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PRIDE Cymru will be represented at this year’s London Marathon, as one of the charity’s event directors is getting ready to take on his first ever marathon in support of LGBTQ+ communities across Wales. On Sunday 28 April, Craig Michael, 48, will hit the starting line at this year’s Virgin Money London Marathon, hoping to raise significant funds for Pride Cymru. The Welsh-based charity was nominated as a regional charity to enter the UK’s most popular marathon by the Virgin…

Hair the Musical is now in it’s 50th Anniversary as the tour stops at New Theatre, Cardiff for five days. The show is a high energy dance filled delight.  Set in 1967, it follows the lives of a group of teenagers in an East village in New York.   The show is known for pushing against the boundaries of authority and society in 1967 and the modern offering does not disappoint.  The show tackles the issue of being drafted into the…

Carl Marsh: You are both working together again (Hanna – airs on Amazon Prime March 29th), in an indirect sort of way but who got the part first? Mireille Enos: I happened to be working over in Oxford, and David Farr (the writer of the show) was able to drive out. We sat down and talked about the part, and then I started reading it. He let me know that Joel was his greatest wish for Erik and that couldn’t…

Carl Marsh: We all know of your character Lee Nelson, even some might actually think he is a real person but what sort of experience do you want the audience leave with after seeing the show? Simon: Good question, funnier is what they will leave with. It’s part of the mini-tour, which I’m sure you know, that’s part of the Lee Nelson tour. The Serious Joker tour. I think this is something like the fourth leg of the tour. The…

Carl Marsh: The opening night of your new tour is here in Cardiff, will it all be new material or are you going to throw some of the old stuff in? Ben Haenow: Yes, I think you’ve got to do some of the older stuff, but I’ve had another album out since. I’m on my second album now and I’m also doing my third, so it’s going to be a lot of the new material and a lot of that…

  Carl Marsh: What is your go-to food? James Martin: Fish and chips. Without a shadow of a doubt. That’s my nemesis, fish and chips. Carl: What? From a chippy or home-cooked? James: A chippy. A chip shop, yes. You can’t get fish and chips cooked at home like you can do in a fish and chip shop. Carl: I know, but don’t you live down South (England) as I always was told they tasted nicer up North? James: Well,…

Title Track Featuring Lykke Li Out Now Academy, Grammy and Golden Globe-winning artist and producer, Mark Ronson, announced that his highly-anticipated fifth studio album, Late Night Feelings, will be released on June 21st via Columbia Records. The title track single “Late Night Feelings” feat. Lykke Li is available now. Late Night Feelings will feature collaborations with a diverse range of artists including Miley Cyrus, Camila Cabello, Alicia Keys, YEBBA, Angel Olson, King Princess, The Last Artful, Dodgr, Diana Gordon, and…

Around half of people (47%) living in Wales cannot correctly identify the large bowel on a diagram, according to a poll of 4,000 UK adults commissioned by Bowel Cancer UK. Just over a quarter of Welsh adults (26%) thought their small bowel was their large bowel, a common misconception. The remaining fifth confused their large bowel with their stomach (3%), liver (3%), pancreas (3%) and kidneys (2%), with seven per cent of people having absolutely no clue where their large…

Elm Grove Country House It’s been a busy winter for Jane & Alan Rees-Baynes, the owners of Elm Grove Country House in St Florence. This family run business is based just 3 miles from Tenby and a short drive from some of Pembrokeshire’s best loved sights and attraction. Winters mean refurbishment and redecoration and this year was no exception, with work completed on 6 different en-suites and a full refurbishment on the grand ground floor bedroom – including polished original…

From Hollywood to Cardiff… 4 inspirational women from the world of Fashion and Beauty will be coming together to support a Welsh children’s charity that makes a difference to the lives of children across Wales who have cerebral palsy. These inspirational women, all from South Wales, will be joining established ladies event, ‘A Question of Women 2019’ as part of a chat show panel to share their stories, tips and humour and, most importantly, raise funds for Bobath Children’s Therapy…