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HEAD Coach Danny Wilson hailed the improved performance of his Cardiff Blues side but it was not enough to prevent defeat as Glasgow secured their...

Frustrations grow over recycling centre closure in north Cardiff

Cardiff Council’s plans to close Wedal Road Recycling Centre have raised concerns among city residents. THE planned closure of Wedal Road Household Recycling Centre has caused...

Cardiff pub owners' son to play in World Darts Championship at Lakeside

THE owners of The Birchgrove pub will watch their son compete in the British Darts Organisation (BDO) World Darts Championship at Lakeside in January. Tim...

Radyr community unite to honour fallen soldiers

RESIDENTS gathered at Radyr’s war memorial on Sunday to honour Britain’s fallen soldiers. Members of the community came together to watch the Remembrance March and...

Young cancer patient given top motocross prize in Cardiff hospital

A PATIENT being treated for a rare type of cancer at a Cardiff hospital has received a top sports award after becoming too ill to make...

Big queues and sell-outs at Cardiff's first Danish bakery

CARDIFF’S first Danish bakery, Brod, has opened its doors. Betina Skovbro, owner of the Pontcanna based bakery on Wyndham Crescent, has run out of stock every day...

Special scooter salute at Barry Remembrance service

CROWDS at Sunday’s Barry Remembrance day parade were treated with a special drive-by of classic scooters. Scooterists from the Barry and District Scooter Club joined the...

Canadian ice hockey players learning their trade in Cardiff

CARDIFF Devils ice hockey players are working hard off the ice, as well as on it. While the team has climbed to third in the...

Is Cardiff a good place to live? Here are some facts to consider

A REPORT which highlights the good and bad points of living in Cardiff says the city is thriving and will become one of the leading capital...

Winter Wonderland kicks off a range of festive fun in Cardiff

ONE of the highlights of Cardiff’s calendar, Winter Wonderland, opens on Thursday (November 12) outside City Hall. A new feature this year is the Ice Kingdom, a...

Laughing along with Laughter Yoga in Llandaff North

A few weeks ago, as I was exploring a social network called Streetlife, an advert caught my eye. It read: “Laughter Yoga – Weekly Laughter...

Cardiff Coal Exchange receives welcome boost in survival bid

ORGANISERS behind Cardiff’s Save the Coal Exchange campaign were due to meet today (November 10) to discuss the award of a £10,000 grant. The Cardiff Coal Exchange...

Organ work at Vale Church uncovers wartime mystery

RENOVATORS at a Vale of Glamorgan church found a rare World War One relic when they opened up the organ – and they have no...

Whitchurch holds a moving Remembrance memorial service

WHITCHURCH residents took part in the annual Remembrance parade leading from village’s Earl Haig Club to the cenotaph outside the library. Merthyr Road was closed for the event...

Cardiff War Hero’s Family Make Surprise Appearance at Remembrance Service

A CEREMONY to honour Cardiff’s first Victoria Cross recipient featured a surprise guest – the soldier’s surviving nephew. Guests at the service of remembrance for...

Whitchurch Christmas Lights set for November 22 switch-on

A LOCAL businessman has rescued the Whitchurch Christmas Lights event which was left “in serious jeopardy” after the traders’ committee disbanded earlier this year. Tomas...

£10,000 raised after close shave in Whitchurch pub

PUB goers raised over £10,000 for Cancer Research Wales after having their heads shaved. The ‘A Close Shave’ gathering saw 25 brave regulars shave their...

Ely and Caerau hillfort volunteers rewarded with British Museum treat

VOLUNTEERS at Caerau Hillfort are being thanked for their hard work with a free trip to see a British Museum exhibition on the Celts. Over...

Community rallies to save Fairwater food co-op

VOLUNTEERS in Fairwater have come together to keep the area’s Food Co-op open after funding ran out. The co-op provides people with bags full of...

Cardiff swimmers gear up for Olympic year

City of Cardiff Swimming Club is gearing up for Olympic year with its annual Welsh Capital Open meet this weekend. The event takes place at...

New youth mayor elected in the Vale of Glamorgan

YOUNG people in the Vale of Glamorgan voted in their thousands to elect the 2015 Youth Mayor. Cowbridge Comprehensive School student Daniel Marshall, 15, has been...

Riverside market returns with a World Cup bang

TRADERS at Riverside Farmers Market have seen a surge in the number of shoppers since the event returned after a Rugby World Cup break. The...

Barry Pumphouse redevelopment is complete

THE multi-million-pound regeneration of Barry waterfront has passed another milestone. The completion of the £2m redevelopment of Barry Pumphouse is part of an overall £230m...

Taff Housing held Halloween inspired events over half term

TAFF housing held Halloween inspired events for local children during half term. The events were held at Riverside, Grangetown and Canton’s community centres for young...

Labour’s new councillor hopes to reduce Riverside’s traffic problems

RIVERSIDE’S new Labour councillor plans to reduce the traffic problems and make the area a safer place to live. Caro Wild, 39, believes one of...

Llandaff North couple hold tattoo marathon for son who died of cancer

A pair of Llandaff North tattooists have held an 18-hour ink-athon in memory of their two-year-old son who died of cancer. Mark and Lisa Richmond...

Chaiholics. Great for a cup of tea – and a champion curry.

Reporter Will Kirby calls in on the Welsh Curry Chef of the Year as his Roath bistro celebrates its first birthday You’d struggle to miss Chaiholics....

Heath Hospital introduces extra support for grieving parents

A CHARITY at the University Hospital of Wales (UHW) in Cardiff has started a scheme to give extra support to bereaved parents. The charity, 2...

