Big city sports getting you down?
Is it time for us Welsh to boot the traditional ball sports in favour of boards and paddles? A little way down the M4, someone seems to think so. 360 Beach and Watersports centre launched this Saturday on the sandy, and astonishingly, sunny banks of Swansea bay. The centre’s primary objective? “To get more people... Read More
Vintage Fair Comes to Cardiff
Image courtesy of TheVintageFair.com If you’re craving a more unique shopping experience this season, why not try sourcing your autumn wardrobe from one of the UK’s largest vintage fairs? On 28 October, over 50 stalls will come together in Cardiff City Hall for The Vintage Fair. The fair will be selling clothing from the 1940s... Read More
Free folk gig at Gwdihw
Welsh singer Osian Rhys will be playing a free folk gig at Gwdihw on Wednesday 17th October from 8.30. Osian grew up in North Wales and his acoustic set will feature enchanting folk songs in both English and Welsh. ‘A song is completely different depending on the language it is written or performed in.... Read More
Baroque Concert in Cardiff
Celebrated violinist Rachel Podger is set to captivate her audience with renditions of Bach, Biber and Telemann. On Thursday 11th October, Rachel Podger will be performing in the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama (RWCMD). She will be giving renditions of two of Bach’s masterpieces, Sonata no. 1 in G minor and Partita no. 1... Read More
Real Ghostbusters
If there’s something strange in your neighbourhood, who are you going to call? Nick Chen meets the two men behind Paranormal Wales When two security officers discovered a shared interest in the unexplained, they formed an investigation team. Since 2006, Paranormal Wales has been operated by Christopher Rees and Richard Oliver, aged 27 and 36... Read More
Flying the flag
As the Welsh language continues to lose thousands of fluent speakers a year, one 25-year-old leads the fight to keep it alive Gwlad! Gwlad! The Millennium Stadium has sung its heart out over the past few weeks, with Welsh players and fans perfectly reciting their national anthem. However, the literal meaning behind these words probably... Read More
The young voice of Welsh business
Head of the CBI in Wales, Emma Watkins, on the pressure of representing Welsh business. Since her appointment as head of the CBI in Wales in January this year, Emma Watkins has felt the spotlight shine on her. At just 34, Emma is Welsh spokeswoman for the largest business lobbying organisation in Britain, and it’s... Read More
Top 5 mince pies
Greggs comes out on top in Cardiff mince pie challenge Greggs was the shock winner of the alt.cardiff public mince pie taste test today beating challengers such as Tesco Finest and Co-op Truly Irresistible. The high street bakery’s pie, priced at £1.40 for six, was the resounding public favorite with 40% of the vote,... Read More
Five ways to help your community
A few ways to bring Christmas joy to your local area While Christmas comes with many warm traditions, not everyone is as fortunate. This is why Alt Cardiff believes you can show some Christmas spirit by supporting your community during this frosty period. That money you saved all year can be sent in positive directions,... Read More
Have an alternative Christmas
Fed up with Christmas? Check out some non-festive cultural events [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=54aA4xhxaas&feature=mfu_in_order&list=UL[/youtube] Starbucks have been selling their festive drinks since mid-November, the Coca Cola advert has been gracing our screens for the last month and the shops have been selling advent calendars since the end of summer. While it’s all very well and good getting into... Read More
Get fit after Christmas
Alt.Cardiff explores alternative ways of getting into shape after Christmas Shop shelves are rapidly lining with mince pies and the prospect of seasonal overindulgence is getting ever closer. But after all that gorging over the Christmas period, how can we get back into shape? Research has shown that people in Wales do not eat as... Read More
Festive music fills the streets
This Christmas, buskers are filling Cardiff with the sound of festive music From Queen Street to The Hayes, the streets of Cardiff are alive with the sound of music. Talking with Cardiff’s buskers by Alt Cardiff In response to the increase in buskers during the festive period, Cardiff Council has issued a Buskers Code of Practice to... Read More
In-depth: Change of heart over organ donation
The moral issues surrounding the new Welsh organ donation proposals As 55-year-old Martyn Hutchings pulls up his sleeve, he reveals a network of painful looking scars; the result of having haemodialysis, where he is attached to a blood cleaning machine, three days a week, for four and a half hours each day. Martyn cannot go on extended... Read More
Lighting the way for the Paralympics
Countrywide Torch Relay events will unite disabled athletes in Britain ahead of the 2012 London Paralympics It can be the experience of a lifetime: hearing the roar of the crowd, competing for honour and glory in a euphoric rush of adrenaline. This is something which most athletes dream of experiencing, and at the 2012 Olympic... Read More
In-depth: Special edition books
Special edition books are lining the shelves of your local bookshop in the run up to Christmas and look set to rekindle our love affair with the printed page Wandering aimlessly through your local bookshop on a dreary, rain-sodden afternoon has long been one of the most comforting past-times you could hope to find. The... Read More
In depth: Flyposting in Cardiff
Freedom of expression, or an urban blight? A man dressed against the biting cold, his woollen hat pulled down low over his brow, stops by an abandoned shop front. The plywood is covered with posters. Some of them announce events that happened months ago; others have worn away completely, reduced to white flecks of paper.... Read More