Wales, 7th March 2017: Wales is to have some of the most advanced cancer treatments in the UK when The Rutherford Cancer Centre South Wales opens its doors, Mike Moran, chief executive officer of Proton Partners International, told BioWales today.   Proton Partners International Ltd, the company building a series of oncology centres known as The Rutherford Cancer Centres, will complete the building of its first centre within weeks. The Rutherford Cancer Centre South Wales will initially offer radiotherapy, chemotherapy…

  THE Cardiff Metropolitan Cathedral Choir returns to St David’s Hall on Tuesday 21 March with a stunning interpretation of Handel’s Messiah. This captivating performance directed by Dominic Neville forms parting of the Spring/Summer Lunchtime Concerts at National Concert Hall of Wales, which makes high quality concerts accessible to all. Tickets are just £6 in advance, and £7 on the day with concessions also available. Classical music lovers need no introduction to the magnificence of Handel’s legendary Messiah with its…

  Let’s turn up the volume for Children’s Hospice Week 2017!     Join UK charity Together for Short Lives, families and services across the country for this year’s Children’s Hospice Week (22-28 May). The campaign will be turning up the volume on children’s palliative care to raise awareness about the needs of seriously ill children and to celebrate all the lifeline services that children and families rely on. There are 49,000 children in the UK living with a life-limiting…

An innovative Welsh business is proving that science is fun, not scary, with a series of weird and wonderful experiments as British Science Week gets underway. Caerphilly-based Letterbox Lab is setting out to challenge the way children view their environment and encourage them to carry out their own mini investigations with their clever all-in-one science boxes. And this year’s British Science Week theme of ‘Change’ is particularly fitting, as Letterbox Lab was founded last year by married couple Mia and…

Cycling in Cardiff is at a critical moment with a new cycling strategy being proposed for the city and the plans for the Active Travel Act walking and cycling networks out for consultation.  What happens with these plans and strategies will depend on who is elected to the city council in May. To find out which party will offer the best deal for the thousands of cyclists in Cardiff, Cardiff Cycle City, the organisation aiming to make Cardiff the best…

  We recently visited Strada and were greeted by friendly staff who kindly asked where we would prefer to sit.  We chose to sit inside, being as it looked a little cosier. The décor was modern and sophisticated with a warm Mediterranean feel to it, with images and messages on the walls spelling out the love of food for me.  The restaurant felt alive and made me want to be part of it. Once seated, we were given menus and…

Moonlight Ribbons Productions, the Cardiff-based production company, have announced that production is set to begin on their new comedy web-series, LONG SHOTS. To celebrate, a live readthrough followed by a Q&A session will be held at Pomegranate Cafe in the centre of Cardiff on 2nd March 2017 at 7pm. Set in the ever evolving, ever stressful Welsh Film Industry, this is the story of four uniquely unstable friends who are trying to make their mark. The only thing standing in…

Ballads of the Broken Few St David’s Hall Wednesday 8 March, 8pm WEST Country folk singer-songwriter Seth Lakeman will air new tracks off his latest album Ballads of the Broken Few, plus fan favourites next Wednesday (8 March) at St David’s Hall. Seth’s eight solo release has received widespread acclaim leading to regular play of single Meet Me in the Twilight on BBC Radio 2. Produced by Ethan Johns, the work is a stunning combination of dynamic songwriting and sublime…

AFTER getting into trouble for sneaking into places he shouldn’t be, Lee Nelson is back where he most definitely should be – live onstage! Britain’s best hoaxer is bringing his daring new stand-up show Serious Joker to St David’s Hall on Sunday 12 March at 7.30pm. Under his real name, Simon Brodkin first burst onto the UK’s comedy circuit in 2004 and soon became a familiar face on Al Murray’s Multiple Personality Disorder in 2009 whilst portraying a range of…

As Wales Air Ambulance marks its 16th anniversary, the charity’s latest aircraft will be extending its service to operate seven days a week – helping children like Elain James who needed two emergency transfers at just 12 weeks old. The EC135 T2e aircraft, based in Cardiff, is dedicated to completing inter-hospital transfers for neonates, children and adults. Extending this helicopter’s operating hours from five days per week will mean that all four of the charity’s aircrafts will now run seven…