River Taff hydro-electric scheme to power up to 550 homes

A £2.6m hydro-electric scheme to generate power from the River Taff in Radyr is set to begin. The scheme at Radyr Weir, which starts next month and is due to be fully operational by April 2016, will generate enough electricity to power up to 550 homes.

Bag burglary during dinner shocks Canton woman

02 Nov 2015

A WOMAN is appealing for help to find her bag containing cash and personal possessions which was taken in a Canton burglary. Angela McKenna was...

Cardiff Lord Mayor and Deputy Lord Mayor nominated

COUNCILLOR David Walker and Councillor Dilwar Ali were nominated last night as the only candidates for Lord Mayor and Deputy Lord Mayor of Cardiff. The...

Cardiff Stars to feature in Gerrard vs Carragher

Cardiff City legend Craig Bellamy, current winger Craig Noone and Anthony Gerrard, former Cardiff City football academy prospect are all set to feature in this...

Art hits the streets of Cardiff

A MAN is decorating the streets of Cardiff today with chalk replicas of famous art works. Painter and decorator Richard Llewellyn Price, from Nottinghamshire travels...

The Blackout to play last ever gig

On Saturday, March 28 Wales will lose yet another one of it’s best known bands. Hardcore-rockers The Blackout are playing their last ever show at...

Three alcoholic drinks a day enough to increase chance of liver cancer

Just three alcoholic drinks a day can increase the chance of liver cancer a report by the World Cancer Research Fund showed on Wednesday. The...

Museum staff campaign for better weekend wages

A PROTEST against further cuts to wages took place outside the National Museum yesterday. It happened in conjunction with a protest at London’s National Gallery,...

10 things you'll only know if you were taught by David English

With David English’s last day as Editor-in-Chief of The Cardiffian, here’s a few things his students will never forget… 1. No matter how grammatically incorrect...

Mook hits fundraising target for kidney operation

REMEMBER Mook? The sick seven year old has raised enough money for an operation to fix her painful kidney condition four months earlier than the...

Do you think this woman should have a street lamp outside her home?

A CARDIFF woman who has to walk home in pitch black every night has vowed she will not stay in her flat for another winter...

Somaliland recognised by second council in the UK, Cardiff Council

THE Somaliland community in Cardiff was celebrating last night as Council voted to recognise the Republic of Somaliland as a country, the second city after...

Insight into the lives of Cardiff's asylum seekers and refugees

For the 25th anniversary of the Welsh Refugee Council, Chloé Farand explores what it means to be a refugee in Cardiff. Under the vaults of...

Theatre Review: Leviathian

A play a pie and a pint. A stones throw from Cardiff University, The Sherman theatre has made a name for itself with bold, new...

Cardiff One Direction ticket prices soar after Zayn Malik quits

Thousands of tickets for One Direction’s June show in Cardiff have been put on auction websites like Viagogo for as much as £549, following...

Parkour freerunning comes to Cardiff

EVER thought about jumping across buildings, climbing 6ft walls and doing backflips down the street in the name of sport? Well, now you can. Parkour, also...

PRO 12: Cardiff Blues vs Ulster Rugby preview

THE Pro 12 resumed after a three-week break because of the Celtic players involved in the Six Nations. Adam Jones is set to start in...

Elite League: Cardiff Devils vs Belfast Giants preview

CARDIFF Devils correspondent Tom Houghton assesses the team’s fortunes as they head over to face the Belfast Giants in the Elite League playoffs tonight. The Devils...

More than 3,000 free ice cream given out to students to vote

Around 3,000 free ice creams were given out to students in Cardiff yesterday as part of the Generation Vote campaign, encouraging students to register on...

Falafel Kitchen share their their secrets on feeding the vegetarians of Cardiff

IT is Meat Free Week in the UK this week and has given many people the opportunity to try eating as a vegetarian for the...

Cardiff Children's Literature Festival – What are your favourite childhood novels?

Cardiff welcomes the third annual Children’s Literature Festival bringing familiar characters, friends and spellbinding tales to venues across the capital. All Events open to the public...

Take a trip down memory lane with our children's literature quiz!

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Splash of wild life on Crwys Road: animals take over the streets

An exotic feel and a vibrant splash of colour has spread across Crwys Road this week. Cardiff Council has commissioned a series of animal paintings to...

The 7 most heartbreaking Boy & Girl Band break-ups

In the wake of Zayn Malik’s departure from teenage heartthrobs One Direction, The Cardiffian reflects on many a broken hearted break up from our favourite...

Bad news is good news as new play hits Cardiff

Do you like bad news? Howard Barker, one of Britain’s best kept secrets, has had his devastating yet amusing short play on bad news, called...

Behind the streets: moving portraits of the homeless in Cardiff

Behind the Streets is the work of 18 year-old Ben Blyth, a photojournalism student at the University of South Wales, who stopped to talk to...

Cardiff is jumping through hoops to host Wales’s first hula convention

The Welsh capital has now gone full circle and is about to host its very first hula hoop convention. Its first edition, named WHoopC, will be...

Our top 5 @ 5

Every Tuesday and Friday, we bring you a run down of our top five most read stories of the day. Here are today’s top trending...

'NHS Wales out of TTIP' warn residents of future privatisation

Campaigners today have been out in force warning residents about a transatlantic deal that could lead to the privatisation of the Welsh NHS. “NHS Wales...

Cathays Cemetery could reopen after being closed for over 30 years

A Victorian cemetery could reopen for new burials after having been closed for 35 years. Cathays Cemetery, which opened in 1859 and is the third...

Council cuts claim poetry competition and Cardiff in Bloom