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CITY legal firm Clarke Wilmott has hired the first apprentice ever to be based at its Cardiff office in line with a call from Wales’ leading training provider for businesses to ‘think apprentice’ in 2017. Chris Matthews, 18, joins Clarke Wilmott’s administration team as the first candidate to be recruited as an apprentice into the national firm’s Cardiff office, which provides a broad spectrum of legal services for both individuals and business clients. Chris, from Whitchurch, fulfilled plans to access…

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…

  Muffin Break is to serve up an opportunity to its customers to help make terminally ill kids’ dreams come true, after announcing a partnership with children’s charity Make-A-Wish UK. The national high street café chain is to offer special Make-A-Wish muffins across its 58 UK stores during selected months in 2017, with 20p from each of the promotional muffins going towards the Make-A-Wish UK charity. Each store will offer the Make-A-Wish Muffins during special March, May, July, September and…

Tickets have gone on sale today for the 2017 UEFA Women’s Champions League Final, which will be played at Cardiff City Stadium, on 1 June, KO 7.45pm, two days before the men’s Final at the National Stadium of Wales. The UEFA Women’s Champions League Final is recognised as the pinnacle of women’s club football and is broadcast live across the world. The ticket launch took place on 21st February, to coincided with the ‘100 Days to go’ to the UEFA…

Moonlight Ribbons Productions, the Cardiff-based production company, have announced that production is set to begin on their new comedy web-series, LONG SHOTS. To celebrate, a live readthrough followed by a Q&A session will be held at Pomegranate Cafe in the centre of Cardiff on 2nd March 2017 at 7pm. Set in the ever evolving, ever stressful Welsh Film Industry, this is the story of four uniquely unstable friends who are trying to make their mark. The only thing standing in…

Ballads of the Broken Few St David’s Hall Wednesday 8 March, 8pm WEST Country folk singer-songwriter Seth Lakeman will air new tracks off his latest album Ballads of the Broken Few, plus fan favourites next Wednesday (8 March) at St David’s Hall. Seth’s eight solo release has received widespread acclaim leading to regular play of single Meet Me in the Twilight on BBC Radio 2. Produced by Ethan Johns, the work is a stunning combination of dynamic songwriting and sublime…

AFTER getting into trouble for sneaking into places he shouldn’t be, Lee Nelson is back where he most definitely should be – live onstage! Britain’s best hoaxer is bringing his daring new stand-up show Serious Joker to St David’s Hall on Sunday 12 March at 7.30pm. Under his real name, Simon Brodkin first burst onto the UK’s comedy circuit in 2004 and soon became a familiar face on Al Murray’s Multiple Personality Disorder in 2009 whilst portraying a range of…

CARDIFF’S own Capital City Jazz Orchestra return to St David’s Hall on Thursday 9 February for another exciting evening of jazz and swing. Plus, this time they are coming back with very special guest Bobby Shew! The internationally acclaimed American trumpeter’s CV reads like a who’s who of jazz over the last 50 years. After leaving the Army, Bobby joined Tommy Dorsey’s band and then played with the Woody Herman and then the Buddy Rich Big Bands in the mid…

UNDEFEATED boxing legend Joe Calzaghe is back in front of Cardiff crowd for one night only at St David’s Hall on Saturday 11 March. But hurry as there are only limited tickets remaining to spend an evening with a genuine great of the squared circle! Starting at 8.30pm, the boxing icon known as ‘The Pride of Wales’ will share analysis and anecdotes from his astonishing pro career which came to a finale in 2008 with 46 wins, no losses and…

  This St. David’s Day, Rebecca Evans joins BBC National Orchestra and Chorus of Wales to celebrate Wales’ patron saint at St David’s Hall.   The Welsh soprano, with up and coming artists tenor Joshua Owen Mills [originally from Neath] and violinist Charlie Lovell-Jones, celebrate Wales’ rich cultural heritage with the music of Sir Karl Jenkins, Paul Mealor, Ivor Novello, Morfydd Owen and Joseph Parry. Winner of the Urdd National Eisteddfod’s composer medal and one of the most promising young…