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People from Cardiff looking for the best fertility clinic to help them have a baby often struggle to make a choice when they discover that official success-rate information is at least a year out of date by the time it is publicly available. This dilemma was addressed at a recent open evening at BCRM (Bristol Centre for Reproductive Medicine) which treats patients from across Wales and the South West of England. Sharing statistics showing BCRM’s current levels of success for…

Fever are behind some of Cardiff’s most unique events, and I’d often heard glowing reviews of their Candlelight series, immersive concerts set within some of the most beautiful venues across the city. While their programme spans nights dedicated to artists such as Coldplay, Adele and Queen, the festive season made Candlelight: Christmas Classics performed by the Cambria String Quartet feel particularly fitting. The event took place at the breathtaking Llandaff Cathedral, which looked even more striking when lit up in…

Local Business Opens Its Doors to Support Vulnerable Community Members Christmas Day is often a time of celebration, togetherness, and comfort. Yet, for many in our community, it can also be a day marked by hardship, isolation, and uncertainty. Recognising this, The Chippy Cardiff has taken a remarkable step to ensure that no one goes without food or warmth this festive season. On 25/12/2025, the popular eatery will open its doors to provide free hot meals to those experiencing homelessness…

Young people aged 13 to 24 spending Christmas in hospital will receive festive gift bundles this year through a national initiative led by Project Youth Cancer. Patients at University Hospital of Wales will be among hundreds of teenagers and young adults across 45 hospitals in the UK and Ireland waking up to bags filled with vouchers, selection boxes, sweets, and holiday surprises. This year, Project Youth Cancer is also donating Luma3 devices to hospital wards—a light-based tool that leads users…

Every December, as Wales slows for the holidays, St John Ambulance Cymru prepares for one of its busiest times. During Christmas, volunteers and staff provide 24/7 medical support across the country. Head of Response Operations Darren Murray, a 15-year volunteer, notes that the scale of their holiday efforts is substantial yet often overlooked. “Lots of people think the summer is really busy for our events, but we are busy all year round,” he said during an interview for the St…

The band will be supporting grassroots venues and anti-poverty charity Trussell at “the biggest headline shows of our career”   Founded by Glenn Tilbrook and Chris Difford back in 1973, Squeeze are one of pop’s best-loved bands with a catalogue of classics such as ‘Up The Junction’, ‘Tempted’, ‘Cool For Cats’, ‘Another Nail In My Heart’ and ‘Labelled With Love’. Having announced the release of ‘Trixies’, their first new album since 2017’s The Knowledge in March next year, the band…

  Last week at Utilita Arena Cardiff, Bryan Adams rolled into town with the kind of no-nonsense arena show that reminded me why his songs have been clinging to mine and probably all of the audience’s lives since cassette days.   The staging was clever rather than flashy: big screens, clean lights… and his band, wow! They hit like a well-oiled engine, and with a frontman who’s somehow become even more likeable with age. Adams’ voice was studio-perfect — it…

Alec Williams, a former engineer from Cardiff who suffered a brain injury as a result of an assault two decades ago, is now being considered for a national award that recognizes his dedication to supporting others. He is one of the finalists in the Volunteer of the Year category at Headway UK’s Annual Awards, a ceremony that annually honours the accomplishments and contributions of brain injury survivors, caregivers, volunteers, and other members of the Headway community throughout the country. Alec…

Existing somewhere between Sunday morning mass and a séance, The Last Dinner Party brings the theatrical tour of their latest album, From The Pyre, to Wales’s capital. The London-based indie-rock band brought the energy to the Utilita Arena midway through their tour on the 2nd December. Openers Imogen and the Knife warmed up the crowd with a jazz-infused set, as front woman Imogen’s vocals blended with the saxophone and trumpet of her band. After an interlude of classical music, the…

I had the great pleasure to listen to Cynan Jones, a Ceredigion based author, speak at Waterstones about his latest book, Pulse. Despite the classic rainy Cardiff weather, Jones effortlessly created a warming, intimate atmosphere as he shared the process behind his work. Jones’s work is pretty expansive, publishing his first novel The Long Dry in 2006 and Everything I Found on the Beach and Bird, Blood, Snow in 2011 and 2012. My favourite novel by Jones, The Dig, was…