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Forecasted levels of EU migration will place the Welsh NHS under huge strain in the coming years, according to Vote Leave campaigner David TC Davies MP.   It would mean that the Welsh NHS would require an additional £246 million per year by 2030 to maintain current funding levels.   Vote Leave has published new research highlighting the pressure the NHS will come under once new countries join the EU.   Albania, Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia and Turkey – with a…

This weekend sees a push by organisations committed to getting young people to register to vote in the EU referendum. Wake Up And Vote, a volunteer organisation encouraging young people to vote in the referendum, and Bite the Ballot, an organisation committed to empowering young voters, have released a new video to raise awareness of the deadline. It is a filmed live stunt – giving real young people a surprise when they went to register. It’s demonstrating that no-one else…

Over May Half Term Euro 2016 Football fever headed to the Vale Sports Arena and the Principality Stadium to celebrate Wales qualification to Euro 2016.   Premier league giants Everton FC also held a Soccer Camp coaching and developing  local children at the Vale Sports Arena in partnership with PG10 Coaching.   The opportunities where open to children and young people aged 5-14yrs old; of all abilities.   To celebrate Wales Qualification to the Euro 2016 in France the Vale Sports Arena hosted a special 2…

80 events took place over the course of the campaign to help tidy the Welsh coastline ahead of the summer   Local residents and staff from the local McDonald’s restaurant in Longwood Drive took part in a clean-up event in Cardiff to help support the fourth annual Clean Coast Week, sponsored by McDonald’s.   25 volunteers from the local area and McDonald’s joined forces to help clear unwanted litter from Parc Tredelarch to help get the stretch of coastline looking…

Walk your way to beautiful legs! What do Kelly Brook, Heidi Klum and Elle Macpherson have in common? Beautiful legs! And it’s all thanks to … walking. Combined with good posture, it can make your pins look toned and slimmer, just in time for Summer! Walking is one of the most basic aerobic exercises you can do, and done right, it can have maximum effect for minimum effort! It’s not only something that we all do everyday but it’s also…

Faith and community leaders speak at Welcoming Ramadan event Alima Ali, a solicitor from Barry, has an Umrah trip for two to look forward to after finding  a special  ‘golden ticket’ in Islamic Relief’s first Ramadan mailing of 2016. Alima was presented with her prize – donated by Al-Hidayaah Travel – at our Welcoming Ramadan reception at Cardiff County Hall on June 2, which was addressed by faith and community leaders including Stephen Doughty MP. Alima spoke about how humble…

A group of year 10 students from Mary Immaculate High School who are working towards their Duke of Edinburgh Bronze Award, were given a rare insight into the mind of a record-breaking extreme adventurer this week, as Tori James called in to offer some encouragement and share her top tips. Pembrokeshire-born Tori became the youngest British woman and the first Welsh woman to climb to the summit of Mount Everest in 2007. She continues to partake in extreme adventure events…

  Cardiff’s only 5 star hotel, The St David’s Hotel & Spa, challenged Welsh capital’s adrenaline junkies to take part in a once in a lifetime zip wire event in Cardiff Bay on the 5th and 6th May. The zip wire challenge, which took place over two days, was held in support of Welsh charity The Princes Gates Trust, the Hotel’s chosen charity partner for 2016.  More than 200 people, of ages ranging from 12 to 96, took to the…

Leading seafood businesses from across Wales have journeyed across the Irish Sea this week with their sights set on learning new ways to grow both their catch and their profits. The three day visit to Ireland (23-26 May), organised as part of the Welsh Government Seafood Cluster, aims to highlight current innovation that exists within the Irish seafood market and consider how that could be replicated here in Wales. During the visit delegates will be learning further about how the…

Wales’ largest celebration of equality and diversity – Pride Cymru returns on Saturday 13th August to Coopers Field, Cardiff for its 16th year running. Actress, singer and LGBT activist Heather Peace will be performing, along with Britain’s Got Talent Semi-finalist Danny Beard, Eurovision’s UK entry duo Joe and Jake and nineties girl group, Big Reunion stars B*Witched and BBC The Voice UK Semi-finalist Jordan Gray (also known as Tall Dark Friend). A spokesperson for Pride Cymru said: “We’re very excited for this year’s main stage event and the line-up we’ve confirmed so far. We are looking forward to announcing and welcoming…