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Welsh Proms, Cara Dillon, City Voices Cardiff, Mozart’s The Magic Flute, & More! Alongside City and Voices and Cara Dillon (see our previous blog posts) St David’s Hall is buzzing throughout July;the 2016 Welsh Proms start in style with Verdi Requiem (Saturday 16 July) performed by the Welsh National Opera Orchestra and sensational soprano Rebecca Evans. The following day sees the ever-popular family favourite A Day at the Movies (Sunday 17 July) from Cardiff Philharmonic Orchestra return to the Hall. Panto star and comedian…

Not only does Ultimate Fitness Centre (UFC) Cardiff play host to a fully equipped gym, sauna and sunbed facilities, but as the base of Cardiff Kickboxing Club it is the only place this summer to pick up martial arts training from the very best. From cardio to conditioning, UFC boasts an affiliation with Ex-World Kickboxing Champion Denzil Lawrence as well as World Lowkick Champion Howard Hogg, offering both personal and class training with the greats to boost not only your…

In time for National Upcycling Day, Gumtree is on a mission to spread the word about upcycling and encourage the nation to cut back on waste. In celebration of the second annual National Upcycling Day which takes place this Friday (24th June), Gumtree is encouraging households across the country to consider upcycling items otherwise destined for a landfill. Whilst the sales of upcycled items on the UK’s largest classifieds website have increased by 50 percent in the past year, a…

The Welsh Camerata’s concert on 8 July celebrates the sounds of summer, with a programme devoted to the animal world, from the tiny cricket to the huge elephant. The choir’s director, Andrew Wilson-Dickson, has chosen music from the 15th to 17th centuries, mainly by English composers but with some songs from France, Italy and Germany. He has combined them with a piece of his own, written in 1979 and regularly performed since then. Four Studies for Chorus and Piano from…

As the deadline for compliance moves closer, training course provider Landlord Training Wales is providing an essential training course designed to help landlords secure the qualifications they will need to secure in order to manage their properties in Wales. The online based training comes after last year’s announcement by the Welsh Government. By November 23 2016, landlords and letting agents in Wales will have to register with government body Rent Smart Wales and complete a mandatory training course to obtain a…

Barratt in South Wales is celebrating Armed Forces Day (Saturday June 25) with Forces Property Direct – by helping the region’s military personnel own the perfect new home. Formed 15 years ago, Forces Property Direct is a free service designed to smooth the way for those working in the Army, RAF and Navy in securing somewhere to call their own. And now it has teamed up with the leading house builder to make the process easier than ever. “We are…

All natural high-quality Japanese inspired cold brew coffee.  Nomi was founded by best friends Kieran and Sam. Their first introduction to cold brew coffee while working in a coffee shop in Melbourne left a lasting memory of the incredible flavour. On a later trip to Japan they sampled the local cold brew coffee and hit upon the idea of combining the cold brew coffee they had experienced in Australia with the convenience of the Japanese ready to drink product. Even…

CARA DILLON brings her staggeringly beautiful voice to St David’s Hall on Tuesday 5 July at 8pm. The Irish folk singer is one of those rare talents that delves into the soul of a song to unearth its profound sweetness, poignancy and depth. Since bursting onto the music scene in 1995 with folk super-group Equation (alongside Kate Rusby, Kathryn Roberts and the Lakeman brothers), Cara has forged a successful solo career with five critically acclaimed albums. She has also released…

Learners from the Military Preparation College will be taking part in a special event at Caerphilly Castle this Saturday 25th June to commemorate Armed Forces Day.Around 50 young learners from Military Preparation Colleges in Newport and Rhymney will be putting on an impressive physical training arena display as part of South Wales’ official Armed Forces Day celebrations in Caerphilly this weekend. Held against the picturesque backdrop of Caerphilly Castle, the Military Preparation College’s student demonstration will include tyre flip exercises, a tug of…

Audiences across Wales and the world will get a chance to see Welsh National Opera’s new opera In Parenthesis this year thanks to a series of cinema screenings and online broadcast of the opera. In Parenthesis, which is commissioned by the Nicholas John Trust with 14-18 NOW, the UK’s arts programme for the First World War Centenary, is the operatic adaptation of poet, writer and artist David Jones’s epic poem.  Composed by Iain Bell, it remembers David Jones’s personal experience…