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A healthcare team from Cardiff has scooped a top prize at The BMJ Awards 2016 in London tonight. The BMJ Awards are the UK’s premier medical awards programme, recognising and celebrating the inspirational work done by doctors and their teams. This year’s awards attracted more than 300 entries across 15 categories, including anaesthesia, cancer care, dermatology, and palliative care. The team at University Hospital of Wales won Cardiology Team of the Year for improving detection of heart…
32 per cent of parents in Wales believe that safety at road crossings has worsened over the past five years Robert Webb helps launch campaign to put 50 lollipop men and women (‘lollipoppers’) on in need school crossings throughout the UK Get involved and nominate a primary school in Wales at www.Churchill.com/Lollipoppers Motor insurance specialist, Churchill Insurance, has launched a nationwide campaign to identify schools in need of a Lollipopper and have pledged to recruit and deploy 50 in…
St David’s Hall Tuesday 31 May 8pm ICONIC British singer-songwriter Martin Carthy will share the stage with his daughter Eliza Carthy in the ultimate concert for all folk fans at St David’s Hall on Tuesday 31 May. Martin is a legendary ballad singer and ground-breaking guitarist, who played an integral part in the revolution that changed folk music forever throughout the 60s. Five decades later his approach to his art lacks none of the fervour of those early…
St David’s Hall Tuesday 10 May 1pm THE Artesian Quartet will deliver an exciting programme of Haydn and Beethoven in a compelling Lunchtime Concert next Tuesday (10 May) at 1pm. Since forming at the Royal Academy of Music in 2009 (where they finished their time as 2014/15 CAVATINA Chamber Music Fellows), the Artesian Quartet have established a growing reputation touring the UK and internationally. They were also the 2013/14 St Peter’s Prize Winner Quartet, 2014 Park Lane Group artists and one…
Welsh Folk group Calan bring their World Premiere tour of a musical adaptation of children’s story “The King, The Cat & The Fiddle” to schools across Wales this April-June. Following the performance’s success at St David’s Hall, Cardiff on April 22nd and 23rd, Calan will continue to tour their interactive musical show this week starting at Riverbank special school, Cardiff on Monday 25th April and ending the week in Heronsbridge Special School, Bridgend on the Friday. The tour continues into…
This May, perhaps the most famous of stage and screen love affairs, “Brief Encounter” will performed by Everyman Theatre at Chapter Arts Centre from 17-21 May 2016. This version, by Emma Rice and courtesy of Kneehigh Theatre is new for amateurs and rarely staged. It is humorous and witty, with music and creative audio visuals. Star crossed lovers Laura and Alec meet when she gets some grit in her eye, and play out much of their “brief encounter” in…
St David’s Hall Saturday 21 May 7.30pm Limited Seats Remaining! KILLER QUEEN are back at St David’s Hall by popular demand for another night of mega choruses and rocking riffs on Saturday (21 May) at 7.30pm. This stunning show always sells out, so you’ll need to be quick to secure the last remaining seats in the house! From Bohemian Rhapsody to Don’t Stop Me Now, the world’s best Queen tribute have been wowing audiences across the…
St David’s Hall Tuesday 17 May 7.30pm THE breathtaking Moscow State Symphony Orchestra will perform a powerful programme of the greatest Russian composers at St David’s Hall on Tuesday 17 May at 7.30pm. In association with the Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation, acclaimed conductor Pavel Kogan will lead the orchestra through Prokofiev’s Russian Overture and Piano Concerto No 3, plus Shostakovich’s sensational Symphony No 5. The supremely talented pianist Noriko Ogawa will be the soloist…
Vibrant Voices Cymru “Falling Slowly” “I’m delighted that Sound Support Cardiff were able to partner with Vibrant Voices for such a good cause” – Ruth, Choir Supervisor “This was a wonderful opportunity to record a great choir. We’re so happy to support Vibrant Voices and Vision 21” –Holly Sloan, Charity Team Manager Sound Support Cardiff in association with University of South Wales is delighted to announce the release of a charity EP in aid of Vibrant Voices…
Manchester United FC legend Andrew Cole was recently in the Vale of Glamorgan starring in a Sports Dinner held at the Vale Sports Arena in Penarth supporting PG10 Coaching to raise funds for their junior players tours to Barcelona FC and Ajax FC Hundreds of guests where given opportunities to learn about Cole career, achievements and stories from a successful professional football career for club and country. Guests learnt about the treble winning season with Manchester United FC, his time at…
