CARDIFF’S own Capital City Jazz Orchestra return to St David’s Hall on Thursday 9 February for another exciting evening of jazz and swing. Plus, this time they are coming back with very special guest Bobby Shew! The internationally acclaimed American trumpeter’s CV reads like a who’s who of jazz over the last 50 years. After leaving the Army, Bobby joined Tommy Dorsey’s band and then played with the Woody Herman and then the Buddy Rich Big Bands in the mid…

Vancouver-based sextet, Brasstronaut, release new album ‘Brasstronaut’ on the 3rd March, via Tin Angel Records. With roots in a myriad of musical styles, including pop, rock and jazz, the band has developed a distinctly unique sound that continues to defy genre pigeonholing, weaving together unexpected textures of clarinet, slide-guitar, trumpet, noise, synthesizers, voice and rhythms. Their third and most collaborative release yet, Brasstronaut spans everything from Broken Social Scene-ish clouds of orchestral indie-pop (‘Hawk’) to Afrobeat jams sung from the…

UNDEFEATED boxing legend Joe Calzaghe is back in front of Cardiff crowd for one night only at St David’s Hall on Saturday 11 March. But hurry as there are only limited tickets remaining to spend an evening with a genuine great of the squared circle! Starting at 8.30pm, the boxing icon known as ‘The Pride of Wales’ will share analysis and anecdotes from his astonishing pro career which came to a finale in 2008 with 46 wins, no losses and…

Edward Sulman from Swansea has become the 5,000th disabled person in Wales to be supported into a job by Remploy Cymru through the UK Government’s Work Choice programme for people with more severe disabilities and health conditions. Edward, aged 44, used to work as a chef but now needs a mobility scooter to help him get around, after a glass injury caused an infection which led to the amputation of his right leg below the knee. “Life took a dramatic…

  This St. David’s Day, Rebecca Evans joins BBC National Orchestra and Chorus of Wales to celebrate Wales’ patron saint at St David’s Hall.   The Welsh soprano, with up and coming artists tenor Joshua Owen Mills [originally from Neath] and violinist Charlie Lovell-Jones, celebrate Wales’ rich cultural heritage with the music of Sir Karl Jenkins, Paul Mealor, Ivor Novello, Morfydd Owen and Joseph Parry. Winner of the Urdd National Eisteddfod’s composer medal and one of the most promising young…

The 2017 St David’s Day Run looks to raise over £50,000 for charity Cardiff’s biggest fun run takes place this weekend, and its organisers are encouraging local people and families to get involved, sign up and raise money for a variety of good causes. Annual fun run takes place on weekend closest to St David’s Day each year Over 120,000 runners have taken place in annual race in the past five years More than 8,500 runners have tackled the 10K…

The Fire Brigades Union (FBU) has welcomed the news that fire and rescue services in Wales are to be given a statutory duty to respond to flooding emergencies. It now means England is the only nation in the UK where firefighters do not have a duty to respond to flooding. The new duty will come into effect in Wales on 1 April 2017. The Welsh Assembly has committed £1.8m in funding to replace ageing flooding and water rescue equipment as…

The Military Preparation College network ’stealing a march’ on its rivals A specialist network of military preparation colleges, with centres in Cardiff, Newport, Bridgend, Swansea and Merthyr Tydfil, has been named “Training Provider of the Year” in one of the UK’s most prestigious awards for further education. The Motivational Preparation College for Training (MPCT) group, which helps young people to build life skills, self-confidence, and physical fitness through an ‘active learning’ approach, scooped the top prize at the Times Education…

 Know any amazing Working Dads or Local Bosses? Cardiff SuperAchievers Awards return with new categories! As the increasingly popular SuperAchievers awards open for nominations this week to showcase the success of those in Cardiff who strive to achieve, having a positive impact on their colleagues, families and the local economy, this year Pitman Training has announced the addition of two new categories to also recognise working dads and inspiring employers from across the region. With a recent survey from Pitman…

On 24th February 2017, Alcumus, the UK’s market-leading provider of technology-enabled business assurance and compliance risk management solutions, was honoured to have His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales officially opening its new Cardiff head office at Axys House, Parc Nantgarw, Cardiff. This is a momentous occasion for Alcumus as it builds on its strong Welsh links following the acquisition of Santia Consulting and SafeContractor in late 2015.  The new Alcumus head office will provide much-needed space for its rapidly-expanding…