A Historical Perspective It was a notion that for hundreds of years was not only marginal and obscure, but often incomprehensible, yet throughout the pandemic the call for Welsh Independence has been getting louder and its sentiment has gained a greater political zest. But why now? After all, apart from accents and Welsh cakes, what really makes Wales and England so different? If we are to answer these questions seriously then we must take a historical perspective. ‘Historical perspective refers…

  Two Welsh charities unite ahead of Wales’ largest celebration of equality and diversity. Cardiff Deaf Centre and Pride Cymru have come together to meet the needs of the deaf and hard of hearing community in Wales during the annual Big Weekend (23-25 August). The two charities will collaborate fully, making Deaf Pride Wales a part of Pride Cymru’s Big Weekend, which is celebrating it’s 20th year. As a charity Cardiff Deaf Centre is undergoing a large development programme that…

The big On Your Bike for Barnardo’s charity cycle ride returns this spring and this time there will be an extra event just for families. In addition to the usual 35 mile route through the Vale of Glamorgan there will be a six mile family ride around Cardiff Bay for the first time so that everyone can join in the fun. Both rides take place on Sunday May 12 and money raised will go towards helping some of the most…

nextbike, Cardiff’s bike share scheme, will support three local charities throughout December after they won a public vote to be part of its festive cash giveaway in the city. The chosen organisations are bereavement charity 2 Wish Upon a Star, animal rescue centre ARC and cancer support charity Maggie’s Cardiff. nextbike is offering a half-price annual subscription to anyone who signs up to the scheme in the month of December, meaning a year’s cycling will cost just £30 instead of…

Welsh Holiday Company Launches Search on St. David’s Day www.menaiholidays.co.uk – a rather wonderful self-catering company located in North Wales, was recently sent a letter by a satisfied customer from London. The letter was written as if by Wales itself addressing its old friend London, highlighting the completely different lifestyles the two enjoy. Menai Holidays were so impressed with the letter, they decided to turn it into a video, complete with a voice-over. But that’s when their dilemma began. If…

First Choice and Vue Cardiff gave local couple Ashleigh Rees and George Lippiard the A-List treatment by premiering their holiday movie on the big screen Part of a nationwide competition run by home of all inclusive holidays, First Choice, the couple’s amateur videos have been professionally edited into ‘Ashleigh and George in Jamaica’ The competition asked holidaymakers to upload their holiday footage for the chance to have a professional trailer created and premiered at their local Vue First Choice has…

For the very first time Bridgend based company Sharon McKinley Designs will be travelling to London to showcase their unique and stand-alone designs for buyers and businesses from all over the world from 3rd-4th September 2017 at LondonEdge. Held at the iconic Business Design Centre in Islington, LondonEdge is the planet’s only commercial platform for authentic, subculture fashion brands today. This February will be the 36th exhibition in the series of these iconic shows that track and record the changes…

Sunday August 20, 2017 Research* shows that almost 90% of Brits are concerned by the UK’s plastic usage and 70% of respondents in Wales are willing to see a similar 5p plastic bag ‘charge’ applied to other single-use plastics. A 10-metre whale – made from the same amount of plastic dumped in the ocean each second – visits Cardiff Bay for the Welsh public to see. The whale was met with great support from former British Olympic rower, James Cracknell,…

Welsh food and drink producers will be turning their sights to the important export market of the USA next month in search of new and competitive export trading opportunities. As part of the Welsh Government’s commitment to raising Wales’s business profile on the global stage, it is supporting fifteen Welsh food and drink companies on a visit to New York and New Jersey from 17-20 September. The Cabinet Secretary for Environment and Rural Affairs, Lesley Griffiths AM, said: “Our country’s…

JOHN OTWAY, ‘Rock ‘n’ Roll’s Greatest Failure’, continues on the road for the rest of this year promoting his new album ‘Montserrat’. Renowned for his bizarre escapades and successful enduring career – despite self-confessed limited musical talent – John’s shows are always hugely entertaining whether with or without his remarkably good band of 20 years. His latest venture, a new album recorded on the Caribbean island of Montserrat, sees Otway in fine fettle delivering not only an excellent set of…