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MARKING the 500th anniversary of Leonardo Da Vinci’s death, Cardiff’s National Museum is taking part in a UK-wide exhibition to celebrate the artist’s work. Leonardo...

European Qualification in touching distance for the Archers again

08 Feb 2019

Connor Tovell

CARDIFF MET’S incredible campaign continues this weekend as they seek revenge on the side who beat them to European competition last season. The Archers were...

More funding for eco-friendly features at Llandaff centre

08 Feb 2019

Phoebe Radford

LLANDAFF 50+ has received a grant of £5,000 from the National Lottery Community Fund Wales to go towards planning and eco-friendly features for a community centre. ...

What your MP has enjoyed in gifts, trips and donations

08 Feb 2019

Michael Jones

HOSPITALITY tickets to Wimbledon, a trip to Colombia and tickets to a sold-out Rolling Stones concert. Cardiff MPs have been enjoying the perks of the...

Blue: laughter and tears of a family hit by dementia

08 Feb 2019

Louise Lazell

A new play opened in Cardiff last night tackling dementia and its effect on loved ones. Louise Lazell interviewed the young Welsh playwright Rhys Warrington...

Response to Bottleworks concerns leave residents baffled

08 Feb 2019

Oliver Lewis

GRANGETOWN residents have been left to feel “nothing has changed” after a planning application was amended this week. Earlier this week property developers Rightacres submitted additional planning...

Luxury student flats add to residents’ concerns

08 Feb 2019

Jonathon Hill

CARDIFF is rife with student accommodation. Traditionally, this has meant student halls or terraced houses converted into flats. The city is, however, seeing an unprecedented...

Heath residents set up petition to save bus route

08 Feb 2019

Corey Aunger

RESIDENTS in Heath have set up a petition to save three bus services after proposals to remove them were revealed last week. The online petition...

Cardiff to get 36 electric buses in air quality drive

08 Feb 2019

George Morgan

A FLEET of 36 electric buses are set to go into service in Cardiff, after the city secured a £5.7m investment from the UK Government....

Does Cardiff have enough public loos?

08 Feb 2019

Phoebe Radford

CARDIFF has closed 10 public toilets since 2010, taking the total number of council-run public facilities available to residents down to 18. The council spent...

Contraceptive patch for world’s poorest countries to be developed at Cardiff University

08 Feb 2019

Lydia Stephens

A CONTRACEPTIVE patch for the world’s poorest countries is to be developed in Cardiff University after it won financial backing from the Bill and Melinda...

Penarth police chase after elderly hand over £20,000 in scams

08 Feb 2019

William Bolton

AN 18-year-old man was arrested last night in connection with a series of alleged scams targeting vulnerable, elderly residents in Penarth and Cardiff. The man...

Gatland makes 10 changes ahead of Italy clash

08 Feb 2019

Ffion Lewis

HEAD coach Warren Gatland has come under fire for making 10 changes to the starting line-up ahead of Saturdays test against Italy. Wales Off the...

Canton campaigners force council to the table over student flats

08 Feb 2019

Katherine Berjikian

AFTER months of campaigning by residents, Cardiff Council’s planning committee will meet to discuss the future of a controversial development plan. On February 13, the...

Grandmothers’ despair over state pension age

08 Feb 2019

Michael Jones

TWO grandmothers feel “robbed” and “useless” because of state pension age changes – but campaigners ‘BackTo60 won the right to review the alterations in January,...

Owner of ‘eyesore’ fly-tipping hotspot slammed

08 Feb 2019

Connor Tovell

THE owner of the old Riva Bingo site in Adamsdown has been criticised by the community for failing to make any progress since its demolition....

Southampton v Cardiff: It’s make or break for Bluebirds

08 Feb 2019

Connor Tovell

CARDIFF City face their biggest test of the season tomorrow as they travel to Southampton in what is being labelled a make or break relegation...

