Choirs and judges from as far afield as India and New Zealand will be heading to Cardiff to compete at an international competition where the judges will include a royal composer. This is the second year of the International Choral Festival which will be held at Hoddinott Hall and the Millennium Centre over the Easter weekend. The festival is the brainchild of one of Wales’ leading choirmasters, Eilir Owen Griffiths, the former musical director of the Llangollen International Music Festival….
I had the pleasure of being invited to the Millennium Centre to see The National Theatre Performance of Macbeth on Tuesday 19th March. Directed by Rufus Norris, with the main parts Macbeth and Lady Macbeth played by Rory McKinnear and Anne-Marie Duff – it definitely wasn’t for the faint hearted. Depicted as a chilling, cautionary tale about how power corrupts all – this production was unlike any interpretation I had seen before. As it is such a well-known play, the…
WYG to redevelop Suffolk House in Cardiff 21 March 2019: Professional services firm WYG has secured consent from Cardiff Council for the restoration and redevelopment of listed building Suffolk House in Canton, Cardiff. Working with developer Quin & Co Limited and local architect firm Connections Design, the project will include restoration of the original villa building and development of seven three-bed family townhouses and ten one- and two-bed apartments. Suffolk House is located within the Conway Road Conservation Area,…
I know that you know our history better than most people but when do you think that people were starting to talk more, rather than always reverting to violence first? Dan Snow: Well, I think it happened in different places and at different times. It goes back to ancient Greece, and violence is a regular feature of the human condition. Violence benefits the very, very rich people and the very, very poor people. The very, very rich can steal the…
By Ilona Cabral From zesty burgers to spicy cheese to delectable deserts, the senses were spoiled at the Blas Cymru/Taste Wales event. This B to B event, held at The Celtic manor Resort, took place thanks to Wales’ involvement in the €18m European project funded by Atlantic Area. The conferences featured more than 100 food and drink business experts and new products were launched provided a packed schedule which kept al attendees busy. New products were tested on willing guinea…
Earlier this month, the award-winning show School of Rock – The Musical celebrated its 1000th performance. The hit West End production, based on the iconic film of the same title, is now booking till January 2020. Based on the hit film, this hilarious new musical follows Dewey Finn, a failed, wannabe rock star who decides to earn a few extra bucks by posing as a substitute teacher at a prestigious prep school. There he turns a class of straight-A students…
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…
New figures reveal that nearly £457 million of National Lottery funding has been invested in the Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan since, the National Lottery began, almost 25 years ago. Nearly 7,700 National Lottery grants have been awarded since 1994. The funding is helping to strengthen our communities, power our sports teams, protect the environment, unleash local creative talent and look after the elderly and those at risk. A wide variety of local projects have received National Lottery funding…
BE WARNED…Julian Clary is back with his filthiest show yet and he’s coming to St David’s Hall on Wednesday 27 March! Emma Cox chats to Julian Clary, and quickly finds out that no subject is out of bounds… Let’s talk about your tour first. It’s called Born to Mince, isn’t it? Yes. The last one was The Joy of Mincing. Before that was Natural Born Mincer, Lord of the Mince, Mincing Machine. You get the general idea. I just…
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…
