Author: Alice Gregory

A town festival that attracts thousands is to return for 2021 – after being cancelled amid the Coronavirus crisis. Having had to postpone this year’s event due to the Covid-19 outbreak, organisers of Flint Festival have confirmed the hugely popular two week event will return next year. The festival, which attracted more than 3,000 people over a two-week period last year, has been pencilled in for July 2-11 2021. Among the scheduled attractions will be the family fun day to kick off proceedings at Flint Castle, as well as a dog show, Flint’s Got Talent event and pop-up restaurant before…

In a new programme to celebrate her 40th birthday, Katherine Jenkins invites viewers to sit back and take a trip down memory lane. Katherine Jenkins at 40 features interviews and an exclusive look at her life in lockdown as she approaches this important birthday. “I invite people to join me for a slice of cake and a trip down memory lane as we raid the archives, live life in lockdown and mark this milestone together,” said the Neath-born singer. “Thank you BBC Wales for giving me a reason to reminisce, appreciate and share some of my favourite performances and personal…

Dirty Martini is shaking things up once again with the launch of Dirty Martini ‘At Home’. Recognised for the finest cocktails, always freshly prepared, Dirty Martini is one of the first brands in the UK to provide a national service whereby their drinks are freshly prepared in-bar and delivered straight to your door. Launched this week and made in bespoke batches, the first collection sold out in just five hours. Customers can choose from a selection of classics from the signature menu including the Wild Strawberry Martini, Espresso Martini, Blood Orange & Vanilla Martini, Lychee & Rose Martini and Passion…

UKTV Play has mapped the filming locations of some of the UK’s most loved TV shows- and how you can visit them from the comfort of your own home. The map is a lockdown-friendly tour of iconic locations from some of the nation’s favourite TV shows from EastEnders to Only Fools and Horses. 1. Gavin and Stacey – Barry, Wales  The British comedy written by James Corden and Ruth Jones ran for three series and was set largely in the Welsh town of Barry. You can explore the street of Stacey and Gwen’s house here as well as Doris and…

A Welsh photographer’s work is to be aired on national television as part of a new advert made entirely during lockdown. Kate Stuart, who has been a photographer for over a decade is used to capturing weddings and family occasions, but due to social distancing and lockdown measures introduced as a result of the Coronavirus pandemic, she was missing capturing those special moments in life. So, she got creative and gave herself something positive to focus on – photographing residents in Barry through their windows and providing couples and families a reflection of their lives during an historic time. “To…

Beauty nowadays is defined from many facets and physical appearances are no longer taken into the account as the key factor when determining beauty. Today’s hottest women are in the front line at championing for the children and women rights, minority groups and human rights in general. They have accomplished immeasurable things in business, music, education etc. Whether on the runway or on our flat screens, these women are changing the way people do things and impacting many lives positively. They are doing all these while managing to remain naturally flawless-and what more can one achieve than that? MensHaircurts have…

With the UK in lockdown due to coronavirus, the country is turning to video streaming services such as Netflix and Prime Video to keep entertained through this difficult time. Ever since DVD rentals shops such as Blockbusters emerged on the high street back in the 90s, watching films has always been a popular pass time. Nowadays, the likes of Blockbusters and its 528 stores have been replaced with video on-demand services, allowing you to watch what you want, when you want. Accessing an array of film genres with a few clicks of a mouse or taps of a screen has…

It’s that time of year again when we all start to wonder when are the clocks changing? Do they go forward…or back? There’s a quick mnemonic to help you remember, ‘Spring forward, fall back’ or as I say ‘March forward, fall back’ either way is helpful. The idea proposed in Britain by builder William Willett, was due to the ‘waste’ of useful daylight during the summer specifically in the morning. British Summer Time (BST) was then adopted in 1916 as a way to save candles and electricity as technology improved and became more widely available as well as money. On…