Music and Nightlife

From Cardiff Bay’s iconic venues to open‑air festivals in the Brecon Beacons, Wales offers a year‑round calendar of music, theatre and cultural events.

Dafydd Owain reflects on the unexpected creation of Ymarfer Byw in a black‑and‑white film debuting on S4C and iPlayer.

Brass band, 10cc co‑founder, comedian Jimeoin and baroque festivals converge across Powys in October, boosting the region’s cultural calendar.

Elisey Mysin, the award‑winning Russian pianist born in 2010, will give his Welsh premiere at All Saints Church, Newtown, on 14 October.

Family‑run Rubicon Garden Rooms opens a £500,000 ‘Village’ on the Cheshire‑North Wales border, boosting sales by 25% and creating local jobs.

Harry Bromley‑Davenport praises the Tywyn cinema’s transformation as it celebrates 125 years and recent BIFA award.

The 71st Cambrian Rally revives classic forest stages, with new routes in Gwydir and Hiraethog, as top drivers converge on Llandudno promenade.

The party’s plan would raise the personal allowance to £15,000, lift NI thresholds and shift 750,000 earners out of the 40p rate, funded by projected EU trade gains.

The community‑run youth club in Machynlleth warns it may shut by October half‑term unless at least four new adult volunteers step in.

The Welsh Government has lifted the fixed penalty for stationary idling from the current £20 to a band of £75‑£150, a move aimed at curbing air and noise…