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The world’s largest Original Newspaper archive, Historic-Newspapers.co.uk, today launches a new Pictorial Newspaper Book to coincide with the celebrations of Her Majesty’s 90th birthday celebrations. To mark the occasion, Historic Newspapers has released the new Pictorial Newspaper Book to give recipients a fascinating insight into the history of Queen Elizabeth II. Original news reports and images from the Daily Mirror document iconic moments from Her Majesty’s reign, including her christening, which took place on 26th April 1926, up to, and…
An international charity with twenty years’ experience bringing the benefits of music therapy to vulnerable people around the world is launching a new pilot project in Newport, South Wales for the first time this month. Music as Therapy International will train care staff working at the Oaklands centre in Rogerstone, giving them the skills to use music therapy techniques with the children they care for on a daily basis. The children, many of whom have profound multiple learning disabilities…
Commenting on the publication today of Wales’ most recent greenhouse gas emissions figures, WWF Cymru Policy and Advocacy Officer Jessica McQuade said: “WWF Cymru is pleased that Welsh greenhouse gas emissions have reduced between 2013 and 2014, and we’re back on the right path to tackling climate change. However, we need to act faster if we are to avoid the 2°c of warming in our climate that scientists agree would be catastrophic. “We now have an Environment…
How Hape Noah’s Ark will help introduce the celebration of World Environment day on the 5th June to our children. World Environment Day is celebrated to raise global awareness to take positive environmental action to protect nature and the planet Earth. With this year’s theme: ‘go wild for life’, which is raising awareness about the illegal trade of wildlife products. Hape Noah’s Ark toy will help teach children about these magnificent endangered animals that need to be saved by us, much like they needed to be saved by…
1 in 3 brides won’t let their future husbands make any decisions 1 in 5 brides fibbed to their fiancée about the cost of something at their wedding Just half of grooms decided on their bestman or groomsmen without their fiancée’s input BRITISH grooms are being cut out of wedding planning and aren’t trusted by their future wives to make decisions on their own, according to new research. A survey of 2,235 UK adults, carried out by One4all, the…
Local footy fans can win the chance to watch a match with John as the UHoF takes up residence in the city to screen games from this summer’s biggest football tournament The UK’s largest electronic retailer has created the Ultimate Home of Football – a ‘pimped up’ touring RV equipped with the latest 4K TV technology The Ultimate Home of Football (UHoF) will visit cities in Wales, England, Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland during this summer’s biggest football tournament…
Visitors and worshipers at one of Wales’ cathedrals are now assured of emergency first aid in the event of someone having a heart attack. Cardiff-based training company Ajuda has recently installed a defibrillator and provided training at Newport Cathedral. Dawn Evans, founder and managing director of Ajuda, said: “We were thrilled to be of assistance to the congregation and team at Newport Cathedral. They are going the extra mile for their parishioners and visitors who can be confident…
St David’s Hall Sunday 12 June 9am Registration THE first ever Flex Lewis Welsh Classic is set to bring one of its biggest bodybuilding events to St David’s Hall on Sunday 12 June. Registration starts at 9am for this highly competitive event brought to you by Y3T and Flex-ordinary Productions Ltd and sanctioned by the United Kingdom Bodybuilding & Fitness Federation (UKBFF). Four-time 212 Mr Olympia Flex Lewis will also be at the event. …
A budding opera star from Cardiff will join singers from across the UK as a warm-up act for superstar soprano Katherine Jenkins at this summer’s Llangollen International Musical Eisteddfod William Rennie, from Roath, will be among opera singing students who are in for the experience of a lifetime after being invited to appear on the outdoor stage at July’s 70th Eisteddfod opening day ahead of Katherine Jenkins’s Carmen concert. They have been raising the roof at a Llangollen church while…
A high-tech mission to uncover the secrets of our seas has revealed a ‘hotspot’ for marine wildlife off the southern coast of Wales. The mission saw an unmanned underwater ‘glider’ travel to an area around 50 miles to the south west of Wales called the Celtic Deep, which is a haven for wildlife but also an extremely busy shipping route and fishing ground. The glider travelled 600km in 30 days, undertaking nearly 3000 dives from the sea…
