LOVABLE Londoner Lucy Porter shares her personal revelations and sharp cultural observations in her hilarious new show Consequences at St David’s Hall on Tuesday 8 November. Starting at 8pm in the L3 Lounge, Lucy will cover all manner of topics both serious and trivial including censorship, generational conflict, theological ethics, home-brewing, quizzing, Britpop, and falconry to name just a few. After earning a degree in English Literature from Manchester University, Lucy worked as journalist at The Big Issue. Yet, her…

The charity kicks off its 2016 fundraising campaign, calling on the people of Cardiff to ‘Do Your Thing’   Alex Jones has helped launch BBC Children in Need’s Do Your Thing fundraising campaign, encouraging people in Cardiff to channel their passions, hobbies or dreams to do their thing and help change the lives of disadvantaged children and young people all across the UK. The television presenter is joined by a host of famous faces from British entertainment including Matt Baker,…

Iconic American brand, Sailor Jerry, will be hitting the road once again for round two of The Ride. Kicking off on Saturday 2nd July, three bad-ass, bike building teams from across the UK will be tasked with a series of epic challenges and compete against each other on a hell raising journey of balls-to-wall riding. This year’s teams, hailing from across Great Britain, include Hackney Wick’s finest bike specialists, Kingdom of Kicks, Welsh motorcycle club and hot rod masters, FTH and 2015’s returning challengers, The…

The search is on to find the UK’s most dog-friendly places, as the Kennel Club launches its Be Dog Friendly Awards 2016. The competition, now in its tenth year, is part of the wider Be Dog Friendly campaign which aims to break down barriers for man’s best friend by encouraging more businesses and public spaces to welcome dogs. With around 8.5 million dogs in the UK, and around one in four households owning a dog, the great British public are…

Alzheimer’s Society in Wales created a Euro themed cupcake display to support Wales’ presence in the European Football Championship Finals and to celebrate the UK’s first ever Cupcake Day in association with woman&home on Thursday 16 June, which is also the day that Wales take on England. Everyone is encouraged to bake, sell or buy cupcakes at events up and down the country. From organising a sale at a school to hosting a get-together at the weekend, it’s easy to…

Robbie Fowler, Didi Hamman and Jason McAteer and World Champion Boxer Tony Bellow to star in Sports Dinners at Vale Sports Arena   Liverpool FC legends Robbie Fowler, Didi Hamman and Jason McAteer will star in a trio Sports dinner and current champion of the world and Hollywood actor Tony Bellow will be heading to the Vale Sports Arena in 2016 as a host of top stars are set to entertain guests in various Sports Dinners.   Guests will enjoy a 3 course meal, Q and A, speeches, auctions and…

£100,000 from players of People’s Postcode Lottery will help clean up more beaches   Marine conservation charity Surfers Against Sewage (SAS) is delighted to have been awarded an incredible £100,000 by People’s Postcode Trust to grow its highly effective network of marine conservation volunteers around the UK. Thanks to players of People’s Postcode Lottery, these funds will enable SAS to expand its current team of Regional Reps to a further 50 beaches and coastal locations, expanding the network to 125…

Nine brave employees from Creditsafe’s Group Service Centre in Cardiff took part in a testing 24km trek across the vast Brecon Beacons in aid of their Charity of the Year, Ronald McDonald House Charities.   The employees embarked on the mountainous route as part of the annual ‘Fan Dance Race’ event on Saturday 4 June to raise money for the Ronald McDonald House in Cardiff, which will provide free ‘home away from home’ accommodation to families with seriously ill children…

This weekend sees a push by organisations committed to getting young people to register to vote in the EU referendum. Wake Up And Vote, a volunteer organisation encouraging young people to vote in the referendum, and Bite the Ballot, an organisation committed to empowering young voters, have released a new video to raise awareness of the deadline. It is a filmed live stunt – giving real young people a surprise when they went to register. It’s demonstrating that no-one else…

  Cardiff’s only 5 star hotel, The St David’s Hotel & Spa, challenged Welsh capital’s adrenaline junkies to take part in a once in a lifetime zip wire event in Cardiff Bay on the 5th and 6th May. The zip wire challenge, which took place over two days, was held in support of Welsh charity The Princes Gates Trust, the Hotel’s chosen charity partner for 2016.  More than 200 people, of ages ranging from 12 to 96, took to the…