Author: Alice Gregory

Looking forward to their first visit to this lovey venue, The Moonlight Serenade Orchestra UK will recreate the million-sellers of the 1940s and 50s with a show that’s guaranteed to get audiences In The Mood.  The Glenn Miller & Big Band Spectacular features favourite swing chart-toppers including Moonlight Serenade, Little Brown Jug, Pennsylvania 6-5000 Take The A Train and April In Paris – numbers that shot band leaders such as Glenn Miller, Count Basie and Duke Ellington to worldwide stardom.  Alongside cool vibe classics from Swing vocalists including Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin plus a song from our surprise guest…

Following a successful internship and work experience programme over the last year, Asda announced they have offered learners permanent positions at the store in Queensferry. Coleg Cambria and Asda’s Supported Internship Programme launched last summer and has been a huge success to date. In partnership with charity DFN Project Search, the retailer’s Queensferry store took on a group of Cambria’s ILS (Independent Living Skills) learners, providing full-time work experience on the shop floor and in the warehouse. Following a successful placement, Asda have offered paid roles to Leah Aldridge, Cai Jones, Laura Woodward, Daniel Hodson and Courtney McGarry. Leah, from…

Over 1,000 young people in Ceredigion have benefitted from Welsh Government’s Small Grants Scheme, which is aimed at enhancing Welsh-Medium Youth Work opportunities for young people aged between 11 and 25. In September 2021, the Wales Interim Youth Work Board’s final report made 14 recommendations to enhance and improve the Youth Work Offer in Wales. As part of this work, Local Authorities in Wales have received additional funding from the Welsh Government through the Youth Support Grant in support of Recommendation 12, which outlines that the Welsh Government should increase the availability of youth work services through the medium of…

The festival will see both established and emerging International, UK and Welsh artists and poets in attendance, including Anne Bean and Ansuman Biswas; Yue Minjun; W.N. Herbert; Sean O’Brien; Richard DeDominici; Tomasz Szrama; and Adam E. Holton. Running from 28 June – 28 July 2024, the inaugural Ruthin International Arts Festival is set to take place in the historic rural town of Ruthin in North Wales – a stunning, expertly curated new addition to the existing international art landscape, including work from acclaimed artists and poets Anne Bean, Yang Lian, Sean O’Brien, and more, centred around the theme of ‘Elsewhere’. Directed by distinguished Beijing-based poet Yu Er, curated by Cheng Xi,…

Eluned Morgan, the Welsh Government’s Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care, has visited the sector-leading medical education facilities at the University of South Wales (USW). On a tour of USW’s state-of-the-art clinical simulation centre, which is on the University’s Glyntaff Campus, the Health Secretary was able to see for herself the facility which is set up to replicate an acute care NHS environment. Ms Morgan was welcomed to the campus by USW Vice-Chancellor Dr Ben Calvert, and was accompanied on the tour by Dr James Gravelle, who is the Dean of USW’s Faculty of Life Sciences and Education; Dr…

A Welsh Ambulance Service worker is lacing up his boots to trek up Wales’ tallest peak – Snowdon in aid of the Wales Air Ambulance. Colin Read, 33, from Swansea was inspired to fundraise for the Charity after seeing the first-hand work of Wales Air Ambulance. Colin who works in the 999 Emergency Call Centre in Carmarthenshire as an Emergency Medical Dispatcher, whose aim is to become a paramedic, said: “I have particular interest in the incredible skills available to the people of Wales because of our Wales Air Ambulance team. I’d love to join the team someday as a…

A group of 20 Level 3 Business and Level 3 Computing learners from Cardiff and Vale College have been on a once in a lifetime trip visiting the high-tech companies and cultural highlights of Silicon Valley and San Francisco in California, USA. The trip, which was funded by the Turing Project and gained some sponsored by IT company Trusted Data Solutions for branded clothing, saw the diverse group of learners – some of whom had never flown before – go on a 17-day adventure around California. They visited Sunnyvale, San Jose and attended a Stanford University seminar on lithium shortages…

The Queen’s Reading Room will partner with the world’s leading book festival on Thursday 30 May at Hay Festival Hay-on-Wye 2024. Established by Her Majesty The Queen as an Instagram book club in 2021, The Queen’s Reading Room is a literary charity on a mission to spread the joy of reading. This special event at Hay Festival Hay-on-Wye 2024 will see Waterstones Children’s Laureate Joseph Coelho join fellow authors Frank Cottrell-Boyce (Patron of The Reader Organisation) and Cressida Cowell (Children’s Laureate 2019–22) to delve into the history of children’s literature, giving us a whistle-stop tour of their own favourites. Taking…

Carers Trust Wales has helped over 11,000 unpaid carers in Wales to take a short break from their caring responsibilities. Thanks to funding from Welsh Government, it has awarded nearly £2 million to charities and Third Sector organisations across Wales to deliver a range of activities through the Short Breaks Scheme. The scheme, which runs until 2025, provides an opportunity for unpaid carers from diverse communities across Wales to have a short break away from their caring role. It offers personalised and flexible break options, including overnight breaks, group activities and small grants. It gives unpaid carers the much-needed opportunity to enjoy some time for…

The expertise at the University of South Wales (USW) in developing entrepreneurs has been recognised through an international partnership. Tumkur University and USW formally signed a collaboration agreement during a recent visit to the Indian institution by Richie Turner, who is USW’s Incubator Manager. The partnership will initially see USW advising Tumkur University, which is near Bangalore in Karnataka State, India, on plans to develop an entrepreneurial incubator and a sustainable entrepreneurship and innovation ecosystem for its students, graduates, Faculty staff, and local communities. The idea for the partnership began when Tumkur University’s Vice-Chancellor, Professor M Venkateshwarlu, visited Wales last…