Author Archives: Lynne Thomas
Street Food Cinema returns to Splott with festive fun & family favourites
Street Food Cinema returns next month for a festive drive-in movie experience with classic films, Christmas carol-oke, and the best of Cardiff’s street food vendors. The run includes classic Christmas favourites Elf, Home Alone, Muppet Christmas Carol and Die Hard, alongside classic night-out movies like Batman Returns, Bridget Jones’ Diary and new release Tenet. As […]
Shop Splott map of independent businesses
Inksplott has developed a free map of independent businesses in Splott designed to help drive footfall to our local highstreets and boost our local economy. There is a wonderful array of independent shops and services in Splott that we could all make more use of. Sometimes, it seems easier to hop in the car and […]
Cardiff Covid stats for the last seven days in relation to Splott, Adamsdown & Tremorfa.
Every day, Public Health Wales publishes information on positive Covid-19 test results in Wales. The website allows you to search for information by local health board and has a helpful map which shows cases in individual wards over a 21 day and seven day rolling period. I hopped on the PHW website this morning and […]
Cardiff Council promises cleaner streets
Cardiff will benefit from cleaner streets under new plans to change the way waste and recyclables are collected across the city. The new system will see the council adopt a four-day a week, single shift collection model. This will enable collections to take place between 6am and 3.45pm on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays. All […]
Autumn plant giveaway for Splott, Adamsdown and Tremorfa residents
Local organisation Green Squirrel has teamed up with Bute Park plant nursery for an autumn plant giveaway as part of the city-wide Good Food Cardiff Autumn Festival. On Saturday 17th of October, between 10.30am and 12.30pm, they will be distributing free autumn and winter veg plants and helping you to keep growing your own […]
The cans and cants of Cardiff’s local lockdown
With Cardiff entering local lockdown from 6pm on Sunday 27th September, many people may be confused about what that means for them. Huw Thomas, Leader of the Council, issued a statement yesterday to clarify what is allowed and what isn’t. Here’s a summary: The cants You will not be allowed to enter or leave the […]
Residents call for road safety improvements on school run
When Ysgol Glan Morfa moved from quiet Hinton Street to busy Lewis Road, parents were assured that active travel and road traffic safety measures would be put in place. Three new zebra crossings and zig-zag no parking zones were installed, however parents are concerned that people are flouting the rules and endangering families. Splott resident […]
Splott in bloom! Guided tour of the best front gardens.
Join Growing Street Talk this Saturday on their Front Gardens Walkabout and see what people have been doing to green their house frontages and front gardens in Splott. The walkabout will start at 10.30 and will be about 2 miles long, so you’ll need to wear comfortable shoes and appropriate clothing depending on the weather! […]
Cardiff faces local lockdown after sharp rise in coronavirus cases
If cases of coronavirus continue to rise in the capital, Cardiff will be placed into local lockdown. That was the message delivered by, Huw Thomas, Leader of the Council, in his address to council last night. If Cardiff were to be put in lockdown, it would be the seventh of the 22 local authorities to […]