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A city centre nightspot which specialised in craft ales has closed suddenly – just eight months after its grand opening. Fire Island, on the corner of Westgate Street and Quay Street, opened in November following a £250,000 investment by the Welsh Government’s Finance Wales. Attempts to contact the directors of the company behind Fire Island, Beatbox Bars Ltd, were unsuccessful. …

One whole year. That’s how long I’ve been waiting for Bruce Springsteen to finish his epic set properly. This time a duet with Paul McCartney wasn’t rudely muted – unlike in Hyde Park last summer – The Boss told them when it was time to turn the lights on in the Millennium Stadium, which was a bubbling cauldron of adoration …

The Boss was back tonight as the US rocker thundered into Cardiff for the city’s biggest gig this year. Bruce Springsteen fans  were out in full force from  the early hours today ahead of tonight’s concert. And the 63-year-old didn’t disappoint. After a half-hour wait in which the packed-out audience bristled with anticipation, Springsteen launched onto the stage with a …

Officers are now appealing for the public to help them identify the man, who was riding a grey Raleigh road bike and wearing grey shorts, white Nike trainers and a red long-sleeved Paratech top. The 43-year-old driver of the minibus has been arrested on suspicion of death by dangerous driving and is in custody, a Gwent Police spokesman said. The …

Cardiff City have completed a £15m deal with former owner Sam Hammam to settle the club’s historic Langston debt. Current owner Vincent Tan last week insisted a deal with Hammam to finally settle the £24m debt was just ‘days away’ . And WaelsOnline understands that deal was agreed today with the final sum being paid £15m and Hammam accepting a …

You’ll never see it on the list of Greatest Films. It will never be ranked alongside Citizen Kane or Godfather, Part Two. In fact, most critics, if they’d ever seen it, would consign it to that level occupied by Confessions of a Window Cleaner or Attack of the Killer Tomatoes. Yet it is one of the most important movies ever …

The Welsh Government is facing severe criticism after it emerged that offices used by Ministers and civil servants are being refurbished over the summer at a cost of £3.2m. The work is being carried out at Ty Hywel, the Cardiff Bay office block formerly known as Crickhowell House which housed the National Assembly’s debating chamber before the adjacent Senedd building …

The new body set up by Cardiff council to promote the capital and grow the city’s economy met for the first time last night. Members of the inaugural advisory board agreed the priorities of the Cardiff Business Council, which has received £1.5m in taxpayers’ cash to spend over the next three years. The Business Council, which effectively replaces Cardiff Co, …

Taxi drivers operating from Cardiff Central train station could be sent on training courses and given branded uniforms in an effort to impress business people. Nigel Roberts, Cardiff Business Council chairman, wants to ensure visitors’ first impression of the capital is always a positive one. Under Mr Roberts’ plan, any cabbie who rejected the idea could be banned from picking …

Excited fans of legendary rocker Bruce Springsteen have pitched tents outside the Millennium Stadium ahead of his stadium gig there – 48 hours before the gates open. The Boss and the E Street Band arrive in Cardiff today ahead of the latest leg of his Wrecking Ball world tour. Many of Springsteen’s dedicated following have been camped outside the stadium …