BBC Radio Wales is making Cat Southall their BBC Radio Wales artist of the week, which means every Radio Wales show will be playing my new single ‘Electric Lady’ all this week starting today Monday 11th September. Cat’s album ‘Popheart’ will be released on October 20th, but it’s available for pre-release now on her Bandcamp…
The towns of Rhondda Cynon Taf were once full of Italian cafes or Bracchi as they were known, with names like Ferrari, Sidoli and Servini commonplace amongst the Welsh surnames at the time. Many of these cafes have now disappeared but a few are still open today including Servini’s in Aberdare. In partnership with the…
In a quiet corner of Wales lies a story of unexpected devastation and remarkable resilience. Filmmaker Chris Lloyd has brought this tale to life in his poignant short film capturing the harrowing events of the Cwmparc Blitz. The documentary delves into the tragic night of April 29, 1941, when the Luftwaffe’s surprise attack left 28…
After 130 years, the mysteries of the 1893 National Eisteddfod in Pontypridd have finallybeen unravelled with the publication of a new book ‘No One Remembers Pontypridd: Theforgotten story of the 1893 National Eisteddfod of Wales’ by Sheldon Phillips. Three of theauthor’s great uncles were involved in the organisation of the 1893 Eisteddfod, including theGeneral Secretary,…
The 2024 Rhondda Cynon Taf National Eisteddfod will be launched with a free day-long festival at The Lion, Treorchy on Saturday 4 March. Bringing the community together, the festival offers a taste of what to expect at the Eisteddfod, held in the county during the first week of August next year. Organisers have worked with…
