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  Redrow Homes South Wales took to the banks of the river Taff last weekend to take part in the Great Taff Tidy. Armed with bin bags and litterpickers, around 300 volunteers, including 17 staff members from the Redrow Homes South Wales Office, turned out to help clean up the Taff and its surrounding area.   As the main sponsor of the Great Taff Tidy Redrow Homes also worked closely with Keep Wales Tidy to organise the event, which took…

Cardiff residents concerned about spiralling global inequality can find out how ordinary people around the world are fighting to close the gap between the haves and have nots, at a free event organised by Oxfam and ActionAid on Thursday [23 February]. Activists from Kenya and Nigeria will speak about life in their home countries, where despite fast-growing economies millions of people remain desperately poor. Inequality is starkly visible, as wealthy neighbourhoods sit alongside slum communities with no water or electricity….

    Builders working on the refurbishment of The Philharmonic have uncovered original features which were buried under plasterboard and floorboards after the building suffered decades of patching up. A hidden lane which ran between the former Philharmonic Hotel and the Philharmonic Hall was discovered behind a bar at the venue. Developers first thought it was a series of fireplaces, until further investigation unearthed a lane running the entire width of the building. An original tiled floor was also found…

 Fiona Phillips, Alzheimer’s Society and People’s Postcode Lottery Ambassador. Both my parents had dementia so I know first-hand how isolating it can be. This is why I feel so passionately about Alzheimer’s Society’s new service ‘Side by Side’ which helps people with dementia stay connected to their communities and keep doing the things they love. Last month, I learnt more about this life enriching service when I joined Irene, a fellow football fan, during a much anticipated match between my team, the mighty…

2017 is already shaping up to be another busy year for one of Cardiff’s most industrious theatre companies. Kicking off the year with rehearsals and preparation for their spring / summer productions; Legally Blonde, Seussical the Musical & RENT – for their Musical Theatre Company, Youth Academy & Senior Company (respectively) as the Theatre School students prepare for their Musical Theatre LAMDA exams & then Peter Pan as their summer production. This Easter holidays we kick start the juggarnaught of productions with…

‘How to hack your home’ family science show from the Royal Institution A revolution is happening. Across the world people are taking control of the devices we use every day, customising them, creating new things and using the sparks of their imagination to change the world. Now it’s your turn, and you can start with the things around you. Following the popular ‘How to Hack your Home’ 2014 CHRISTMAS LECTURES series on BBC Four, electrical and electronics engineer Danielle George will show you how to…

By Natalia Mavromoustaki  Have you ever found yourself standing in front of a mirror looking at yourself with lots of words spinning around in your head? Words like “ugly”, “fat” and “spotty skin”. I am sure that some of you reading this will be familiar with this scenario. This is a very common thing that many women face every day regardless of age. Before you continue reading this article take a few minutes to analyse the reason why you may…

By Sarah-Jane Bailey Today I am mostly starving, followed by salivating at my children’s plates full of left overs calling my name. Yup, its that time of year…….. ITS NEARLY MY BIRTHDAY AND I MUST BE SLIMMER! Its an annual occurrence, the mid life panic of acknowledging that I am veering towards elasticated waistbands, larger pull me in underwear and popping up a dress size!  With this in mind I am opting for a summer diet, which will see me…

There must be something given out in the labour wards that makes many Mums turn into superheroes. Women that in the past had not needed to think about charity legislation, press releases or political lobbying are now starting their own charities and proving that they can make massive differences to the lives of others. The group have been dubbed the ‘Mummies making differences’, and is helped and supported by Cardiff Third Sector Council. The five local inspirational Mums were brought…

The world-wide Refugee crisis is a very complex phenomenon which has affected most of our lives in the past year. Whether it has been due to sadness, anger, politics, images on television, or documentaries and so on. For me personally, my life was massively affected this year as the Idomeni refugee camp in Greece was my everyday life for five months as a volunteer. In October 2015, I decided I could no longer watch people suffer on the news, and…