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Financial technology firm Target, which has its headquarters in Cardiff, is creating 250 jobs. It comes after it was confirmed last week that the business, which specialises in process outsourcing and software solutions to more than 50 financial institutions globally – including Credit Suisse and Goldman Sachs – had been acquired in a £112m deal by Indian IT services giant …
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The top-to-toe guide to dressing for the Euros (and how much it’ll cost you to do it)
Wondering how to become a Welsh super-fan during Wales‘ bid for Euro 2016 glory? Look no further. We’ve done a little shopping (and a little modelling) in Cardiff city centre to find the Wales merchandise for you to wear. Emily Jones wears the ultimate Wales outfit More on the tournament: Football fans are being warned not to buy Euro 2016 …
Read More »Cardiff bar Gravity Station to reopen at new venue after money row with landlord
Cardiff bar The Gravity Station is to reopen at new premises across town after recently being “locked out” of their former venue following a dispute with their landlord. On Friday, May 27 the popular booze business posted a message explaining to customers why they were suddenly no longer able to trade from their former site on Barrack Lane in Cardiff’s …
Read More »Four thugs jailed for sickeningly violent attack on Welsh family in Thailand
Four vicious thugs who left an elderly Welsh couple and their son in hospital after a savage and unprovoked attack in Thailand have been jailed, according to reports. Lewis and Rosemary Owen and their son were beaten unconscious when the drunken gang attacked them in Hua Hin during the Thai New Year celebrations in April. Mrs Owen, then 65, from …
Read More »People go ‘quackers’ as 1,200 yellow plastic ducks invade Cardiff park
People went quackers in the sunshine at Roath Park in Cardiff on Sunday as hundreds of ducks floated down stream. But these weren’t the residents of Roath Park Lake who were taking an impromptu dip in the adjacent waterway, but plastic yellow ducks taking part in the inaugural charity Duck Race. The fundraiser drew a big crowd of onlookers at …
Read More »The mother of Jacob Abraham, who took his own life, has started a foundation in his name
After flowers, balloons, candles and tributes were left in memory of her son, the support from her community inspired her to give something back. Nicola Abraham’s son Jacob, from Cardiff, took his own life on October 11 last year. He was just 24. Speaking about Jacob’s death, Nicola, a counsellor for the charity Barnardo’s, said: “His depression wasn’t clinical but …
Read More »Church minister says he was not sorry over far-right and Islamophobic posts
A minister investigated by the Church in Wales over posts he made on social media says he did not apologise over the content of his posts. The Reverend Father David Lloyd, from Bridgend , posted on his Facebook page about “idiots” who dismissed the anti-Islam movement Pegida or Britain First video posts. The post read: “Those idiots who dismiss Pegida …
Read More »This luxury penthouse offers the best views of Penarth you could possibly imagine
Imagine sipping a glass of something cold on this decked balcony whilst admiring the sea view across the Bristol Channel to Somerset. Feeling relaxed already? Jones Estates A terraced balcony big enough for BBQs and brilliant parties That’s the future of long (hopefully hot) summer evenings for the new owner of this luxury Penarth Penthouse. But the stunning view is …
Read More »John Cale’s performance was an invigorating start to Cardiff’s Festival of Voice with plenty more twists and turns yet to be unleashed
If Cardiff’s Festival of Voice is about challenging the audience and confounding expectation then it got off to the perfect start in the capital last night. Over ten days, at 30 venues across the city , an eclectic mix of acts and performances will celebrate what we Welsh have been celebrating for millennia, the power of the human voice. John …
Read More »Travellers’ traditions revealed by prison inmates in captivating new book
Family, freedom, fights and fear. Roma and Traveller prisoners in Wales have described their lives, traditions and culture for the first time in a book hailed as the “finest book of Traveller lives” ever told by Travellers . “On Road” describes hunting animals, looking for work, horse fairs and the strict ban on sex before marriage, among other things. Inmates …
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