A selfless Cardiff woman who continued supporting brain injury survivors after her own breast cancer and arthritis diagnoses has been shortlisted for a national award. Sally Palmer, has been volunteering at Headway Cardiff and South East Wales for more than 20 years and has helped to raise over £150,000. Her incredible achievements have seen her named as one of three finalists for Headway – the brain injury association’s Volunteer of the Year Award, sponsored by Anthony Gold Solicitors. “I love…

An inspirational mum from Cardiff has won a national award for her campaigning and fundraising achievements in support of Diabetes UK Cymru. Beth Baldwin received the Quality in Care (QiC) Diabetes People’s Award at an awards ceremony in Guilford on Wednesday 18 October. Beth’s son Peter, 13, passed away from undiagnosed Type 1 diabetes in 2015. Since then, Beth, her husband Stuart and Peter’s sister Lia, 12, have campaigned tirelessly to raise awareness of the condition, hosting a multitude of…

Kicking off the 2018 Cardiff International Film Festival at USW’s Atrium, a short film about falling in love with your partner-in-crime, and an epic dance-filled romp through late-adolescence in London. As I sit, nervous and glass of red in hand at the opening of the Cardiff International Film Festival, I consider two things. What am I drinking? It really was quite lovely, and more apprehensively, how long is the night going to be? I spend the first part of my…

  The lost communities of Cardiff’s docklands are to feature in a new four-part tv series on ITV Cymru Wales. ‘Dock of the Bay’ examines the transformation of the city’s waterfront from Tiger Bay to Cardiff Bay. It also chronicles the history and demolition of Newtown, nick-named ‘Little Ireland’ and Lower Splott, a community that was built in the shadow of the giant East Moors steelworks. The series celebrates the present day diversity of the Bay and goes behind the scenes…

This November, Wahaca will celebrate Mexico’s famous Day of the Dead festival in the St David’s Dewi Sant with a week-long celebration of delicious feasting menus, specially crafted cocktails and traditional decorations from Monday 29th October – 4th November. The week will be a positive celebration, giving customers the chance to get involved with the true meaning of Mexico’s Day of the Dead tradition in remembering their own favourite people. In tribute to Mexico’s world-famous Dia de los Muertos, Wahaca…

Air Cadets from Penarth, just outside of Cardiff, are preparing to sing the praises of the RAF in Concert tour – the final chance to celebrate RAF100. Eleven Squadrons from across the country are showing their support for the final RAF centenary salute by selling programmes at their local concert venue. The concert is among a wide range of exciting events being staged around the UK this year that serve to commemorate and celebrate the Royal Air Force as well…

BBC Children in Need has announced that it has awarded a total of £215,628 to two local projects providing services to disadvantaged children and young people. The charity currently funds 22 projects across Cardiff, with over £1.3m invested locally. The newly awarded grants come as BBC Children in Need celebrates its fundraising total for the 2017 Appeal: £60.7 million.  Highlights from the 2017 Appeal include BBC Radio 2’s amazing fundraising efforts spearheaded by Chris Evans’ Breakfast Show which saw millions…

Cardiff’s Willows High School has received more than 30 laptops from Circle IT, which has introduced a scheme to regenerate a range of IT consumables and donate them to local schools across South Wales. Cardiff Gate-headquartered, Circle IT, made the donation as part of its commitment to benefiting those in the local community and it’s now hoped that many of Willows 600-plus pupils will benefit from the opportunities the technology offers. The laptops will replace the aging IT desktop equipment…

BAFTA-nominee and Oscar winner, costume designer Lindy Hemming and acclaimed presenter and broadcaster Mavis Nicholson revealed as Special Award recipients       The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) in Wales, BAFTA Cymru, has revealed the Special Award recipients for this year’s British Academy Cymru Awards, taking place on 14 October 2018, as announced at last night’s BAFTA Cymru Nominees Party.   BAFTA-nominee and Oscar winner, costume designer Lindy Hemming (whose most recent credits include Wonder Woman…

A mum from Cardiff will be taking on the Cardiff Half Marathon to raise funds for Diabetes UK Cymru after her daughter was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes. Amanda Lyon, 36, said her world was turned upside down when Emily, 5, was diagnosed with the condition in January. Now she is determined to complete the 13.1-mile challenge on Sunday 7 October to raise awareness of the condition and to fundraise for Diabetes UK Cymru. Diabetes UK Cymru’s Know Type 1…