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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…

The Space2Be team with ION Group’s Robin Sowden Taylor (furthest right) and Richard Hughes (next on the right) and Rachael Sowden Taylor (far left).   An innovative partnership between Cardiff-based health and wellness provider The ION Group and Space2B at The Maltings, will see the launch of an onsite 300sq m ION class-based fitness facility at the historic location. Founded by former Wales and Cardiff Blues Rugby player Robin Sowden-Taylor, The ION Group will deliver an exciting timetable of functional…

Photo credit: Alex Kozobolis Contemporary composer Erland Cooper, who frequently collaborates with natural elements, has been commissioned to create an original piece of music to soundtrack the floral transformation of The Tower of London. Entitled Superbloom, the forthcoming installation celebrates the Platinum Jubilee of Her Majesty the Queen this year. The project, marking Her Majesty the Queen’s 70 years on the throne, is named after a rare and incredible natural phenomenon, where whole landscapes are miraculously transformed into sheets of…

The wonderful Jack Savoretti certainly gave a dazzling two-hour performance at the Motorpoint Arena on Friday 25th March. It was clear from the moment he stepped out that the crowd didn’t want to go ‘Home’ – the name of the song which we absolutely believe was his best performance of the night. Countless varying elements to Jack’s performance made for an extremely captivating concert.   Jacks opening song ‘I remember us’ showed from the start that he had a strong,…