We are offering one lucky reader the chance to win 2 x fantastic VIP tickets to Let’s Rock Wales 2019 A joyous annual celebration of all things pop and 80s, Let’s Rock is the UK’s leading retro festival series. In a festival scene dominated by the same names and themes, Let’s Rock offers something different: gloriously unpretentious non-stop fun where iconic pop names play hit after hit to a crowd of all ages. Cardiff Times is offering one lucky reader…

A total of 28 talented artists and bands from across Wales have been successful in their bid for a music bursary worth a combined value of £35,000. Winners include artists such as iTunes chart-hitting reggae singer-songwriter Aleighcia Scott from Cardiff, who will use the bursary to produce a music video for her debut album. Christian Punter from Rhondda has also been successful. Christian crafts songs using stories inspired by his local village and the house he lives in, The Old…

A group of young people are set to receive an award at The Prince’s Trust and TK Maxx & Homesense Awards, Wales. They will scoop the Dell EMC Community Impact Award at the ceremony, to be held today at the National Museum in Cardiff. Here we have the final instalment in a series of nine events across the UK, celebrating the inspirational achievements of young people in Wales. This year, we have seven fantastic winners who have overcome significant barriers…

Newport Family Cycling Festival will take place on Saturday 23 and Sunday 24 September at Tredegar House, getting even more families on their bikes this year. The festival is sponsored by Newport City Homes and is a joint venture organised by Sustrans Cymru, National Trust, RSPB Cymru, Welsh Cycling, HSBC Breeze and Newport Social Cycling. A grand opening event is planned with John Griffiths AM, the Blue Phoenix Marching Band and the Caldicot Male Voice Cycling Club Choir at 10.30am…

Ellie Taylor, 21 from Hampshire, is responsible for overseeing charity events on behalf of University of Wales Air Squadron (UWAS). Based at MOD St Athan, in the Vale of Glamorgan, a team of 14 from UWAS have already completed the Newport Half Marathon, with the Swansea Half Marathon fast approaching on 25 June, and the Cardiff Half Marathon set for October. In addition to the trio of events, more supporters from UWAS have undertaken a rowing challenge, as well as…

The Lower Machen Festival celebrates its 50th anniversary in 2017.  Based in the Village of Lower Machen near Newport in South Wales, the festival presents the highest possible quality music making in an atmosphere that brings together what a member of our audience recently described as “a unique atmosphere, in which setting and music complement each other perfectly – the ideal way to spend a summer’s evening.” Predominately based in the Church of St Michael and All Angels in the…

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…

The Food and Drink Federation (FDF) is proud to announce this St. David’s Day that it is unveiling a new identity in Wales as FDF Cymru. The move comes as FDF works to secure the best possible outcome from the Brexit negotiations for food and drink right across the UK and the need for a sector deal for food and drink manufacturing as part of the Government’s industrial strategy moves to centre stage. The new identity also recognises the burgeoning…

Friday December 23rd started inauspiciously and then got worse. I was due to take The Girl (my 10 year old daughter who happens to have Down Syndrome – DS) to what would be the last in a seemingly never-ending procession of Christmas events; school parties, activity-based parties, parties with yet another ‘ho-ho-hoing’ Santa sucking desperately on breath mints so as not to offend the olfactory sensibilities of our little terrors. Well, you get the gist. This was my morning… The…

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…