In June, The Prince’s Countryside Fund has awarded half a million pounds of grant funding to 26 grassroots, community-led projects across the UK, which will benefit people living and working in rural areas. The Prince’s Countryside Fund awards grants to local organisations, and since 2010 has distributed over £10 million. The Fund’s mission is to help ensure a vibrant rural economy with a thriving and resilient farming sector at its heart, and its grant programme is a major focus of…

A Review by Melissa Compton. The Institute of Art and Ideas presents the How The Light Gets in Festival, situated to the magnificent backdrop of the River Wye. This year’s theme is Tribal Truths and New Wisdom. Crammed packed full of Debates, Talks and Institute of Art and Ideas Academy Courses, mixed with live music, comedy shows and screenings in the art and Cinema Tent. There are several retail tents, Vintage rides, Yoga and the choice of food outlets is…

Young British conductor Harry Ogg joins Welsh National Opera this Summer as WNO Associate Conductor in collaboration with the Donatella Flick-LSO Conducting Competition after reaching the final of the Competition in London in 2018.  Harry is already making a name for himself having won second prize at the MDR Symphony Orchestra Conducting Competition in Leipzig 2018 and being selected for the Deutsche Dirigentenforum the same year, and will be working with François-Xavier Roth in Cologne with their resident Gürzenich Orchestra…

The studio at Hospital Radio Glamorgan (RG) has thoughtfully been renamed in memory of a dedicated volunteer. John Wilce from Penarth joined the station based at the University hospital of Wales in Cardiff in 2003 but sadly passed away after a short illness in September last year. Recently appointed Radio Glamorgan Chairman, Jamie Pritchard said: “Since John’s passing, we have all been thinking of ways of how we could honour him and his legacy at the station for many years…

A McVitie’s ‘Let’s Talk’ van will be appearing up and down the UK to encourage Brits to take a break and have a chat over a biscuit and cup of tea   4th June 2019: McVitie’s, the UK’s favourite biscuit maker, and mental health charity Mind, are on a mission to get the nation talking through their new, joint ‘Let’s Talk’ campaign. As part of the campaign, a ‘Let’s Talk’ van will be touring the UK from 4 – 9…

Swansea-based charity Street Football Wales has received a £1,000 donation thanks to Tesco’s Bags of Help Scheme. The grant to the charity, which holds football matches across Wales for the socially excluded, has gone towards providing breakfasts for the players to make sure they’re on top form for matches. The funding has allowed the organisation to increase its support to more than 300 individuals throughout Wales with access to physical activity. The organisation, which holds matches in Swansea, Cardiff, Newport…

Local girl from Cardiff, Ling Lin, has won the title of Miss Teen South Glamorgan and a place in the prestigious grand-final of Miss Teen Great Britain 2019. Ling Lin, from Cardiff has seen off hundreds of teens from across Great Britain to make it to the grand final. Ling says: “I am so excited to have made it to the final, it is definitely a great achievement, as there were so many gorgeous semi-finalists! I feel honored and over…

  The King of the One-Liner has sold out the venue several times in the past, so you’ll need to be quick if you want to see Stewart performing his superb stand-up for the last time ever in Cardiff.   Renowned for his trademark deadpan delivery and perfect puns, he has become a familiar face on popular programmes like Live at the Apollo and Mock the Week.   Neil Collins caught up with Stewart Francis before he heads off Into…

Enzo needs a lifesaving operation British Bulldog pup Enzo was given away by his breeder in Cardiff at just three days old with serious health issues. He was entrusted to the care of Hope Rescue in Llanharan where he is being cared for by a volunteer fosterer who is also a vet nurse.   The poorly pup has a cleft palate which makes it difficult and dangerous for him to eat normally. He has required around the clock care since…

A keen advocate for people with dementia, on Sunday 29 April the Secretary of State for Wales joined ran the 2019 Virgin Money London Marathon for its Charity of the Year, Dementia Revolution. This year-long campaign brings together Alzheimer’s Society and Alzheimer’s Research UK to power groundbreaking dementia research and lead the charge towards a cure. The Secretary of State raised over £7,700 which will be spent on dementia research.   Dementia is the biggest health threat facing society today…