Author: Alice Gregory

A fleet of 36 electric buses launched at the start of the year have saved over 550 tonnes of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, Cardiff Bus has reported. The bus operator has released the figures ahead of Clean Air Day (16th June), the UK’s largest campaign against air pollution, hoping to encourage local people to take the bus to help save the environment. Since taking to the roads in January, the Yutong E12 zero-emission single-decker buses have clocked up 714,322 kilometres in operation and have saved an impressive 558,000 tonnes of CO₂ from being released into the atmosphere. The achievement…

Join us on the set of Michael Harrison and Jonathan Church’s critically acclaimed production of Singin’ in the Rain as it wows audiences at Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff. We’re taken back to the roaring twenties, where Monumental Pictures are making silent movies and a tall tale of romance between their leading duo. But, times are changing as leading star Don Lockwood played by Sam Lips gets his heart stolen by a young talented chorus girl, Kathy Selden played by Charlotte Gooch. It’s all change in the world of cinema, a new dawn is on the horizon with Warner Brothers making…

Since its launch in 2016 – The Guilty Feminist has grown to become less of a podcast and more of a global phenomenon. With over 95 million downloads in six years, with a Sunday Times bestselling book – The Guilty Feminist is part comedy, part deep-dive discussion, and part activism. Every show opens with its hallmark – one liners – ‘I’m a feminist but… one time I went on a women’s rights march, popped into a department store to use the loo, got distracted trying out face cream & when I came out the march was gone…’ The Guilty Feminist is the…

Join Orbit Theatre Ltd at the New Theatre Cardiff on a journey down the yellow brick road to the magical land of Oz. Orbit is one of Cardiff’s leading amateur theatre groups putting on musicals for over five decades; they’re “one of the few outlets in Cardiff that gives non-professionals the chance to get involved in professional theatre, meaning that Orbit is not only living the dream, but making dreams come true….” After a very difficult 24 months, they make their comeback to the stage with a production of the 122-year-old story of The Wizard of Oz. When entering the…

17 community projects in north Wales are celebrating news of their funding, raised thanks to National Lottery players, including Môn Community Link – to continue their social prescribing project across Anglesey, Y Dref Werdd – delivering a community-led support scheme for Blaenau Ffestiniog and Penrhyndeudraeth areas in Gwynedd. Giddo’s Gift in Denbighshire – offering support and holidays to families who experience childhood cancer. On the Isle of Anglesey, these three groups will be supporting their communities to prosper and thrive: Môn Community Link will use £262,584 over three years to continue their social prescribing project, which links local services, community groups…

Specialist endometriosis nurses have been appointed in each Health Board in Wales to improve services for the chronic condition which affects one in ten women. The posts are being funded by a £1m per annum investment from the Welsh Government as part of wider plans to improve women’s health services. Health Minister, Eluned Morgan said: “Endometriosis affects one in ten women. It can cause serious pain and can seriously impact quality of life for women affected by the condition. “Our Women’s Health Implementation Group is progressing vital work to support women’s health and the appointment of a dedicated endometriosis nurse…

A TEACHER who had received a lesson in first aid from the Welsh Ambulance Service had to put his skills to the test when his mother had a cardiac arrest. John-Lloyd Williams 32, of Bridgend, and the Deputy Head Teacher of Llandough Primary School, received a frantic call from his father, stating that his mother was experiencing chest pains, weakness and shortness of breath – many signs of a heart attack which could then lead to cardiac arrest. His father, Kieth, had called 999, but John rushed to their nearby home to help whilst a rapid response paramedic and an…

March is Endometriosis Awareness Month. Endometriosis is a long-term condition where tissue similar to the lining of the womb grows in other places, such as the ovaries and fallopian tubes, affecting one in ten women worldwide1. Despite the seriousness of the disease, it takes an average of eight years just to get a diagnosis2. That’s eight long years of enduring terrible pain and the feeling of not being heard. To help people experiencing symptoms of endometriosis get the help they need sooner, intimate wellbeing brand INTIMINA UK’s gynaecologist Dr Shree Datta shares her advice and guidance: How to recognise the…

I cannot think of a better way to open the doors of the New Theatre Cardiff once more and welcome in the audience, than with the world tour of Richard O’Brien’s Rocky Horror Show. Rocky Horror is a show that has become legendary for blurring the boundaries of a regular performance with the consistent audience interaction. It wouldn’t be the same without a sea of glitter and suspenders in the audience as fans dress up for the occasion. To those seeing the show for the first time (often referred to as ‘virgins’), the pre-planned shenanigans and insults can be quite…

Swansea Grand Theatre takes the classic story of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs reimagines it in this year’s fairest panto in the land.  The story of Snow White is one of the most well-known and popular of all. It was written for the first time by the The Brother Grimm in the early 1800s, and then became the first princess movie when adapted by Disney in 1937. This fairytale begins the day of Snow White’s twenty-first birthday as she prepares for her party, and seeing her childhood sweetheart Prince Gareth of Gorseinon again. Her youth obsessed and vain step-mother…