Independent charity Crimestoppers is offering a reward of up to £5,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person or people responsible for an arson attack on a charity premises in Bettws, Newport.   The incident occurred on Wednesday 21st December 2016, with firefighters from South Wales Fire and Rescue Service called to the blaze on an allotment site in Itchen Road, Bettws, at around 6.20pm.   The blaze was out over an hour later, but the…

At Cardiff YMCA, we provide over 45,000 bed spaces of accommodation, support and other vital services to the homeless. We recognise that most homeless people don’t arrive alone – they arrive carrying an extra vulnerability that makes finding somewhere to live and accessing support services even more difficult.  Whether it be mental health problems, family breakdown or any number of other issues, homelessness is rarely the only need homeless people present.   In many cases, a simple solution such as…

Dust and Things, based just outside Cardiff, create unique design-led gifts ranging from serving boards to innovative lighting. Founders Sian-Louise and her husband Mike came from different career backgrounds prior to taking the plunge and starting Dust & Things in 2013. Mike was working all hours running a finance company whilst Sian-Louise had just finished an Environmental degree, crafting on the side for friend’s weddings. Mike had a passion for building and design but lacked a creative outlet from his…

  Looking for Stocking Fillers? These recently released films are perfect for Christmas. Suicide Squad – Blu-ray/DVD   Suicide Squad is the latest DC installment where the worst of the worst and are recruited by the government to try and do some good for once, starring Will Smith, Margot Robbie, Jared Leto and many more. Me Before You – Blu-ray/DVD   Experience the joy of what life and love have to offer with this global box office hit Me Before You, starring Emilia Clarke and…

  Don’t just take our word for it, everyone is talking about the show put on by Kinetic Theatre Arts.  A Chorus Line is not to be missed. The production of A Chorus Line is to being staged in The Richard Burton Theatre at The Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama. Just read the fabulous review, courtesy of Samuel Gill. A Chorus Line places the audience in the midst of a gruelling audition for a Broadway musical, in which the…

It is something of an annual tradition now, our trip to the New Theatre to watch a pantomime before Christmas, with excitement growing at the thought of watching an all-time classic, Peter Pan. This year we were especially excited, well the adults were anyway!, as the legend that is David Hasselhoff would be playing the dastardly Captain Hook! JM Barrie’s much loved tale is brought to life by Director Tudor Davies and Executive Producer Jonathan Kiley, in association with Quos…

La Fille Mal Gardée, The Nutcracker & Swan Lake St David’s Hall Tues 20 Dec – Mon 2 Jan 2pm, 5.30pm & 7pm (Excluding 25 & 26 December and 1 January) WHAT better way is there to get in the Christmas spirit than to enjoy a world class ballet with your loved ones at St David’s Hall? We’ve got the festive season all wrapped up with three magical productions from the prestigious Russian State Ballet & Orchestra of Siberia. Our…

Oakfield Primary School attends Kellogg’s Breakfast Club awards at Westminster Houses of Parliament to collect national trophy A primary school in Cardiff has won ‘Best Breakfast Club in Wales’ and received £1,500 in prize money for their breakfast club. Oakfield Primary School’s breakfast club came top of the class for providing a healthy and creative approach to breakfast for their attendees and ensure each child feels involved and able to participate in activities. The winning school bagged £1,500 prize money…

St David’s Hall Friday 5 May, Doors 7pm IRELAND’S reigning rock queen Imelda May returns to St David’s Hall with her first UK tour in three years on Friday 5 May 2017 – and tickets went on sale Friday 9th December at 9.30am, don’t miss out! Imelda’s much-anticipated fifth album Life Love Flesh Blood is due for release in March 2017, and the tour promises to be show the inimitable artist as you’ve never seen her before. A new groove has…

LEGENDARY rockers The Pretenders will visit St David’s Hall for the very first time on Friday 6 October 2017 – and tickets went on sale Friday 9th December at 10am so don’t miss out! The band burst onto the UK scene in 1979 when their self-titled debut album stormed to the top of the charts, whilst the hit single Brass in Pocket also surged to the No.1 spot. Spearheaded by force-of-nature Chrissie Hynde, the group garnered rave reviews throughout the 80s…