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The unmissable Great British Cheese Festival comes to Cardiff Castle

The unmissable Great British Cheese Festival comes to Cardiff Castle

August 24, 2011 No Comments

A key attraction amongst over 400 cheeses from some 100 British and Irish cheese makers that visitors are invited to try, taste and buy at next month’s Great British Cheese Festival is the presence of the Specialist Cheesemakers Association (SCA) – an alliance of cheesemakers, retailers and cheese lovers that encourage excellence in cheesemaking and ...

Calling all budding Cardiff entrepreneurs

Calling all budding Cardiff entrepreneurs

August 19, 2011 1 Comment

A UK campaign to search for budding entrepreneurs is heading to Cardiff. The StartUp Britain campaign bus will be in Cardiff on Monday August 22 at the top of the Churchill Way junction with Queen Street from 1pm until 4pm. StartUp Britain is a major enterprise initiative for entrepreneurs and will carry out a bus ...

Love Parks week – 23-31 July 2011

Love Parks week – 23-31 July 2011

July 19, 2011 No Comments

Butterfly strolls, blooming meadows, tree trails, and bat detecting are all on the bill this summer as part of Love Parks Week 2011. Love Parks Week is a national campaign which supports and celebrates parks and green spaces and aims to encourage people to use their local parks and discover what they have on offer. ...

Win lunch with Jodie Kidd

Win lunch with Jodie Kidd

December 1, 2009 No Comments

Just one of many prizes to be won in the NSPCC’s Dream Auction 2 is lunch with model Jodie Kidd. Christmas shoppers in Cardiff will have the opportunity to bid online for a range of money can’t buy lots at the NSPCC’s Dream Auction 2 which runs from Tuesday 1 December until Saturday 12 December. Celebrities ...

It’s official – Bute Park is the best in Wales!

It’s official – Bute Park is the best in Wales!

November 26, 2009 No Comments

Bute Park in Cardiff has been awarded the prestigious accolade of the best park in Wales, in Britain’s Best Park competition. The park scooped the regional award back in 2008 and has beat off tough competition from other parks across Wales to take the 2009 title. Parks were judged on various criteria including environment, design, ...

Opposition parties round on Labour over unemployment

November 11, 2009 No Comments

Commenting on today’s unemployment figures for Wales, Welsh Lib Dem Shadow Economy Minister, Jenny Randerson AM said: “Another month, another set of figures show that Welsh families are more likely to be facing unemployment and hardship than most other places in the UK. “We are continuing to see high unemployment, high economic inactivity, and high ...

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Gillan: “recession plans not working”

Gillan: “recession plans not working”

November 11, 2009 No Comments

Commenting on the latest unemployment figures published today, Shadow Secretary of State for Wales Cheryl Gillan MP said: “Unemployment in Wales continues to be a blight on the economy and on the lives of workers and their families struggling to survive Labour’s recession. “In the last year 600 jobs a week have been lost in ...

Remembrance Sunday in Cardiff

Remembrance Sunday in Cardiff

November 6, 2009 No Comments

The observance of Remembrance Sunday in Cardiff will take place this year on November 8. Detachments from the Royal Navy, the Army, the Royal Air Force, the Wales University Royal Navy Unit, the Army’s University Officer Training Corp and the Merchant Navy and Fishing Fleets, will march from King Edward VII Avenue via Museum Avenue ...