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10 years on, the south are back and ready to perform for you When great British pop institution, The Beautiful South split in 2007, some members of the band didn’t feel ready to hang up their microphones or instruments just yet…   The South feature former members of The Beautiful South including singer Alison Wheeler and lifelong sax player Gaz Birtles.  Since original singer,  Dave Hemingway, left the group at the end of 2016, Gaz has now moved across to vocal…

The show comes to Cardiff on the 5th May – here’s why you should see it   It’s been the UK’s official number one Tina Turner tribute for the past five years (as voted by the Agents Association of Great Britain), with a Lifetime Achievement Award under its belt and a hectic, fast-growing gig schedule right across the UK and into Europe to boot. The cast of ‘Totally Tina’ it seems, is definitely ‘better than all the rest’. Now seven…

We were lucky enough to see SHREK THE MUSICAL®  at The Wales Millennium Centre two years ago on its very first UK & Ireland Tour, and this week returned to the Centre to see it again on its latest tour.  It was brilliant back then and the whole family loved the show, so our expectations were high beforehand that this show would be at least equal to it. SHREK THE MUSICAL is based on the story and characters from William…

How can every tea party you hold this Spring could save many lives throughout Wales? In the event of a cardiac arrest, a Defibrillator significantly increases the rate of survival when CPR is also administered. With the majority of cardiac arrests occurring outside of the hospital, it is essential that this lifesaving equipment is publicly available to all local communities. By holding a tea party, bake sale or coffee morning, communities can help raise funds and more importantly awareness about…

We also have a selection lifestyle images available, under embargo for 12th April – please let me know if you would like these sent to you. Since 1996, Fashion Targets Breast Cancer has joined forces with some of the biggest names in fashion to speak up against breast cancer, and so far has raised more than £15 million to make life-saving research happen, and help put a stop to this devastating disease. For 2018, the high-street will once again reunite…

Homelessness charity Llamau has been presented with a cheque from housebuilder Bellway Wales, after staff took part in the organisation’s annual Sleep Out event. The Bellway team raised more than £3,800 after taking part in the charity event, which is held at Cardiff City Stadium each autumn. Nine Bellway Wales employees spent the night in the stadium, constructing a temporary shelter from cardboard boxes, and raised the money through sponsorship from friends, family and colleagues. The event is not designed…

The bikers, Rogue Riders Riding Group South Wales, have donated a generous assortment of Easter eggs to the families of sick children staying at Ronald McDonald House Cardiff. On Saturday 24 March, ten riders from the group made their way from the Red Lion Pub at the Bonvilston car park to the House, next to Noah’s Ark Children’s Hospital. As well as Easter eggs, the Rogue Riders also donated toys and over £200 which they have raised through a variety…

Following on from their hugely successful London-based outing in 2017, those righteous folks at Big Scary Monsters Records are pleased to announce they’ll be bringing their one-stop-for-indie-rock popup shop to the fine Welsh capital of Cardiff on 11th – 16th April. To celebrate reaching 200 releases and their sweet 16th birthday, the label opened their first popup shop in East London for two weeks in January 2017. It included in-store appearances from a host of the hottest indie-rock names including…

Cardiff Military Wives Choir Caerdydd is reaching out to military women in the South Wales area and inviting them to come together to sing, share and support. Families of service personnel move around frequently and it can often be tough to put down roots or make new friends, which can leave women feeling isolated. With research showing that singing in a choir can help to alleviate stress and improve aspects of mental health, this is where the Military Wives Choirs,…

Now the largest theatre event of its kind in the U.K., Cardiff Open Air Theatre Festival is offering 8 productions to satisfy the cultural appetites of the Capital City. Employing home-grown Welsh talent and fostering the future of theatre, the festival is proud to showcase professional directing talents of Cardiff’s own Richard Tunley (Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama), Peter Doran, (Fellow of the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama & 2017 Best Director for Belonging at the…