A special audio tour in the Welsh language has been unveiled by an award-winning Powys visitor attraction this autumn. The new way of exploring the Victorian world of The Judge’s Lodging museum in Presteigne – www.judgeslodging.org.uk – allows Welsh speakers to listen to the Victorian inhabitants of the building tell their own stories. The inhabitants range from Mary, the hardworking maid, to Richard Lister Venables, chairman of the magistrates and employer of famous Victorian diarist, Francis Kilvert. The cast is led by comedian and presenter Tudur Owen, who takes the role of Richard Lister Venables, portrayed in the English-language tour…
Author: Alice Gregory
Alice Gregory
Entertainment & Features Writer
St John Ambulance Cymru has secured a contract to provide a new Welfare and Falls Rapid Response service in the Pembrokeshire area, which will see staff responding to incidents to assess and assist people, reducing demand on Emergency Medical Services. The Haverfordwest-based scheme will be run in partnership with Hywel Dda University Health Board (HDUHB) and will initially run from October 1st 2024 until March 31st 2025. The scheme will follow on from the Falls Response scheme which has been operated by St John Ambulance Cymru in partnership with HDUHB and Wales Ambulance Services University NHS Trust (WASUT) in the…
The Book of Mormon, Broadway’s smash-hit musical, will be returning to Cardiff next year in a UK and Ireland tour. The Tony, Olivier and Grammy award-winning show will be at Wales Millennium Centre from the 1-19 July 2025, and tickets will go on sale to the public from the 11 October 2024 here. The Book of Mormon follows a pair of Mormon boys sent on a mission to a place that’s a long way from their home in Salt Lake City. Since making its world premiere in March 2011 at New York’s Eugene O’Neill Theatre, where it won nine Tony® Awards,…
A brand-new dining experience will open in Penarth, later this month, bringing with it a wealth of experience and local investment. ‘Hickmans’ is brought to you by Stuart Reid, Penarth local and investor, alongside Sean Murphy of the newly created Gastro Foods group. The introduction of Hickmans restaurant and bar is an addition to Gastro Foods’ existing South Wales portfolio, which includes The Sully Inn in Sully and The Old Swan Inn in Llantwit Major. In 2022, Stuart acquired the previously occupied Blockbuster’s building on the corner of Windsor Road and Hickman Road, from which it takes its name. After…
The 2024 shortlist for the prestigious Rhys Davies National Short Story Competition has been announced. The award recognises the very best unpublished short stories in English in any style and on any subject up to a maximum of 5,000 words by writers aged 18 or over who were born in Wales, have lived in Wales for two years or more, or are currently living in Wales. Originally established in 1991, there have been 11 Rhys Davies Short Story Award contests to date, and in 2021 the competition was relaunched by Swansea University’s Cultural Institute on behalf of The Rhys Davies…
Chefs who have what it takes to become a Welsh champion are being encouraged to enter prestigious competitions at the Welsh International Culinary Championships (WICC) 2025 without delay. The Culinary Association of Wales (CAW), which is organising the three-day Welsh talent and food and drink showcase event ICC Wales, Newport from January 20-22, is urging chefs to showcase their skills. All chefs who intend to enter the National and Junior Chef of Wales 2025 competitions must pre-register by October 7 to attend a mandatory virtual briefing session in advance of submitting their menu by November 15, 2024. Finalists will be…
A unique sound, projection and fire night installation is to be staged at Tintern Abbey next month in the latest spectacular event for families to be produced by Wye Valley River Festival. Tickets are now on sale for Shadows of Tintern which will take place in the historic abbey grounds on the Welsh bank of the River Wye on Friday 18th October and Saturday 19th October. Following the success of this year’s Wye Valley River Festival in May, the organisers commissioned Mark Anderson, a visual sound artist and pyrotechnician working with Liam Walsh and Ulf Pedersen, specialists in art works…
A former bakery may prove to have ingredients for a new business venture as long as you bear in mind the oven hasn’t baked for thirty years and a car included in the sale doesn’t have a key The link detached house in Llanelli, where bread was once baked is being sold by South Wales-based Paul Fosh Auctions With a Citroen car coming as part of the deal, three bedroom 13, Black Lion Road, Gorslas, Llanelli, is listed with a guide price of £163,000. Angie Davey, of Paul Fosh Auctions, said: “It’s not often we sell former bakeries and even…
A 29-year-old woman from St Mellons is taking on the Principality Cardiff Half Marathon in memory of her brother. Becky Davies will be doing so to raise money for Tŷ Hafan to give back to the charity that she said has had a profound impact on her family. The event on Sunday 6 October will be the first half marathon Becky has ever run. But she said it’s not just about the miles, it’s about remembering her brother Nathan and doing it for such a special cause. Nathan sadly passed away on December 26 last year. He was just 26.…
Josh Widdicombe is back on tour, not again! By now he has almost certainly mastered the art of stand-up, either that or he has wasted the last 15 years of his life. Come along and decide for yourself. Expect it to be shorter and with lower production values than Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour, but funnier and with more references to tea. Josh co-hosts the hugely popular podcast Parenting Hell with Rob Beckett, which has somehow become so popular that they undertook a live arena tour in 2023 and released a book which topped the Sunday Times Bestseller Charts. He’s…