The Entertainer is the fastest-growing, family-owned high street toy retailer in the UK and National Autistic Society (NAS) is the UK’s leading charity for autistic people and their families. Theses two are partnering up to  support World Autism Awareness Week which takes place 1st-7th April. During the week, The Entertainer’s Quiet Hour will run each morning for the first hour of opening in all 163 of its stores across the UK.  The music will be switched off and noisy product…

TONIGHT’S Stairway to Heaven: Led Zeppelin Masters tribute show (Wednesday 3 April) at St David’s Hall has now been cancelled and rescheduled for Monday 15 April at 7.30pm. A joint statement from the band and venue read: Due to illness of lead singer Vince Contarino, he is unable to perform and the Stairway to Heaven: Led Zeppelin Masters show tonight (Wednesday 3 April) has been postponed. They offer their heartfelt apologies, and genuinely hope you’ll be able to make the…

Prepare to be entertained by many of the biggest stars of the era as Let’s Rock Wales hits Newport’s Tredegar Park on Saturday 1st June. The joyous annual celebration of all things pop and 80s, Let’s Rock is the UK’s leading retro festival series. In a festival scene dominated by the same names and themes, Let’s Rock offers something different: gloriously unpretentious non-stop fun where iconic pop names play hit after hit to a crowd of all ages. With headliner…

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board’s Young Onset Dementia Service is looking for help and support to create bespoke centre to support patients and their families. The service based at Barry Hospital is in the process of being refurbished to create a centre appropriate for patients with young onset dementia. The team is seeking help and support from local businesses and the community to help with the project. Often it’s thought that dementia only affects people over 65. But there…

On Saturday 6th April, 10am-6pm the Official Coca-Cola Premier League Trophy Tour will visit Cardiff, St David’s Shopping Centre The experience will include a purpose-built double decker bus kitted out with a stage and DJ booth, as well as unique experiences for fans Cardiff legend Danny Gabbidon will be taking to the stage for a live Q&A Fans have the opportunity to become champion of the ultimate FIFA competition ‘Battle of the Ballers’ to win match day tickets and Premier…

Cardiff Tesco is encouraging people in the city to support Cancer Research UK’s Race for Life by popping to their local Tesco store to see it ‘turn pink’ this weekend (April 5th & 6th). The nationwide ‘Tesco Turns Pink’ weekend will see thousands of Tesco colleagues unite across the UK to raise vital funds to help beat cancer. Tesco colleagues across the city are set to embark on a variety of fun fundraising activities in-store, giving visitors the opportunity to…

  The podiatry team at Cardiff and Vale University Health Board have recently been shortlisted for the national Advancing Healthcare Awards for their revolutionary STANCE project. On Friday the 12th April will see Angela Jones and Helen White, two of the project’s leaders travel to London to represent our health board on the national stage. STANCE is an innovative and ground-breaking project designed to empower patients at risk of diabetic foot disease to take ownership of their foot care and,…

APRIL offers another feast of entertainment at St David’s Hall with household names in the music world, internationally renowned orchestras and superb stand-up comedy. If you’re into your rock, there’s no better way to start the month in style than with Stairway to Heaven: Led Zeppelin Masters (Weds 3 Apr) as we celebrate 50 years since the release of the debut album of one of the greatest bands to ever walk the planet. Perhaps even more iconic though are The…

Principality Building Society is to invest £60,000 to help provide more than 1,500 Cardiff secondary school children with financial education. The project will see £5,000 allocated to each participating school, with lessons to include household budgeting workshops, financial planning, insurance, pensions, as well as preparing students for adulthood and the world of work. Principality has already helped more than 10,000 secondary students in Wales as part of the Business in the Community Business Class program since 2016. The qualifications children…

A lady who has worked for Cardiff and Vale University Health Board for the past 54 years is named as Health Hero for April. Gwen Bunn, from St Mellons who works in Health Records at the University Hospital of Wales was nominated by her supervisor Sam Prosser. Sam Prosser, Request Team Supervisor in Health Records at the University Hospital of Wales (UHW) said: “I would like to nominate Gwen Bunn for the Health Hero Award as she is a committed…