Monthly Archives: January 2017

The man who ran every day for a month in support of refugees

If you’ve walked by Splott Park lately, you may have seen Jon Belcher; a lawyer living in Splott who pledged to run every day in January to raise money and awareness for refugees and asylum seekers. Jon, who works for the Cardiff branch of commercial law firm Blake Morgan and has lived in Splott since […]

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The beat goes on; exploring patterns with local percussionist Flow Maugran

Flow Maugran is a percussionist living in Adamsdown who, when she’s not making clothes and crocheting accessories, runs classes in drumming for people of all ages.  For the third Splottlight piece on local artists, Inksplott caught up with Flow to find out more about what bangs her drum. Inksplott: So Flow, you have two creative […]

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Putting unwanted presents to practical use; a letter from Natasha

As January comes to a close and the Christmas treat cupboard is bare at last, thoughts may turn to the pile of presents still stacked in the corner or stuffed under the bed.  Socks and toiletries are given in their dozens at Christmas, and these items can be of real use to people who have […]

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From Beatbox to Bowie; discovering the loop pedal with gigster extraordinaire Thoby Davis, Davis, Davis, Davis (see what I did there?)

Next in a new series of Splottlight pieces highlighting the wealth of creative talent living in our glorious corner of Cardiff, meet Thoby Davis; dance music DJ, guitarist, solo artist, master of the loop pedal and all-round one man band. Inksplott: So Thoby, this is the second of our Splottlight pieces on local artists and […]

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Enough is Enough! Shouting it all out with Francesca Dimech

Over the next few months, Inksplott will feature interviews with local artists as part of a new series of Splottlight pieces highlighting the wealth of creative talent living in our glorious corner of Cardiff. We start with Francesca Dimech, an actor, musician and wordsmith living in Splott and currently performing in the play ‘Enough is Enough’, […]

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Study shows Cardiff recycles more than any other UK city

The Viridor UK Recycling Index 2016 study has shown that Cardiff is the most active city for recycling in the UK – higher than London, Manchester, Glasgow and the South West. The study, conducted by Edelman Intelligence, explored current attitudes to recycling, perceived barriers to the UK public and the factors that the UK public […]

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Splott Road to be resurfaced soon – vehicles will have to vamoose!

As part of Cardiff Council’s Carriageway Resurfacing Programme, Splott Road will be resurfaced this winter. The resurfacing will start on Saturday the 28th January 2017 and work will last for 5 days, unless delayed because of bad weather or technical issues. The resurfacing will start by the old STAR Centre and finish at the junction […]

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Luvly Grub: bringing a bit(e) of LA to downtown Splott & Tremorfa

If you’ve walked along South Park Road recently, you will have seen a tasty new development in Tremorfa in the form of new café Luvly Grub.  Just under the bridge from Splott, this cute little café caters for all at very reasonable prices and hopes to be a place for people of all ages to […]

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Inksplott Interview: St John Cymru – Wales

Back in the autumn, Inksplott had the opportunity to interview David Ball, a first aid trainer with St John Cymru – Wales (commonly known as St John Ambulance), which is based in…wait for it…Splott! David was at the Grange Pavilion delivering free first aid training as part of the annual Grangetown Safety Week and was […]

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