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Back to the Celtic Manor Resort then for the penultimate episode in the Hotel 24/7 series and the team showed no signs of slowing down. As the staff took on a different set of daily challenges, the five-star standards remained the same. And with such meticulous attention to detail required at all times, I can’t imagine that there’s ever a …

What a return. Downton Abbey’s fifth series started with a bang – a fire, blackmail, secrets, low-level political debate, saucy propositions and OAP match-making. The ITV 1 drama may be accused of being a soap opera in period costume but so what if it is? But, as far as I’m concerned, that’s not the case. It has a high-class cast, …

VIEW GALLERY   When you go to your favourite coffee shop you might take home an extra slice of cake but most people normally leave behind the chair they’ve been sitting on and the china cups they’ve been drinking from. But at a new café in Newport that’s exactly what customers are encouraged to do because at Parc Pantry, chairs, …

Sir Anthony Hopkins has started filming a new sci-fi remake of the cult western Westworld – his first regular role in a major TV series. Sir Anthony, from Port Talbot, will play the role of Dr Robert Ford, the brilliant creative director of lethal theme park Westworld, in a global HBO TV sci-fi series based on the 1970s movie of …

The X Factor arena auditions are drawing to a close this weekend, but that’s not before Simon Cowell, Mel B, Cheryl Fernandez-Versini and Louis Walsh witness the final crop of hopefuls who want to get through to the boot camp stage. Viewers can expect a Raign-y return as the wannabe diva casts a cloud over Cheryl’s day with a new …

Another hugely popular food chain that packs out its current locations night after night is set to open in Cardiff. Burger and Lobster is the latest in a line of cool new food brands to reveal plans to open in the city centre. It is understood to be joining newcomer Miller and Carter in the Hayes this December, opening next …

Cardiff recently came top of a survey for the best quality of life in the UK – have the UK’s hip bars and restaurants started noticing the appeal of the Welsh capital.          ? London restaurant group Burger and Lobster looks set to be opening a branch in Wales. They’ll be coming hot on the heels of Mexican restaurant chain Wahaca, …

Remember when kids’ parties looked something like this? But now, gone are the days when kids had a few school friends round for tea and a game of musical bumps to round off the celebration. Party planning for our little ones is now big business with anything from pony-riding and Lego parties firmly on the menu. While putting a nice …

VIEW GALLERY   Wales offers a stunning variety of places to stay, and if you’re after something a bit different then there’s plenty to choose from. From treehouses to windmills, lighthouses and shepherd’s huts, here are some of the most interesting and unusual spots to spend the night in Wales. 1. The lighthouse Built in 1821, the West Usk Lighthouse …

Back for series three, the start of summer term at Abbey Grove School was eventful to say the least. The teachers, fronted by history honcho Alfie Wickers, were faced with strikes, redundancies, a new deputy head and of course, plenty of attitude from the students. Wickers’ Form K had been given Game of Thrones as their holiday reading, but the …