On Wednesday 10th October, our reporter Beth Girdler- Maslen went to the launch of Chai Street Green’s vegan and vegetarian menu. Chai Street Green is in the heart of Canton and is the first of its chain to go vegan. In a speech given by the owner, he spoke about Chai Street Green’s want to promote living a meat free lifestyle and to contribute to cutting down bad health statistics. The restaurant has a cosy atmosphere with coloured lights overhead…

Theatr Clwyd takes centre stage with prestigious UK nominations Richard Harrington and Katherine Parkinson performing live in ‘Home, I’m Darling’.   Theatr Clwyd will go for gold at the UK Theatre Awards this week (Sunday 14 October) in a bid to take home three highly-esteemed awards. Nominated for Best New Play, Best Musical Production and The Renee Stepham Award for Best Presentation of Touring Theatre, Theatr Clwyd will fly the flag for Wales as it goes up against some of…

 Local photographer Tess Seymour, reached the final stage of the national photography competition Patient Portraits: A New You at an event in the Houses of Parliament where all submissions were exhibited. The competition, run by the UK’s heart valve disease charity Heart Valve Voice, in partnership with The Royal Photographic Society, aims to raise awareness of heart valve disease, a growing health concern in the UK. All finalists were paired with a local patient to create a series of photographs…

The British Academy of Film and Television Arts in Wales, BAFTA Cymru, has  revealed the names of some of the nominees, presenters and other special guest attendees for this Sunday’s British Academy Cymru Awards, which is taking place at the St David’s Hall in Cardiff, Wales on 14 October.     Stars of the big and small screen are set to attend the 27th BAFTA Cymru ceremony, which honours excellence in performance and production within film, games and television in…

The Best House in Town, BBC One Sidney Street, the makers of Mary Berry Everyday, Classic Mary Berry and The Farmers’ Country Showdown are making an exciting new TV series for BBC One. ‘The Best House in Town’ will see proud property owners, who all go the extra mile to make their houses stand out from the crowd, compete against each other. With local knowledgeable neighbours doing the judging it’s a competition that celebrates the best of British ingenuity, creativity…

    As a creator and co-star of Dirty Sanchez, MTV’s notorious noughties prank show, Matt Pritchard’s job description was essentially being filmed doing stupid stuff whilst being drunk and high. The show made him a global star but it came at a price. Matt has spent the last decade kicking drugs, alcohol and re-inventing himself as a clean, ultra athlete using diet and fitness to fight his demons. In “Wild Man to Iron Man” a BBC Wales documentary made…

The Empress of Soul – Gladys Knight, who was the music guest on Strictly Come Dancing at the weekend, is proud to announce –  two extra shows to her eight  date UK tour in June/July 2019 at Liverpool Echo Two – July 3rd and Cardiff Motorpoint Arena – July 4th. Tickets for extra dates go on sale:   Friday, October 12th @ 9.00am  Gladys Knight,  known for her collection of classic hits such as: ‘Midnight Train To Georgia’ (which was honoured as…

This November, Wahaca will celebrate Mexico’s famous Day of the Dead festival in the St David’s Dewi Sant with a week-long celebration of delicious feasting menus, specially crafted cocktails and traditional decorations from Monday 29th October – 4th November. The week will be a positive celebration, giving customers the chance to get involved with the true meaning of Mexico’s Day of the Dead tradition in remembering their own favourite people. In tribute to Mexico’s world-famous Dia de los Muertos, Wahaca…

By Laura Little, Learning and Development Manager, CABA It’s that time of year again, where one of the nation’s favourite programmes returns to our screens. Each year tens of thousands of people apply to take part in Alan Sugar’s The Apprentice, and whilst the blunt ‘you’re fired’ may not be typical of every workplace, there are some valuable lessons for anyone who wants to be a success in the workplace. For starters, each episode of the show focuses on a…

As one of the most distinguished song craftsmen of the 21st century, Tom Baxter  set off on a 24-date UK tour at the end of September 2018 in support of his first official release in a decade, the highly acclaimed ‘The Other Side of Blue‘, and will be coming to Cardiff at the end of next month.     It was in 2008 that Tom brought out the self-funded ‘Skybound,’ the follow-up to the 2004 debut ‘Feather & Stone,’ which first alerted the wider…