All your mates swanning back to Hinckleton-on-Forsythe or whatever other silly-named English town they’re from? Stuck here in the Diff wondering whether this summer’s Welsh weather will be more Costa-del-Caerphilly…

This article was originally published by Tom in 2019. We’re bringing it back in 2021 because of its relevance! April 1 used to be the best day on the internet,…

It’s Safer Internet Day! This means I’ve been thinking a lot about the key things young people can do to improve their online safety and security. As someone who is…

A report from the leisure centre providers Better, who currently provide all of Cardiff’s leisure centre services, has revealed that people in Cardiff have lower body confidence than people in…

There are many differences between being a student and being an employee. Now that I’ve tried both, I thought you might like to hear about it. You meet so many…

It was a mysterious trailer: a woman burning some flowers. What could it mean? However, we can now reveal all- within reason, of course. No spoilers here! Hedda Gabler is…

In a WMC first, a musical about the music industry! Only kidding. We’ve of course seen this formula before- multiple times this year alone, including the story of Motown records…

NUS EXTRA is now called TOTUM. If you’ve been to any Freshers Fairs recently you’ll have seen the new TOTUM card splashed everywhere. Chances are if you’re a uni or…

Excited about going to uni? You probably are! But don’t forget the most important bit: the education! Here are theSprout’s top tips for paying attention, retaining information and getting that…

Hey Sprout readers, Tom here. Since July 2018 I’ve been sharing news and information with you here as one of the team of custodians working on the Sprout, but today…

Local startup Revival has opened the first floatation tank business in Cardiff, and we were lucky enough to try it out. Heading into the Tank I was in a bit…

TheSprout recently met with a representative from Fearless, a branch of UK crime reporting service, CrimeStoppers. CrimeStoppers is a 24/7 anonymous charity-run hotline, where you can report any information you…

It was a warm Saturday afternoon at East Moors Youth Centre in Splott, and locals were gathering to see young people perform in an all new talent show. Called Cardiff’s…

Fed up with how your public transport system works? Don’t worry about it too much- a lot of smart people and a big pile of money are being put to…

What would you do with 300 acres of land? What if that land was in the Welsh beauty hotspot- the Brecon Beacons? For twenty teenagers from across the UK, this…

One leaning tower which, possibly, should have fallen down years ago. One huge sound stage, big speakers to boom out electronic acoustics. I must admit, I was a little worried…

Starvin’? Hank Marvin? Good job the Cardiff Food and Drink Festival is on this weekend. And technically it’s free to get in, so I can include it on this list…

Youth radio station Radio Platfform is opening a second location in Porth, Rhondda Cynon Taf. It’s part of an ongoing partnership between the Wales Millennium Centre, where Radio Platfform’s main…

At the recent one-year anniversary of the NextBike Cardiff hire bike scheme, I spoke to Mymuna Solemen, founder of the Muslims on Bikes club. Muslim women face a number of…

Ceri Dawn Jackson, the BBC journalist behind hit podcast Shreds: Murder in the Dock, talks to us about what went on behind the scenes. Shreds: Murder in the Dock is…