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 ...
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 ...
Sophie Evans currently starring in Andrew Lloyd Webber’s West End production of The Wizard of Oz has today (7 September) been announced as one of the special guests at this year’s NSPCC Cymru/Wales Gala Ball at Cardiff City Stadium on Saturday 24 September. Last year’s event raised over £40,000 for the charity’s Building Brighter Futures ...
Cardiff Council is supporting the first national Gas Safety Week and is calling on its residents to take care and be gas safe. Gas Safe Register, the official list of registered gas engineers, is launching its first ever Gas Safety Week from 12th – 18th September, aiming to raise awareness of gas safety in the ...
There are marvellous events planned at Cardiff libraries to celebrate one of Cardiff’s most famous sons, renowned storyteller. Roald Dahl Day takes place each year on September 13, the author’s birthday. This year’s event is extra special as it marks the 50th anniversary of James and the Giant Peach. To celebrate, a ‘Peach Party’ will ...
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 ...
Now in its 9th year, the Cardiff Harbour Festival will take place over the weekend of Saturday August 27 until Monday August 29. This Bank Holiday weekend event is the biggest event on the horizon, serving up an annual portion of Fish and Ships to amuse and entertain. Tall Ships, sea shanty singers, comedy walkabouts, ...
Uncover more of Cardiff’s hidden secrets this September with two free guided walks around the city centre to mark Open Doors 2011. Open Doors is Wales’ biggest celebration of architecture and heritage organised by the Civic Trust of Wales. Cardiff Council’s Tourism Team is working with Jim Cowan of Cardiff History and Hauntings to offer ...
‘A’ Level students in Cardiff schools can once again be proud of their achievements. In a year when more students took ‘A’ and ‘AS’ Level examinations in Cardiff than in 2010, the performances of the city’s schools were improved for all key measures and once again were above the Wales averages. This is the second ...
A landlord who exploited his tenants was sentenced to a 12 month prison sentence at Swansea Crown Court today, after pleading guilty to six offences including illegal money lending and dishonestly claiming benefits payments in the names of his tenants. Derrick Desmond Morgan from Britton Ferry, a landlord of 23 properties in the local area ...
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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