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With A level results day less than 48 hours away, the UCAS website has all the information university applicants need to be fully prepared, whatever grades they achieve. Students can sign in to Track on the UCAS website from 08:00 on Thursday (18 August) to see if their place in higher education has been confirmed, or if they are eligible to use Clearing – the service that can match unplaced applicants with suitable vacancies. No one can make a formal…

Special Guest – Mike Dawes   St David’s Hall Sunday 11 September 7.30pm THE legendary voice of The Moody Blues is coming to St David’s Hall when you can enjoy An Intimate Evening with Justin Hayward on Sunday 11 September.   After nearly 50 years in the music business, Justin can still captivate an audience like no other, and at the National Concert Hall of Wales he will provide a fascinating insight into the songwriting process behind some of his…

St David’s Hall Saturday 17 September 7.30pm   ST DAVID’S HALL is winding the clocks back to the Swinging Sixties as the award-winning production Let’s Hang On comes to town on Saturday 17 September!   Plus, this spectacular show takes you on the unforgettable musical journey of one of the most successful bands of all time – Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons.   The 60s wasn’t just about The Beatles, the Rolling Stones and the Beach Boys as Frankie…

WALES raced to a high five of event wins on a sun-drenched Cardiff Bay, as the Home International Regatta returned to the heart of the capital. Alice Baatz and Steph Clutterbuck took two titles each for the hosts, as big crowds alongside the barrage lock to Mermaid Quay course cheered on home crews in the annual Home Countries ‘Battle of the Blades’ Regatta. And racing in testing crosswind conditions that made for choppy water, Welsh crews rewarded them with victories in…

A major conference about the Severn Estuary takes place on 22nd September, bringing together people from both sides of the Estuary.   The 2016 Severn Estuary Forum, held at Blackfriars Priory, Gloucester, will focus on Planning and Governance, Coastal Communities and the Historic Environment and the Upper Estuary. It has been organised by the Severn Estuary Partnership, which includes representatives from all local authorities in the area and other relevant organisations.   This is the annual event for all those…

Mum of three Linda Smith – diagnosed with dementia aged 57 – has launched Alzheimer’s Society’s Cardiff Memory Walk. She joined a mini version of the walk in the city with volunteers urging people to register for the event to help the charity raise money for research and services Three thousand people took part in Cardiff Memory Walk last year – and the charity hopes even more will now sign up at memorywalk.org.uk.   Linda, of Splott, a school kitchen…

Raglan, a Wyevale Garden Centre, has seen the culmination of its garden makeover initiative at Raglan VC Primary School. As a result of hundreds of votes cast by locals within the Monmouthshire community in July, the primary school was selected as the worthy winner of a garden makeover within their school grounds.   The primary objective of the makeover was to make the garden more than just a beautiful area to play in, but also one that fosters learning and…

Rebecca Evans AM, the Welsh Government Minister with responsibility for Active Travel, is using the launch of a new campaign by Wales’ leading walking and cycling organisations to urge people to have their say on how their communities could be better designed for getting around on foot and by bike. Because of Wales’ world leading Active Travel Act, local authorities will shortly be developing long term plans for walking and cycling networks that will make it easier and safer for…

Now in its 29th year, The Sunday Times Watercolour Competition is the largest and most prestigious prize for contemporary watercolour painting in the UK. Generously supported by Smith & Williamson, the accountancy and investment management group, the competition aims to celebrate and reward brilliance and innovation in the medium of watercolour. The Sunday Times Watercolour Competition provides an opportunity for artists across the UK to redefine and celebrate the beauty and diversity of watercolour and water-based media, whether through abstract…

Following its successful campaign to prevent women being removed from the Politics A-level, the Women’s Equality Party is once again calling on the Government to backtrack on its education policy. “We are asking the Secretary of State for Education to look again at the syllabus for the Philosophy A-Level and AS-Level, neither of which feature women,” said WEP leader Sophie Walker today. “It is frankly embarrassing that the syllabi for these two courses were approved without anyone noticing the absence…