September is here, the kids are back to school and the South East Run for Life is less than a month away. The annual 10 mile run, which takes place on Sunday, October 5th, is a week earlier this year, so that means a week less for training and a week less for fundraising. The … Continued
Home Instead Senior Care in Waterford is offering a unique approach to help local families manage the challenges of Alzheimer’s and other dementias, diseases that eventually rob older people of their memories and independence. Free training for families’ caregivers is now available through three training workshops taking place on September, 17th, 18th and 19th in Waterford and … Continued
There is a quiet food revolution taking place in Waterford City and County. From the traditional and famous Blaa to exotic seaweed based breads, the return of hand roasting coffee in the region to locally famous ice cream makers, these and more local food producers will be pitching their tents in Cathedral Square, Waterford City … Continued
Waterford City and County Council recently launched the Waterford 1100 Window Display competition to encourage local businesses in Waterford City to “celebrate Waterford”, with prizes of €1,500, €1,000, €750 and €500 respectively to be awarded to the winning entries. The initiative has received support from prominent business groups, Waterford Chamber of Commerce and Waterford Business … Continued
With so many family and community events popping up throughout the Harvest Festival, Waterford City will certainly be buzzing from September 12th to 14th. Wyse Park, New Street Gardens and People’s Park will host a vast array of activities. In New Street Gardens there will be cookery demonstrations, bee-keeping classes, GIY workshops, puppet making, live … Continued
The NAS Training Centre has launched its Autumn Training prospectus and the schedule offers a diverse range of courses and qualification levels. The state of the art training facility has gained a reputation as one of the region’s leading training venues and continues to work with strategic partners to host a wide range of academic and … Continued
Paul Lenehan of Sienna Home Furnishings Over 30 indigenous companies from the South East will participate in the “Local Enterprise Village” as part of the National Ploughing Championships 2014, hosted by the Local Enterprise Offices. Included in the Local Enterprise Village are Sienna Home Furnishings and The Coffee Warehouse from Waterford City. The Coffee Warehouse … Continued
From the smallest food businesses working from home kitchens to international market leaders of the food industry, this year’s Harvest Festival will showcase the best of what Waterford and the South East food producers have to offer. The Harvest Festival takes place in Waterford City on the weekend of the 12th to 14th September 2014. Now … Continued
The South East Cancer Foundation / Solas Centre is proud to announce a partnership with Datapac for the 2014 South East Run for Life. Speaking at the launch Karen O’Connor, General Manager of Datapac said, “The South East Run for Life is a truly inspiring event to be involved with and it will be a privilege to work … Continued
What began as a collaboration between SuperValu, Bord Bia, 31 Local Enterprise Offices and hundreds of small food producers, has seen the first ‘class’ of food producers graduate from the Food Academy Start programme. Local producers from Waterford City and County; Gino’s Ice-cream, Ponticelli Coffee, The Early Bird Egg Company, Edelicious and Sea of Vitality … Continued
