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In September, footfall numbers in Wales were 0.5% lower than a year ago, up on the 2.4% fall in August 2015. This is the best result since December This is below the UK average rate -0.2%. David Lonsdale, Interim Head of the Welsh Retail Consortium, said: “Shopper footfall in Wales wilted slightly once again in September, albeit at a much less pronounced rate than the month before and also when contrasted to the average of the past three months. This…
Christmas is the perfect time for seeing family and friends, celebrating with loved ones and enjoying the festive spirit. But as well as being the most wonderful time of the year, it can also be one of the most expensive – with the cost of Christmas spending stretching the nation’s purse strings year after year. Whether it’s visiting friends and relatives, wintry weekends away, or just food and present shopping, the price of the festive season can easily snowball. With…
Llanelli’s young singers are set for fun and magical times with their schedules busy with performances, television recordings and a prestige performance at 10 Downing Street. MAGICAL JOURNEY OF MUSIC A full house audience awaits Llanelli’s famous Hywel Girls’ Choir & Hywel Boy Singers on Saturday 24th October when they present “The Magical Journey of Music” in the beautiful candlelit St Elli Parish Church, Llanelli. Saturday’s magical performance will see legendary conductor John Hywel Williams and his choir take the audience…
New research released today indicates that nearly a third of UK adults would have aesthetic treatment for a change in job or career, underlining that youthfulness still equates to success in work for many people.1 Survey results also highlighted that 1 in 5 women in the UK have dermal fillers to turn the clock back and retain their beauty while surprisingly, almost 40% of respondents, aged 25-44, said they would have aesthetic treatment if their partner wanted them to.1 This…
The CMA is holding a seminar for Welsh businesses, which research suggests are least likely to have discussed competition law in the UK. Competition law bans anti-competitive practices such as price-fixing and bid-rigging. Companies found to have breached competition law can be fined up to 10% of global turnover and their directors may be disqualified from being concerned in the management of a company for up to 15 years. In some cases, individuals may also be committing a criminal offence…
A quintet of care staff with hearts of gold are all in the running for top awards – including a chef who cooks gourmet meals for residents. Cardiff-based Angelo Corria, Christine Lovell, Vicky Bailey, Helen Rees, Dan Cole have been shortlisted for Wales Care Awards, known as the social care Oscars. The glittering ceremony, known as the social care Oscars, will be held at Cardiff City Hall on Friday, November 6. Dan Cole, 26, a chef who works at Shire…
South Wales tennis pro Evan Hoyt has won both the singles and doubles titles at the ITF (International Tennis Federation) Futures tournaments in Tunisia. .In the singles, Hoyt, aged 20, from Llanelli, beat Kevin Grieksport of the Netherlands, 6-3, 1-6, 6-2 to win the Sportevasion ITF Futures Summer Tour title. Earlier he beat Evan Ursu (Ukraine) 6-1, 6-3 in the first round, Nils Brinkman (Germany) 6-3, 6-2 in the second round, Matteo Tinelli (Italy) 6-0, 6-2 in the quarter final,…
Stephanie Gawne and Ceri Harris are delighted to announce the launch of the first International Welsh Cabaret Festival to grace the stage in Cardiff. The 2 day festival will be held on the 13th and 14th November 2015 at the Sherman Theatre, http://www.shermancymru.co.uk/homepage/ Stephanie and Ceri were both involved in the successful Welsh Burlesque festival’s of 2012-13, Stephanie as a director and Ceri as a performer. Both wanted to expand the festival to include all cabaret styles, from comedy, singing, circus, burlesque and…
The organisers of Cardiff Dance Festival 2015 (CDF15) are proud to announce details of this year’s inaugural event. The programme for CDF15 was unveiled at a launch event held at Chapter, Cardiff on Thursday the 10th of September. Cardiff Dance Festival is a new biennial initiative which, this year, takes place between the 10th and 22nd of November. The festival’s programme features work by leading Wales-based companies and practitioners including National Dance Company Wales, Theatr Genedlaethol Cymru and Eddie Ladd,…
RBS demonstrated its commitment to the UK Armed Forces Community by signing the Armed Forces Corporate Covenant. Ross McEwan, Chief Executive of RBS signed the voluntary covenant on behalf of the bank at the Ministry of Defence, alongside Mark Lancaster TD MP Parliamentary under Secretary of State and Minister for Defence Personnel, Welfare and Veterans. Signing this Corporate Covenant recognizes the moral obligation that society has to members of the Armed Forces and their families. Adding the Bank’s name to the signatories…
