Its true what they say, ‘it’s not all about winning’….however, it certainly does give you a boost (!) especially when the prize is as baa-rilliant as this one! I was lucky enough to win the new ‘Shaun the Sheep movie’ through Cardiff Times Facebook competitions! And it’s safe to say, it caused quite a few excited bleetings in our household! As did the accompanying ‘bag’ (which despite being nearly 30 myself, i did consider trying on, but decided better of…

Hasbro have announced the launch of the Monopoly World Championships, with regional heats set to take place across the UK and Ireland. On Saturday 27th June, a specially designed double-decker bus, fitted with ten Monopoly tables, will be visiting Cardiff Celtic Manor to find the world’s best Monopoly player!   Fans can register using www.monopolychampionships.co.uk for a chance to compete for a spot in the UK and Ireland final at The View From the Shard, with the winner travelling to…

Gareth Howells, General Manager of Wessex Garages on Hadfield Road, said: “We would like to thank everyone who came along to the 5th annual tournament and helped raise £1,500 for South Wales Armed Forces Day, which takes place in Cardiff on Saturday, June 27.   “The event was a four person scramble format and cost £25 per person to enter. We would like to congratulate the winning team, which was The Scottish Gunners from Tidworth, second place was ‘300 Yards…

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…

So it wasn’t a fluke then.  Cardiff’s Rumney Rebels have claimed a second consecutive victory in a major inter county skittles competition beating off opposition from Gloucestershire, Somerset, Dorset and Wales. Forty four teams converged on Sand Bay at Weston Super Mare for the tournament staged by Serious About Skittles who also organise the Butcombe British Skittles Championships. The Rumney Rebels won their group, going through to the final round where ten teams were poised for battle.  It was a…

Whether you’ve never experienced Cardiff or you’re a veteran of our beautiful city, there is always something new and exciting to discover. From travelling the universe with The Doctor, through to celebrating a Welsh victory in Rugby, Cardiff has a huge variety for all to enjoy and the  Cardiff Marriott is near all these great attractions as well as providing a comfortable and relaxing hotel. The Cardiff Marriott was opened in 1986 as a Holiday Inn, owned by Scott’s Hotels…

Washington Green, fine art publisher to Castle Galleries and Castle Fine Art, has launched IN:SIGHT 2015; their campaign to encourage unsigned, emerging visual artists to apply to join the ranks of its big names, with the chance to exhibit at their flagship Birmingham gallery in the summer. The prestigious art group, with a gallery in Cardiff’s St David’s Dewi Sant, boasts the likes of Ronnie Wood, Bob Dylan, Salvador Dali, Pablo Picasso and famous art forger John Myatt in their…

Cardiff Centre for Lifelong Learning are running short and intensive language courses in June and July this year at all levels ranging from beginners to advanced.  Perfect for learning language skills for a summer holiday or consolidating existing languages skills.  Languages include: French, German, Italian and Spanish. We are running a competition from Monday 27th April to Friday 1st May, the prize of a free summer course running in 2015. We’ll be dropping clues on our Facebook, Google + and Twitter sites. To play, you’ll need to search around our summer language…

    How do you feel about getting through to the live show on Saturday? Quite nervous but really looking forward to it. I’m excited just to get out there and do it and make the most of my time on The Voice   Has your confidence grown because you’ve come across as quite shy? It’s overwhelming but ive started to get the hang of things and i’m just trying to enjoy myself.   How do you feel going from living…