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It’s a line-up which would grace the most popular of science fiction satellite channels. Brian Blessed – famed for his performance in Flash Gordon – the stars of Red Dwarf, a former Doctor Who and Knight Rider’s David Hasselhoff are among the stars who are lining up to take part in a convention likely to attract some of the most …

The expansion of Cardiff City Stadium to 33,000 spectators includes the creation of a new VIP area aiming to capitalise on the club’s Premier League status, the plans show. The Premier Club area would provide an exclusive area for up to 250 guests and seating on the halfway line, according to the planning application submitted to Cardiff council. The level …

Bluebirds Unite will walk from Cardiff Castle to Cardiff City Stadium at 2pm on Sunday as part of a celebration walk ahead of the club’s first home Premier League match with Manchester City. They are expecting 500 people to be at the castle before the walk swells to more than 1,000 people by the time they reach the ground. And …

There are lots of boring old cliches in football when a little ‘un, looking to defy the odds, comes up against a good big ’un Anything can happen on the day. Football is played on grass, not paper. There’s no point turning up if we don’t think we can win. You know the drill. Same old, same old. There was …

  A couple say they are considering legal action against Cardiff and Vale University Health Board following an investigation into their son’s care. Ceri and Angharad Rees, from Taff’s Well, made a formal complaint to the Health Board in April and an investigation report has now been completed. Their son Sam, now 17, was diagnosed with a rare type of …

In February, residents were told there would be a new multi-million pound leisure centre, incorporating a pool facility as well as the facilities from the nearby Star Centre on Splott Road – Cardiff council has said that a number of options are still being looked at for the hub. But Cardiff Against the Cuts placed a Freedom of Information request …

An award celebrating unsung heroes in Cardiff has been scrapped after just two years as a result of council spending cuts. Thalidomide campaigner Rosaleen Moriarty-Simmons, the inaugural winner of the Seren Owain Glyndwr Award, last night said the decision was a “travesty”. The award was launched in 2011 by the council’s previous Liberal Democrat/Plaid Cymru administration to recognise Cardiff citizens …

Cardiff Devils owner Paul Ragan has expressed frustration at a delay to the start of the construction of the capital’s £16m ice arena. Building works were due to begin at the Cardiff Bay site this month, but have been put back until December or January as a result of a protracted planning permission process, according to developer Greenbank Partnerships. With …

On the day fitness instructor Cathie Quinlan, 41, of Llanedeyrn, Cardiff,  was told she had breast cancer, her boyfriend of 18-months proposed. The couple got married and she became pregnant on their honeymoon. The fitness instructor was first diagnosed 11 years ago at the age of 29 and had a lumpectomy, but following a recurrence five years later, she had …

JANE Williams of Penarth (Echo You Say, August 14) is quite right in pointing out the need for a better bus stop and shelter at Cardiff Airport. The present arrangement is totally inadequate. Ideally, buses should be able to drop passengers off at ‘Departures’ before they go to ‘Arrivals’ which would be another bus stop, with suitable protection from the …