This summer, the UK’s leading curated online marketplace, notonthehighstreet.com is running an exciting campaign to surprise people across the nation with memorable, thoughtful, unique gifts and experiences. And they’ve teamed up with The Luna Cinema to launch it with a bang! Taking place from June-October 2017 and at some of the most stunning outdoor locations in the UK (Hampton Court Palace, the Tower of London and Kew Gardens to name a few), notonthehighstreet.com will be on hand to spread the…

People across the city are getting a chance to “travel back in time” this summer thanks to Cardiff Bus. The bus operator, working with the Cardiff Transport Preservation Group, has helped restore one of its vintage open top vehicles from the 1970s, to run from the city centre to Cardiff Bay for the summer period. Passengers can hop on the classic bus, which features the celebratory tramways cream and maroon colours, and travel between St Mary Street, Wyndham Arcade, and…

The beach is back – Cardiff will once again create its own seafront with the return of the Capital FM Cardiff Bay Beach (Friday July 28 – Sunday September 3 cardiffbaybeach.co.uk), to entertain families throughout the school holidays. The urban beach, which has become such a hit in the Bay in recent years, is again expected to attract a quarter of a million people to the Cardiff waterfront, with a bucket full of traditional seaside attractions. The Cardiff Bay Beach…

Whether you’re looking to sell your home or simply want to impress visiting friends, having a well-kept garden is important. Our gardens often get forgotten about during the winter months but now that spring time is here it’s the perfect opportunity to get back out in the garden and get it in good shape for the summer. Here are some of our top tips to help get you started… General Maintenance Now winter has come to a close it’s time…

FREE activities for kids! Thu 21st July – Wed 31st Aug Exotic animal encounter – Meet up to 35 exotic animals  (10am-4pm) Tue 2nd & Sat 13th Aug -Free face painting and glitter tattoos (11am – 4pm) Tue 21st, Mon 25th, Thu 28th July Fri 5th, Wed 10th, Tue 16th, Sun 21st, Tue 23rd, Fri 26th , Mon 29th August -Arts and craft sessions (11am – 4pm) Sat 23rd & Wed 27th July Wed 3rd, Sat 6th, Tue 9th, Fri 12th, Wed 17th, Fri 19th, Wed 24th, Sat 27th, Wed 31st August ***Free competition…

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…

Pulled Gressingham Duck Leg with Sweet Chilli Sauce  Gressingham Duck legs are delicious with a variety of accompaniments, in this case a tasty sweet chilli sauce. Ingredients 2 Gressingham Duck legs 1/2 teaspoon of ground cumin 1/2 teaspoon of ground paprika Salt and pepper 200g sweet chilli sauce for cooking and extra for dipping 150g mixed leaves   Serves 2 5 minutes preparation 1 hour and 30 minutes cooking Method Pre-heat the oven to 180oC, Fan 160oC, Gas Mark 4…

Cardiff (06 June 2016) – Cardiff residents will be forking out on their summer holidays this year, with the average person spending £1,003 on their summer holidays, according to new research by shopping website with a heart, Give as you Live.   When asked about how much they plan to spend, a third (31%) of Cardiff residents said having enough money is the hardest part of booking a summer holiday, while 17% thought deciding where to go is the most…

80 events took place over the course of the campaign to help tidy the Welsh coastline ahead of the summer   Local residents and staff from the local McDonald’s restaurant in Longwood Drive took part in a clean-up event in Cardiff to help support the fourth annual Clean Coast Week, sponsored by McDonald’s.   25 volunteers from the local area and McDonald’s joined forces to help clear unwanted litter from Parc Tredelarch to help get the stretch of coastline looking…

Walk your way to beautiful legs! What do Kelly Brook, Heidi Klum and Elle Macpherson have in common? Beautiful legs! And it’s all thanks to … walking. Combined with good posture, it can make your pins look toned and slimmer, just in time for Summer! Walking is one of the most basic aerobic exercises you can do, and done right, it can have maximum effect for minimum effort! It’s not only something that we all do everyday but it’s also…