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The impressive 2016 Extreme Sailing Series have made Cardiff Bay look like St Tropez as the second day of racing got underway in the capital. The skyline of the Wales Millennium Centre and Pierhead Building provided a stunning backdrop as a breeze of 25 knots blew around the racecourse. Lloyd Images The teams race Crowds packed the shore to watch …

Want to stay at the best accommodation in the whole of Wales? Then head for Plas Uchaf in Llangedwyn. The red-brick 18th century guesthouse – set in rolling hills and fields – is the top-rated hotel or BB in the entire country on the travel website Expedia. Customers have given it an average rating of 4.9 out of a possible …

Toby Carvery is showing its support to the armed forces this weekend by offering all military personnel a free carvery on Armed Forces Day. Toby Carvery – which has branches across Wales, including Cardiff and Swansea – is inviting local armed forces personnel to enjoy a free roast dinner on Saturday, June 25, as a way of saying thank you …

Wales’ second-oldest pub has gone up for sale after it closed its doors nine months ago. The freehold of the thatched Old House Inn – established in Llangynwyd, near Maesteg , eight centuries ago – has been put on the market after it failed to reopen. The last tenant, Richard Stephens-David, who ran the pub after his father Richard David …

A mini festival will bring live music, pop-up street food and locally brewed beer and cider to Cardiff next month. Alfie-Fest has already announced a line-up of street food vendors, beer and cider stalls and musicians. Confirmed stalls so far include Dusty Knuckle Pizza , artisan street food vendor Bwydiful and craft ale vendor Alfie’s Beerbus. Ben Smith Alfie’s Beer …

There are so many glorious parks and gardens in Wales but most people have their favourite. And now you have the chance to vote for yours as part of WalesOnline’s Special Places 2016 campaign. Parks and Gardens is the first of six categories we will be asking the public to consider during the coming weeks. The others are Historic Sites, …

They’re the Welsh rock band synonymous with the Wales football team and last night Super Furry Animals played an emotionally-charged show in France to an audience of ecstatic Welsh fans which culminated in an incredible rendition of the national anthem. The impromptu version of Mae Hen Wlad Fy’n Nhadau at the Rio Loco Festival in Toulouse capped a fantastic greatest …

It’s one of the most glamorous events in the showbiz calendar and the Celtic Manor resort was awash with people enjoying an afternoon of champagne, ponies and picnics. A host of celebrities enjoyed the sport of kings in the illustrious surroundings, including Towie participant and ambassador Lydia Bright and former Big Brother winner and new Loose Woman Josie Gibson. It …

There will have been a few sore heads and puffy eyes after Thursday’s football but after a night’s sleep, all talk has turned to Monday night’s game. Wales will take on Russia in their last group game of Euro 2016 at 8pm on Monday in Toulouse. While there was heartbreak in Lens, the team are very much still in with …

Nevermind all these new-fangled and fashionable sweet treats like cronuts and fancy macarons – let’s celebrate the good old fashioned fudge. Today, June 16, is National Fudge Day and to celebrate The Wolfscastle Country Hotel in Pembrokeshire has recreated the original recipe from 130 years ago. Read More Purple Poppadom’s Anand George is taking a pop-up to Pembrokeshire The four …