Vulnerable children and young people helped by Barnardo’s Cymru will have colourful and comfortable surroundings when they call in for future support sessions, thanks to a team of volunteers from IKEA.   Staff from the Swedish furniture giant’s Cardiff Bay store travelled to Barnardo’s Better Futures service in Pyle with enough furniture, pictures and toys to transform counselling rooms, a music room and art room.   It was part of a national partnership with Barnardo’s which…

  With the deadline fast approaching, UK based artists have less than a month to enter the VIA Arts Prize. The Call for Entries closes on Monday 30 September 2019. The winner receives £5,000 from prize sponsor Itaù and a solo show at the Embassy of Brazil next year. Second place wins £2,000 and the final 30 shortlisted works will feature in a group show at the Embassy this November. The winning artist will be announced at an award ceremony…

  One of Wales’ rarest moths has been seen in the Brecon Beacons National Park for the first time in 100 years, wildlife charity Butterfly Conservation can reveal.   The Narrow-bordered Bee Hawk-moth was previously found on 12 sites across Wales, but four new sites have been discovered this year, including Cwm Cadlan National Nature Reserve in the Brecon Beacons.   This day-flying moth is a distinctive bumblebee-mimic, with a yellow and black abdomen and transparent wings, which have well-defined…

    Ex-Miss England Natasha Hemmings returns on September 13th with ethereal new album featuring imaginative contributions from Grammy Award winner Jose Feliciano and Clannad Lead Singer Moya Brennan.   Natasha Hemmings cannot remember a life without music. A long-time fan of writing lyrics and melodies, some of her earliest memories are from the music and performance groups that she was part of as a child. As she grew up her infatuation with music continued to grow with her, and…

Dame Judy Dench is set to receive the Lifetime Achievement Award at this year’s Cardiff International Film Festival, whilst Netflix star, Nawazuddin Siddique, will receive the festival’s Golden Dragon Award.   This year’s festival, which is in its third year, will be celebrating Judy Dench’s significant contribution to film. From starring in the blockbuster James Bond series to her leading roles in Victoria & Abdul and The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, Judy Dench has had a long and varied film…

PREMIER ACTION SPORTS COMPETITION TO EXPAND OUTSIDE THE U.S. FOR THE FIRST TIME IN 2020 FOR U.K.’S BIGGEST EVER ACTION SPORTS STADIUM EVENT.       More than 100 of the best athletes in sport’s most extreme disciplines will gather in Cardiff, Wales next spring when the world’s preeminent action sports competition takes place for the first time ever outside the U.S. Global sport and entertainment leaders Nitro Circus and Live Nation have partnered with Visit Wales, Principality Stadium and Cardiff Council…

Cardiff-based amateur theatre company, Peculiar Productions, have raised £3,500 for Nerve Tumours UK with their recent stage production of a novel by bestselling UK author Sir Terry Pratchett, which ran for five performances at the The Gate Arts Centre. ‘Men at Arms’ was adapted for stage by Stephen Briggs from Pratchett’s 1993 novel.  It follows the City Watch – whose members include a werewolf, a dwarf and a troll – as they attempt to solve a series of increasingly baffling…

Ola, one of the world’s largest ride-hailing platforms, celebrated its first anniversary of operations in the UK this weekend. Coincidentally timed with Pride Cymru, the team joined the procession with a giant balloon and shared rainbow coloured creations by ‘Miss Ballooniverse’ with the South Wales community. Passengers have taken more than a million rides in taxis and private hire vehicles through Ola’s ride-hailing app since the company launched in the UK one year ago, analysis of Ola data reveals. Since…

South Wales’ own Jack Black is set to open his latest rock school in Cardiff this September.   Ben Tiffin, who already runs rock schools in Fairwater, Swansea and Llanelli, is launching a new session in Llanishen High School on September 9, teaching 7-18 year old’s how to play guitar, bass, drums and sing in a band.   “We opened the Rock Project Cardiff in Fairwater last year and have been blown away by the success of the school,” the…

‘Duty’s Veil’ is the story of Rebecca, a determined detective on the hunt for a vicious psychopathic killer in her new UK hometown. The deeper she delves into the case, the more at risk she is of unearthing the secrets of her own dark past; the reason she left America, her true identity and her past affiliation with a notorious crime sisterhood.   ‘Duty’s Veil’ is screening at Earl’s Court Film Festival in London at the end of October. Thus…