28/02/2018

CelebAbility, TV’s most chaotic and crazy show returns to ITV2 later this year for a second series in its continued quest to discover more unique skills and abilities possessed by celebrities. After a successful first series (the youngest profiling new show on the channel – 62% of viewers aged between 16-34), series 2 has been extended from 6 episodes to 8. The comedy entertainment show from Potato (makers of Ninja Warrior and The Chase) is from an original idea devised…

28/02/2018

Cardiff Bay on a Friday night. You’re dressed in green, with other runners, united turning the night green for Velindre Cancer Centre. Light Up Events is hosting a fun 3km, 5km and 10km run at Cardiff Bay where we are expecting to have a turnout of over 200 runners. This is the first Light Up running event dedicated to Velindre Cancer Centre and we are very excited to raise funds that will help to ensure the best possible support is…

28/02/2018

Sarah Jane Brown has been selected to exhibit her expressive seascape and landscape paintings of Pembrokeshire at an Exhibition of Contemporary Welsh Art for an annual Welsh cultural event based in London. The exhibition takes place at the London Welsh Centre from 9th to 10th March, and Sarah Jane’s work will be exhibited alongside a number of other notable Welsh artists. This unique event provides the opportunity for visitors to enjoy an exclusive exhibition of Welsh art in London, with…

28/02/2018

Oscar Wilde’s cherished ‘The Importance of Being Earnest’ is to tour the UK this Spring – but not quite as you may know it. The hilarious, two man re-imagining of the classic will visit over 20 beautiful venues across the country from Cardiff all the way to Leicester. Already one of our nation’s funniest plays, the “exhilarating” Split Second Productions is making its unique mark with their “ingenious” re-telling of the story where two actors will play every single character….

28/02/2018

With high viewing audiences the BBC seem to have hit the red button with their all-singing Saturday night show All Together Now, presented by Rob Beckett.  Five heats on and with the 10 chosen finalists, this Saturday (March 3) sees the final with the top talented acts competing for a massive £50,000 prize.  Choir leader and Sing&Smile ‘Goldies’ charity founder Grenville Jones from Bath waves the West Country flag as one of ‘The 100’ judges from across the UK, who…

28/02/2018

Welsh Holiday Company Launches Search on St. David’s Day www.menaiholidays.co.uk – a rather wonderful self-catering company located in North Wales, was recently sent a letter by a satisfied customer from London. The letter was written as if by Wales itself addressing its old friend London, highlighting the completely different lifestyles the two enjoy. Menai Holidays were so impressed with the letter, they decided to turn it into a video, complete with a voice-over. But that’s when their dilemma began. If…

28/02/2018

  Photo supplied by A Kendall / Shenstone photography This year is the 70th Anniversary of the launch of the Land Rover. South Wales Land Rover Club recently approached the committee of the Royal Welsh Agricultural Society (RWAS) with a view to organising the first ‘Welsh Festival of Land Rovers’ display event at their Spring Festival this year. The committee agreed it was a good idea and asked SWLRC to coordinate the event. The themes for the event will be “The…

27/02/2018

THE Spring & Summer Lunchtime Concerts Season at St David’s Hall features compelling performances from a selection of supremely talented soloists, quartets and ensembles! Plus, the best part is that all but one of them are ‘Pay What You Will’, so all you need to do is turn up in time for the 1pm performance and pay what you feel is appropriate – it couldn’t be easier! Engegård Quartet Tuesday 6 March 2018, 1pm First up is one of Norway’s…

27/02/2018

  ONE of Norway’s most sought after ensembles the Engegård Quartet share their stunning Scandinavian sound at St David’s Hall on Tuesday 6 March. This ‘Pay What You Will’ Lunchtime Concert at 1pm features a bold and fresh interpretations of masterpieces from Haydn and Grieg all performed in the Quartet’s inimitable style. Since forming under the midnight sun in Lofoten in 2006, the Engegård Quartet have garnered international acclaim, and inspired some innovative partnerships and programming. With a busy concert…

27/02/2018

• 54% of respondents were put off by “too expensive” ethical products • 27% of consumers “never” think about the people who produce their food • 45% of shoppers are not aware of exploitation of food and drink producers in developing countries More than half of shoppers in Cardiff are put off buying ethical products because they’re too expensive, new research has revealed. The survey, commissioned by the Fairtrade Foundation for Fairtrade Fortnight also found that 16.7% of consumers don’t…