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A new bar and kitchen located at the heart of Cardiff Bay will this week open its doors for the first time, creating 60 jobs following a £1.25m refurbishment. Occupying the space formerly known as the Terra Nova, The Dock will offer eclectic food and drink menus themed on ‘world discovery’, from its iconic waterside location.   In keeping with Cardiff Bay’s history as the multicultural, cosmopolitan base from which cargo was once shipped to countries across the world, The…

Latest news from Jane Evans   BUSINESSES in Wales are being asked to support foster and kinship carers by funding a place on day-long master class for those working with traumatised children and young people. Young people and children in Wales are currently in the midst of a mental health crisis. More children are being taken into care here than in England. According to Barnardos Cymru more than 5,000 children and young people are currently in care in Wales, enough…

A man from Cardiff is joining the partner of one of the first cancer patients to be injected with new a tumour-destroying vaccine to take on a challenge in May to raise money for charity.   Chris Hayes is joining Roger Sanford, 40, and a team of nine from financial provider company, Syscap, to fundraise for Dimbleby Cancer Care by taking part in the UK’s greatest endurance challenge – a 100km event in which participants can walk, jog or run…

Clients from YMCA Cardiff tackled local political candidates at a hustings event on the 22nd March. In total, 80 YMCA service users – homeless hostel residents, young people and young carers came together in the YMCA theatre and asked questions around Housing, Lowering the age to vote, Mental health, Young Carers,  Bullying and other key issues. Candidates taking part were:- Jenny Rathbone AM (Labour), Amelia Womack (Green), Eluned Parrott (Liberal Democrat), Dr Dafydd Tristan (Plaid Cymru), Steve Williams (Trade Union…

The Beautiful Game is about to get a whole lot uglier in the hilarious KICKING OFF, in cinemas from April 21st and on DVD and on demand from April 25th, courtesy of Precision Pictures. Despite a nightmare of a season so far, loyal fans Wigsy (Warren Brown – TV’s Luther, Inside Man) and Cliff (Greg McHugh – TV’s Fresh Meat, Gary Tank Commander) join the thousands of adoring supporters each Saturday in the terraces to sing and cheer their boys…

Spring has sprung and what better way to celebrate than cycling or scooting to school?  This Thursday, pupils from Bishop Childs primary school in St Mellons are preparing for the UK’s largest inter-school cycling and scooting competition, where they will take to two wheels for their journey to and from school.  Hamish Belding, Sustrans’ Schools Officer will be at the school to help pupils to prepare with a Dr Bike and skills session, checking that pupils and their bikes are ready…

PG10 Coaching have recently returned from Real Madrid FC and the Spanish FA; where hundreds of children aged 6-13yrs old took part in a football development opportunity with the 10 times European cup holders, the children and young people also spent time at the Spanish FA national team training complex learning and using the spanish methods and like top players like Ramos, Xavi, Iniesta the PG10 children and young people used the official world famous facilities to aid player development….

Pop-up wood-fire pizza company, Dusty Knuckle, has announced plans to set up a permanent home in Cardiff. The portable pizzeria, which was named one of the ‘Top 25 pizzerias in the UK’ by Sunday Times Magazine last month, is a favourite of Cardiff’s street food scene and will now follow the footsteps of former pop-ups like Hangfire Smokehouse and Got Beef to set up a permanent residence. Pizza power couple and owners of Dusty Knuckle, Phill Lewis and Deb Noyes,…

Average adult eats 10 meals a week alone (out of 21) – 34 per cent can go a whole week without eating a meal with someone else  – More than two thirds (69 per cent) have never shared a meal with any of their neighbours – 25 per cent always eat alone at weekends – Only 35 per cent eat their evening meal with someone else   A new study reveals the lonely eating habits of the UK, finding that 34 per cent of us…

MEMBERS of a Cardiff children’s choir that won at the first ever Llangollen International Musical Eisteddfod are still going strong as the 70th event approaches. Back in 1947, the Cardiff Snowflakes took the inaugural festival by storm, being crowned the champion children’s choir and going on to make records and tour extensively. An appeal by the Eisteddfod in Cardiff has found several of the choir members are still meeting – and still singing – almost 70 years later. Now aged…