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• 10/10/08 02:49

  Top act music venue set to open in Cardiff
  

  A new live music venue in central Cardiff hopes to attract bands and artists who currently leave the city off their tour schedules. The venue, called SUB29, is located in the Millenium Plaza near Millenium Stadium and holds 800 spectators.....

  
  

• 10/10/08 02:36

  Bristol Zoo submits plans for first eco wildlife park
  

  After a pioneering propsal last July, Bristol Zoo has submitted plans to build the UK's first ever 'eco zoo.' The £70 million National Wildlife Conservation Park (NWCP) is to cover 136 acres and will be situated opposite Cribbs Causeway, in the northern outskirts of Bristol.....

  
  

• 09/10/08 02:24

  Prince of Wales encourages greener travel
  

  The Prince of Wales has urged travellers and travel operators to "redouble" their efforts to encourage sustainable travel at the annual convention of travel organisation, Atba.Speaking via video message to the convention in Gran Canaria, Prince Charles warned that, if the number of greener travel options were not expanded, it would do harm to those global landmarks for which people travel the world to visit.....

  
  

• 09/10/08 02:12

  Welsh valleys to receive tourism boost
  

  A tourism initiative in the Welsh valleys will receive a timely boost of £9 million in European funding, according to the BBC.The money, awarded by the EU Convergence Fund, will be poured into schemes announced earlier this year to encourage travellers in five local authorities, including Blaenau Gwent, Caerphilly and Torfaen.....

  
  

• 08/10/08 02:01

  Kelly Rowland performs at Student of the Year Awards
  

  Former Destiny's Child singer Kelly Rowland performed before an audience of award-winning students at the Student of the Year Awards in London last night.The event, which is in its first year, aims to recognise the achievements of students from a variety of backgrounds over the entire UK.....

  
  

• 08/10/08 01:49

  Olympic spectators to get free TVs
  

  Mayor Johnson has described a device that may be handed out to London 2012 attendees, allowing them to view details of events and instant replays of current events.According to the Independent, he said: "One of the things that we were thinking of doing was to have hand-held devices, BlackBerry-type gizmos, that you could be issued with when you come into the [Olympic] park telling you what's going on, or giving you instant action replays.....

  
  

• 07/10/08 01:37

  Saatchi gallery to open in London
  

  Art collector Charles Saatchi's third London gallery is set to open to the public this Thursday. The Chelsea venue will launch with an exhibition devoted to contemporary Chinese art and will feature works from Saatchi's collection of about 2,500 pieces.....

  
  

• 07/10/08 01:36

  Rail strike to hit Scotland's train system
  

  A Rail Maritime and Transport Union (RMT) strike is expected to affect a number of Scotland's train services. 450 staff are due to walk out from midday today and at the same time on Thursday, leaving many commuters stranded with significantly reduced services.....

  
  

• 06/10/08 01:01

  Half of Glastonbury tickets already sold
  

  Half the tickets for 2009's Glastonbury music festival have been snapped up already, after early ticket sales commenced on Sunday morning. More than 69,000 places were either reserved or bought by early Sunday evening, despite the eight-month stretch up to the famous Somerset event.....

  
  

• 06/10/08 00:49

  Belgian strike brings Eurostar services to standstill
  

  Strike action by rail workers in Belgium has forced Eurostar to cancel all services between the UK and both Lille and Brussels for 24 hours.The general strike brought the entire Belgian rail network to a halt - including the closure of Brussels Midi station - on Sunday night.....