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The penultimate (sob!) episode of the brilliant Educating Cardiff, which has given us an insight inside Willows High School, focuses on feuding friends and struggling student Emily. Dan and Shaun are both in Year 11, they have been best friends for years but they also have big fallings out. Dan and headteacher Joy Ballard Related: Why we loved Educating Cardiff’s …

Final preparations are being made for this year’s Lloyds Bank Cardiff Half Marathon, but runners are already thinking ahead to next year’s race. The 2015 event takes place on Sunday, October 4 and the race starts at 9am with the wheelchair race starting at 8.50am. Organisers say the predominately flat and fast Cardiff Half Marathon course makes it ideal for …

Certain words and names carry with them a mark of quality and consistency. Global brands – be they sports teams, watchmakers or technological innovators – have such a cache and trusting customer base that means they can almost guarantee success and popularity. Building a reputation – and then maintaining it – is not easily done. And a key part of …

Wow, what a great second episode of Doctor Who that was. In a nutshell, we got to see how Clara and Missy survived their Dalek extermination and how Missy came back to life following her ‘death’ during the series 8 cliffhanger. And there was a great lighthearted moment when the Doctor mocked the Daleks with a request for a game …

The man who revived Doctor Who has warned the BBC is doomed to be exterminated. Russell T Davies said the battle for the future of the broadcaster is already lost. Addressing an audience at the Radio Times Festival at Hampton Court, the Welsh writer said the corporation will be gone within a decade. He said: “My take on it is …

Solace is released on Friday September 25 and sees Anthony Hopkins and Colin Farrell joining forces to play the two lead roles. But what is the new thriller about? Here is everything you need to know about Solace. Video loading What is it about? Solace (15) After reaching a dead end investigating a series of bizarre murders, Solace sees FBI …

Gin lovers rejoice! The Cardiff Gin Festival is almost upon us – four days of celebration, dedicated to juniper berry tipple will start on October 1 and end October 4. Showcasing 100 different gins, including Llantrisant’s Eccentric Gin‘s brand new blend Cardiff Dry, the Cardiff Gin Festival is a must for connoisseurs. Here are the essentials for all you gin-lovers. …

Great British Bake Off contestant Paul Jagger has finally left the Bake Off tent. Paul, who lives in Swansea, missed out on a place in the semi-finals after his Genoese sponge failed to rise to the occasion. The amateur baker, 49, had a banana disaster on this week’s patisserie episode. His banana and custard cream horns disappointed judge Paul Hollywood, …

In Educating Cardiff’s sixth episode the focus is Year 11 pupils Tyler and Georgia. They both have exams fast approaching and while the pupils at Willows High are in need of a lot of support from staff, they also need to have it from each other. Georgia and Tyler have been dating since the start of the academic year; Tyler …

An art gallery owner has been named Wales’ High Street Hero. Beth Giles, of Giles Gallery in Pontyclun, scooped the top spot in the prestigious new awards scheme, which was established by Communities Minister Lesley Griffiths to celebrate the retailers, services and individuals who help to make an enormous contribution to the survival of Wales’ diverse local high streets. The …