MENTAL HEALTH AND ELITE SPORT IN WALES | SPORT FEATURE
Ben Woolhead looks at the taboo of mental illness within the world of Welsh elite sport. The death in 2011 of Wales football manager Gary Speed sent shockwaves around the …
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Ben Woolhead looks at the taboo of mental illness within the world of Welsh elite sport. The death in 2011 of Wales football manager Gary Speed sent shockwaves around the …
Ben Woolhead pays a visit to Cardiff’s first craft beer and vinyl shop. “I grew up in Neath and after 17 years in London, it felt like time to quit …
Former snowboard cross athlete and founder of the women’s alternative sport community Letzshare Giorgia Rescigno speaks with Luke Owain Boult and the reasons for founding the company and the importance …
STEELHOUSE FESTIVAL 2017 | LIVE REVIEW Hafod-Y-Dafal Farm, nr Ebbw Vale, Sat 29 + Sun 20 July “Just drop me here, I can walk the rest of the way …
tuesday 1 >Russell Howard Grand Theatre, Swansea. 8pm, £20.50. Info 01792 475715. This is part of a world tour apparently (curious as to what other countries Russell Howard is popular …
tuesday 1 Acoustic Tuesday South Riverside Community Development Centre, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £5. Info 029 2030 4400. Regular event led by pioneering local musicians and singers. >Community Samba Band – Practise …
Aberystwyth Arts Centre University Of Wales, Aberystwyth. Free. Mon-Sat 10am-8pm. 01970 621903 / www.aber.ac.uk/artscentre The Photographers’ Wall Rolling programme featuring work from members of the B&W photography courses and Open …
The Attic 5-6 Castle Bailey St, Swansea. facebook.com/theatticswansea Sat 12 Con7rol x Zoo Project Ibiza 4pm-3am, £12/£10 adv. Big night of house that starts on the rooftop terrace in the …
SKATING POLLY | LIVE REVIEW The Moon, Cardiff, Thurs 27 July Being old enough to remember grunge in its first incarnation, I find myself in comfortable territory tonight at a …
HOTEL DEL SALTO facebook.com/hoteldelsalto Likeable solo fodder from a Carmarthen resident, J Francis, who I very dimly recall performing under that name some years back. Hotel Del Salto’s Stand For …
“It was raining,” replies Saxon lead singer Biff Byford when asked about the last time the band played Ebbw Vale’s Steelhouse Festival in 2013, which they’ll be doing again this …
Inkspot, Cardiff Fri 28 July The big news with Cardiff’s Submerge crew, who since 2013 have been throwing parties whose playlists tend towards dubstep, jungle and other musics with ribsticking …
“I joined the student theatre in Bergen as a way to try to get over stage fright, and that eventually led to me trying standup,” starts Norwegian comedian Daniel Simonsen. …
National Museum Cardiff Until Sun 3 Sept Wales’ best-known museum is putting on an exhibition for one of the most popular, and widely published, writers of all time, Agatha …
Luke Owain Boult speaks with Skindred lead vocalist Benji Webbe about playing Steelhouse Festival and how to protect live music in Wales. What drew you to playing Steelhouse? I love …
Romilly Park, Barry Sat 29 + Sun 30 July Those that can’t afford a Glastonbury ticket this summer (perfectly understandable) could instead spend £25 and see a far more impressive …
[wpdevart_youtube]2_14c9dWmLo[/wpdevart_youtube] ** Dir: Simon West (15, 95 mins) Duncan Falconer’s series of novels about SBS hardass Stratton are brought to the screen by hack action director Simon West, who gave …
Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Sun 23 July Nigel Pugh’s chosen subject for his latest exhibition could not be more prescient, or important. Focusing on six individual volunteers, all of whom …
On 5th August, Depot in the Park is bringing a day full of live music, street food and family fun to the grounds of the SSE SWALEC in Sophia Gardens. …
Cathays Community Centre, Cardiff Thurs 27 July The essence of Junior Bill is an amalgam of world and period influences: reggae beats, 80s punk delivery, Portuguese rap, great guitar work …
Cardiff Fringe Theatre Festival Chapter Arts, Cardiff, Thurs 20 + Fri 21 July ★★★☆☆ Nerdfucker is an unsettling play. Even its title is provocative and I struggled to collect my ticket from the …
Delete @ Gwdihw, Cardiff Sun 30 July When writing about music, beware the danger of getting caught up in the moment. A lag of days, or even weeks, between you …
The best way to improve one’s talents and skills is to learn from the best, and this month’s Cardiff Guitar Festival provides the opportunity to watch and learn from some …
[wpdevart_youtube]MF14JJkOrSI[/wpdevart_youtube] **** Dir: Michael Showalter (15, 119 mins) An initial culture clash romantic comedy turns into something far more resonant while not stinting on laughs in this excellent debut from …