Lufkin Coffee Roasters established themselves in King’s Road Yard, Pontcanna in 2015 and have since become the top place to stop and enjoy a speciality coffee in the area. The Cardiff-based company now plan to open two new sites in Canton and Grangetown this spring. Husband and wife team, Dan and Frances Lukins, are hoping that their new ventures will allow the people of Cardiff further opportunity to stop, relax and enjoy the meditative experience of their special approach to…

SING&SMILE charity is reaching across South Wales with fun-packed daytime singing sessions for older people. Starting on Thursday evening April 4 from 6-7pm a new Goldies Cymru session based on Bollywood music and dance will take place at Penylan Library in the community centre. It is supported by the Cardiff-based Moondance Foundation and will be taken by Amruta Garud who is well known for her work with older people from the Indian community across South Wales. Originally from India, Amruta…

One of Cardiff’s best-loved restaurants has launched a Kickstarter campaign to help to fund the opening of its first bricks-and-mortar site. The husband and wife team behind Dusty Knuckle are hoping to raise £40,000 to help them refurbish an old park-warden’s bungalow in Sophia Gardens – and turn it into one of the city’s most sustainable, food and drink venues. Dusty Knuckle is one of the city’s biggest pop-up-to-permanent success stories. Having started life selling pizza from a homemade oven…

Learn to Play Day -a free national event to encourage everyone in the UK to start making music- is coming to Wales this weekend. Supported by Jools Holland OBE, and run by charity Music for All, the 2019 Learn to Play Day will take place on Saturday 23rd and Sunday 24th March. This will see music shops, teachers, venues and schools throughout the country partner with leading musical instrument brands to offer thousands of FREE music lessons. Participating venues include:…

A new pasta house is in town and boy is it Fantastico! The iconic Cardiff based Giovanni family, who are behind this new offering have brought something special to the Cardiff Bay area. Giovanni Malacrino’s son, Luca Malacrino had the vision of ‘PIATTO’ and has opened this really cool new Italian pasta house. This beautiful iconic Cardiff bay building is now home to the ‘PIATTO’ restaurant and it’s looking superb. With beautiful hand crafted wooden dining tables and orange leather…

  The iconic Marvel franchise has hit us with its latest superhero movie film ‘Captain Marvel’. The opening credits play tribute to Marvel’s primary creative leader ‘Stan Lee’ by combining all his iconic Marvel film scenes, into the Marvel logo. This was a real special and moving moment and one that won’t be forgotten in a hurry. RIP Stan Lee, THANK YOU for the incredible Marvel universe you brought us. Starring Oscar winning actress Brie Larson as Stan lee’s ‘Captain…

ODEON Gallery Cardiff Bay Review   The Odeon cinema chain is an iconic brand in British society and has always offered something special to is customers in my view. It’s always investing in making it’s cinemas the best it can be. I visited the Odeon Gallery Cardiff bay which boasts the only IMAX screen in Wales! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 This along with its incredible ‘Gallery’ experience really sets the bar high for Welsh cinema.  The state of the art technology behind IMAX…

blue planet II motorpoint arena cardiff review    The BBC hit show ‘Blue Planet II‘ has transitioned to a live in concert tour, accompanied by a full symphony orchestra (City of Prague orchestra) conducted by Matthew Freeman, with music by Hans Zimmer, Jacob Shea and David Fleming for Bleeding Fingers Music and hosted by Anita Rani. The series took 4 years to to film and produce, so a tremendous amount of time (6000 hours to be precise) and effort has been…

A Cardiff school’s playground has been transformed thanks to a grant from Tesco’s Bags of Help initiative. Coryton Primary School received £4,000 from the supermarket’s flagship community grant scheme – which is funded by sales of carrier bags. The money has been used to install a shelter in the playground which protects children from the elements during their playtimes. It also means the children are now able to enjoy lessons outside under the shelter, offering respite, come rain or shine,…

ITV today announced a brand new reality show, Singletown, which will air on ITV2 later this year. From Keshet Productions, this 15 x 60 series will see five couples press pause on their relationships and spend one incredible summer experiencing single life in the most glamorous city in the world, London. Each couple will have a different reason for putting their relationships on ice – from school sweethearts who’ve never dated other people properly, newer relationships that have hit the…