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  For the fourth year running, Benefact Group is giving away over £1million to charities with the return of its Movement for Good Awards. To mark the occasion, thousands of brightly coloured tulips have appeared in five cities across the UK – Gloucester, Edinburgh, Cardiff, Birmingham and London. The garden of gratitude features 1,500 bunches of flowers representing a ‘thank you’ on behalf of the 1,500 charities that have already benefited from the awards to the members of the public…

  BBC Children in Need Schools Ambassador, Joe Wicks visited school children at Howardian Primary School in Cardiff as part of BBC Children in Need’s Thank You Tour to celebrate the fundraising efforts of schools across the UK following the charity’s 2021 Appeal in November. During the visit, Joe met with school children to find out more about their fundraising in 2021, and what fundraising they plan to do to support the charity’s 2022 Appeal. As part of the visit,…

Designed by Andrew Ainsworth who created the original helmets for the first films. This wonderful drinkware is created by Andrew Ainsworth of Shepperton Design Studios who in 1976 created the original Stormtrooper helmets and armour for the first films. These products are based on the original moulds Andrew produced, as close as it is possible to get to the original film props. The Original Stormtrooper Neon Tube Light £21.99 from IWOOT Set the right vibe in any room with this striking Original…

PRS for Music, the organisation that represents over 160,000 songwriters, composers and music publishers across the UK, has launched its Back to Live Music Venue Prize in Wales,. The nationwide competition will offer independent live music venues across the UK the chance to win one of six regional prizes of up to £10,000, helping to improve live music experiences for the local community, music creators, performers, and music fans. One of the prizes is dedicated to venues in Wales and…

Image: Ralph Hutter Mark Sait, CEO and founder of sustainability experts, SaveMoneyCutCarbon (SMCC), discusses how the transition towards EV can help  slash thousands off transport costs New Research from Compare the Market has revealed that electric vehicles (EVs) are now £579 cheaper on average to run than a petrol car, when taking into account the cost of insurance, fuel, and road tax. This comes as the UK continues to grapple with an unprecedented resource shortage – bumping up diesel prices…

Image credit: Shutterstock/Rich Carey Stop Buying Single-Use Plastic Using fewer single-use plastic items is one of the most significant changes that you can make to reduce ocean pollution. One way to do this is to reuse water bottles. Fill them up from the tap. However, if you do purchase water, buy gallons or larger containers instead of smaller bottles. Better yet, consider using refillable 5-gallon water dispensers.  Tips compiled courtesy of buildyouraquarium.com You can make other small changes by: •…

I had the pleasure of attending the first night of the BBC Radio 6 Festival, which was hosted in Cardiff this year. It felt truly amazing to be back in an impressive physical venue, crowded with delighted fans and blessed with incredible live performances. Lockdown attributed to asignificant quieting of the live music industry, so with the BBC Radio Festival back in full swing, it was an exciting time for not only those within the music industry (ie the presenters,…

Manic Street Preachers played an intimate, exclusive gig last night at Cardiff’s famous Clwb Ifor Bach to kick off the BBC Radio 6 Music Festival. The band’s set contained hits from across their career, plus some tracks they’ve never performed before, including a cover of Borderline by Madonna, His Last Painting from the 2001 album Know Your Enemy, and their song Blank Diary Entry. Originally recorded as a duet with Mark Lanegan on their latest album The Ultra Vivid Lament,…

Dance To The Bone tells Joannes’ story through a captivating mix of innovative writing, live rock music and contemporary dance, making for a transcendental night at the theatre. Neon Candle, Ceriann Williams and Sherman Theatre created a play that both modernises and relays the phenomenon of the St Vitus’ Dance which in 1518 struck the city of Strasbourg. 500 years later a Welsh millennial faces what some may call a ‘quarter life crisis’, and finds herself struck by the same…

  On Monday 7th April, a South Wales family will start a 160-mile hike across some of Wales’ most challenging terrain to raise money for British Ukrainian Aid.   Michael, David & Richard Hnyda plan on completing the journey from Caernarfon to Porthcawl in just six days, passing through both Snowdonia and the Brecon Beacons. The journey is in memory of their Ukrainian Grandfather, Wolodymyr – with the 160 miles representing the distance he would have walked from his village…