A west Wales charity, which is designed to help mentor talented young musicians, has celebrated its 10thanniversary in style.
Members of Loud Applause Rising Stars (LARS) took part in a special celebration night hosted by Kevin Johns MBE at The Diplomat Hotel in Llanelli.
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JIMMY DIDN’T MAKE A BIG PRODUCTION OF THE SINGER’S INTRODUCTION
When you’re a comedian, nervously standing in the wings, trying to remember your first gag (and the one after that!), you don’t want to be distracted by the compere/club secretary mangling your introduction.
It’s

THE TROUBLE WITH POLITICAL JOKES IS…THEY SOMETIMES GET ELECTED!
People often ask me (as someone who’s acquainted with comedy) what, as Doddy put it, ‘exercises my chuckle muscles’.
Many comedians do. Billy Connolly for one. While other very successful laughter-makers you might think are hilarious,

THE countdown is well and truly on for St David’s Day on March 1 and a long weekend of annual celebration concerts.
This time around, we are going to face plenty of choices as there are three west Wales concerts on the schedule at Carmarthenshire

THE BANK TILLS ARE ALIVE WITH THE SOUND OF MUSIC!
I was queuing in my bank, waiting to deposit my winnings from the one-armed bandit in my local pub.
For those of you who don’t know, he’s a Brazilian named Pedro Gonzales and (as he’s

INTERESTED in pop, rock and opera? Then, the popular musical duo called Zirenz have something which is just up your street.
Zirenz are Bex Hazard and Cat Llewelyn, two singers and musicians based in the heart of the Gwendraeth Valley.
They are already making an