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You rarely hear the phrase “affordable vintage” anymore.

As the demand for vintage has grown, retailers have capitalised on the apparent thirst for any clothing more than a few years old. But here in Cardiff, a new boutique is set to pair second-hand and vintage clothing with affordability once more.

Fusing elements of dance and theatre to create a unique and engaging performance act based on pin-up girls and cabaret, Kitsch n Sync collective is a new form of entertainment.

Kylie Ann Smith, Kim Noble and Rosalind Brookes are trained freelance dancers, choreographers and performers. They came together to create a fusion of contemporary dance and tap and recently started running dance classes in electro swing hop, swing dancing to hip-hop beats.

The new Olympics kit for Team GB 2012 was revealed last night – with a distinct lack of Welsh colours.

The kit, designed by Stella McCartney, was launched yesterday at the Tower of London at an exclusive reveal to the media.

The new sports gear has been met with mixed emotions from the public due to its heavy use of blue and dark indigo. Critics have commented the kit looks overly Scottish as the colour red has even been omitted from the Union Jack motifs.

“Has the Big Yin lost his mojo?” and “did you hear the one about the comedian who forgot how to laugh?” were just some of the headlines plaguing Billy Connolly at the start of his latest tour.

The criticisms came after the comedian was reported to have left the stage following heckling from the crowd. But if Connolly’s performance at Cardiff’s Motorpoint Arena last weekend was anything to go by, the comedian is still on top form.

Homophobia in football has been a contentious subject in recent years but one Cardiff team are offering a solution to lesbian, gay or bisexual players who may fear ‘coming out’ to their team mates.

A new album featuring songs inspired by and performed by the Adamsdown community in Cardiff has launched on iTunes and Amazon.

The sound of American Football helmets crashing together might not be the first thing you’d expect to hear on a cold Sunday morning in Roath, but in one Cardiff park it has become a regular occurrence.

The South Wales Warriors have been holding training sessions in Roath Park for several years, with this season’s second rookie try-out session taking place last Sunday.

It seems that folk music is making a comeback. No longer do we think of dreadlocked hippies singing protest songs. Folk is re-inventing itself as a dynamic and popular genre.

Cardiff-based folk band Tylwyth Teg are riding the wave of popularity and have been going from strength to strength. Founding member Joanna Marriott said: “As more folk-influenced acoustic acts, like Mumford and Sons, become popular, folk does seem to be entering the mainstream consciousness.”

Plans for a massive new winter sports facility in Cardiff Bay have been met with a mixed reaction from city residents.

Proposals for the International Sports Village were unveiled on Thursday as council bosses announced Helium Miracle 113, a subsidiary of Greenbank Partnerships, will fund and build the next phase of the landmark development.

The plans include a 150m-ski slope, skating arenas and a new 3,000-seater home for the Cardiff Devils ice hockey team as well as bars, restaurants and a hotel.

Spring has finally arrived and the key to any sunny Sunday afternoon is a cone of fresh gelato, which a certain parlour in Cardiff can provide.

Caffe Gelato, owned by Dave Russell, arrived in Wales last September and is now preparing to stock up the city with his tasty dessert.

Dave, 57, has been in the ice-cream business for 25 years in Bracknell. He looked around the UK for a good spot to set up his delicious store and found Cardiff to be the perfect place.

Former Cardiff City midfielder Joe Ledley believes his old club are primed for promotion to the Premier League.

Speaking exclusively to The Cardiffian, Ledley, now plying his trade for Scottish Premier League giants Celtic, said: “They’ve got to go up this time. They’ve got the best team I’ve seen at Cardiff for a long time. With players like Craig Bellamy and Seyi Olofinjana they have a good mix of experienced players, they have a great chance,” he said.

Three years after quitting his high-pressure job as a SWALEC sales rep Chris Fox-James is making his living in a far more creative way.

His income may be less steady but he couldn’t be happier. He is one of very few artists whose work is available in Cardiff to work with borosilicate glass. It is one of the toughest but most rewarding mediums an artist can use.

A childhood fascination with marbles led Chris to figure out a way of creating the intricate glass designs himself.