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…

Star of Mock the Week, Live at the Apollo and Crackerjack, Stewart Francis embarks on a brand-new show, in this, his last tour EVER!!! See him before he heads off… INTO THE PUNSET. When the pun stops…. STOP! With even more dates added for this year, this is turning into a beast of a goodbye tour – beginning in Soho in Autumn last year and culminating at the Eventim Apollo, Hammersmith in December this year. This will be Stewart’s last…

The big On Your Bike for Barnardo’s charity cycle ride returns this spring and this time there will be an extra event just for families. In addition to the usual 35 mile route through the Vale of Glamorgan there will be a six mile family ride around Cardiff Bay for the first time so that everyone can join in the fun. Both rides take place on Sunday May 12 and money raised will go towards helping some of the most…

Children, families and nurseries are being called on to put their best foot forward for Barnardo’s in the charity’s Big Toddle, an event first dreamt up by fundraisers in Wales more than 20 years ago. Last year’s Barnardo’s Big Toddle saw thousands of under-fives take part in short, sponsored “toddles” across Britain and they raised £231,512 for the UK’s largest children’s charity. The original idea came from the Porthcawl Barnardo’s Helpers’ Group who staged the first event on the promenade…

Digital Cities Cardiff is back from 1st to 5th April 2019, with a packed week of events for people in the creative industries and tech sector. We have top speakers, practical digital production skills workshops, business insights, entrepreneur advice and commissioning opportunities.  For more details and to book tickets please go to: bit.ly/digicitiescardiff Follow #DigiCities and @BBCAcademy for updates.   Monday April 1st:  ·  Creative & Cultural Skills National Conference: A UK conference on widening opportunities for people to get into the…

For those who have recently lost their mum or continue to struggle with the bereavement, each day can feel like a marathon. But with Mother’s Day looming, the day itself can bring with it a rollercoaster of emotions. With social media full of tributes, shops full of cards and gifts, as well as inboxes filled with reminders, there is no getting away from it. However, there are a few things you can do to make the day a little easier….

Immotion Group is the UK-based immersive virtual reality (“VR”) ‘Out of Home’ entertainment business. They are announcing the release of a new live-action VR experience, Swimming with Humpbacks. The experience provides a rare glimpse and insight into one of the world’s  most mysterious creatures on the planet, the giant Humpback Whale. The breath-taking short film is exclusively available on Immotion’s VR Cinematic motion pods,  at Immotion VR stores across the UK. The experience is the first instalment in Immotion’s Blue…

Photo left to right: Dr John Thompson, Dr Richard Penketh, Dr Graham Shortland Doctors from the University Hospital of Wales are taking on an epic challenge to raise money for causes close their hearts. Dr Graham Shortland, (Executive Medical Director and Consultant Paediatrician), Dr Richard Penketh (Obstetrician Gynaecologist) and Dr John Thompson (Director of the National Poisons Information Service and Honorary Consultant), will be taking part in the Eddystone Charity Sailing Pursuit in Plymouth on Saturday 15 June 2019. The…