08/03/2022

The Page Turner Awards is inviting creative authors, writers, and screenwriters from around the globe to enter their writing projects into their 2022 awards, which has just opened. In particular, the awards judging panel is keen to discover unique voices from diverse cultures. The team at Page Turner Awards passionately believes that talented writers can be from any background, age, race, religion, or interest. Whether you have a guide to the most intriguing cultural practises, a memoir about your diversity…

18/11/2021

Max J Hayward, Bartender at Lab 22 Bar in Cardiff won the Judges’ Choice prize with his cocktail, The North Coast Southside, a nod to the gin which is made in the UK mainland’s most northerly distillery, on the coast of Scotland. His recipe was chosen by the Judging Panel from a shortlist of 5 extraordinary entries to a national contest. The competition marked International Scottish Gin Day® (ISGD) held earlier this month. He wins a case of Rock Rose…

28/07/2021

Formed in 1979, Level 42 entered their fifth decade in 2020, planning to mark that with the ‘From Eternity To Here’ tour, which of course had to be postponed. AEG Presents is delighted to announce that the band will now undertake the rescheduled 24-date UK tour in 2021.  Remaining tickets are on sale via aegpresents.co.uk [all tickets purchased for postponed 2020 dates remain valid]. The ‘From Eternity To Here’ UK tour will see the band play the length and breadth of…

02/12/2019

With new research revealing the explosion in popularity of staging spectacular outdoor Christmas lights displays – and the cost of doing so – price comparison website money expert is searching for the UK’s answer to Clark Griswold, the iconic Christmas lights enthusiast from the classic movie, National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation. The competition is being run by price comparison website money expert, in response to new research that reveals that householders’ outdoor light shows are now an essential festive must-do and must-see.  A…

16/05/2019

The VIA Arts Prize, the UK’s only Ibero-American themed arts award, has launched its 2019 Call for Entries, and is celebrating the fifth edition of the respected Prize. The VIA Art’s Prize’s mission is to deepen cultural awareness of Latin American, Spanish and Portuguese arts and cultures in the UK. All UK-based artists of any nationality are invited to submit an original artwork specifically inspired by Ibero-American arts and culture. Through this specific brief, those behind the prize seek to…

25/03/2019

The Girls, a children’s picture book written by Swansea-raised Lauren Ace and illustrated by Cardiff-based Jenny Løvlie , has been named the winner of the Illustrated Books Category at the Waterstones Children’s Book Prize 2019. Announced last night (Thursday 21st March) at a ceremony at the bookseller’s flagship shop in London Piccadilly, Ace and Løvlie share the prize consisting of £2000 and the promise of ongoing commitment to their respective writing and illustrating careers. Inspired by the author’s own nurturing…

15/02/2019

Cardiff artist shortlisted for £20,000 national art prize • Artist’s work will be exhibited at Mall Galleries in London 5–17 March 15 February 2019 – An artist from Cardiff has been shortlisted for this year’s prestigious Lynn Painter-Stainers Prize, the UK’s leading competition for British contemporary representational painting and drawing. The artist is: Robert McPartland from Cardiff for his work Lemon on Paper 81 artists have been shortlisted for the Prize out of 1,191 who entered this year’s competition. This…

18/10/2018

Senior Medical Student announced as Wales Region heat winner of nationwide Surgical Skills Competition. Today, the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh (www.rcsed.ac.uk) together with sponsors Medtronic (www.medtronic.com), announce the second heat winner of nationwide Surgical Skills Competition celebrating future stars of the surgical field. Following a tension-fuelled contest hosted at Cardiff’s Medical Centre, RSCEd is delighted to announce Billy Down, a final year student from Swansea Medical School, as the competitions next heat winner following Joe Guppy’s win of…

10/10/2018

  Star Wars is one of the most beloved blockbuster series of all time. The space opera epic has been on our screens since 1977, and the new generation of films means that the series has never been more popular. In perfect timing for Halloween, this year Rubies and Jedi-Robe.com are offering 5 lucky winners the chance to get their hands on an officially licenced family costume bundle, worth £200 overall. Featuring a deluxe Darth Vader set and an adult…

04/09/2018

Cathays Compass is a cohort of  people who live and work in Cathays.  The group has been established to help support the thousands of residents in Cathays, as well as encourage stronger outreach between local businesses, faith groups, voluntary sector, schools, libraries and charities. Cathays Compass is built on the premise that cherishing and recognising commercial, ethnic and cultural diversity strengthens “By bring the community together in harmony we accept diversity, acknowledge the contribution of, and recognise that we all…