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Former Wimbledon champ to join talented Rhydypenau Primary School pupil on court. One Cardiff tennis hopeful’s dream will come true this week when they get to meet eight-time Grand Slam-winning star Andre Agassi. Elina Pickerd-Barua, 9, sealed her audience with the 1992 Wimbledon champion after battling through the national finals of David Lloyd Leisure’s Tennis All Stars Championships last December – coming runner-up in the nine and under Orange section. It was the culmination of three months of competition, beginning…

St David’s Hall Wednesday 4 March 7.30pm Remember His Name! One Man. 62 episodes. One show… It takes a brave soul to tackle all five seasons of smash-hit TV series Breaking Bad within a single action-packed evening. But that’s the tough task LA actor Miles Allen has set himself. One Man Breaking Bad is set to take Cardiff by storm when St David’s Hall is transformed into Albuquerque, New Mexico for one night only on Wednesday 4 March. And after…

– From 6th April 2015 parents will be allowed to transfer Child Trust Fund accounts to Junior ISAs – Over half (58 per cent) of parents currently holding Child Trust Funds are unaware of the new transfer rules – There are over six million Child Trust Fund accounts in the UK Savings and ISA provider Scottish Friendly is today calling on all parents of children aged between four and 13 years old to check the status of their Child Trust Fund…

In fact, make it ten! Wales’s contribution to testosterone-fuelled operatic singing, the Ten Welsh Tenors are back by popular demand with an amazing concert featuring 10 of the finest tenors from all over Wales with a feast of sumptuous popular operatic delights. The Tenners include Rhys Meirion, Aled Hall, Aled Wyn Davies, Richard Allen, Elgan Llyr Thomas, Trystan Llyr Griffiths  & other guests  will be joining forces to raise the roof for a special Gala Charity Concert at The Cardiff Metropolitan…

  John Kiki 18th March – 9th April 2015 Corys’ Pop-Up Gallery, Corys’ Buildings, 57 Bute Street, Cardiff Bay, CF10 5AJ Preview: Wednesday 18th March 2015, 6.30 – 8.30pm Opening Times: Tuesday – Saturday, 11am – 4pm Admission is free to all visitors Gadewch i un a phob yn ffynnu a bod yn greadigol Let one and all thrive and be creative   An historic building in Cardiff Bay is being given a new lease of life through the creation…

The St. David’s Hotel and Spa is the first hotel in Wales’s capital city to have been awarded a prestigious Green Tourism Gold award – the highest national sustainability standard measured by the not for profit organisation Green Tourism. The St. David’s Hotel and Spa in Cardiff Bay was awarded the gold standard following a rigorous assessment process which evaluated water and energy efficiency, waste management, communication, transport and purchasing. The Hotel established a green committee made up of staff…

 As a follower of European politics, it seems both the effects and consequences of austerity on the personal lives of the ordinary person cannot be underestimated. Inevitably, it is those who are most vulnerable within our societies who are affected by change the most. What events in Greece also show is the collective power of individual voices to challenge this. In the UK, though the extent of austerity is not as severe as in some other Euro countries, services here…

I recently had the pleasure of taking the family for a meal at Le Bistrot Pierre. We attended at 5.30pm and a few couples arrived at the same time.  We were taken to our seats and given menus for us as well as menus for the children.  I am always impressed when restaurants cater specially for children too.  They also brought over some colouring pencils to keep them occupied before food. As I looked around I noticed the room oozed class…

Paloma Faith was recently on set with MasterCard where the London singer revealed Motorpoint Arena in Cardiff is her favorite place to perform in the whole of the UK. She highlights the amazing energy and ‘draw dropping reaction’ from her fans there. Faith, then treated two of her biggest fans to the surprise of a lifetime, performing Sinead O’Connor’s legendary song ‘Nothing Compares to You (written by Prince) for the first time ever, exclusively for them. Paloma Faith, who is…

Lloyds Bank branches across Wales will tomorrow begin a weekend of celebrations to commemorate St David’s Day.  From Friday 27th February to Monday 2nd March, colleagues in 104 branches across Wales will be putting on a full programme of activities to welcome in St David’s day, whilst raising money for BBC Children in Need. Over the weekend, branches will be fitted with the traditional St David’s day decorations of daffodils and flags, whilst colleagues will also add red to their…