Whitchurch pub raffles Six Nations goodies for lifesaving kit

08 Feb 2019

Yusuf Khan

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 Welsh Hearts to...

“My grandfather the spy”

05 Feb 2019

Isobel Owen

DAVE Evans always knew his grandfather was an extraordinary man, but what he has discovered exceeded anything he could have imagined. Family life in a Welsh mining village was...

Group scoops £200,000 for activity centre in toilet block

05 Feb 2019

Phoebe Radford

THE Llandaff 50+ community group has been awarded £200,000 by the Welsh Government to convert a derelict public toilet into a community centre. The Welsh Government offer grants...

Mixed response to plans for historic Cardiff Bay Station

05 Feb 2019

John Cooper

THE historic Cardiff Bay Station is being renovated to create an “ecosystem where you can eat, live and play”, said Simon Baston, director of LoftCo,...

Six Nations: seven things we learnt from the first round

05 Feb 2019

Corey Aunger

AND so it begins. France lost when it seemed easier to win against Wales, England showed they can’t be written off with a dominating performance...

Work starts to improve Fairwater centre for elderly

05 Feb 2019

George Morgan

BETTER quality services for older people with social needs are promised as work on Fairwater Day Centre begins. The site, on Plasmawr Road, Fairwater, will...

Devils celebrate LGBT History Month

05 Feb 2019

Jonathon Hill

CARDIFF Devils players will wear special edition ‘Pride’ jerseys on Saturday to celebrate LGBT History Month. Andrew Lord’s men – aiming to build on their...

Meet the refugees giving Splott a taste of home

05 Feb 2019

Thomas Willetts

Mohammed and Hafiz both volunteer in the Oasis Centre’s Mobile Street Food Kitchen, in the centre of Splott. Mohammed Robaie, 42 is a refugee from...

Cardiff’s HMV store saved after buyout

05 Feb 2019

Emma Elgee

CARDIFF’S HMV store on Queen Street has been saved after the iconic music brand was bought by a Canadian company. Businessman Doug Putman, who runs the...

Diabetics stockpiling insulin in fear of no-deal Brexit

05 Feb 2019

Lydia Stephens

SOME Welsh diabetics are afraid of a no-deal Brexit despite official advice against stockpiling prescriptions. The lack of clarity surrounding what will happen to the...

Out with the lamb, in with the leek: A review of Veganuary

05 Feb 2019

Louise Lazell

JANUARY was the month of the vegan sausage roll. Piers Morgan has spent a month quaking in his boots as vegans and non-vegans across the...

Boxing scheme that’s changing lives in Cardiff

05 Feb 2019

Michael Jones

YOUNG Cardiffians are fighting back against disadvantage thanks to Empire Fighting Chance – a boxing scheme designed to empower young people and help engage them with their community. The 10-week programme...

Clwb Ifor Bach launch expansion plans

05 Feb 2019

Ffion Lewis

CARDIFF music venue Club Ifor bach has unveiled plans to expand its current site by taking over the building next door. The club’s owners are...

Meet the woman who wants to get everyone riding round in circles

05 Feb 2019

William Bolton

ZOE Westerman admits something early on in our interview – she whispers it across the table, eyes darting around, checking no-one else can hear: “I haven’t always...

Work starts on Lisvane beauty spot after three-year wait

05 Feb 2019

Emma Elgee

WORK to improve Parc Cefn Onn, in a £459,000 project funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund, is set to start this week after a three-year...

Undefeated Welsh MMA champion reveals why he twice turned down UFC

05 Feb 2019

Oliver Lewis

Jack Shore is a star on the rise. The Cage Warriors bantamweight champion is undefeated in his ten professional bouts and is the talk of...

Wales Women prepare for physical encounter v Italy

05 Feb 2019

Yusuf Khan

WALES women were battered and bruised in Montpellier, and things may not get any easier this weekend when they come up against a confident Italian side...

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