Supermarket donates £333 to Velindre Cancer Centre
Customers raised money through Waitrose green token scheme A SUPERMARKET in Pontprennau has donated £333 to Velindre, a specialist cancer treatment centre in Whitchurch. The money was raised through Waitrose’s... Read More
£3m Llys Eurwg housing development officially opened
Scheme brings 33 new affordable two and three-bedroom flats to St Mellons LLYS Eurwg, a new affordable housing scheme developed by Taff... Read More
Volunteers clear 63 bags of litter from Train Park in two hours
11 volunteers remove dangerous fly-tipping surrounding a busy children’s park VOLUNTEERS have removed 63 bags of rubbish from Train Park and Wern... Read More
World Book Day: Keeping kids keen on reading is ‘vital’
Annual events at hubs across the city important for children in digital age THE charity World Book Day held its annual celebration... Read More
‘Library of shared things’ may expand into Splott
Rumney group wants to inspire volunteers to spread the pioneering lending service A COMMUNITY project that loans out everyday items to residents... 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
Storm hits Llanrumney United with £3,000 bill
Club is raising money to replace waterlogged equipment and repair pitch STORM Dennis has left Llanrumney United FC with around £3,000 worth... Read More
Green public transport plan not enough to lure EV drivers
Unreliability and inconvenience put off those already taking a stand for environment PLANS to discourage traffic in Cardiff city centre are not... Read More
Green, affordable public transport plans praised in Parliament
180,000 commute into Cardiff by car every day, council estimates, and it wants that to change PLANS to make Cardiff’s public transport greener... Read More
Hammer-wielding man jailed for 14 months after fight over cigarette
Jason Kain, who has 43 previous convictions, admits affray in Cardiff city centre A MAN has been sentenced to 14 months in... Read More
Director of roller derby film is nominated for award
Women of Tiger Bay Brawlers to star in documentary for BBC Wales A FILM director, who lives in Cardiff, has been nominated... Read More
Protestors go to Senedd over ‘scandalous’ incinerators
Campaigners angry as Wentloog and Barry biomass plant is restarted AROUND 100 residents gathered outside the Senedd to protest against waste incinerators... Read More
Hand in your knives to combat crime, urge police
Teams of Cardiff officers are tackling violence with knife amnesties and events POLICE are inviting people to hand in knives to be destroyed as... Read More
Residents oppose £150m Wentloog waste incinerator
The proposed CF3 incinerator would be built 700m from one of Cardiff’s largest high schools. RESIDENTS from Trowbridge, St Mellons and Rumney... Read More
Schoolboy makes amazing Lego movie about refugee crisis
A SCHOOLBOY from Rumney has made an amazing film using lego to tell the story of the refugee crisis. While most... Read More
The ‘Drives’ putting Cardiff’s taxi problems in their rear-view
A GROUP of Cardiff cabbies have set up a co-operative to “give drivers a fair crack of the whip” amid fears the... Read More
Stolen motorcycles recovered in Adamsdown
POLICE have been recovering motorcycles around Cardiff in their efforts to clamp down on vehicle crime. Two were recovered in Adamsdown yesterday... Read More
Cardiff Bus brick attacks: Girl, 11, among frightened passengers
AN ELEVEN-YEAR-OLD girl now fears catching the bus to school after being among the victims as two Cardiff Buses were attacked with... Read More
Could Rumney spoil Rhiwbina and Wanderers title race?
CLASH of the Cardiff rugby titans nears as Rhiwbina and Glamorgan Wanderers are fighting it out for promotion to the Championship, with... Read More
Cardiff house prices soar 240% in two decades
HOUSE prices in Cardiff have soared 240% in two decades, outstripping the average rate of inflation by 167%. Latest figures from The Land... Read More
Grandmothers’ despair over state pension age
TWO grandmothers feel “robbed” and “useless” because of state pension age changes – but campaigners ‘BackTo60 won the right to review the... Read More
The Rumney resident who formed a 700+ Neighbourhood Watch group
AWAY at work, Lesley-Ann Gibian had no idea she was being burgled. “It was horrible – just the worst.” The burglars were... 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
Hazardous waste plan for Rumney ‘horrendous’ say traders
A PLAN to build a hazardous waste unit in Rumney has been condemned by local businesses. Biffa – a waste collection company... Read More
Vandals hit football club lock-up for second time
A JUNIOR football club has been left cash-strapped after their storage facility was vandalised and broken into for the second time in... Read More
Llanrumney Hall is ‘wonderful opportunity’ for community
THE developers of Llanrumney Hall have reassured residents that the community centre will open soon. Work on the Grade II listed building... Read More
Three vans set alight in attacks across Cardiff
THREE vans belonging to the same Cardiff company were torched in a “mindless” and “senseless” act. The vans were set alight late... Read More
Five Cardiff projects receive Aviva community funding
FIVE Cardiff bids have been successful in winning cash from The Aviva Community Fund. Llandaff City Church in Wales Primary School have... Read More
Seven projects reach Aviva Community Fund final
SEVEN Cardiff community groups have reached the finals of this year’s Aviva Community Fund. The organisations submitted bids for £1,000, £5,000, £10,000... Read More