12/02/2016

007’s Latest Mission Available on Digital HD™ 19th February, Blu-ray™ & DVD 22nd February London, UK (January 5, 2016) – The 24th James Bond adventure SPECTRE, from Albert R. Broccoli’s EON Productions, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios and Sony Pictures Entertainment, will be available to own on Digital HD™ on 19th February and on Blu-ray™ & DVD on 22nd February, it was announced today by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios and Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment. Taking in more than $850 million (USD) worldwide, SPECTRE dominated…

22/01/2016

  Bio:  Dawn Evans (pictured above) is the owner of training services company Ajuda based in Cardiff Bay. In early December, Dawn gave gifts worth £1,000 to the Noah’s Ark Charity which supports sick and injured children in and around the city. This is the second year she’s been a ‘secret Santa’. Dawn was born and brought up in Cardiff and had a successful career in the fitness industry. However it an incident with her daughter Bethan which led her to…

08/12/2015

Director of Calonau Cymru/Welsh Hearts Sharon Owen asked local artist Christopher Langley if he would provide a work for auction the Snowflake Charity Ball on December 4th 2015.  Langley, 53, now living in Cardiff has shown work in New York in addition to selling to collectors worldwide. Langley donated ‘The Red Umbrella’, seen here with none other than himself: Father Christmas!  The event was held at the Marriott Hotel, Cardiff. Langley, who accepts commissions including pet portraits, says: ‘It is…

08/12/2015

The Lower Machen Festival is delighted to launch the Lower Machen Festival Singers who will give their first performance in a concert of Handel’s Messiah at St Michael and All Angels’ Church, Lower Machen on Saturday 12 December at 6pm. The new vocal ensemble will be performing with The Welsh Chamber Players and will be conducted by Peter Esswood. An exciting line up of soloists include: Anastasiia Golovina (Soprano) from the Eastern Ukraine, currently at the Guildhall School of Music…

01/12/2015

Cardiff, Wales: The UK’s first fashion focused LGBT+ clothing brand has launched its debut collection online today. Elm Apparel, the brain child of Fern Coslett, 20, from Penarth, South Wales has launched its range of casual wear, with designs inspired by LGBT+ culture and issues (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and gender & sexuality minorities). Fern recognised that there wasn’t a dedicated fashion brand that celebrated the culture and trends of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people; and could only find…

01/12/2015

On Saturday [28 November], two Welsh police officers were recognised for their work fighting wildlife crime at the National Wildlife Crime Enforcers Conference. Sergeant Rob Taylor of the North Wales Police Rural Crime Team won the WWF-sponsored Lifetime Achievement Award for 30 years of police service. For the past eight years he has been the lead wildlife investigator, and for the past two years he has also been manager of the rural crime team. PC Mark Goulding of South Wales…

24/11/2015

A new agreement between Community Housing Cymru and Public Health Wales has committed the organisations to working more closely together to improve the lives and health of people in the most deprived communities in Wales. A Memorandum of Understanding signed on 19 November 2015 will ensure that the organisations work together to identify common problems and develop joint solutions. The memorandum is a commitment to a joint focus on prevention and early intervention, to ensuring work is informed by the…

10/11/2015

The first International Welsh Cabaret Festival arrives in Cardiff this Friday (November 13) and it’s asking the audience to pick the best new performer! The Cwtch Awards take place at the Sherman Theatre on Friday night at 7.30pm, with performers from across Europe competing to be crowned the best new face. After watching the acts, the audience will be asked to place their vote, with the winners getting the chance to take to the stage at the Festival’s Gala Show on the Saturday…

20/08/2015

Courageous locals show their support for The Commando Spirit Appeal to raise thousands for Royal Marines charity It’s survival of the fittest as two brave participants from Cardiff test their endurance by taking part in an arduous 30 mile training exercise designed to test the military’s most elite force. Tom de Souza (34) and David Cooper (50) from Cardiff will come face to face with one of the most difficult training exercises encountered by the Royal Marines when they take…

20/08/2015

The first buyer at Acorn Cardiff’s new Cathedral House development in the city was so impressed with the development that he has bought two apartments. Martin Darzins and his wife plan to make Cathedral House their weekday base in the city and were so impressed with the design and quality that they have bought a second for their daughter who is studying law in the city. “The family home is in West Wales which we love but my work means…