Men’s Sheds: Volunteers in Rhiwbina making PPE during lockdown
The number of Men’s Sheds in the UK has nearly doubled in past four years THE Den, a Men’s Shed in Rhiwbina,... Read More
Family on community litter pick find 18-inch machete
Cardiff Council plans to make improvements to Llanishen Park to improve facilities and increase security A FAMILY found a machete in a pond in... Read More
Hopes to restore Llanishen Reservoir to its former glory
Campaigners hope, after funding boost, sailing could finally make a comeback THE Welsh Government has granted Llanishen and Lisvane reservoirs £930,000 to... Read More
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
Campaign to bring GP services back to Llanishen clinic
The doctors were relocated three miles away to Gabalfa in 2017 COUNCILLORS are trying to get GP services back to Llanishen Clinic after they were relocated three years ago. Back in 2017,... Read More
Road narrowing to be removed after two-year fight
Llanishen councillors hope new layout will ease traffic flow and cut pollution TWO road narrowings are to be removed from Heol Hir... Read More
McDonald’s appeals against refusal of 24-hour licence
Fast food giant wants Llanishen restaurant to stay open through night despite ruling MCDONALD’s has lodged an appeal against Cardiff council after... Read More
Gleider Field: AM is reassured over possible sale of land
Llanishen councillors would oppose losing green space in city-wide plan to dispose of surplus IN a review of Cardiff Council’s surplus land, the... Read More
Campaigners oppose possible sale of Llanishen green space
Gleider Park is too valuable to community to be sold, says Cardiff Civic Society IN a review of Cardiff Council’s surplus land, the... Read More
Flooding stops club playing at home for 25th year in row
They are letting the community down, says president after continued delays A DISPUTE between Cardiff Council and Persimmon Homes has meant no progress has been made to... Read More
Llanishen good neighbours collect 26 bags of rubbish
Around 40 people join in, prompting hopes of regular events to clean up area RESIDENTS hope an official group could be organised to clean up... Read More
‘Run-down’ Llanishen shops to be sold to boost council funds
Plans to sell 14 retail parades across Cardiff could raise £40m TWO retail parades in Llanishen, on Llangranog Road and Fishguard Road,... Read More
Llanishen and Thornhill vote in Conservative councillor
Thursday’s by-election means party now hold all four seats in ward CONSERVATIVE Sian-Elin Melbourne was elected to be the new councillor for... Read More
Llanishen residents’ concern after McDonald’s applies for 24-hour licence
The new fast food restaurant has applied for a premises licence so it can serve hot food between 11pm and 5am. A NEW McDonald’s... Read More
Controversial project to create new Cardiff cemetery begins
New burial site hopes to prevent Cardiff from facing grave shortages but encroaches on Caerphilly Mountain green wedge CARDIFF is running out of space to bury... Read More
Llanishen café family better off by closing two days a week
A DOCTOR and her mother who run a café together have decided to close their business on Mondays and Tuesdays so they... Read More
‘Period poverty and stigma must end’: Schoolgirl activist petitions Welsh Government
A SCHOOL girl activist is calling on the Welsh Government to provide sufficient funds for schools to give out free sanitary products. Cardiff pupil... Read More
Elderly couple conned out of jewellery and cash in rats scam
A COUPLE in their 80s were conned out of jewellery and cash in a distraction burglary. Two men, claiming to be from the council, entered... Read More
Llanishen bays out of bounds as parking sensors are installed
SMART parking technology is being installed in Llanishen this week as part of a city-wide scheme aimed at reducing congestion. The time-limited parking bays... Read More
New uniform part of Llanishen High School’s success
A CARDIFF school that overturned its Red status to Green credits a change in school uniform as one of the reasons for the improvement. ... Read More
Walking rugby sessions to start at city’s new 3G pitch
LLANISHEN Rugby club hope to start a walking rugby team to encourage community use of their new 3G facilities. The club invested... 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
Expanded store in Llanishen needs community help
THE expansion of a convenience store in Llanishen has left an empty unit next door, and the owner wants the community’s help to fill... 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
‘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
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
Council seeks new burial land as it runs out of space
CARDIFF is running out of space to bury its dead and is looking to build a new cemetery in the city to... Read More