A community bus driver has been recognised for his services to the people of the Brecon Beacons after winning a shopping centre’s first award. Lyndon Price took the Beacon of Brecon award – the first in a year-long series from Bethel Square – after coming top of a public vote. Lyndon was nominated for driving the ‘Dial a Ride Brecon Beacons’ bus and the superb service he provides to those who may not be able to venture outside their homes….

Revo, the organisation that represents the retail community, has launched a new competition to find budding entrepreneurs in retail Winners will be given free space at St David’s Dewi Sant; business support and help marketing their concept No restrictions on entering, welcoming pop-ups and online-only stores wanting to experiment with physical retail Landsec is taking part in a major campaign to find the next generation of retail talent by offering free space and marketing support to stand-out retail concepts at…

                    Author P G Bell and illustrator Jenny Lovlie, both from Cardiff, have been nominated for the Waterstones Children’s Book Prize 2019, widely regarded as one of the most prestigious accolades in the world of books. Announced today, Thursday 7th February, Jenny Lovlie is shortlisted in the Illustrated Books category for her picture book The Girls whilst The Train To Impossible Places by P G Bell is selected in the Younger…

• Special guests include Ruby Turner, Eddi Reader, Pauline Black and Arthur ‘Gaps’ Hendrickson • 32-date tour includes London’s Royal Albert Hall, Bournemouth’s Windsor Hall, plus arena shows in Cardiff’s Motorpoint Arena, Peterborough’s East Of England Arena and the Brighton Centre • Tickets go on general sale this Friday 1 February Musical virtuoso Jools Holland and his distinguished Rhythm & Blues Orchestra have announced dates and special guests for their well-renowned autumn/winter UK tour for 2019. Tickets go on general…

DEBUT ALBUM ‘HILLS END’ CROSSES 30,000 UK SALES MARK – AWARDED BRIT CERTIFIED BREAKTHROUGH STATUS CURRENT ALBUM ‘FOR NOW’ OUT NOW THROUGH INFECTIOUS RECORDS. DMA’S have today announced that they will be returning to the UK this April 2019for a headline tour. Tickets go on sale at 10am on Friday 25thJanuary at dmasdmas.com (full dates below). The band recently completed a sold out headline UK tour last December 2018. DMA’S have been embraced by the UK audience, seeing their live…

After waiting nearly three months, on Monday night I had the pleasure of going to see alternative sing-song writer John Grant at Cardiff’s St David’s Hall. Upon stepping inside the door, I could tell from the loud chatter, excited kids and the adults with a drink in hand that Monday blues had well and truly melted away. The venue was packed and there was a great buzz inside the venue as people eagerly waited for him and the support act,…

In March, the Band of the Welsh Guards are holding a charity concert in Brecon at Theatr Brycheiniog, in aid of the Welsh Guards charity. The concert will be on Friday 1stMarch at 7.45pm, and will feature the Band of the Welsh Guards under direction of Major David Barringer, with guest singer Lucie Jones direct from the west end. Tickets are £13.50 available from the theatre website www.brycheiniog.co.uk The Welsh Guards Charity exists to support the Regiment, the Battalion and…

  Proposals to overhaul midwifery education in the UK have been outlined by the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) today. These proposals aim to ensure that the UK is the best and safest place to have a baby. As part of its UK-wide consultation on the future of midwifery education, the regulator has set out the draft skills and knowledge the next generation midwives will need to learn so they can deliver great care in the years to come. Under…

BLACK GRAPE ANNOUNCE UK SPRING TOUR 2019 Following the success of their album ‘Pop Voodoo’ (Universal Music) which showcased the band’s first new material in 20 years the band announce a series of shows in the UK.  As Irvine Welsh writes in the band’s biography: “I’m delighted to report that Black Grape are back on the road, and with new album Pop Voodoo that really does rock the f*ck out of the discotheque. Shaun’s word play has never been deployed…

Laura Ford riffs on the castle’s fabled past Cadw presents an exhibition of new works by Laura Ford in partnership with gallery/ten in Spring 2019   Installation view, ‘The little lords’, 2019, Castell Coch, © Laura Ford, photography Jon Pountney Laura Ford unveils a series of new sculptures inside Wales’ iconic Castell Coch, as visitors are invited to discover over 20 works created by one of the UK’s leading contemporary artists. Commissioned by the 3rd Marquess of Bute in 1870s…