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GW4 Alliance receives funding for new doctoral training partnership The future of biomedical research in the UK will receive a vital boost thanks to a new collaborative PhD training programme worth £4.6m. Largely funded by the Medical Research Council (MRC), the new award to the GW4 Alliance will fund over 50 postgraduate research students over the next three years. GW4 brings together Cardiff University with the universities of Bath, Bristol and Exeter. It encourages interdisciplinary research across a wide pool…

Wales Climate Action Day on Saturday 28 November saw hundreds of people join us and our Stop Climate Chaos Cymru for our Pedal for the Planet event ahead of the UN’s climate change conference currently taking place in Paris. Despite the wind and the rain, we were joined by hundreds of people on their bikes, who cycled from Callaghan Square in the city centre, down Lloyd George Avenue, to the Senedd in Cardiff Bay for a rally to call for…

Consumer attitudes to home buying have yet to catch up with the recovery in mortgage lending according to new research from Barratt Homes. The five star housebuilder, which is currently building new homes in Barry says misconceptions and confusion around the house buying process are hampering the aspirations of potential homebuyers. Top three mortgage myths and misconceptions A tendency to overestimate the required deposit by three times: It’s believed that the average deposit needed to buy a new home is…

St David’s Hall , Sunday 6 December at 4pm CITY VOICES CARDIFF are back by popular demand at St David’s Hall for their annual festive feast Rejoice and Be Merry next Sunday (6 December) at 4pm. Bring the whole family for an afternoon of seasonal cheer with classics including It’s The Most Wonderful Time of the Year, Winter Wonderland, Happy Xmas (War is Over), Silent Night  and Santa Baby. All the songs are performed by a stunning large choir and captivating live…

St David’s Hall, Wednesday 9 December at 7pm JOIN the festive celebrations with the Cardiff County & Vale of Glamorgan Music Service as some of South Wales’ finest young musicians perform their Christmas Showcase. Eight of the counties’ ensembles will share the stage with a massed choir of 250 junior schoolchildren at St David’s Hall next Wednesday (9 December) at 7pm. Altogether this captivating concert will feature: Youth Brass Band, Training Brass Band, Advanced Percussion, Foundation Brass Band & Training Choir,…

  St David’s Hall, Thursday 10 December at 7.30pm THE ever-popular Christmas Concert of Seasonal Music & Carols returns to St David’s Hall next Thursday (10 December) for its 33rd year! Plus, proceeds from the concert go to the great charity work of CLIC Sargent, which cares for children with cancer. This year’s wonderful line-up features acclaimed organist Jane Watts, the brass ensemble of the Welsh Guards, a combined hospital choir of 250 voices and special guests from the Royal Welsh College of…

St David’s Hall, Saturday 5 December at 3pm & 7.30pm THREE acclaimed choirs will combine forces to celebrate the festive season in style at St David’s Hall this Saturday (5 December) in The Promise of Christmas concert. The Cambrensis Choir & Orchestra, the St David’s Praise Choir and The Promise of Christmas Youth Choir will also share the stage for two special performances at 3pm and 7.30pm. Expect the usual feast of family favourites plus traditional carols, and be prepared to sing…

Julian Clary, national trinket, author, TV and radio star is coming up your way… The Joy of Mincing is Julian Clary’s celebration of 30 years as a camp comedian. There is so much to tell you; the ups and downs of his sordid love life, the true and heart stopping account of how he saved Dame Joan Collins’ life, and don’t start him on the perils of his DIY electrical home enema kit. On stage Julian will proudly wear his well-deserved…

PizzaExpress on High Street, Cardiff has recently undergone a major makeover, with the restaurant being totally transformed, and now features artwork paying tribute to the nearby Cardiff Castle. Each PizzaExpress restaurant is individually designed – often using well known places, people or historical events from the area as the basis. The new artwork draws inspiration from the shapes of some of the former Cardiff Castle residents’ coats of arms, including those of the Tudors and the de Clares. We were…

Beginning next week (30 November to 11 December 2015), world leaders will meet in Paris where a global climate deal is expected to be agreed. It will follow a weekend of global climate action, including Wales Climate Action Day in Cardiff , organised by Stop Climate Chaos Cymru. Hundreds of people are expected to take part in a mass bike ride from the city centre to the Senedd on Saturday 28 November. Leaders are under pressure to ensure that they…