Cardiff character: Rob Green
Alt Cardiff managed to grab a quick 5 minutes with Sensei Rob Green from his karate class, to chat to us how he karate-chopped his way into Coach of the Year finals and how he invented a completely new type of karate. The annual Sports Coach of the Year awards is quickly dawning on us... Read More
Cardiff character: Kathryn Ashill
Kathryn Ashill in Craig Y Nos – a performance dealing with childhood memories Seated in the canteen of the Chapter Arts Centre where she works as an exhibition guide, Kathryn Ashill is comfortable answering questions about her art. Maybe it’s the degree in fine art from Swansea that makes her so confident fielding questions, or... Read More
Cardiff character: David Le Masurier
David Le Masurier potters in from the kitchen and places a pot of peach tea on the table, before settling down into a secondhand chair. He is the founder of the Pettigrew Tea Rooms, a small café with a large cult following that opened last March in Bute Park. Having left his corporate job in... Read More
Cardiff character: Sarah Evans
What picture forms in mind’s eye if someone mentions a library? Is there just a building that holds a collection of books, or is it something more? For Sarah Evans, Branch Librarian at Grangetown library, she sees a chance to connect with a community. “This library almost becomes a community centre for people living here.... Read More
Cardiff character: Sophie Bennett
Sophie Bennett is not a name you may have heard of, but she’s certainly someone to keep an eye on in the management of Welsh rugby. As a young promising rugby player at national academy level in England, she progressed from playing at University to playing for Worcester and eventually Cardiff Quins, and subsequently landed... Read More
Join the latest dance trend hitting Cardiff
Celebrate 10 years since the end of the Angolan civil war with Kizomba, a dance and music style originating from South Africa. Kizomba is developed in Angola and fused with other styles of dance such as Argentinean Tango and Zouk. Sara Sirati, a Kizomba instructor in Cardiff, says, ‘Kizomba in Cardiff is a multicultural scene... Read More
Cathays cemetery awarded green flag
Maintaining an area of some 110 acres is no mean feat, but Cathays Cemetery has once again received The Green Flag Award for its high standards of care. The award is given to green spaces in England and Wales that meet strict criteria, such as being a well maintained, clean and sustainable area, as well... Read More
Cardiff button shop turns 30
Claire Grove Buttons has recently celebrated its 30th anniversary, making it one of the oldest shops in Castle Arcade. October 2012 heralded 30 years of Cardiff-based button business for this quirky, independent retailer. The only button shop in town, it sells approximately 5000 lines of buttons... Read More
Vintage store launches movie club
Cardiff’s Hubbard’s Cupboard has launched a Vintage Movie Club with events scheduled to take place every other week. The High Street Arcade store opened its doors to vintage movie lovers for the first time last Friday. Customers were treated to a showing of the 1953 rom-com How to Marry a Millionaire, featuring Marilyn Monroe. Tickets... Read More
Filco store employs local food initiative
The Welsh supermarket chain Filco has revamped its Cowbridge store and made headway in its aim to source more products locally in an attempt to keep customers from straying elsewhere. The store, which opened on Cowbridge High Street in 1968 has undergone a radical modernisation of its check out area as well as launching a... Read More
Soundtrack welcomes Joby Burgess
Internationally celebrated percussionist Joby Burgess will be serving up an audio-visual treat at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama on 15 November. The performance forms part of Cardiff’s annual International Film and Music Festival, Soundtrack, which runs from 14-18 November. Burgess and multimedia collective, Powerplant, will feed the audience a concoction of explosive... Read More
Welsh artist challenges audience
Artist Kathryn Ashill recently performed a work in New York inviting visitors to throw lumps of polished amethyst at her. Most people were trying to miss or were being polite about it. I was surprised, I thought a New York audience would be quite bolshy and well-versed in participating in performance art. The work is... Read More
Who will win this year’s Coach of the Year?
The annual Sports Coach of the Year awards is back and the search for Wales’ best coaches and volunteers is nearly upon us. Chair of Sport Wales, Professor Laura McAllister says, “This year we have a record number of entries to our awards, which was up 60% than last year.” The award ceremony will celebrate the... Read More
Busking school comes to Cardiff
Street performers are honing their skills at a Cardiff’s school for busking. Founded in 2006, The School of Busking provides an intense 3 day course packed full of activities, workshops, and guest lecturers for musicians and performers looking to cultivate their skills in pulling in the crowds. School director Mario Morris says the course teaches... Read More
Ballet Cymru dances to Matthews’ tunes
The name Cerys Matthews is well known, both for her work in the Brit-pop group Catatonia, and her show on BBC Radio 6. Now her music is being put to dance. In 2010, Matthews released Tir (welsh for land), an album of traditional Welsh songs, from which chorographers Darius James and Amy Doughty created a ballet... Read More
Super reliable 4G launches in Cardiff
Cardiff now has 4G, the next generation internet speed for compatible mobile devices. The EE network, which owns Orange and T Mobile, won the bidding war with Ofcom to be the first network to own the new speed. Luckily Cardiff is one of the eleven cities to experience it. 4G is now seven times faster... Read More