Monthly Archives: July 2017

Ysgol Glan Morfa expansion part of plan to double number of Welsh primary school places in Cardiff

Construction of a new Welsh-medium primary school in Cardiff is underway, signalling the start of a project that will double the size of Ysgol Glan Morfa in Splott. Being built on Lewis Road, the £7.8m school will provide a new home for Ysgol Glan Morfa when it moves next summer from its current location on […]

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Council and Police clampdown on illegal scramblers and quads

Earlier this year, Inksplott promoted the See It Report It Campaign asking people of Splott, Adamsdown & Tremorfa to call 101 to report any sightings of scramblers and qad bikes being driven on public roads and parkland.  This issue was raised to Splott Councillors Edward Stubbs and Huw Thomas by local residents sick of motorbikes […]

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Bringing Japanese Jewellery (and tea!) to Splott: Inksplott Interview with Locca Enamel Jewellery

Inksplott: Hi Yukiko, thank you for being interviewed for Inksplott.  Can you tell us a little about yourself and your business Locca Enamel Jewellery?   Yukiko: Hello. My name is Yukiko Wilson from Locca Enamel Jewellery.  Originally from Tokyo, I have been living in Cardiff since 2010 with my Welsh husband.  I’m a jewellery designer and […]

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An update on the Splott / Adamsdown Citadel

Adamsdown Councillor, Nigel Howells, today posted this briefing note on community communication platform, Nextdoor, and kindly agreed that Inksplott could share it with its readers.  Here is an update on the situation, past and present, with the Citadel: Following the tragic incident on Tuesday in Adamsdown, officers from the local authority have been supporting the […]

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Citadel collapse causes rail and road closures in Splott

Roads above and railway lines below Splott Road Bridge are closed due to a collapse of part of the Citadel building on the junction of Splott Road and Pearl Street. Inksplott was made aware this afternoon of an incident near to Splott Road Bridge that had caused the closure of the railway line and immediately […]

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Fatality announced following Citadel collapse

Though two people were able to extract themselves with ‘minimal injuries’, South Wales Fire and Rescue tonight confirmed that a man trapped in the collapsed structure has died from his injuries. Work had been progressing to demolish the 1892 Citadel building over the last few weeks and the building has been covered in scaffolding and […]

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“Let’s be honest, who can’t help but love the name Splott?” Ruth Jones turns her attention to the best burrough in The ‘Diff

Splottlanders were all a quiver today as BBC Radio Wales announced that our very own Splott is to be given the Ruth Jones treatment! Welsh actress and writer Ruth Jones, known for playing Nessa in Gavin & Stacey and the lead character in Sky’s ‘Stella’, is to bring a brand new sitcom to Radio Wales […]

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Splott Councillor and Leader of the Council, Huw Thomas, talks about the new ‘Dying to Work’ charter

Cardiff Council has become the second local authority in Wales to sign Wales TUC’s ‘Dying to Work’ charter. This voluntary charter for employers sets out commitments which ensure that employees battling terminal illness have adequate employment protection. Leader of Cardiff Council, Cllr Huw Thomas said: “Cardiff Council is proud to sign the TUC’s Charter which […]

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Belong, Believe, Achieve. Meet Mr. Chris Norman, the Head Teacher driving the rise and rise of Tremorfa’s superb secondary school, Willows High.

There are four schools between Splott and Tremorfa and it’s about time they had some Inksplott attention!  In a bid to get to know more about our local educational establishments, their staff, pupils, achievements and upcoming events, Inksplott will be running a series on local schools.  The next in the series is an interview with […]

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