Welsh Music Prize vox pop: your winner
A high profile panel of judges has awarded the Welsh version of the Mercury Music Prize to the Super Furry Animals frontman. The first Welsh Music Prize was awarded to Gruff Rhys on Friday, in a ceremony at Cardiff’s Kuku Club as part of Sŵn Festival 2011. Winning the award for his album Hotel Shampoo, Rhys looked genuinely surprised as he got... Read More
Fairtrade for big business? Vox pop
Cardiff hosts a string of events promoting Fairtrade products In the run up to the festive season, a series of community Fairtrade events will be held in Cardiff, offering an array of food, beverages, crafts and jewellery. Rebecca Lacey, who organised one such fair held in Lisvane last weekend said, ‘The event is a good... Read More
Protecting your treasures: Vox pop
St. Fagans reveals how they protect their prized collections St. Fagans will be sharing their secrets on how to keep five hundred year-old collections in mint condition. Many people have prized possessions of their own and they can be difficult to keep safe over the years. Imagine how hard it must be for a museum... Read More
Cardiff after dark: vox pop
To the rest of Britain it seems Cardiff has a reputation as a mecca for clubbing, excessive drinking and fast food. Recently Cardiff made the national papers in infamous photographs by Polish photographer Maciej Dakowicz’ published in the Mail and the Sun. These pictures show streets strewn with mountains of fast food wrappers, and young... Read More
Football vox pop: Team GB or stay at home?
Newly appointed Olympic football coach wants to select Welsh players The new manager of Britain’s Olympic football team insists his goal is to take players from all the home nations, regardless of fear it could threaten Welsh football’s identity. Stuart Pearce was named last week to pick the squad for London 2012, but he faces... Read More
Chain store shown the door – vox pop
Rumours continue to fly that Tesco is about to establish a local store in Pontcanna However, a planning committee decision on 12 October, which refused the application to convert nearby garages into storage space, appears to have put pay to the chain’s interest in the site. Councillor Iona Gordon confirmed in the planning committee meeting... Read More
Vox Pop: X Factor Vs. Cardiff Music
Since hitting our screens eight years ago, The X Factor has been the live music event of most people’s weekends. However, with news of ratings plummeting by three million from last year, has The X Factor lost sight of its musical roots? The Sun reported last week that Simon Cowell was “furious” with the... Read More
Vox Pop: Do you read restaurant reviews?
The winner of the Wales Blog Awards will be announced next week, with the inclusion of a food and drink category for the first time. The awards acknowledge a move by the public to trusting blogs over reviews in recognised publications. It may be food for thought for restaurant critics that the majority of people... Read More
Vox pop: Welsh bands feature poorly in NME list
Welsh bands account for just three of the top tracks of the past decade and a half, according to a leading music magazine. In a recent feature, writers from NME selected their “best 150 tracks of the last 15 years”. In a list littered with international hits, only three are by Welsh bands: at 150... Read More
Welsh language music vox pop: alive or dead?
Festival proves Welsh language not just for classical music With SWN Festival taking Cardiff by storm, the past weekend has cast a spotlight on the “Land of Song” and its mother tongue. Over the four-day event, Welsh language artists such as Y Niwi, Iwan Huws and Sen Segur drew strong crowds, and with the first... Read More
Vox pop – The 2012 Olympics: good for Cardiff?
How much will involvement in the 2012 Olympics benefit Cardiff? They might be named London 2012, but next year’s Olympic Games promise to be a nationwide event. However, will Cardiff’s involvement benefit the capital? While the quality of training facilities has been much-lauded by Cardiff spokespeople, the only event being held in the city is... Read More
Voxpop: Welsh rugby remains winner at heart
The Welsh rugby team may not have won the World Cup, but their performance certainly won the hearts of their fans – so much Cardiff City Council is organising a homecoming event to reunite the fans with their favourite players. Although Wales lost against France in the semi-finals and subsequently failed to make third place... Read More
Recycling vox pop: friend or foe?
New recycling services sweep through Cardiff Cardiff is aiming to reach its recycling targets, starting with reforming waste and recycling services. Residual waste has seen a significant reduction in the first few weeks of the new system, according to Cardiff Council media advisor, Alastair Love. The introduction of the new services on 12 September... Read More
Voxpop: Recycling throwaway coffee cups
Coffee chains need to do more to encourage the recycling of disposable cups BBC Researcher Karen Saunders on what coffee chains should do to encourage recycling Coffee chains should do more to encourage customers to recycle, according to a Which? campaign, published in the Guardian. The campaign looked at how companies could do more to... Read More
Science and film talks in Canton
sciSCREEN is a unique approach to science through films A new series of sciSCREEN events are starting next week in Canton. Science-themed film club sciSCREEN is organising two events at Chapter in the first week of November. Several speakers will discuss the scientific issues raised in 70s sci-fi classic Silent Running and new release We... Read More
Wales Rally GB drives new technology forward
Wales Rally GB 2011 will be extending its audience reach with the launch of an innovative app. The app for Apple and Android phones will compliment the Wales Rally FM radio station and provide expert commentary, live reports, times, splits and interviews from the different race stages. A spokesperson for the event said, “While innovating... Read More