October 18, 2011
Mark Eedy, a director at Thomas Carroll Independent Financial Advisors based in Caerphilly, won the chance to visit the set of Coronation Street during an auction held at the NSPCC’s annual gala ball at Cardiff City Stadium on Saturday 24 September. The event was attended by 400 guests and raised over £25,000 in aid of ...
September 29, 2011
Welsh boxing legend Nicky Piper MBE has unveiled a new sports mural at Maindy Centre. The special artwork has been painted in the boxing gym at the facility and depicts portraits of famous boxers. Maindy Centre has been working in partnership with Cathays High School on the unique project which aims to motivate young people ...
September 28, 2011
Cardiff has welcomed the announcement that a prestigious world music festival will be held in the Welsh capital in 2013. It has been said that The World Music Expo (WOMEX) is to music what the Cannes Festival is to film. The Berlin based world music support and development project is held annually in different locations ...
September 27, 2011
Sport.Cardiff has launched an exciting new web page on the social networking site Facebook. The new tool will mean that people in and around Cardiff can keep up-to-date and informed with Sport.Cardiff news and events which will be regularly updated by the team. It also provides the opportunity for Facebook users to interact with each ...
September 27, 2011
A Cardiff construction site manager has been fined after failing to comply with two safety orders issued to protect workers from injury. Mr Haider Zaman, 53, trading as Pride Builders, was prosecuted by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) for ignoring two Improvement Notices served while he was refurbishing two residential properties in the Cathays ...
September 16, 2011
Cardiff has been confirmed as one of the cities to host the Paralympic Torch Relay which will lead the UK into the start of the London 2012 Paralympic Games. The relay will begin on Friday 24 August, 2012 with the first flame lighting event to be held in London. A flame will also be lit ...
September 14, 2011
Britain’s largest trade union the GMB is to ballot 300,000 members working in public services in their dispute with the government over pensions. The dispute covers GMB members in local councils, in private contractors working in the public sector, in the NHS, and in prisons, civil service and further and higher education GMB, the union ...
September 14, 2011
The search is on once again to find those inspiring individuals who make a difference to people’s lives. Now in its third year, nominations are now open for Cardiff Against Bullying’s Inspire Awards – the awards scheme that seeks to recognise and celebrate people across the city who go the extra mile to offer friendship ...
September 8, 2011
In less than two months’ time Wales becomes the first UK country to introduce a charge for single use carrier bags. The Welsh Government has launched a campaign to ensure everyone is ready for the charge. The campaign will run until the five pence minimum charge for a single-use carrier bag is introduced on Saturday ...
September 7, 2011
Cardiff Council leader Rodney Berman (pictured) has today welcomed press reports that a £500m rail scheme linking Wales with Heathrow Airport is being drawn up by the UK Government Under the proposals a new railway station would be built at Heathrow Airport which would link directly to Cardiff, cutting journey times and avoiding the need ...