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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
A special plaque is unveiled in the city centre today, (Friday 2, September) to commemorate the hundredth anniversary of the birth of Cardiff born, Welsh champion boxer, Jack Petersen. The late Jack Petersen was the first Welshman to win the British and Empire Light heavyweight and heavyweight boxing championships among a number of titles he ...
NSPCC Cymru/Wales is inviting avid polo fans and novices alike to raise vital funds for the charity at the international polo event of the summer this August bank holiday. Spectators will enjoy theWales vs. the rest of the World fixture at Coopers Field,Cardiff on Sunday 28 August and afterwards be able to participate in ...
Cardiff Council is supporting the ‘Moment to Shine’ campaign which gives people the opportunity to be an Olympic Torchbearer for London 2012. Over the last few months local people have been encouraged to nominate outstanding and inspirational individuals from the community to be one of 8,000 bearers of the Olympic flame in the lead up ...
Wales take on England in a summer international on August 13 at the Millennium Stadium. A crowd of 60,000 is expected to attend the game with kick-off at 2.30pm The best way to travel to the event is by public transport and coach wherever possible. Those bringing their cars into the city can ease worries ...
Cardiff has hosted a spectacular sporting event to mark the official one year countdown to the London 2012 Olympic Games. More than 3500 visitors attended the free event at Roald Dahl Plas, Cardiff Bay and helped celebrate what will be an exciting lead up to the greatest sporting event on earth. The event was attended ...
A Cardiff fishing club has cast out a line to the local community by providing a free organised fishing trip. Fairwater and Pentrebane Community Angling Club has been working in partnership with Cardiff Council’s Leisure Services, Ely Garden Villagers and drug and alcohol charity Kaleidoscope. The club was established two years ago by Gary Smith, ...
On Saturday 9th July, Cardiff International White Water received another accolade, being designated as a British Canoe Union and Canoe Wales Paddlesport High Performance Centre. A new multi-sport event for young children, “Gemau Cymru “, took place in Cardiff between 8 – 10th July 2011. This event showcased nine different, competitive sports namely Athletics, Gymnastics, ...
Cardiff Council’s Park Services has worked closely with Whitchurch Women’s Institute (WI) to refurbish two special war memorials. The...
Primary schools across Cardiff will be marking National School Meals Week this week – the biggest national healthy eating...
A Merthyr Tydfil-based recycling company has been fined for failing to take appropriate measures to control the risk of...
A Cardiff letting agent has been sentenced after a handyman was exposed to asbestos-containing material while carrying out work...
A loan shark who preyed on vulnerable people is due to be sentenced on Wednesday 9th November at Cardiff...
The Public and Commercial Services Union has condemned plans to close 19 jobcentres across the UK, announced by the...
Since the General Election councils in England and Wales have lost over 101,000 jobs and the Vale of Glamorgan...
A group of Barclays staff based in Cardiff have successfully completed the UK Three Peaks challenge in aid of...
The Public and Commercial Services union which represents civil and public servants has called on the government to invest...
On the 21 October 1966, 144 people, 116 of them children, were killed when a tip of coal waste...
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