A talented artist who struggled with Parkinson’s disease and aggression died after a spell in cardiff jail, an inquest heard. Nigel Scott Marsh, 68, died after falling ill while remanded in custody at Cardiff Jail for assaulting a nurse. His brother Grenville Marsh told the hearing it was a sad ending for a talented painter who had trained at a …
Read More »Cardiff Institute for the Blind, a charity that provides services to partially sighted and blind people across South Wales, has appointed Kieran Harris, pictured, as its new director of operations. Mr Harris, 39, has nearly 20 years’ experience in the public, private and third sector. He has led marketing campaigns for international tennis tournaments such as Wimbledon, managed community relations …
Read More »Thowing money at Wales’ beleaguered AE departments will not solve the problems that surround emergency care in South Wales, a senior consultant has said. Dr Mark Poulden, a consultant in emergency medicine with ABMU Health Board, said that money alone would not help with the pressures faced by emergency units as there would still not be the doctors there to …
Read More »A quarter of law firms expect to change their business strategy in response to the Legal Services Act, according to a report released by Baker Tilly. The figures show an increase over the last three years in the number of firms that expect to change their strategy – up from 9% in 2010, to 25% in 2013. The report also …
Read More »I disagreed with the Welsh Government’s plans to buy Cardiff Airport with £52m of taxpayer’s money. There are many competing priorities for the Welsh Government, not least the financial problems besetting the NHS, the decline in standards in education and the challenges facing our high streets. Cardiff Airport has, however, now been nationalised, and I want to see it reach …
Read More »The world’s last seagoing passenger-carrying paddle steamer – The Waverley – is set to sail the Bristol Channel again this summer. The magnificent vessel will be in South Wales for just three weeks, to celebrate 40 years since she was offered for sale to the Paddle Steamer Preservation Society whose members have done much to restore her. Over those four …
Read More »Matthew Rhys is sipping an Americano in his local coffee shop in Cardiff as he fights off any imminent signs of jet lag. It’s just hours since he touched down on home turf from Los Angeles and he has plenty of plans to squeeze into the next few days – from catching up with family and friends to a costume …
Read More »Having seen the original staging of Noises Off in 1982 and then caught the latest production when it opened at London’s Old Vic Theatre, actor Neil Pearson really should have known better. He must have been well aware of what he was getting into when agreeing to play Lloyd, the hard-pressed director of Nothing On, the tacky farce that is …
Read More »A father who smashed up a house in Cardiff with a sledgehammer has admitted criminal damage. Father-of-six Tony McGuire, 49, used the hammer to batter the walls of the £300,000 semi on Manor Way in the city in a family dispute. McGuire later posed for pictures in the rubble of the house which is at the centre of an ownership …
Read More »Since breaking onto the scene way back in 1977 to high acclaim with his debut album My Aim Is True, Elvis Costello has dazzled and surprised with both his vast body of work and his diversity. The thing is, you can never pigeonhole him. His musical influences shine through and whether it be blues, soul, country or rock influenced, the …
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