Roath Rocks is so much more than just music. The music festival runs annually, promoting local artists from in and around Cardiff, with proceeds going to various different charities. The organisation also regularly puts on great gigs in various venues around the country’s capital. But the real story is the founder of Roath Rocks, Wayne Courtney. One of our columnists for the magazine, an award winning fundraiser, and an all round great guy, Wayne Courtney dedicates his time to helping…

What do you do with a broken toaster? Or with a bike when the chain comes off? Or with a sweater full of moth holes? Bin it? No way! Repair Café Cardiff has organised the first Repair Café in Cardiff on Saturday 1st April. At The Table, Pentyrch Baptist Church on Pentyrch Street, every first Saturday of each month, everything centres on making repairs. Starting from 10.00am and ending at 2.00pm, various volunteer repair experts will be available to help make all possible repairs free of charge. Tools and materials will also be on…

A PAIR of PANDA parents are marking Mothering Sunday by launching a competition to find the face of their cheeky panda cub. Julie Chen and Chris Forbes, also known in fun as Mum and Dad Panda are launching a competition to find a child to be the model face of their award-winning Essex-based business, The Cheeky Panda. The Cheeky Panda makes 3-ply bamboo toilet paper. This means rather than using traditional toilet paper or recycled toilet tissue (which uses de-inking…

Love In The 4th Dimension will be released on the 7th April 2017 through Fiction Records.  It was recorded in London throughout the Summer, and co-produced by Catherine Marks and Juliette Jackson. “We’ve been playing these songs for two years now, and it’s a dream come true to finally immortalise them on record. It’s like having eleven tiny babies all at once, all with their own little faces and voices and personalities, and now we’re ready to throw them out of our…

Olly Olly Olly, Oi Oi Oi. Olly Murs is the Cheeky Chappy everybody remembers from the X Factor. A fact he reminded the sold-out audience in Cardiff over two nights at the Motorpoint Arena as he sincerely thanked everybody for the support over the years. The night began with just over an hour of pop music DJ’d to us by Matt from Capital Radio to get everyone in the dancing spirit. As all the screens cut to black, the lights…

Whether you’re looking to sell your home or simply want to impress visiting friends, having a well-kept garden is important. Our gardens often get forgotten about during the winter months but now that spring time is here it’s the perfect opportunity to get back out in the garden and get it in good shape for the summer. Here are some of our top tips to help get you started… General Maintenance Now winter has come to a close it’s time…

Helpfulpeeps is a new social network born from a collective belief that life is better when we help each other, and now it’s coming to Cardiff. Founded by Saf Nazeer and Simon Hills, Helpfulpeeps is on a mission to bring back community spirit in an increasingly disconnected world. Since launching in Bristol last year, they have grown Helpfulpeeps into an online community of 30,000 members sharing their time, energy, skills and knowledge to help each other for free. They have…

On the 22nd March I went to go and see ‘Songs for a New World’ at the YMCA Theatre in Cardiff. The musical, which was originally written by Jason Robert Brown, is about one moment in time and seizing that one moment and taking a stand. All of these key ideas were magically incorporated in this new version of the musical which was directed by Owain Huw. I think it is important to mention that he had little experience before…

Oasis Cardiff is a center for Asylum seekers and Refugees. They are open 5 days a week, Monday to Friday from 9.30am to 4.00pm. They offer ESOL classes, employability workshops, dance classes, a women’s only area, mother and toddler groups and support with letters and phone calls regarding asylum and refugee issues. Oasis Cardiff also provide a safe space to come, relax, meet new people and share stories and experiences. Oasis Cardiff have recently applied for funding from the Big Lottery Fund…

The UK’s best coach tour operators, and tourism industry suppliers, were honoured on the 22nd March at the 2017 British Coach Tourism Awards. Edwards were up against an outstanding shortlisted selection of UK based coach operators but, once again the fifth generation family business Edwards Coaches stole the show at the awards ceremony that celebrates the best in British tourism. Jason Edwards FCILT – Managing Director, collected the award on the night and commented “This is an outstanding achievement and contribution to…