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…

@ The Gate, Cardiff Saturday 17th October 7.30pm doors, 8pm start £20 adv.stbf || Unreserved Seating Online Tickets: The Globe For 40 years, Bruce Cockburn has been capturing in song the essence of human experience – while fiercely striving to make it better.   One of Canada’s finest artists, Bruce Cockburn has enjoyed an illustrious career shaped by politics, spirituality, and musical diversity. His remarkable journey has seen him embrace folk, jazz, rock, and worldbeat styles while travelling to such…

  FACEBOOK AND ENTERPRISE NATION LAUNCH ‘BOOST YOUR BUSINESS’ SUMMER TOUR FOR SMALL BUSINESSES TO HIT CARDIFF   ·   AimsFree event aimed at small businesses at National Museum on July 6 Series of free SME focused workshop events in five cities across the UK ·       Sharing expert tips on latest techniques to boost business on Facebook ·       Aims to train over 3,500 e-commerce experts to deliver Facebook business prowess   Facebook and small business network Enterprise Nation have teamed up…

  The England Men’s Cricket Team will be among the sports clubs holding workshops and learning Welsh at Tafwyl Festival in Cardiff Castle on July 4-5, 2015.   As part of the England Cricket Team’s preparations for the Investec Ashes Test Match held at the Swalec Stadium on July 8, 2015, some of the players will be among those celebrating the Welsh language and learning a few sentences between 1200 and 1300 on Sunday, July 5, 2015.   England captain, Alastair…

Alternative self-storage service Boxman teams up with top UK celebrities and bloggers to raise money for Teenage Cancer Trust LONDON, 22 June 2015 – Today, Boxman, the on-demand storage service, announces its support from a range of prominent celebrities and lifestyle bloggers in its goal to raise money for the Teenage Cancer Trust. In a special one-off auction taking place on June 27th, Benedict Cumberbatch will be just one of the many fantastic celebrities boxing up his prized possessions and…

The theme of today’s Wales Vision Strategy conference was “The World Outside”, and focused on what it is like to navigate the world if you have sight loss and what needs to be done ensure people are not cut off from the world.   Key partners and stakeholders had an opportunity to engage with policy influencers and experts from across Wales about the important legislative developments in planning, transport and equality. Information was shared about the cutting edge developments and…

  Vocal Harmony was set up in 2012 by local musician Bobby Cole. Wanting to create a fun and exciting choir format, Bobby started the first choir in 2012 opening it up to anyone and everyone. There are Vocal Harmony groups that meet in Swansea and Llanelli, with two brand new groups opening up in Cardiff and Bristol. The choir has a policy of no auditions, no need to read music, and at no point will you have to sing…

Get Creative at a Children’s Art Week Event This Summer   This June Children’s Art Week (Sat 13th – Sun 21st June 2015) will be back bigger and better than ever! Don’t miss the chance to get creative with your kids at one of the hundreds of events being held in venues around the UK. With everything from; ‘Weird & Wonderful Weaving’ to ‘Mosaic Making’ there’s bound to be something on near you to engage children of all ages. Find…

We’re over the ‘Bay’ for Tenovus Cancer Care The St. David’s Hotel & Spa challenged daredevils of Cardiff to take part in a once-in-a-lifetime zip wire challenge today in Cardiff Bay in aid of the hotel’s charity of the year, Tenovus Cancer Care, Wales’ leading cancer charity. More than 70 people from the ages of 12 up to 92, took part in today’s zip wire challenge and, tomorrow a second round of adrenalin junkies will take to the skies with over…

St David’s Hall Tuesday 15 September 7.30pm Tickets on Sale on Friday 1 May at 9am LEGENDARY British songwriter Richard Thompson OBE is coming to St David’s Hall on Tuesday 15 September. Thompson is renowned as being one of the greatest rock guitarists of all time, and tickets for his spectacular live show go on sale tomorrow (Friday 1 May) from 9am. Having co-founded the groundbreaking group Fairport Convention as a teenager in the 60s, Thompson and his bandmates virtually…