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		<title>Swansea students put household rubbish to the test to win bridge building competition</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Mar 2025 08:01:39 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[  A team of Swansea civil engineering students secured first place in a prestigious competition to design and build a bridge entirely made from household recyclable materials. The competition, organised by the British Constructional Steelwork Association (BCSA), judged not only the bridges’ ability to hold the highest number of baked beans cans, but also the [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Have your art and photographs featured in the Lluest Christmas Cards or 2025 Calendar</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Aug 2024 17:01:54 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Lluest Horse and Pony Trust announces its Summer Art and Photography Competitions. Would you like your artwork to feature on the Lluest Horse and Pony Trust’s 2024 Christmas cards? Or do you take gorgeous photos of animals and nature that you’d love to see in the Lluest Horse and Pony Trust 2025 40th Anniversary [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>St David’s Cardiff launches ‘Made in Cardiff’ initiative, equipping young people with employable skills</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[St Davids Umpf]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Jan 2024 13:01:32 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[St David’s Cardiff launches ‘Made in Cardiff’ initiative, equipping young people with employable skills St David’s Cardiff has launched its new enterprise challenge, Made in Cardiff, with Cardiff West Community High School and Bro Edern taking part.   The ‘Made in Cardiff’ challenge focuses on teaching skills like critical thinking, leadership and effective teamwork, and invites participants to [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>CALLING ALL CYMRU WALES HOME COOKS FOR THE CHANCE TO BE NAMED BRITAIN’S BEST</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Libbying1]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Apr 2023 19:36:12 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[A British cookware brand is asking all foodie Instagrammers, TikTokers and tastemakers across Cymru Wales to enter its national competition to be appointed as their media mogul, national food influencer and crowned Britain’s best home cook, with a prize fund of over £1,000 to boot.    Blackmoor the Liverpool-based cookware brand, is launching the first year [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>St David’s Set for Sizzling Summer with That’s Hot Event</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[LWindeatt]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Aug 2021 14:02:30 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[St David’s Dewi Sant Cardiff will be hosting an exciting That’s Hot event this summer holiday, celebrating hot fashion, food, and fun! Guests are invited to snap super-hot selfies with an instagrammable ice cream van and ice cream sculptures placed throughout the centre.  The St David’s ice cream van, complete with traditional music and stocked [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Calls for Welsh residents to have their say over future of energy</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[HomeTruthsEnergy]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Sep 2019 10:45:22 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[According to findings from a new survey panel, calling Welsh residents to sign up to help shape the future of the energy sector, almost half of the respondents aren’t aware that gas boilers are one of the main ways households contribute to climate change. The Home Truths panel revealed that 47% of people surveyed were [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Working parents facing childcare costs crisis?</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[pippacicero]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Jul 2019 10:26:38 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[New survey reveals a third of working parents are unaware of government’s tax-free childcare scheme ·       96% of working parents feel that childcare costs are too high ·       Incomes can’t cope with increasing childcare costs &#8211; nearly a fifth of those earning more than £40,000 per annum say childcare is unaffordable ·       84% of part-time [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Win a Holiday of a Lifetime with Life of Riley</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[amandaferraripr]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Jun 2019 08:43:19 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[You and a friend could be heading to Bali on July 27th for the Island’s hottest summer soirée! We understand your downtime is precious and in short supply; which is why we curate only the very best experiences in the world! To start your Summer right, we’ve partnered with the W Bali &#8211; Seminyak and [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Tips should be shared equally and restaurant owners should not profit, survey reveals</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[pippacicero]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Apr 2019 12:11:49 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[·       Survey reveals stingiest tippers are in Yorkshire, while one in seven in the North East never tip at all ·       Most generous tippers are in the South West with a fifth happy to tip 20% of the bill ·       78% don’t think it’s fair to pay restaurant service charge, and believe only individuals should [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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