Church bell tolls for an end to the ethnic cleansing of Palestine

Boasting an impressive list of speakers, including singer and TV personality Charlotte Church, Saturday’s Welsh National March For Palestine saw thousands of humanitarian crusaders from across Wales gather in Cardiff’s Central Square to express their prayers for the UK government to stop condoning Benjamin Netanyahu’s campaign of terror in Gaza, where tens of thousands of…

Village life down the ages

St Fagans National Museum of History is an open-air attraction that chronicles the traditional lifestyle, culture and architecture of Wales. Located in St Fagans, just outside Cardiff, the museum consists of more than 40 buildings from various locations in Wales, and is set in the grounds of St Fagans Castle, an Elizabethan manor house. The…

Cyfarthfa Castle

Testament to Merthyr’s rich past

Cyfarthfa Castle Museum and Art Gallery was once the home of the Crawshay family, ironmasters of the Cyfarthfa Ironworks in Park, Merthyr Tydfil. Back at the time of the industrial revolution when Merthyr was the iron and coal capital of the world, industrialist William Crawshay commissioned the spectacular mansion, one of the most imposing buildings…

Motown classics on the road

Based on the autobiography of the record label’s founder Berry Gordy, Motown: The Musical premiered on Broadway in April 2013 and has been playing at London’s Shaftesbury Theatre since February 2016. Featuring classic hits by the likes of Diana Ross and Marvin Gaye, the production tells the story of the man who broke down barriers…

Shuttle service on the Real Ale Trail

Wales has a plethora of fantastic country pubs… there’s only one problem, how to visit them without relying on a car? Well… back in 2010 a forward-thinking North Wales marketeer hit upon a good idea to bring new customers to a number of small Flintshire pubs, put on some shuttle buses to take them from…