250 cinemas are hosting dedicated autism friendly cinema screenings this month right across the UK in partnership with Dimensions, a national not-for-profit support provider for people with learning disabilities and autism. Cineworld cinemas show their autism friendly screening on the first Sunday of every month. Their next showing is Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul on Sunday 4th June at 11am. Showcase cinemas show their autism friendly screening on the second Sunday of every month. Their next showing…

We spend hours at the gym or running and hiking to train our body and endurance.  But what about our brain? If you feel like your attention span is shortening, you can stretch and strengthen it with simple everyday changes.  Get more sleep Not sleeping properly can not only affect our energy levels and looks but also our brain functions. Getting enough Zzz’s can help support learning, memory as well as regulate our mood or even appetite and libido. When…

The Woman in Black, which has recently celebrated its 28th anniversary in the West End, is touring to Cardiff’s New Theatre for eight haunting performances – plenty of opportunity to see if you’ll survive the tale… Stephen Mallatratt’s adaptation of Susan Hill’s best-selling novel has terrified over 7 million theatre-goers since it first opened. Robin Herford’s gripping production is a brilliantly successfully study in atmosphere, illusion and controlled horror. The production’s huge popularity has reached a global level, having toured…

  Constructionline are encouraging SMEs in the construction industry to attend their next Meet the Buyer event, which is set to take place in Cardiff on Wednesday 14 June. The event, which will take place at Cardiff’s All Nations Centre, will provide the opportunity for contractors, consultants and suppliers to connect with main contractor and public sector buyers to discuss upcoming work in the region. Confirmed exhibitors at the event include: Bibby Factors Ltd, Kier Construction, JN Bentley, The National…

CHORAL VETERAN OVERCOMES TRAGEDY TO LEAD YOUNG SINGERS TO LIVE SEMI-FINALS  (Wales’ only Semi-Final entry!)   A choral conductor who has been conducting a children’s choir since the shadow years of World War II will this week lead his youth singers with pride as they reach the Semi-Finals of ITV’s Britain’s Got Talent. Wales’ Angelicus Celtis comprise of everyday schoolgirls aged 12 and up from the ranks of the Hywel Girls’ Choir led by conductor John Hywel Williams who has nurtured…

  Australia’s most successful family entertainment group, The Wiggles, are coming to the UK and Ireland for the first time in 5 years! Emma, Lachy, Simon and Anthony are so excited to be touring England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales this July and August. They will be bringing some familiar wiggly friends with them too, including Dorothy the Dinosaur, Captain Feathersword, Wags the Dog and Henry the Octopus! Emma will be delighting fans with her Irish and ballet dancing and there’ll…

  The Swansea Triathlon took place on Sunday 28th May, in Swansea with almost 1000 athletes starting the race. This is a sprint triathlon where athletes swam 750m in the SA1 dock, cycled 20k on closed roads around the city centre and ended their race with a 5k run crossing the finish line in Castle Square to great crowds of supporters. The top 3 male winners of the Swansea Triathlon were Alex Matchett with a time of 55 minutes and…

A new film released on 31 May called The Firefighters’ Dilemma is calling for the government to set national standards to improve emergency response times.  The film shows a pensioner trapped inside a burning flat. The first fire engine arrives, but the second is some way behind. The firefighters are desperate to go in and save ‘Alice’ but they are not supposed to enter the building until the back up crew arrives, for their own safety (see notes to editors…

Award-winning actor Bill Ward, who left ITV’s Emmerdale in a murderous exit this October, is to star in the next thrilling stage adaptation of multi-million selling author Peter James’ Not Dead Enough. Appearing alongside Laura Whitmore and Stephen Billington, Bill Ward will play Peter James’ famous literary Detective Superintendent Roy Grace from Tuesday 18 April 2017. The show is coming to Cardiff on Tuesday 13 June 2017. As well as his 3 year run and a recent explosive exit from his role…

  22:30 – 09:00 | Saturday 28th May 2017 | Y Plas (Student Union), Cardiff, with: SANTÉ * SIDNEY CHARLES WAZE & ODYSSEY DE LA SWING * EDDY M After the madness in the cricket ground, the party continues into the early hours, with the elrow Music afterparty taking over the Y Plas (Student Union). We’ll be joined by Avorte boys Sidney Charles and Santé, immerse yourselves in the sounds of elrow music, as we welcome our elrow residents De La Swingand Eddy M and special guests Waze & Odyssey will be joining us. Tickets are…