Cardiff, United Kingdom Travel News

Forecasters have warned temperatures will fall below zero in many places across the UK as revellers welcome the new year.

RETAILERS across Wales reported a strong start to the post-Christmas sales last night after bargain hunters queued from dawn.

Since 1853, the Vulcan pub in Adamsdown, Cardiff, has served countless merry revellers from its location on the lip of a huge new city development.

THOUSANDS of shoppers yesterday took advantage of the massive discounts being offered by retailers - but city centre bosses say they are still waiting for the Christmas rush.

THE Rt Rev John Davies will retire as the 75th Bishop of St Asaph on New Year's Eve with fond memories of his nine-year term.

SAVVY shoppers yesterday took advantage of mammoth discounts being offered by retailers - but city centre bosses said the Christmas rush is yet to come.

A PILOT was yesterday forced to return to Cardiff while en route to Paris because he was not qualified to land in foggy weather.

The Romans built a small fort there, where the Gloucester-Carmarthen road crossed the Taff, and strengthened it in the face of seaborne attacks from Ireland.

A WELSH businessman is defying the economic downturn by investing 1m in turning a well-known Cardiff hotel into a luxury hostel.

CHRISTMAS cheer is in short supply for retailers in Cardiff after they recorded a 15% fall in sales.

Casualty star Derek Thompson joined a protest in Broadmead to try to keep the top TV show in Bristol.

It's been a whirlwind 18 months for Jacques Imbrailo and Liz Watts since they won the Audience and Song prizes at the 2007 BBC Cardiff Singer Of The World competition.

YOU Might have heard of the sub-genre known as math-rock but the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff is about to host some full-on science music.

CHRIS Corcoran is recalling his worst moment as a stand-up comedian. He was appearing at a comedy club in front of a large audience, mainly made up of stag and hen parties, and he felt his jokes were not going ...

THE carol concert has been reinvented for a new generation. The British Philharmonic Orchestra has joined forces with a selection of children's characters from TV channel five's Milkshake! strand, including ...

Rail passengers in the region will benefit from extra services and longer trains on weekdays from Sunday.

THOUSANDS of rally and music fans from all over Wales will be heading into Cardiff today at the start of a "big traffic" weekend in the city.

PUPILS in South Wales have been playing Santa for orphans 1,500 miles away. Youngsters from Ysgol Y Wern in Cardiff have filled hundreds of shoeboxes full of treats for children in Romania.

As charity founder Sarah Cornelius prepares for the 10th anniversary of her seven-year-old son Joshua's death, she looks back at how he inspired her and so many others.

Imperial College London repeated their successful haul of 2006, taking two top honours at the Guardian Student Media awards last week.