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Beth Blandford’s digital illustrations depict prominent Welsh women enjoying Cardiff-based hubs
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A digital storywall has been launched to showcase what is special about the elsh capital and its creative individuals. The city-based creatives selected by Creative Cardiff a network which connects people working in the creative sector were commissioned to make work which explores what is special about this city in . The pieces included digital illustration, a love letter to Cardiff, a comedy sketch and music, and the new work has been collated on the Creative Cardiff website. One of the artists was eth landford, whose digital illustrations pictured right showcase prominent elsh women enjoying Cardiff venues. I created four images that depict prominent elsh women enjoying well-known Cardiff-based hubs, she says. The illustrations feature venues Clwb Ifor ach, Chapter, Wales Millennium Centre and Roath Lock, and the women include uth ones as essa, of course , hirley assey, Cerys atthews and more. or more creati ecardiff or k
Standing proud on King Edward VII Avenue, Cardiff
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Cardiff etropolitan niversity has been named elsh niversity of the Year 2021 by The Times and he nday imes ood ni ersity ide. The et leapt 33 places in the league table, the institution’s highest ever jump in this guide. The award acknowledges the niversity’s progress in delivering on its ambitious strategy and associated range of developments as well as its supportive, inclusive and welcoming work and study environment. Cardiff et’s performance in this year’s academic ranking is exceptional,” says Alastair McCall, editor of he nday imes ood ni ersity ide. It is the biggest riser in ales, and the third biggest in the . or more cardiffmet ac k
As October is Black History Month, the Royal Mail has unveiled four special-edition postboxes in each UK nation, including one in Cardiff, on ing Edward II Avenue. The code-activated postboxes are painted black with a gold trim, and each features a gure of signi cance to the ritish black community, who has also appeared on a pecial tamp. Cardiff’s postbox features ary eacole, who nursed wounded British soldiers back to health during the Crimean War and built a dedicated place for them to recuperate known as the ritish otel. “Black History Month is a great opportunity to celebrate the contributions that black people have made to this country over many generations,” says Peter De Norville, head of diversity and inclusion at oyal ail. e are also using it as an opportunity to celebrate the vital work that our black employees do throughout the nation. For more: www.royalmail.com Cardiff Met has aced it and is now Welsh University of the Year 8 I CARDIFF LIFE I www.mediaclash.co.uk
