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Dr Sarah Curran, Reader and Principal Lecturer in Podiatry at Cardiff Metropolitan University’s Cardiff School of Health Sciences, has been awarded a National Teaching Fellowship by the Higher Education Academy. Dr Curran is the first podiatry lecturer in the country to win the prestigious award. Dr Sarah Curran The National Teaching Fellowship Scheme, funded by the Higher Education Funding Councils for England and Wales and the Department for the Economy (DfE) Northern Ireland, recognises and rewards excellent learning and teaching. …
A highly experienced care home manager with the X-Factor has had a double success in major national awards. Angela Rees, is in charge of the Ty Newydd care home in Roath, Cardiff, which cares for a small number of women aged 18 to 65 with mental health issues, and is known as an effective leader who is keen for her staff to progress so they can maximise the help they give to clients. It is this dedication to…
THE Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama Symphony Orchestra returns to St David’s Hall next Tuesday (7 February) for a fun-filled Lunchtime Concert featuring music from Star Wars! Orchestradventure! has been specially devised to capture the imagination of children and teachers through the power of live classical music. With the help of presenter Tom Redmond, the orchestra vividly brings to life some of the greatest stories ever told. Plus, along the way they will introduce…
THE prestigious 2016/17 International Concert Series continues at St David’s Hall on Wednesday 22 February as the Philharmonia Orchestra are joined by sensational pianist Pierre-Laurent Aimard. These two great performers are at the very top of their game and combine forces for the nobility and grandeur of Beethoven’s Emperor Concerto, which was composed as Napoleon’s guns thundered across Vienna. Also on the repertoire is the iconic German composer’s Overture, Namensfeier. Film fans will immediately recognise…
LOOKING for the perfect way to spend Valentine’s Day with your partner? Well, look no further than Cardiff Philharmonic Orchestra’s St Valentine’s Day Special concert at St David’s Hall on Tuesday 14 February featuring some of the most romantic music ever composed! And to get you in the mood, we have three great competitions lined up. Full details of how to enter are below, and the meals can be arranged at your convenience. Please note that the winning entries will…
COMIC RELIEF PRESENTS NEW BRITISH COMEDY TALENT FOR RED NOSE DAY 2017 Comic Relief Live – new and exclusive gigs across the UK Original sketches to form new online comedy series Comic Relief today announces an exciting line up of fresh British talent lending their comedy repertoire to support this year’s Red Nose Day fundraising campaign. Comic Relief Live, a series of unique comedy gigs hosted by familiar Comic Relief faces, will visit four UK cities for…
Karen Bowen named as Wales’ ‘Souper Star’ by New Covent Garden Soup Co. New Covent Garden Soup has been on the hunt for local ‘Souper Stars’ from all over the country; community heroes who go above and beyond to help others or have achieved something remarkable, and local Teaching Assistant, Karen Bowen, has been named as New Covent Garden Soup’s ‘Souper Star’ for Wales. Whether it’s a hero who has successfully raised funds for a local or national…
The annual Tennis Wales awards have recognised the ‘aces’ of tennis in South Wales – the people and organisations that have contributed most to the sport during the past year. The winners include players, volunteers, coaches, clubs and centres. The ceremony at the Marriott Hotel in Swansea was hosted by TV presenter and tennis enthusiast, Arfon Haines Davies (Saturday January 28th). “These annual awards recognise our most dedicated and talented – on and off the court, especially those who…
Robert Llewellyn (otherwise known as Kryten from Red Dwarf) presents BBC National Orchestra of Wales’ Geek Musique [25 March, Cardiff] with music from the world of science fiction and cult TV, featuring The Radiophonic Workshop. Red Dwarf’s Robert Llewellyn presents two concerts at St David’s Hall, Geek Musique: Sounds of Sci-Fi [3.30pm] and Geek Musique: Cult TV Classics [9pm]. BBC NOW, also known as the Doctor Who house band, will bring to life the extra-terrestrial, transport you to parallel universes,…
We are so excited to be coming down to the South West and Wales to find fun, energetic and confident singletons who would love to be a part of the much anticipated second series of Naked Attraction. There is no limit on gender, sexuality or body type –as long as they’re over 18 and looking for love then we want to speak to them!
