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March 29, 2011

Bronzed off with tanning

SPORTING a summer tan all year round may be the latest trend, but the potential health risks of frequenting a tanning salon at a young age are far from fashionable.

Magazines and music videos splash bronzed pop stars and public figures on TV screens and glossy pages, stressing how important it is to maintain a healthy tone in all seasons.

And for those places where the sun rarely shines, mankind has devised a way to make it possible to catch UV rays both at home and at the local gym without the need to go outside.

March 25, 2011

Llanrumney residents appeal to High Court to stop the school on the Rec

Residents have launched an appeal to the High Court against Cardiff Council's decision not to prevent a school being built on Rumney recreation ground.

The RREEL action group (Rumney Rec and Eastern Leisure) made an application for a judicial review on March 21, disputing the council's decision not to award village green status to the green space in Llanrumney.

The appeal follows the result of a public inquiry chaired by independent inspector QC Leslie Blohm, who campaigners say ignored evidence from residents.

March 3, 2011

GUEST BLOG: Keith Phillip Jones on voting for further powers for the Assembly

Cardiff blogger Keith Phillip Jones explains why he will be voting Yes in today's referendum

I will be voting Yes in today's referendum. I will do so proud to be Welsh and proud also to be British. I will not be casting my vote for independence for Wales nor for the first step along that route. Rather I will be voting to ensure that Welsh Assembly members are given the ability to determine devolved areas of responsibility in our Senedd.

February 25, 2011

Green leader Caroline Lucas addresses party conference in Cardiff

Caroline Lucas, leader of the Green party and its only MP, addressed the party's spring conference on its first day at the Angel Hotel in Cardiff today.

Caroline Lucas, leader of the Green party and its only MP, addressed the party's spring conference at the Angel Hotel in Cardiff today.

Ms Lucas, who holds the only seat for the Green Party in Westminster, addressed party members ahead of May's Assembly election where they hope to win their first seat in Wales.

Jake Griffiths, leader of the Welsh Green Party will be standing for South Wales Central and Penarth, joining four other Green candidates across the five electoral regions.

February 1, 2011

Radio review - January 31

Lyle Brennan critiques yesterday's radio offerings

The Five Ages of Brandreth – BBC Radio 4, Jan 31, 3:45pm. 15 mins.

Gyles Brandreth represents something of a bygone era for the BBC, with his affectedly quaint Britishness and wit so gentle it is almost not there.

Here, the former Tory MP reads extracts from his schoolboy diary, interspersing them with historic recordings from the 1950s and ‘60s.