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Eight teams will be heading to Canary Wharf in London on 24th June to compete for the chance to be crowned the winner of the national Champion of Champions employability competition.  The shortlisted teams for the event include three teams from Walsall College, two teams from Bradford College, and teams from Burnley College, Loughborough College, and Coleg Cambria.   The competition, run by the National Skills Academy for Financial Services, challenged teams of up to five FE UK college students,…

    Mills & Boon, the UK’s leading publisher of romantic fiction, will partner with The Reading Agency this summer, working with Brecon & Caerphilly Libraries plus a number of libraries across the UK to help readers to fall in love at their library. The #LoveAtTheLibrary campaign aims to remind adults of the joys of reading and inspire them to visit their local library and rekindle their love affair with books. Running from June 1st until July 31st, participating libraries…

A giant 8ft shopping trolley will be in town on 21 June to promote Tesco’s famous Neighbourhood Food Collection, taking place at Cardiff Tesco Extra, Culverhouse Tesco Extra,  Pengam Tesco Extra and Canton Tesco Metro stores on Monday 27 June until Saturday 2 July Tesco works with FareShare and Trussell Trust to help feed people in need across the UK The Neighbourhood Food collection will see all Tesco stores in the area collecting food donations from residents DATE AND TIME: Tuesday…

Last year over 1600 young volunteers raised an impressive £250,000 for families affected by the Syrian conflict by delivering chocolate cakes in Scotland, Wales and England. The combined weight of the deliveries was over 40 tonnes, equivalent to six fully grown elephants. The #Cakes4Syria Campaign, which runs during the month of Ramadan, is run by young volunteers who last year delivered a staggering 40 tonnes of chocolate – fudge cake. In Wales 100 volunteers sold almost 500 cakes. Now in…

Public Health Wales is helping raise awareness of myeloma as part of the national awareness week (21-28 June). Recent analysis of Welsh Cancer Intelligence and Surveillance Unit data shows that the survival rate for this second most common cancer of the blood is increasing rapidly in Wales, partly due to improved treatment. Myeloma is a cancer of plasma cells within the bone marrow. Any place in the body where bone marrow is normally active can be affected (eg spine, rib…

Bring out the adventure in him! Swing by Treetop Adventure golf anytime, any day and enjoy a round or two of indoor mini-golf, on route to a family fun filled day. Treetop Adventure Golf features two rainforest-themed 18-hole courses – the Ancient Explorer course and the Tropical Trail. Treetop Adventure Golf immerses players in a rainforest environment with 20ft towering trees and a 60ft long colour-changing river. Players will also have to putt their way through moving branches, over 5,600 trees and plants and 550 metres of vines. The Ancient Explorer…

As well as the stellar line up of international chefs, this year’s Abergavenny Food Festival will showcase an array of musical performers for not one, but two evenings of music, dancing and food on the 16 and 17 September. The Food Festival parties are without doubt the hottest tickets in town. You can boogie the night away next to some of the UKs top chefs, eat mind blowing food to keep your energy levels high and watch a spectacular firework…

Now you can #flyforafiver at Go Air, Wales’ largest trampoline park!  Liven up your weekdays for just a fiver! With over 120 trampolines, six super size foam pits, bounce basketball, trampoline dodgeball court and twin tumble tracks, an hour’s open jumping at Go Air will just “fly by”! Whilst you’re there, check out the impressive timetable of energising fitness classes, parkour sessions and trampolining lessons then refuel in the 100 seater café with it’s tempting range of barista brewed coffee…

FIERY Flamenco guitarist Juan Martín brings his virtuoso skills to the L3 Lounge at St David’s Hall next Tuesday (21 June). Starting at 8pm, this captivating concert in the Roots Unearthed series promises a spectacular showcase from a legendary performer, who was once voted one of the top three guitarists in the world by Guitar Player magazine. A native of Andalucía, Juan’s celebrated and highly distinctive compositional style has influenced several generations of artists and led to collaborations with acts…

15th June 2016: Proton Partners International will deliver a cancer network for the UK to improve treatment, care, survival and research, said its Chief Executive Officer Mike Moran. Speaking at the International Festival for Business (IFB) 2016 in Liverpool, Mr Moran discussed Proton Partners’ progress in bringing three proton beam therapy centres to the UK and the importance of making the treatment more available for patients across the country. There are currently no operational high-energy proton beam therapy facilities in…