People in their 50s urged to act now to beat the squeeze Those aged 45-60 are becoming the “Sandwich Generation” – caught supporting and caring for both their children and their parents – research released today confirms. In Cardiff, half of people currently support another family member financially, and a third offer care support, leaving 34% concerned about funding their own retirement. While the burden can be heavy, there are simple steps that can provide security, for those in the…

  Cardiff Philharmonic Orchestra St David’s Hall Saturday 4 July 7.30pm Last Remaining Top-Priced Seats in Stalls Now £10!* CARDIFF Philharmonic Orchestra will celebrate Independence Day in style with their spectacular American Night concert on Saturday 4 July. Plus, to mark the occasion the last remaining top-priced seats in Stalls are now just £10!* And kids’ tickets are just £5!* For one night only it’s all about the Star-Spangled Banner at the National Concert Hall of Wales with this stunning…

Newport families go on the run for the 2015 SUBWAY Helping Hearts™ Family 5K event On Sunday over 460 runners put on their trainers and came down to Tredegar Park for the SUBWAY Helping Hearts™ Family 5K, the first time the event has been held in Newport in the series’ three year history.   Local families made their way around the course in order to raise money for Heart Research UK, with many of them embracing the new ‘field of…

Getting children across the UK and Ireland writing, with over £14,000 worth of prizes   Recognising the importance of handwriting in children’s development, BIC has unveiled the very first Handwriting Olympiad. Launched in partnership with Start-Bee, which helps children to write effortlessly and enjoyably, the competition aims to get primary school children writing simply by asking them to complete the sentence, “I love being able to write because…”.   Hosted on the Teachers’ Corner section of the recently developed BIC®…

A new ethical food label – assured by the RSPCA – has been launched in a bid to help improve the lives of a further 100 million farm animals, plus many millions of farmed salmon and trout, in the next five years. As reported in The Grocer the RSPCA Assured label replaces the RSPCA’s Freedom Food mark on eggs, meat, dairy products and fish sold in supermarkets and shops throughout the UK.   The new label makes it easy to find products…

@ The Gate, Cardiff Saturday 17th October 7.30pm doors, 8pm start £20 adv.stbf || Unreserved Seating Online Tickets: The Globe For 40 years, Bruce Cockburn has been capturing in song the essence of human experience – while fiercely striving to make it better.   One of Canada’s finest artists, Bruce Cockburn has enjoyed an illustrious career shaped by politics, spirituality, and musical diversity. His remarkable journey has seen him embrace folk, jazz, rock, and worldbeat styles while travelling to such…

  FACEBOOK AND ENTERPRISE NATION LAUNCH ‘BOOST YOUR BUSINESS’ SUMMER TOUR FOR SMALL BUSINESSES TO HIT CARDIFF   ·   AimsFree event aimed at small businesses at National Museum on July 6 Series of free SME focused workshop events in five cities across the UK ·       Sharing expert tips on latest techniques to boost business on Facebook ·       Aims to train over 3,500 e-commerce experts to deliver Facebook business prowess   Facebook and small business network Enterprise Nation have teamed up…

-67% of young Brits admit to not having taken any recent snaps with Mum and Dad- -35% of Brits have not had a picture with their parents in the last 10 years- -More than half of Brits (60%) regret not capturing more images with Mum and Dad-   LONDON: June 22, 2015 – According to research released today by one of Europe’s leading photo printing companies, Albelli, summer family photos are set to become a thing of the past with…

On Monday evening (29th June), Channel 4’s new series, Superfoods, kicks off with a look at the Finnish wonder ingredient xylitol. Presenter Kate Quilton travels to Finland where gum and mints made of xylitol are a staple part of the Finnish diet and even 90% of kindergartens give xylitol sweets to kids on a daily basis. She explores the science behind how xylitol works to reduce plaque and keep teeth healthy. Yet despite its proven benefits and widespread popularity in…

Another triumph for Cardiff’s Highway Mix A skittles team who have just crowned a successful year in the Roath Winter League with a victory in a major inter county tournament in Weston Super Mare. The team, who play out of Roath Social and Sports Club, found themselves facing formidable opposition from all over Wales and England. But experience paid off as the Highway Mix A team made it through to the last 12.  Again they held their nerve and won…