Residents welcome £5m plan to upgrade Cardiff tower blocks after Grenfell
RESIDENTS from two high-rise buildings in Cardiff have been reassured by a £5m council plan to replace cladding on their flats in... Read More
Council bid for £10m to improve shops and streets
SHOPS and businesses could benefit from £10m regeneration fund, if a bid by Cardiff Council is successful. Streets in the South Riverside... Read More
Mosque expansion approved at third attempt
PLANS to extend a Cardiff mosque have been approved at the third time of asking, despite concerns from residents. The Ahmadiyya Muslim... Read More
Met Office up warning to amber as Cardiff is set for more snow
THE Met Office has increased its weather warning to amber as Cardiff prepares for another bout of wintry weather, just two weeks... Read More
‘Beast from the East’ set for Cardiff return
A YELLOW weather warning has been issued as a second Beast from the East heads for Cardiff two weeks after 20cm of... Read More
Students persuade 30 firms to stop using straws
PLASTIC straws will become a thing of the past if two Cardiff University students have anything to do with it. Environmental geography... Read More
Late night noise fires up incinerator opponents
OPERATORS of the controversial incinerator development in Barry have breached the terms of their testing permit, claim campaigners. A letter sent to... Read More
Feeder schools plan ditched despite parent protests
FEEDER schools will not be introduced in Cardiff next year, the council has decided. Councillors took the decision despite 79% voting in... Read More
Cardiff rules out plans to allow HGVs in bus lanes
DESPITE the Welsh Assembly considering allowing HGVs to use some bus lanes in order to help ease congestion, the scheme won’t be... Read More
Petition raised to stop Cardiff school home-time vandals
A PETITION has been raised to stop children vandalising houses on their way home from school, Pentwyn PACT meeting heard this week.... Read More
App allows people to host film nights for strangers
A NEW Cardiff based app has launched for individuals to meet new people by hosting film nights in their home. Reelhost asks... Read More
City’s fifth anti-racism march takes place tomorrow
DEMONSTRATORS will take to Cardiff’s streets for the fifth annual ‘March Against Racism’ tomorrow, March 17, coinciding with the final Six Nations... Read More
War of words continues between Barry and Cardiff
CLAIMS from a Cardiff councillor that Barry is “a town without a purpose” have been described as foolish. Russell Goodway, Cardiff council... Read More
More strikes on way but refunds unlikely, students told
STUDENTS have quizzed Cardiff University staff and members of the lecturers’ union, the UCU, about the industrial action that could affect their... Read More
Workers find 119-year-old note inside Splott bridge
WORKERS demolishing Splott Road bridge have found an 119-year-old handwritten note inside one of the original pillars. The note is dated 1... Read More
New Llanishen homes approved despite parking concerns
ALTHOUGH residents collected more than 50 signatures for a petition opposing development in Ty Glas, they failed to convince planners to stop... Read More
Police concerned about missing Cathays teenager
AN 18-YEAR-OLD boy from Cathays is missing, South Wales police report. Police say they are increasingly concerned for the well-being of Jamshed... Read More
Council accused of ignoring results of public consultation on feeder schools
CARDIFF Council has been accused of “making a mockery” of public consultations with plans to ditch the idea of feeder schools despite... Read More
Roath flood scheme protesters seek independent review
A GROUP is calling for a halt to tree felling as part of a flood protection scheme in Roath while an independent... Read More
Admissions fall but some Cardiff schools stay oversubscribed
PUPIL applications to start at Cardiff secondary schools have fallen by 7.7% since 2017, but they remain heavily oversubscribed. Admission results from... Read More
Former Llandaff toilets to become a heritage centre
A FORMER medieval animal enclosure and toilet in Llandaff is being converted into a heritage centre and community space that will be... Read More
Emergency meeting called after hate letters reach Cardiff
THE Muslim Council of Wales has called an emergency meeting with community leaders after Islamophobic letters were sent to Cardiff homes. The... Read More
Tap, tap, give: make a contactless donation for the homeless
HAVE you ever seen a donation bucket for charity and wanted to give but had no change on you? Well, thanks to... Read More
Footballers transform disused building for community
A FOOTBALL club has transformed a disused building into a community hub after being handed the keys by the council. Splott Albion... Read More
Cardiff firm underpaid minimum wage workers
THE Cardiff branch of an international engineering consultancy firm underpaid two minimum wage workers by nearly £800 last year. Data released by... Read More
Students go hungry in university fossil fuel protest
TWO students have started the second day of a hunger strike as they campaign against Cardiff University’s investment in the fossil fuel... Read More
Wales is being poisoned by plastics, say campaigners
OUR country is being poisoned by plastic, say campaigners who today called on the Welsh Government to introduce a tax on single-use... Read More
Charges against rugby star Shane Williams dropped
CHARGES against former Welsh rugby international Shane Williams and his brother, Dean, have been dropped. The ex-Wales and Ospreys winger and his... Read More
Litter picker at lake caught in 100m fishing line
A CARDIFF litter picker was caught in 100 metres of fishing line abandoned by a lake in Pentwyn. Barbara Wilcocks, who leads... Read More
Green graffiti protest backfires in historic uni building
A PROTEST by environmental campaigners backfired when spray paint used to tag pillars at Cardiff University left a permanent scar. Staff based... Read More