Cardiff Council’s pink sticker recycling scheme criticised
Residents are worried they will get fined over a mistake or due to someone else’s rubbish CARDIFF Council launched its pink sticker... Read More
Sports club launches petition after U-turn on Heath Park
Club says it’s ‘unacceptable’ for council to sell off sports facilities for short-term gain CARDIFF City Korfball Club have started a petition... Read More
Royal Glamorgan A&E closure ‘could burden services’
Closing unit would risk people’s health and put extra pressure on University Hospital Wales, say protesters Closing Royal Glamorgan Hospital A&E could... Read More
Inside a Cardiff research lab on World Cancer Day
Researchers who have been touched by cancer look to give something back THE University Hospital of Wales opened its doors to students,... Read More
Parking problems worse at Heath despite end of hospital charges
“If you’re not providing the number of car parking spaces that are needed, then quite honestly it’s not a policy that is... Read More
Cardiff bus routes saved from axe for two years
THE six Cardiff bus routes due to be cut at the end of this month have been secured for two more years. This... Read More
Heath Park toilets and cafe ‘may not open until Summer’
THE toilets and cafe in Heath Park may not be open until the summer. With the schools’ half-term break and the... Read More
Heath residents set up petition to save bus route
RESIDENTS in Heath have set up a petition to save three bus services after proposals to remove them were revealed last week.... Read More
This is why Cardiff Bus are cutting 12 services
AN INSIDER has revealed the real reason 12 loss making bus routes across the city are being cut. The Cardiff Council source... Read More
Cardiff North campaigns to become ‘Dementia Friendly Community’
LABOUR MP Anna McMorrin has launched a campaign with the Alzheimer’s Society to make her Cardiff North constituency dementia friendly. Information sessions run by Dementia... Read More
The community centre that opens its doors for all
TUCKED AWAY in Jubilee Gardens in the north of Cardiff, near and Industrial Park and beside a residential estate is Maes Y... Read More
Fly-tipping app is being used to clean up Cardiff’s streets
AN app set up to report fly-tipping in Cardiff has been used 553 times since June, according to the council. In 99%... Read More
How green is your street? Data map measures leafy Cardiff
HOW green is your street? The Office for National Statistics has released an experimental data map showing how leafy the streets of Cardiff and... Read More
Heath hospital: Residents angry over ‘antisocial’ smokers
HOSPITAL staff and visitors smoking outside neighbouring homes are becoming a major concern for residents in Heath. Smokers congregate on the footpaths... Read More
Small bins and leaky lids: early feedback on glass recycling
EARLY feedback from residents taking part in a glass recycling pilot scheme suggests bigger bins and more frequent collections may be required... Read More
Major trauma centre approved for the Heath Hospital
A MAJOR trauma centre for south and mid Wales will be established at the Heath Hospital after approval today from six health... Read More
‘Flimsy’ recycling bags getting harder to come by in Cardiff
RESIDENTS in Cardiff are finding it difficult to get hold of green bags for their recycling waste. They also say new bags... Read More
Housing plan expected to go ahead despite “scaremongering” residents’ campaign
AN affordable housing development in Heath is expected to be approved, despite a “scaremongering” campaign by some residents. The development of 42... Read More
Act locally, think globally in the garden
Through gardening, cooking and eating this green-fingered group nurtures inter-cultural understanding, community integration, health and well-being GLOBAL Gardens is a community growing... Read More
Music therapy: Sing-along on the wards of the Heath
MEET the group of volunteers and trainee music therapists who play live music for patients at University Hospital Wales every week. Harmoni... Read More
Builder is jailed after botched loft conversion
A BUILDER from Cardiff who cost a grandmother her retirement savings after a “sloppy” loft conversion has been jailed. Marc Anthony Foley... Read More
Heath garden is buzzing over project to save bees
AN award-winning Heath garden is to become a special centre designed to encourage bees. Maes y Coed Community Centre will become an... Read More
Thousands in limbo as GP centre closes
PATIENTS at the soon-to-close Llwynbedw Medical Centre are in limbo as they wait to find out where they will be reassigned. Llwynbedw Medical... Read More
Birchgrove centre to open second garden
COMMUNITY gardening is taking off at a centre in Heath, with old and new faces welcome through its gates every Saturday morning.... Read More
Heath residents divided over plan for new Aldi
RESIDENTS of Caerphilly Road and Pheonix Way in Heath are split over plans to build a new Aldi. The derelict site has... Read More
Pledge to bring back safety railings near Birchgrove school
A COUNCIL “oversight” is set to be corrected when safety railings are installed in Birchgrove. Safety railings were put in on three... Read More
Troubled Birchgrove pub reopens its doors with a new look
ONE of Cardiff’s most controversial pubs is reopening its doors this week after nearly a year of renovation. The New Inn in Birchgrove... Read More
‘The future is gridlock,’ says concerned Heath councillor
GROWING traffic and pollution problems will lead to a future of gridlock in Heath, according to a concerned councillor. Fenella Bowden, an... Read More
Bus lanes not to blame for Birchgrove crashes – council
CARDIFF council has denied that new bus lanes have contributed to three car crashes on Caerphilly Road in the space of 12... Read More
Birchgrove regeneration scheme disappointing, say traders
WORK to regenerate Birchgrove Shopping Centre is nearly finished but some shop owners are unhappy with how the project has been run.... Read More