“I don’t know what I would do without Goldies. It keeps me going, it really does.” That’s just one of the 100s of comments from one elderly lady who loves attending her Goldies sing-along session. NOT a choir, the Golden-Oldies Charity, now in its twelfth year, reaches out to older isolated people across England and Wales. From the initial four sessions taken by founder Grenville Jones, in and around Bath, there are now over 60 dedicated session leaders and, by…

Are you ready to go WILD with The Wildlife Trust of South and West Wales this June? 30 Days Wild is back and bigger than ever! Sign up is now open for this month-long national nature challenge and people can order their free packs at www.wildlifetrusts.org/30DaysWild and start planning their 30 Days Wild which starts on Saturday 1st June. Last year 30 Days Wild was a record breaker with over 350,000 people embracing the challenge of experiencing nature every day…

BBC Cymru Wales and Arts Council of Wales are today announcing that the search for Horizons artists to join its 2019 project is now underway. Celebrating its 5th year this year, Horizons has given a platform to over 48 emerging artists from Wales giving them opportunities to reach new audiences in Wales, the UK and beyond. And now they’re looking for 12 new artists. The application process is now open. The 12 successful acts will be supported in various ways…

Collabro AFTER a huge sold out tour last year, the world’s most successful musical theatre group Collabro are back with the Road to the Royal Albert Hall! The charismatic quartet come to Cardiff for one night only at St David’s Hall on Friday 5 April – and this time they are bringing the wonderful West End star Kerry Ellis with them! Support for the evening is Essex jazz act Georgia & The Vintage Youth. PLEASE NOTE: Under 14s must be…

Visitors to Cadw sites across South Wales can explore hundreds of years of Welsh history this Easter (19 – 22 April) as the sights, sounds and smells of historic Wales return to seventeen of Wales’s most magnificent heritage properties. From Easter trails and crafts at a Cistercian abbey to Civil War re-enactments at Wales’s biggest castle, here are seven ways families can uncover Welsh history across South and Mid Wales during the Easter weekend of 2019 ― Visit Wales’s official…

A leading consumer expert has joined Slater and Gordon as it continues to expand its dispute resolution team. Stephen Southwood-Evans is launching a new team that resolves issues between landlords and tenants at the firm’s office in Cardiff. With more than 18 years’ experience, he began his career in consumer finance with First National Bank and progressed to specialist litigation with a background in consumer credit. Stephen said: “I didn’t study law traditionally and that is quite unusual at this…

The Football Association of Wales is extremely pleased to announce a new three-year partnership between Boots and the Women’s National Team – signalling the biggest commercial agreement in women’s sport here in Wales. The partnership, which will include the time span of the upcoming 2019 Women’s World Cup in France and the 2021 Women’s European Championships in England, will focus on telling the stories of some of the inspirational role models represented in women’s football to inspire active participation from…

Children, families and nurseries are being called on to put their best foot forward for Barnardo’s in the charity’s Big Toddle, an event first dreamt up by fundraisers in Wales more than 20 years ago. Last year’s Barnardo’s Big Toddle saw thousands of under-fives take part in short, sponsored “toddles” across Britain and they raised £231,512 for the UK’s largest children’s charity. The original idea came from the Porthcawl Barnardo’s Helpers’ Group who staged the first event on the promenade…

Photo left to right: Dr John Thompson, Dr Richard Penketh, Dr Graham Shortland Doctors from the University Hospital of Wales are taking on an epic challenge to raise money for causes close their hearts. Dr Graham Shortland, (Executive Medical Director and Consultant Paediatrician), Dr Richard Penketh (Obstetrician Gynaecologist) and Dr John Thompson (Director of the National Poisons Information Service and Honorary Consultant), will be taking part in the Eddystone Charity Sailing Pursuit in Plymouth on Saturday 15 June 2019. The…

Principality Building Society will donate £50,000 to two Welsh charities thanks to Wales’ Grand Slam win at the Guinness Six Nations. Wales’ largest building society is donating a maximum of £50,000 to be split evenly between Alzheimer’s Society Cymru and Teenage Cancer Trust Cymru, after it pledged to donate £10,000 for every game Wales won. Julie-Ann Haines, Chief Customer Officer at Principality Building Society, said: “It was an unforgettable Six Nations tournament and as huge fans of rugby we were…