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05/04/2016

Remploy Cymru, the biggest provider of specialist employment services to disabled and disadvantaged people in Wales, has appointed a new business development director for Wales. Helen Northmore, who joins Remploy from the Chartered Institute of Housing, says that building partnerships “is absolutely critical to providing the right support to get disabled people into work.  There are lots of organisations doing great work and I hope that we work with them to deliver more positive outcomes for people in Wales.” Remploy…

05/04/2016

·         People become worried about their health 11 years earlier in life than they expected they would ·         Nine per cent of people in Cardiff wish they had taken their health more seriously than they did when they were younger People in Cardiff should take their health more seriously at a much younger age than they think, according to research by leading health care cash plan provider Sovereign Health Care. The survey* revealed that 37 per cent of respondents in…

05/04/2016

With the January detox now a distant memory, kick start your carb habit and indulge on a custom made burger at Cardiff’s hottest new burger bar, Time and Beef. The 3rd March, you may recall, was dark, Arctic-like night, where if a snowstorm had engulfed Cardiff, no one would have batted an eyelid. Like a mirage, a glowing sanctuary on the streets of Canton, Time and Beef called upon the hungry, cold and fine-burger deprived for the launch of the…

15/03/2016

Love Food Hate Waste joined forces with award-winning pop-up restaurant Hang Fire Smokehouse to show the people of Cardiff how to use their leftover beef, as its new campaign reveals that every year people in the UK throw away 34,000 tonnes of beef – the equivalent to 300 million beef burgers. On 14 March, Samantha Evans and Shauna Guinn, the duo behind Hang Fire Smokehouse, joined Love Food Hate Waste for a pop-up demonstration on Cardiff’s busy Queen Street, giving…

11/03/2016

Chris Ramsey – All Growed Up St David’s Hall Thursday 31 March  8pm LIMITED SEATS REMAINING! ONE of the Britain’s brightest young comic talents is coming to St David’s Hall on Thursday March 31 March 2016 as Chris Ramsey brings his All Growed Up show to Cardiff. But hurry only limited seats are remaining! Join Chris as he explores getting older, taking responsibility, and all of the other terrifying realisations that come with being dragged kicking and screaming into modern adulthood….

11/03/2016

Murray Sayce joins to spearhead newly-created sustainability role Ramboll Environ has appointed a UK head of sustainability, with Murray Sayce joining the company as Principal to fulfil the new role. This is the first senior appointment since Ramboll and ENVIRON joined forces in early 2015. With two decades’ experience in environment, health and safety, social and ethical consulting, compliance and assurance, Sayce has worked across sectors including mining & metals, food & beverages, waste, pharmaceuticals, oil and gas, forestry, paper…

11/03/2016

With an estimated 122% increase in complaints received by the RSPCA over the last five years, a premium on pedigree animals could be behind the rise. Competitions such as Crufts showcase purebred dogs from a variety of breeds but a lack of awareness on the part of those looking to buy an animal may be helping to boost the trade in trafficking. Andrew Bucher, Chief Veterinary Officer at MedicAnimal, the UK’s leading online pet healthcare retailer, said: “While Crufts and…

11/03/2016

At the campaign for an elected Mayor for Cardiff we take very seriously the need to balance off the need for democracy with the use of public money. Our campaign is about making sure the people of Cardiff have a democratic voice while at the same time ensuring public resources are not wasted. The recent report by Cardiff Council that holding a referendum and then electing a mayor would cost the City over a million pounds. We dispute this figure…

11/03/2016

Hosted by Wynne Evans St David’s Hall Sunday 20 March 3pm THE Welsh National Opera Orchestra will perform their first ever Family Concert at St David’s Hall on Sunday 20 March with an action-packed afternoon hosted by BBC Radio Wales presenter Wynne Evans. Plus, you may even get the chance to have your pic taken with the Welsh tenor before the show in his alter-ego guise as Gio Compario off the Go Compare ads! This concert is the perfect introduction…

11/03/2016

St David’s Hall Wednesday 23 March 7.30pm PLUS SPECIAL GUESTS LEMAR, MATT CARDLE & LEVI ROOTS! DOUBLE MOBO award-winning saxophonist YolanDa Brown is coming to St David’s Hall on Wednesday 23 March and she’s bringing a string of special guests with her! Sharing the stage with YolanDa will be Lemar, Matt Cardle and Levi Roots! YolanDa won the Best Jazz Act at the MOBOs in 2008 and 2009 and stormed to the top of the iTunes and Amazon jazz charts…