Cardiff City Malaysian connection
Cardiff City promotes their football skills in Malaysian grass-roots campaign. Cardiff City is the first UK football club to start an initiative to improve football connections and promote unity with other cultures of the world. Cardiff City’s 1Malaysia campaign is set to endorse their passion of football, spreading their knowledge and expertise with football teams... Read More
Got to Dance?
Dance shows dominate TV but do you want to dance? BBC show Strictly Come Dancing may be winning the ratings war against the mighty X-Factor, but has its increasing popularity encouraged its Cardiff fans to swap their sofa for the salsa? Popular Cardiff dance school, Rubicon, is convinced that shows like Strictly are making their... Read More
Protesters target Cardiff circus
Activists are staging an on-going protest at Zippos Circus site A local animal rights group has set up camp outside a circus tent in central Cardiff, in protest against the use of animals in circuses. The group has been protesting outside Zippos Circus since its run began in Sophia Gardens on 13 October 2011. The... Read More
Vox pop – yay or nay: bands reunited?
Bands continue to reform amidst controversy from fans Whether their music defined your childhood or still haunts it, bands of the past are reuniting en masse. Following in the footsteps of Blur, Pulp and Take That, rock legends the Stone Roses and 90s pop act Steps are the latest in a long line of groups... Read More
Cardiff music stores: voxpop
Record shops respond to the needs of a download generation The rise in music downloads has forced many high street record shops to close down, but one Cardiff store is refusing to go quietly. Next month Catapult Records relocates to a new, larger store, where they will host the first in a series of industry... Read More
Drawn together at National Museum
A workshop to explore drawing starts this week in Cardiff Starting today, the National Museum Cardiff will be hosting an art workshop called ‘The Big Draw’, letting people of various ages learn about different drawing techniques and produce a collective work of art together. The techniques explored in the workshop will include drawing on printed... Read More
Participatory theatre in Riverside
Laugh yourself to death at A Cold Spread, by Katy Owen The play, an immersive audience experience set at the wake of Myfanwy Evans, is a comedy about how people deal with grief. The audience is asked to dress for a funeral, and can expect to be... Read More
Hack day gives back
Technology event encourages high speed hacking ‘for the social good’ Technology enthusiasts have been given the chance to put a social side to their usually solitary pastime with an upcoming hack day. The inaugural event, named ‘For the Social Good’, will take place next month and aims to unite both professional and amateur technology... Read More
Feeling SAD? How to beat the blues
How staying active can help alleviate Seasonal Affective Disorder symptoms Exercise can help improve the symptoms of Seasonal Affective Disorder, a mental disorder which affects over 2 million people in the UK each winter. When Summertime ends on Sunday October 30, that means an hour’s less daylight in the evenings. The lack of light may... Read More
Roller derby welcomes all comers
Cardiff’s roller derby team is now open to any girl who wants to try a very alternative sport If you’re a girl who’s ever fancied a combination of roller skating at speed and physical contact, then your luck is in: the Tiger Bay Brawlers have just opened their Rec League. This means that women of... Read More
The Hub throws open council doors
Pilot scheme enhances accessibility A pilot scheme in Cardiff is bringing many council services under one roof. The Hub scheme is part of a Cardiff Council initiative to provide easy access to help and information regarding a range of services. The locations for The Hub, such as St Mellons library, have been selected in response... Read More
Fresh food for our city
The Sustainable Food Cities Network advocates fresh food (Courtesy of Charlene Winfred) New network pushes for fairer access to healthy food Local government purchasing power could transform our city’s food system. This is the message from a Welsh planning expert, as Cardiff joins in launching a national food network. Speaking as a Cardiff representative... Read More
Education Centre to open in Bute Park
Bute Park Education Centre will open its hand-carved door to the public on Thursday 27 October Cardiff Council hopes the centre, which is the latest phase of the £5.6 million Bute Park Restoration Project, will become an education hub for visitors to discover more about the park’s horticulture and heritage. The council has been criticised... Read More
Town welcomes its European twins
Cowbridge’s twin towns in Germany, Belgium and France will showcase their local cuisine at stalls in the Cowbridge food and drink festival Fécamp in France will be selling a selection of cheeses and Rheinfelden in Germany will have Black Forest Hams and sausages. For those with a sweet tooth, Mouscron in Belgium will have a... Read More
Beaujolais Nouveau celebration cancelled
Top Cardiff venue cancels Beaujolais Nouveau Day event The Norwegian Church has cancelled its plans to celebrate Beaujolais Nouveau Day on 17 November. One of the reasons cited for the cancellation is a lack of interest in the event. It used to be traditional on the third Thursday of November every year, to ship across bottles of... Read More
Customers thirsty for real ale
Real ales offered at local festival Cowbridge residents are celebrating the joys of real ale this weekend, at the Vale of Glamorgan Inn’s Real Ale Festival. The festival, held alongside the Cowbridge Food and Drink Festival, offers 28 real ales at one time and approximately 50 to 55 different beers are sampled through the weekend,... Read More