BulliesOut has teamed up with the Red Dragon Centre to hold free drop in workshops at the Red Dragon Centre on Saturday 10th November ahead of Anti-Bullying Week 12th-16th.
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Following a historic 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup Qualifying campaign for the Wales national team, manager Jayne Ludlow has given the opportunity for the children of Wales to announce the first squad as the side prepare for the 2021 UEFA Women’s Euro Qualifying campaign with a double header friendly match against Portugal. The FAW contacted 26 children from all over Wales that were inspired by the squad over the last 18 months. The squad will be announced at midday today in a special video. Squad announcement Wales manager Jayne Ludlow has named nine uncapped players for the squad to face…
Workers in Wales must earn £9 an hour if they are to earn a wage that covers the cost of living. [aoa id=”1″] There are more than 170 Welsh Living Wage employers that pay staff enough to live on, including newly accredited Aberystwyth University. As the new real Living Wage rates increase to £9 around the UK due to rising living costs, their lowest paid staff will get a pay boost. The Living Wage rates are independently calculated and based on the real cost of living. The real Living Wage rate has increased by 25p from £8.75 to £9. Of the 4700+ employers who currently…
The official start to Christmas in Cardiff begins on Thursday 15, November as the city’s impressive calendar of festivities explodes onto the streets with Step into Christmas. [aoa id=”1″]This unique street festival sees the city centre undergo a spectacular transformation with a wealth of Christmassy characters, music, lights and entertainment. Join the merriment and watch some truly magical festive performances in various locations across the city centre. The evening also marks the start of late-night shopping and the opening of Cardiff’s Winter Wonderland with Admiral Ice Rink on City Hall Lawn which runs until Sunday 6 January 2018.[/aoa] Highlights include: Ben…
Minister for Culture, Tourism and Sport, Lord Elis-Thomas, has announced £4 million of European Funding for a new Wales International Coastal Centre in Saundersfoot. [aoa id=”1″] This is the final project to receive the go ahead under a programme of tourism destination improvements across Wales. The EU funding is being invested through the Welsh Government’s Tourism Attractor Destination programme, led by Visit Wales, which aims to develop 11 must see destinations. The new centre in Saundersfoot builds on previous EU funding for investment in Saundersfoot as part of an ambitious development programme. [/aoa] The project is a transformational development…
An investment of more than £1 million is creating two new specialist facilities at Morriston Hospital. [aoa id=”1″] Work starts today (Monday 5th) on a £700,000 negative pressure isolation suite within the Emergency Department. It will be used for patients suspected of having infectious respiratory diseases such as pulmonary tuberculosis. This follows the opening last month of a matching facility in Ward S, one of Morriston’s general medical wards. [/aoa] Negative pressure is an isolation technique commonly used in hospitals to prevent cross-contamination between rooms. It includes a ventilation system which allows air to flow in the isolated area but…
With weather reports predicting that the UK could be in for a turbulent winter, there is no better place to bunker down than in front of a cosy fire. What better way to shelter from the wind and rain with some decent pub grub and a pint. We’ve taken great care in finding out when the fires will be lit, most of which are lit daily for customers, with some opting to only light their fires on colder days and evenings. If you’re heading to any of these venues especially for the cosy warm fires, we always recommend contacting them…
Cardiff Round Table presents Wales’ largest fireworks display tonight (Saturday, 3rd November, 2018). This year’s Sparks In The Park event will take place at Blackweir Fields, Bute Park, Cardiff. The highly popular display, which takes place annually, is expected to see 20,000 people come from across Cardiff and South Wales. The display will accompanied by live presenters from HeartFM, a full on fun fair with food and drinks available to purchase. This isn’t your do-it-yourself at home fireworks display, oh no, it takes hundreds of man hours with planning time lasting almost 12 months. This means, pretty much as soon as…
“You don’t need to be driving to be caught without insurance” – this is the message uninsured drivers need to know after it’s revealed warnings are being issued to as many as 3,000 uninsured drivers on a daily basis thanks to an automated scheme operated by the Motor Insurers’ Bureau (MIB) and Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA). [aoa id=”1″] In 2017 the data-led analysis of vehicles meant warnings were sent to hundreds of thousands of motorists who appeared to be uninsured and around 250,000 people were automatically issued with a fixed penalty notice. Data held by the Motor Insurance…
Cardiff Round Table presents Wales’ largest fireworks display tonight (Saturday, 3rd November, 2018). This year’s Sparks In The Park event will take place at Blackweir Fields, Bute Park, Cardiff. The highly popular display, which takes place annually, is expected to see 20,000 people come from across Cardiff and South Wales. The display will accompanied by live presenters from HeartFM, a full on fun fair with food and drinks available to purchase. Visitors are being asked to arrive early by one of two entrances available, either via North Road or the Millennium Bridge shown below: [aoa id=”1″][/aoa] There will be security checks in…