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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…
A Cardiff-born organisation, The Saturday Circle, has taken the leap in becoming the UK’s first multi-language Saturday children’s club, planting Wales firmly on the global stage as a leader in language and cultural education. Opening its doors for the first time at Howell’s School Llandaff Ty Hapus building on September 5th 2015, The Saturday Circle provided eleven sessions for children aged 0 – 10 across six languages: French, Welsh, German, Spanish, Italian and Mandarin. Families with children who already speak the…
Step aside Calendar Girls, the South West boys have outstripped you. Doing their bit for testicular cancer, men from across the South West have whipped off their clothes to participate in the 2016 calendar for the regional fundraising organisation, It’s in the Bag. Proudly sporting just a pair of It’s in the Bag iconic orange pants, 12 groups including members of the Exeter Chiefs squad, employees from Devon-based Burts Chips and the Bristol Beer Factory are pictured on the playing…
Casting has been announced for the Music & Lyrics Limited and West Yorkshire Playhouse production of the much-loved Sherman Brothers musical CHITTY CHITTY BANG BANG. Lee Mead (Casualty, Legally Blonde, Joseph and The Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat) will play Caractacus Potts, Michelle Collins (EastEnders, Coronation Street) will feature as Baroness Bomburst and Welsh actor Andy Hockley (The Phantom Of The Opera) will star as Grandpa Potts. Casting for the roles of Truly Scrumptious, Lord Scrumptious and the Childcatcher are to be announced. Ewen Cummins plays The Toymaker/Mr Coggins, with Sam…
QWill Writing Services Limited (“QWill”), located in Cardiff Bay, has a mission to reduce the cost of Will writing and Lasting Power of Attorney (“LPA”) work whilst also taking a charitable approach to the business. Louise O’Halloran, Managing Director of QWill, established the Will writing business after experiencing considerable expense setting up a Will to protect her own family. Recent reports suggest that over 67% of the adult population in England & Wales do not have a Will. Reasons given include lack of knowledge surrounding the…
The International Concert Series continues at St David’s Hall next Tuesday (20 October) with the acclaimed Armonico Consort featuring one of the most exciting talents in Welsh classical music. Swansea soprano Elin Manahan Thomas will share the stage with the supremely talented trio of William Towers, Alexander Aldren and Yvette Bonner for a powerful programme of Purcell’s Dido and Aeneas and Pergolesi’s Stabat Mater. Written just weeks before his death at just 25, Pergolesi’s imperishable Stabat Mater is one of the…
