Month: May 2013

Design students at Coleg Morgannwg have taken the lead role in creating costumes for a dance production to mark the centenary of Treorchy’s Park and Dare Theatre. The BA hons costume design students have been given the responsibility to produce a series of costumes for “Flights of Fancy”, a co-production by RCT Theatres and the National Dance Company Wales. Flights of Fancy tells the story of the local area over the past hundred years and the 2nd year costume design students have sole responsibility to create the costumes for the 1933- 53 period. Commenting on her role in making...

Tennis volunteers, coaches and officials in South Wales have been praised for their success in encouraging increasing numbers of people from a range of backgrounds to take up the game. Peter Bretherton, the president of the Lawn Tennis Association (LTA), noted the increase in player numbers when he visited several places to play on a trip to South Wales. ‘’It was really interesting to come over to South Wales and see how plans are progressing to increase tennis participation via a number of different methods,’’ he said. His visit included Swansea, where he met Basil Smith, thought to be...

Two Cardiff students are launching a country-clothing brand called Elsie & Arthur. Jack Williams, 21, and Allie Lawson, 20, both originally from North Devon, were awarded a launcher loan of £8,000 from School for Startups, founded by ex-Dragons’ Den investor Doug Richards. “We are so lucky to be given the financial backing to turn our idea into reality, “ said Allie, who is studying Journalism, Media and Cultural Studies at Cardiff University. “When we applied, we had to stop ourselves from getting too excited. We knew there was only a slim chance of getting the loan.” Elsie & Arthur...