Protests continue in fight to save Whitchurch nature spot
‘Yes to Velindre, no to Meadows destruction,’ say campaigners PROTESTERS striving to save the Northern Meadows in Whitchurch from intended development say they will keep fighting until the proposed location... Read More
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
Chippy Alley relay race raises money for Sport Relief
Cardiff also sees DJ Jo Whiley complete triathlon in Dare2Tri challenge PEOPLE all over Cardiff have been raising money for Sport Relief... Read More
‘Selfish’ panic-buying causes most vulnerable to suffer
Cardiff supermarkets and online deliveries hit by people stock-piling over Coronavirus MANY Cardiff residents have been panic-buying soap, toilet roll and anti-bacterial... Read More
Deliberate woodland fires on the increase in South Wales
Arson attacks getting worse, says volunteer at park where bird shelter was burned down DELIBERATE fires in the woods and grasslands of... 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
Whitchurch GPs sign lease, but patients face problems
Practice secure for seven years, but doctors make do with temporary building SENIOR partners at Whitchurch Medical Centre are expected to sign... Read More
Love story that inspired ‘brutal’ Arctic marathon for Velindre
Simon Ford, 50, has been supporting the centre since his fiancée died in 2013 A GROUP of 15 fundraisers are putting on... Read More
Cardiff pubs and brewers take stand against beer tax
When freeze is lifted it will be unfair to beer-drinkers, say petitioners BRAINS brewery and some of its pubs across Cardiff have... Read More
Businesses fundraise for woman’s Russian MS treatment
Olivia Copner hopes to undergo chemotherapy-based stem cell procedure that will cost in excess of £42,000 TWO Birchgrove businesses are teaming up... Read More
Whitchurch arts and social group goes “on the road” while library is refurbished
Whitchurch library is closed for 20 weeks to be re-kitted as a ‘wellbeing hub’ AN arts and community group is looking for... Read More
Whitchurch volunteers raise money to save ‘secret garden’
‘Friends of’ group forms to do what ‘hugely stretched’ Cardiff parks department can’t YEARS of local government budget cuts left the award-winning... Read More
Pudsey helps Whitchurch cyclists raise £1,045
Cycling club members complete nine laps of Cardiff Bay barrage for Children in Need WHITCHURCH Cycling Club was helped by Pudsey Bear on... Read More
Cricket club break-in brings ‘heartwarming’ response from Whitchurch community
THE WHITCHURCH community came together to help rebuild a cricket team’s clubhouse after it was “smashed up” by vandals. Whitchurch Heath Cricket Club was... Read More
Cardiff student cricketer plans to drive Glamorgan forward
WITH just under three weeks until the start of Glamorgan CCC’s season, Kiran Carlson, 20, middle order batsmen for the county side is in the midst... Read More
Whitchurch landlords form pub watch scheme
SEVEN pubs in Whitchurch have formed a ‘pub watch’ to help keep the area safe and report any trouble to one another. The pub watch involves... Read More
Call to move “city’s most dangerous crossing” after schoolboy accident
RESIDENTS are calling for a “dangerous” crossing to be moved after a schoolboy was knocked off his bike by a car while... Read More
Work on dangerous Whitchurch crossing begins at last
WORK started this week to improve the pedestrian crossings in the centre of Whitchurch village. The crossroad between Penlline Road, Church Road, Old Church Road and Merthyr Road was approved last... Read More
Whitchurch pub raffles Six Nations goodies for lifesaving kit
THE Fox and Hounds pub in Whitchurch is raising money to install a defibrillator outside the pub. The Brain’s pub has teamed up with... 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
Parking woes for workers in Whitchurch village
OUTSIDE Cathays and the City Centre, Whitchurch village is one of Cardiff’s hot spots for parking fines and workers in the village are becoming frustrated... Read More
Llandaff North drivers warned over smash-and-grab thefts
AFTER a recent surge in car break-ins in Llandaff North, residents are being urged to report all vandalism, thefts and suspicious behaviour to police. ... 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
Whitchurch volunteers restore old church garden
A VOLUNTEER group of pensioners in Whitchurch have been working to restore the old site of St Mary’s Church, on Old Church... Read More
Castell Coch employs bilingual Santa after complaint
CASTELL Coch will have a bilingual Santa this year, after a complaint that Father Christmas couldn’t speak Welsh. The venue, run by... Read More
Fight to save 106-year-old Whitchurch tennis club
WHITCHURCH Tennis Club, has been open for the last 106 years but could be closed next year and the land redeveloped. The club,... Read More
Staff at Whitchurch High School may lose jobs – warning
STAFF at the biggest secondary school in Wales could be made redundant due to funding cuts, parents have been told. Joyce Slack,... Read More
NatWest makes U-turn on mobile bank location
NATWEST has moved where their “mobile banking van” replacement will be after a huge backlash from customers over its inconvenient location. The... Read More
Four teenagers charged after Whitchurch Village disturbance
FOUR teenagers have been charged following a disturbance in Whitchurch Village involving young people allegedly carrying dangerous weapons. Adam Awan, 18, from... Read More