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Katherine Jenkins spoke to our Correspondent Carl Edwards live on the programme this evening in Neath, ahead of her charity concert at the town's St David's Church.

The classical star is launching an appeal to raise £500,000 for essential repairs to the church tower and roof.

It is where she was christened and started singing as a choir girl, and she told us "this is where everything happened for me musically" and coming back is "so special."

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French celebrity chef Jean Christophe Novelli will be at Caerphilly Food Festival today to give visitors a cookery demonstration.

It's the second year the food festival - set in Caerphilly town centre - has been held.

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Katherine Jenkins will give a charity concert on Tuesday evening to help raise £500,000 for the church where she began singing.

The Welsh classical star returns to St David's in Neath to perform for its restoration appeal.

It hopes to raise enough money for essential repairs to the church tower and roof above the choir stalls.

St David's is where Katherine learned to sing and where she still performs at Christmas. The singer was also christened there.

Canon Stephen Ryan, Rector of Neath said "We are delighted that Katherine is helping us with our fundraising appeal.

"I know she holds St David's Church in great affection, and as a community we are extremely proud of her success. "

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A pure white reindeer calf has been born on a Christmas tree farm on the Gower.

Arriving just days ago, the currently-unnamed reindeer is something of a rarity - his mother's fur is what's known as mottled silver, while his father's fur is dark grey.

Farmer Robert Morgan told ITV Cymru Wales: "We get all sorts of strange colours, but to get them pure white like that - it'll be brilliant white for the rest of the year. It's quite amazing."

He said the farm is 'open to suggestions' for naming the calf after ruling out traditional names including Rudolph and Blitzen - but joked he was considering naming him after a Swansea City player following the club's recent success.

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A new portrait of the Queen, entitled 'ICON' has been unveiled by First Minister Carwyn Jones.

The WRU commissioned Cardiff-born artist Dan Llywelyn Hall to paint the piece to go on public display at the Millennium Stadium.

The portrait was produced to mark the 60th anniversary of the coronation.

WRU chief executive Roger Lewis said: "The portrait will have pride of place at the Millennium Stadium and we are very much looking forward to sharing it with the many hundreds of thousands of visitors we attract to the Welsh capital each year."

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Sunday's Salon Cymru event demonstrates the value of hairdressing to the economy, says hairdressing trainer Shirley Davies-Fox.

"The hairdressing industry contributes £5bn to the UK economy" she says.

"It employs 1% of the adult working population - that is just under a quarter of a million people".

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There were some hair-raising sights in Cardiff today.

Clippers, combs and a lot of hairspray were at the ready for Salon Cymru, a hairdressing competition for apprentices and learners from across the country.

The showcase provides a launchpad for careers in hairdressing.

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