The usual subtlety of Oscar Wilde’s watertight script is executed with zestful aplomb but a pantomime villain and a village idiot detract somewhat from the play’s antiquated magic.

The student produced play opens in the charmingly understated set of Algernon’s front room. The two self-styled Earnests comfortably settle into musings on marriage and the delights and dreadful duties of a life of leisure as they bicker to the backdrop of austere bookcases and grand chaise longues.

A BOXER, I am told, has to be special. He has to be disciplined, focused and self-motivated, three qualities which are not synonymous with the stereotypical teenager of today.
But when I was buzzed through to Phoenix Fitness in Cowbridge Road, Ely I met two such examples of the characteristics the sport instils.

Fifteen-year-old Chris Mardon of Heol Trenewydd, Caerau and 14-year-old Craig Wilford of Heol Pant Y Deri, Caerau were lacing their trainers and preparing to go for a standard four-mile warm-up run as I entered the sweat-smelling gym.
Kevin Moore, 46-year-old …

A CARDIFF school was host to BBC’s The Big Questions, a programme discussing the big moral issues of the day. The show, hosted by Nicky Campbell, came to Michaelston Community College in Michaelston Road, Ely to discuss the questions surrounding assisted suicide, the payment of ransoms and inter-country adoption.

The topical issues were discussed by members of the audience and special guests LBC Radio talk show host James O’Brien, Falklands war veteran and charity campaigner Simon Weston, and General Synod member Christina Rees.

AN EX-CON, performing artists and a group of youth workers will combine to help youth offenders turn negative experiences into positive tunes.

North Ely Community Centre, Pethybridge Road, Ely will host 30 young offenders over a six-week period in their music studio and will work to produce individual songs and a group album.AN EX-CON, performing artists and a group of youth workers will combine to help youth offenders turn negative experiences into positive tunes. North Ely Community Centre, Pethybridge Road, Ely will host 30 young offenders over a six-week period in their music studio and will work to produce individual songs and a group album.