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THE National Youth Orchestra of Wales will celebrate its 70th birthday in style with its final concert of 2016 tour at St David’s Hall on Friday 5 August. Plus, the world’s oldest national youth orchestra will be joined by acclaimed Conductor Carlo Rizzi, and there will be a specially written piece entitled A Fanfare of Our Youth by NYOW alumnus Gareth Wood to mark the incredible milestone anniversary. Carlo Rizzi Also on the repertoire is Bartók’s Concerto for Orchestra and…

GET ready for a night of headlocks and body slams as the Superstars of Wrestling extravaganza comes to St David’s Hall on Saturday 10th September! Witness the thrills and spills of live American wrestling for one night only crammed with death-defying, awe-inspiring, over-the-top-rope action in this fun-filled show. Plus, it’s a great value night out with tickets for a family of four available at only £40. Swansea sensation Stevie Starr is set to appear on the card alongside John ‘The…

Cardiff Philharmonic Orchestra Starring Special Guest Narrator: Michael Sheen St David’s Hall Friday 21 October, 7.30pm CARDIFF PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA are set to open their most exciting season yet with a helping hand from a Hollywood A-lister! Iconic Welsh actor and director Michael Sheen OBE will be the special guest narrator in Concert of Unexpected: A Celebration of Roald Dahl at St David’s Hall on Friday 21 October. Michael will narrate the World Premiere of a work entitled Mr Dahl, which is based…

@ Chepstow Castle Thursday 18th August || Gates: 6.30pm £15 adult, £12 u16s, +bf || u16s accompanied by adult Tickets: seetickets The West Country’s much-loved Scrumpy n’ Western purveyors The Wurzels head to Chepstow Castle for Monmouthshire’s first ever Sausage and Cider Festival! The Wurzels This is your chance to eat and drink some of the county’s best sausages and cider whilst listening to one of the best traditional party bands the UK has ever produced – all in the…

A new GoFundMe campaign for a cat sanctuary that was broken into and had its cats stolen has raised £12,500 in just one day The GoFundMe page was set up by Owen Williams from Ty Nant Cat Sanctuary, based in Cymmer, Port Talbot, after the sanctuary was broken into on Saturday evening (30 July), leaving many of its cats missing and stolen. One of the sanctuary’s rescue cats was later found dead nearby. Mr Williams wrote on the GoFundMe page: “All…

THE nation’s favourite harmony group The Overtones are back for an intimate gig at St David’s Hall on Friday 2 September. After four consecutive Top 10 albums and sold-out headline tours, the lovable Londoners continue to reboot classic sounds for contemporary audiences. Plus, their success is a real ‘rags to riches’ story as the five of them were first discovered by a Warners Brothers talent scout whilst working as decorators in a shop near Oxford Street! They were singing Billy Joel’s doo-wop classic The Longest…

   KPMG director Jeremy Thomas reveals the motivation behind braving Wales’ autumn weather for the UK’s largest sponsored sleep out On October 7th, more than 100 people, including myself, will be sleeping out in Cardiff as part of Byte Night – the UK’s largest sleep out, taking place in ten cities across the country. We will be spending the night tucked up in our sleeping bags at the iconic Principality Stadium in Cardiff to raise money for charity Action for…

Harriet Miller, 23, from Groesfaen recently completed the 50 nautical mil J.P. Morgan Asset Management Round the Island Race, one of Britain’s largest participation sporting events, with the Ellen MacArthur Cancer Trust on Saturday 2nd July. Harriet, who finished cancer treatment in April 2015 for Hodgkins Lymphomaat University Hospital Wales, was one of 24 young people from across the UK sailing on board the Trust’s five yachts taking part in the Race, in what were considered by world renowned yachtswoman…

Blue Door Nursery in Cardiff has been given a Silver Catering Mark award by the Soil Association. It is the first independent nursery in Wales to receive this prestigious award which recognises the provision of healthy, sustainable food. Justine Vedmore, Nursery Founder and Director, said: “This is a huge achievement for us and it validates the efforts we have put into providing the children in our care with food of the highest standard.” Justine opened Blue Door Nursery in 2006. The setting…

The Davis Cup by BNP Paribas arrives in Wales next month as part of a national Trophy Tour of Great Britain. The famous Trophy will visit the National Eisteddfod in Abergavenny, the Anglesey Show, and tennis clubs in Rhiwbina, Llanelli, and Ruthin. Following Team GB’s historic win against Belgium in the 2015 Davis Cup Final, when Britain lifted the Trophy for the first time in 79 years, the Lawn Tennis Association (LTA) wanted to celebrate this momentous occasion by delivering…