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·         Lidl is donating Christmas dinners to 131 local charities and community causes tackling loneliness and isolation across the country ·         The supermarket will donate 282 turkeys, 4,716 pigs in blankets and 65kg of Brussels sprouts, providing up to 3,000 Christmas dinners ·         The festive food items will enable the charities to bring people together and host a Christmas dinner over the festive period ·         The products will supplement the food surplus that the supermarket already donates from its stores…

Directed by James Wan. The cast includes Jason Momoa, Amber Heard, Willem Dafoe, Patrick Wilson, Dolph Lundgren, Temuera Morrison, and Nicole Kidman. Review by Carl Marsh Perhaps not the most well-known or (superhero) fan favourite, Aquaman is from the DC Comics Expanded Universe which has brought the likes of Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman and Suicide Squad to the big screen. Some might have thought that by making a superhero film about a half man/half fish man may have been a…

  Image courtesy of Sherman Theatre   The classical story of Alice in Wonderland has been retold in so many weird and wonderful ways, we jumped at the chance to take the children to see the latest adaptation at the Sherman Theatre. Sherman Theatre became the first in Wales to win the Regional Theatre of the Year title at The Stage Awards, recognising the Sherman as the most exciting theatre in the UK, outside of London. As we entered the theatre…

The annual visit to watch the pantomime at the New Theatre is now a well-established tradition in our family. This year, we were all eagerly looking forward to watching Beauty and the Beast, and I am very pleased to say, it certainly lived up to all our expectations. Starring actors/actresses Lisa Riley, Ben Richards, Danny Bayne, Mike Doyle, Edward Rowe and Stephanie Webber, plus ex Welsh rugby captain Gareth Thomas, it is a perfect Christmas treat for all the family,…

WARNING! Turn away if you are hungry! Tim Wynne tucking into a delicious cake and his partner tucking into a burger!   I’m late to most things. A never ending reminder of how out of touch and easily excitable I am. I’ll be the first to admit to that. Just this year I’ve discovered the brussels sprout, as if by voyage to unchartered lands I’ve discovered something previously unimaginable. I am, easily, that one friend in the group desperate to…

Flowing mulled vine, delicious bratwurst sausages and Nutella crêpes, December is here and Cardiff’s Winter Wonderland is back for 2018! What better way to get into the Christmas spirit than to visit Winter Wonderland? You have until 6 January 2019 to head down to Winter Wonderland for ice skating, fun fair attractions, food, drink and lots of Christmas cheer! With some exciting new developments, Winter Wonderland is bigger and better than ever before, with lots of fun for all the…

nextbike, Cardiff’s bike share scheme, will support three local charities throughout December after they won a public vote to be part of its festive cash giveaway in the city. The chosen organisations are bereavement charity 2 Wish Upon a Star, animal rescue centre ARC and cancer support charity Maggie’s Cardiff. nextbike is offering a half-price annual subscription to anyone who signs up to the scheme in the month of December, meaning a year’s cycling will cost just £30 instead of…

School children across Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan have been holding sessions for older people in the local community to raise awareness of and reduce the risk of falling. Staying Steady Schools was launched by Cardiff and Vale University Health Board with the help of Cardiff University students who hosted a number of sessions in local primary schools where children teach older people about the risk of falls and how to reduce them. Following a successful pilot earlier this…

The seventh Cardiff Children’s Literature festival gets off to mischievous start this December as David Baddiel comes to Cardiff. Comedian and author David Baddiel has written five wildly entertaining books for young readers that have sold over 1 million copies. David will be at City Hall on Thursday 13th December to talk about his latest laugh out-loud, wish fulfilment adventure story, Head Kid. Bracket Wood is about to be visited by the school inspectors. But there’s one big problem: Ryan…

Artist Zena Blackwell’s first solo show at Roath’s Cardiff M.A.D.E is a high contrast, intensely critical look at constructions of childhood and the domestic. I’m having a slothful Saturday. Late start, no bread for toast. No milk for coffee. I make my way, thankfully, to cardiff MADE’s beautiful Lochaber Street café. There’s a £5 minimum for card payments, so with little persuasion I order myself a latte and two slices of cake. The barista compliments my nails. I blushingly tell…