases over two hours of sublime footage…

Cardiff Marina’s new Sealift arrived last night, it is capable of lifting boats up to 20 metres in length and weighing up to 50 tonnes, making it the biggest boat lifting facility in the Bristol Channel. This is part of an ongoing significant investment programme in The Marine Group’s facilities. The Sealift was towed from Brixham and then craned over the Cardiff Bay Barrage into Cardiff Bay. The Sealift is now in position in Cardiff Marina on the River Ely…

CANCER RESEARCH UK has tripled its investment in pancreatic cancer, one of the hardest cancers to treat, since launching its research strategy in 2014 – according to new figures published. The charity increased spending on pancreatic cancer research – including improving diagnosis and treatment – to £18million in the 2015/16 financial year, tripling the £6million investment in 2013/14. One of the charity’s aims is to help tackle the rising rates of pancreatic cancer, in particular in women, as well as…

Pen-Y-Bont Health (PYB) has launched a new website, with the aim of making professional healthcare advice more accessible to its patients. The new website www.pybhealth.com, which will officially launch today at a conference held at The Heronston Hotel Bridgend, provides information on common illness do’s and don’ts, childhood complaints and health and well-being topics including stopping smoking and diet and exercise. New content will be added to the site every month, including regular commentary on topics from PYB’s own General…