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Cycling UK President and Channel 4 newscaster, Jon Snow, has written to Assembly Member candidates asking them to pledge their support towards improving investment and leisure access for cycling, should they be successful on 5 May. Cycling UK, the national cycling charity, has identified two simple ways to make Wales the healthier, greener and more prosperous nation its Active Travel (Wales) Act and the Well-being of Future Generations Act are designed to create. Our President, Jon Snow, has therefore asked…

With six awards across a mixture of categories, the Etsy Awards are set to celebrate and support the best of design across the UK and Ireland.   The Etsy Awards are a series of design awards created to celebrate and support local makers and designers throughout the UK and Ireland.   Etsy is offering a £10,000 small business grant to the People’s Choice winner, voted for by the public. Winners will also have the chance to have their products featured…

Available at Castle Gardens in Poulton-le-Fylde Collaboration with award-winning Black Sheep Brewery Supports investment in cask ale category   Ember Inns, part of Mitchells & Butlers, has partnered with renowned Yorkshire brewer Black Sheep to create an exclusive new beer which will be served in The Castle Gardens pub in Poulton-le-Fylde and across its 146 UK pubs.   Ember Inns Pale Ale is the first beer Black Sheep has brewed exclusively for another brand and will see the brewery produce…

Swansea is the UK’s panic attack hotspot, followed by Wolverhampton, Cardiff, Glasgow and Birmingham, according to a new study into panic disorders, involving 3,000 UK adults.   The research, conducted by a team headed by panic disorder specialist Dr. David Sinclair, founder of bcalm, also revealed:   The majority (52%)* of us will have at least one panic attack in our lifetime (that’s more than 46 million panic attacks happening in the UK every year, or 120,000 panic attacks per…

Royal Navy and Royal Marines personnel and their families living in Wales now have free access to a range of counselling services provided by Relate Cymru. The new partnership between the UK’s leading relationships charity, Relate and The Royal Navy and Royal Marines Charity (RNRMC), aims to support families with their relationships, which often come under strain due to lifestyle pressures.   Deployment can present particular issues for relationships as families adjust to time apart.  A recent study by Kings College London, found that military spouses who…

An exciting new local choral force launches this week in style with an international celebrity performance!   The ANGELICUS Chorale is an exciting new boutique choir for teenage girls born from the musical baton of legendary conductor John Hywel Williams and the creative energy of performance director Jeremy Hywel.   Launching in style this weekend at Y Ffwrnes Theatre (Saturday 16 April), ANGELICUS will join forces with internationally renowned singer Lesley Garrett for their official launch performance which is a…

Wales’ first Organic Beauty Salon opened its doors in Cardiff last month. Luna Organic Beauty Boutique is an eco friendly ethical organic beauty and holistic therapy boutique and is the accumulation of over a decade of work by founder Samantha Davies. Luna Organic Beauty Boutique will be holding a launch party on Wednesday the 27th April 2016 from 6pm – 8pm. Cardiff born Samantha is a passionate advocate for sustainable, eco-luxe beauty treatments and following the personal need to avoid harmful and artificial ingredients…

In partnership with British Military Fitness, you will test your endurance to the limit with this truly gruelling challenge, that will challenge your physical fitness, mental ability and determination. Departing from Cardiff in the evening on Friday 8th July 2016, we will start at the base Snowdon, making our way down to Cader Idris, where we climb 892m and then head back to South Wales where we power through to the final climb of Pen-Y-Fan. Transport, food and instructors are provided,…

This year marks the centenary of The Battle of the Somme, recognised as one of the bloodiest battles in human conflict with over 1 million casualties over a 4 month period. At the beginning of the War the British Army was a relatively small force and was increased rapidly by volunteers with often whole streets and villages seeing every available man enlist. 100 years on people today are the last that will have spoken directly to those that fought on…

On Easter weekend, Easter bunnies were out in force to raise vital funds for Tenovus Cancer Care. Over 50 volunteers dressed up as Easter bunnies and descended more than 200ft down the 15 storey, Mercure Holland House Hotel and Spa Cardiff.   The fun yet daunting charity initiative organised by the Challenge Events Team at Tenovus Cancer Care is set to raise over £10,000 and took place over two days on Good Friday and Easter Sunday.   Mhairi Jones, Challenge…