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St David’s Hall Wednesday 23 March 7.30pm PLUS SPECIAL GUESTS LEMAR, MATT CARDLE & LEVI ROOTS! DOUBLE MOBO award-winning saxophonist YolanDa Brown is coming to St David’s Hall on Wednesday 23 March and she’s bringing a string of special guests with her! Sharing the stage with YolanDa will be Lemar, Matt Cardle and Levi Roots! YolanDa won the Best Jazz Act at the MOBOs in 2008 and 2009 and stormed to the top of the iTunes and Amazon jazz charts…

St David’s Hall Wednesday 30 March 7.30pm ST DAVID’S HALL is set to be transformed into extravagant Rome for one night only when Puccini’s explosive opera Tosca comes to town on Wednesday 30 March! This stunning Ellen Kent production from the prestigious Opera & Ballet International features a cast of internationally renowned soloists led by sopranos Maria Tonina and Alyona Kistenyova, plus an acclaimed chorus and full orchestra. Tosca is a sensational tale of love and treachery with a truly…

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  Cardiff, Wales, 9th March 2016: Firstsource Solutions, the UK’s customer experience expert, has won Outsource Contact Centre of the Year at the Welsh Contact Centre Awards.   Attended by more than 700 guests, and hosted by comedian Jimmy Carr, the event celebrated the best of an industry worth £650m to the Welsh economy. Shortlisted alongside a number of global outsourcing firms, Firstsource took home the prize for the second year in a row, cementing its position at the top…

Music for Easter St David’s Hall Tuesday 15 March 1pm JOIN the Cardiff Metropolitan Cathedral Choir for the ideal way to celebrate the forthcoming holiday with the Music for Easter concert at St David’s Hall. This captivating programme of Mozart and Bach takes place at 1pm on Tuesday 15 March, and early booking is recommended. Leading the choristers and choral scholars is the talented trio of Lydia Marshall, David Neville (Director of Music & Organist) and Dominic Neville (Master of…

  Retirement development Llys Pegasus, managed by FirstPort Retirement Property Services, has won a silver award at the National Housing for Older People Awards.   The residents of the development, located in Cardiff, along with their Development Manager, celebrated their win in the ‘Retirement Housing Schemes 50 units and over’ category at an awards ceremony in February.   More than 4,000 residents from across the UK voted in the awards which are managed by the national housing charity for older…

Budding yoga enthusiasts and newcomers alike are invited to limber up for a national event launched by Alzheimer’s Research UK to raise money for vital dementia research. The UK’s leading dementia research charity is launching Yoga for Alzheimer’s, an initiative encouraging people to get into their favourite yoga positions while raising money to help find treatments for dementia, which affects 850,000 people nationwide. The initiative will take place at 16 venues across the UK from Sunday 12 June 2016 to…

Tesco bag levy fund offers massive boost for community groups TESCO customers are being invited to help community groups and good causes in Cardiff Central bag a share of a £11.5million carrier bag charge fund. The supermarket has teamed up with Groundwork to launch its Bags of Help initiative, which sees grants of £12,000, £10,000 and £8,000 – all raised from the 5p bag levy – being awarded to environmental and community projects in Cardiff Central and Cardiff North-West. And…

In the lead up to the campaign launch for a directly elected mayor, supporters from political parties have been voicing their support. Today three more Labour councillors have announced they are backing the campaign to trigger a referendum for the people of Cardiff to decide on whether they want a directly elected mayor for the city. Councillor Lynda Throne from Grangetown said, ’Since I came into politics Local Government has changed and the expectations of our communities has changed and…

The Secret Life of J.S. Bach St David’s Hall Sunday 13 March 5pm THE CLERKS will delve into The Secret Life of J.S. Bach with a compelling concert on Sunday 13 March celebrating the iconic composer’s finest work. This special show in the prestigious International Concert Series sees the acclaimed duo of director Edward Wickham and organist William Whitehead offer a fascinating insight into the sublime Baroque music. Whilst Bach is fondly remembered for his transcendent body of work, his…