They’re some of Wales’ most familiar and best loved landscapes – captured from a striking new perspective. The Severn and Dyfi estuaries are just some of the Welsh beauty spots to have been pictured by adventurer and aerial photographer Steve Brockett. The Cardiff-based artist takes to the skies in a motor-powered paraglider to capture his unique images, which feature in …
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I got involved in the first year of the festival as my good friend and presenter Claire Summers and I were competing in the cook-off competition. We had a lot of fun doing the cook-offs. She was definitely a cleaner cook than me, my work station looked like a bomb had hit it. I think she was the Heston Blumenthal …
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I was reading Sorrow For Thy Sons by Gwyn Thomas a couple of weeks ago when the Work and Pensions Secretary Iain Duncan Smith made it clear that claimants might have to travel daily to a JobCentre. I found it hard to separate the novel from the policy. There aren’t JobCentres in all communities and that means bus or train …
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More than 19,000 runners will be lining up for the 11th Cardiff Half Marathon on Sunday. With a 7% growth in registered runners, an extra day of events, more course entertainment, and loads of great food and drink to enjoy, this year’s race is set to be one of the most enthralling for runners and spectators alike. With an estimated …
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More than 19,000 runners will be lining up for the 11th Cardiff Half Marathon on Sunday. With a 7% growth in registered runners, an extra day of events, more course entertainment, and loads of great food and drink to enjoy, this year’s race is set to be one of the most enthralling for runners and spectators alike. With an estimated …
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A taste of the country will be available in the heart of the city this weekend as the first Cardiff Country Fair hits town. The fair is taking over Cardiff Castle and is replacing the cheese festival normally held at the venue at this time of year. The two-day event has been designed to educate and inspire people to take …
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A normally tranquil slice of Welsh countryside is preparing to host 18,000 competitors – for what claims to be “probably the toughest event on the planet”. Next weekend sees the Glanusk Estate near Crickhowell stage the Tough Mudder challenge, promising miles of utter punishment. Competitors will serve themselves up for brutal treatment at the hands of the British Special Forces …
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1 Big Pit in Blaenavon in South Wales may have been open to the public since 1983, but the colliery was sunk to its current level in 1880 and subsequently closed as a mine 100 years later, on February 2, 1980. So the old site’s looking pretty good for its age. 2 Who doesn’t like something for nothing? In 2001, …
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1. HEAD TO CAERPHILLY FOR PROMS IN THE PARK Featuring former Wizard of Oz star Sophie Evans , the concert – A Night At The Musicals marks the official end of the BBC Proms. Sophie is joined in Caerphilly by John Owen-Jones, of Phantom and Les Mis fame, who’ll be duetting with the young redhead. The fun starts at 7.45pm. …
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THE sun is expected to keep shining as one of the largest events of the Cardiff Harbour Festival starts drawing the annual summer extravaganza to a close. This weekend’s Cardiff Harbour Festival hosts a range of events, including, for the second year, the Extreme Sailing Series. Kicking off today with the preliminary races, the main racing takes place tomorrow, Sunday …
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