Launched as a local experiment in 3 cities throughout the UK, Guardian Local was set-up to connect local citizens to information sources and resources in their areas and bring them local stories, news and features that mattered to them! The three chosen cities were Leeds, Edinburgh and of course my local version Cardiff. The Guardian […]
Continue reading4am Project 2011
Many people may not be aware what the 4am Project actually is and it’s a quite a hard one to describe. It’s the brain child of Karen Strunks who thought it would be a good idea to get people from all around the world to capture their own local area at the ‘magical’ time of […]
Continue readingUSA-Pillowfight flashmob in San Diego
On Saturday April 2nd 2011 there was a National Pillowfight Day held with flashmobs being created all around the world to help celebrate this momentus ocassion! (more details on that link!) I was on holiday in the USA at the time and happened to stumble upon this pillow fight occuring at Horton Plaza, San Diego. […]
Continue reading20 years of Pete Tong on Radio 1
The celebrations for Pete Tong’s 20th anniversary at Radio 1 kicked off with a 12 hour music marathon ending with his second ever Essential Mix – the previous one being back in 1993! Pete Tong hit the decks for his first studio Essential Mix in 16 years, featuring some hidden gems from the last twenty […]
Continue readingChapter at 40-Scrabble Sunday
“On Friday 15 April 1971, at precisely 3.45pm, the first ever Chapter board meeting was held and our constitution was signed. During the coming 12 months we’re programming a series of special events to celebrate 40 years at the forefront of the European cultural scene; 40 years of creating and presenting groundbreaking, internationally acclaimed […]
Continue readingTV-XFactor auditions in Cardiff
After nearly a month away from The ‘Diff and a month off training at the DW Fitness centre in Leckwith it was with much trepidation that I attended on Saturday and Sunday as soon as I was back in Cardiff. The gym sessions were a bit of a struggle but it seemed the many hundreds […]
Continue readingCardiff v Portsmouth
After previous high-profile clashes between both sides it was the turn of Portsmouth to take the trip to Cardiff in the latest Championship game at the Cardiff City Stadium. After previously beating Cardiff in the FA Cup final in 2008 it was middle of table Portsmouth looking to cause an upset to Cardiff’s push to […]
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