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Cardiff Design Festival Ignites

October 8, 2009 No Comments

Imagine that you’re on stage in front of an audience of hundreds of people, doing a five-minute presentation using slides that automatically rotate every 15 seconds, whether you’re ready or not. What would you do? What would you say? Could you stand the pressure? If you think that you could, Ignite is for you. Following ...

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Rhyme of your life

October 8, 2009 No Comments

Incey Wincy Spider, Little Miss Muffet even Wee Willie Winkie will be out in force this October in celebration of National Bookstart Day 2009 as the theme this year is “My Favourite Rhyme”. Bookstart has launched a nationwide search to find the nation’s favourite rhyme with Friday 9 October being the day that the nation’s ...

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John Lewis has a Wonderland Eye

October 8, 2009 No Comments

Cardiff Council is delighted to announce that Wales’ newest and largest department store John Lewis will sponsor the big wheel, known as the John Lewis Eye, at bmibaby Cardiff Winter Wonderland. The wheel celebrates the opening of the new John Lewis shop in Cardiff and marks a new era for shopping in Cardiff. The Welsh ...

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Norwegian Church creates laughter in the Bay

October 8, 2009 No Comments

You’ll be assured of a warm waterfront welcome in October at this historic venue featuring comedy, markets, workshops and live music. On Thursday October 8th Tin Shed Theatre kicks off the month in style by presenting a comedy evening. The show is a selection of short comedy scenarios involving various quirky and outrageous characters that ...

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Opening a whole new world of learning

October 8, 2009 No Comments

Storytelling, pottery, dance, an under 5s corner and special FX makeup; just some of the activities available at Cardiff Council’s biggest ever Family Learning Day. This year’s event, at the National Museum of Wales on Saturday October 10, will also feature Science Made Simple. The group, which has just returned from the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, ...

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Wales has chance to lead the way on Mental Health reform

New draft legislation to overhaul mental health services in Wales were formally laid this week by Welsh Conservative AM...

Randerson hits out at unsustainable air subsidies

Welsh Lib Dem Shadow Transport Minister, Jenny Randerson AM commenting on the report of the Committee on Climate Change’s...

Charity cuts will be a bitter blow says Liberals

Commenting on the National Council for Voluntary Organisations’ (NCVO) quarterly Charity Forecast Survey, which shows that 77 per cent...

Lib Dem tax plans will make a million Welsh people better off says Willott

Today, the Welsh Liberal Democrats released figures showing that their radical new tax plans will help over 1 million...

Peter Hain ensures Wales gets a fair deal

New funding arrangements for Wales will ensure a fair deal for the people of Wales for years to come....

Wealth figures highlight state of economic decline say Tories

Today’s publication of the latest Gross Value Added (GVA) figures showing that prosperity levels in Wales remain the lowest...

Library scheme to reduce electricity bills

Cardiff Council is setting up a scheme where residents can borrow electricity monitors from libraries to help keep an...

Davies: concerns over swine flu jab provision

Commenting on concerns over the provision of swine flu vaccinations to the under-fives, Shadow Health Minister Andrew RT Davies...

Rhys Williams hangs up his boots

Former Cardiff Blues and Wales international Rhys Williams has been forced to retire from rugby after a serious knee...

LibDems offer radical new Council tax plans

The Liberal Democrats have unveiled radical new tax plans to help millions of people across the country. The party’s...