372 years  after King Charles I visited the Manor during the Civil War in 1645, HRH Prince Charles followed in his ancestors footsteps to formally open the new orientation exhibition at Llancaiach Fawr. The opening of the exhibition marks the culmination of a Heritage Lottery Fund ( £943,200), Cadw ( £30,000), Caerphilly County Borough Council (£65,000) and the Friends of Llancaiach Fawr (£14,000) funded project. The project was devised to improve the interpretation of the Manor by completing the period…

UK, London: Monday 26th June 2017 – Today Amber Content, Up Ha, Clydebank Films and Ripple World Pictures are delighted to announce that UK/Irish Co-Production MOON DOGS will be released in UK and Irish cinemas from 1st September. MOON DOGS won Best International First Feature at Galway Film Fleadh 2016, was BAFTA Scotland nominated, BIFA longlisted and was selected as Best of the Fest at EIFF 2016. It has also garnered standout support from Irvine Welsh “Not one, not two…

Young entrepreneur Sarah McHarg has received a special award and bursary from the Cardiff Business Club for her enterprise, Massages for Pirates. Sarah, 28, established her business in 2017 with support from youth charity The Prince’s Trust Cymru. After losing her job and suffering a series of illnesses, Sarah wanted to explore self-employment but didn’t know where to start. The Trust’s Enterprise programme gave her the confidence, guidance and support she needed to make it on her own. She says,…

The Ocean Film Festival World Tour is returning to the UK this autumn, bringing an evening of inspirational and jaw-dropping ocean films to almost 30 venues across Britain and Northern Ireland in September and October. The event, which originates in Australia, features a brand-new selection of the world’s best ocean-themed short films, with action and spell-binding footage from both above and below the water’s surface. The 2017 film programme sees intrepid freedivers explore haunting shipwrecks, nomadic sailors face the icy…

Today, Cardiff Business Improvement District (BID) announce three new Street Ambassadors after success of first 90 days of scheme. In April, Cardiff BID appointed seven Street Ambassadors in Cardiff to be their eyes and ears on the capital’s streets, give local businesses a voice and make sure tourists have the best possible experience in the city. Three months on, the Ambassadors have visited over 750 local businesses, given directions to over 650 tourists from as far as Canada, Japan, South…

Producers of a major new tour of the hit Broadway and West End musical Legally Blonde The Musical are on the hunt for a four-legged star to perform in the show at the New Theatre from 20 – 25 November this year. The show stars two dogs in the cast – a Chihuahua called Bruiser and another called Rufus. Bruiser is already cast and will be on the road with the company but producers are auditioning in Cardiff to find…

Following weeks of open auditions at venues up and down the country – the producers of Cilla the Musical have found their star. Kara Lily Hayworth has fought off thousands of hopefuls to be named as the girl who will step into the Legend’s coveted shoes in the first ever musical about the star’s life. Cilla – The Musical, is a spectacular and heart-warming musical adaptation of the critically acclaimed ITV mini-series based on the early life of Cilla Black,…

NATIONAL treasure Stephen Fry marks the release of his fascinating new book Mythos with a special live event at St David’s Hall on Wednesday 8 November. Tickets for the multi award-winning comedian, writer, presenter and activist go on sale this Friday (7 July) at 10am and are expected to sell very quickly! Mythos is Stephen’s vivid re-telling of the Greek myths.  Bringing to life the gods, monsters and mortals of Ancient Greece, he reimagines their astonishing stories for the modern…

50 years after the launch of their careers in show business, the remaining of the Jackson brothers celebrated with a spectacular tour. On the 26th of June, fans gathered at the Motorpoint Arena in Cardiff for the remarkable performance of Jermaine, Tito, Jackie and Marlon. This was not the first Jacksons reunion; in 2012, merely three years after Michael’s passing, the four brothers gathered for a Unity Tour in memory of the late King of Pop. However, as the Unity…

The vicar of Dibley is a classic 90s sitcom that everyone loves so I was thrilled to go along to see a live version of it at the Open Air Theatre Festival in Sophia Gardens. Following a relaxing time with a Cardiff no.10 drink and a Grazing shed burger, we headed into the theatre itself and the show began. Each actor brought their well-known and well-loved character to life through their voices, accents and even mannerisms. Each and every character…