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The Love Where You Live Campaign is back and Splott gets a mention!
Cardiff Council announced last week that the Love Where You Live Campaign is back – with more blitz operations, organised litter picks and new ‘community allotments’ being set up in the city. Read on to find out more about the scheme and future plans. This week the blitz operation is taking place in Plasnewydd between […]
Turning Splott green one planter at a time! The story behind the new mini community allotments
There are a few new additions to Splott and Adamsdown this week, courtesy of Green City Events and local plant-lovers. Four community planters have been delivered (thanks Cardiff Council!) and filled with soil and a variety of fruits, herbs, salads and vegetables which, when fully grown, can be harvested by local people and enjoyed by […]
Talking trash with Phil Bale, Leader of the Council and Cabinet Member for Economic Development
Roving reporter, Louise Clarke, bumped into a certain Councillor Bale at April’s Keep Adamsdown Tidy litter pick and couldn’t resist grabbing a cheeky interview with the leader of the council. Inksplott: Hello! Please tell us your name and what you do. Councillor Bale: My name is Phil Bale and I’m leader of the City Council. […]
There’s a hive of activity at Edible Adamsdown lately; find out what the buzz is about
Gardening, planting, bee keeping, seed swapping, learning to keep chickens; if any of these sound right up your street, read on as this week Inksplott met with Jonathan Mcloughlin, Chair of local environmental and gardening group, Edible Adamsdown. Inksplott: Hi Jonathan, thank you for being interviewed for Inksplott. Can you tell us a little […]
Pointing us in the right direction: Inksplott interview with Signpost Restoration
The observant among us will have noticed that Beresford Road Bridge is open again. The eagle-eyed will have also spied some lovingly restored original signs adorning the bridge. This week Inskplott caught up with David Gosling of Signpost Restoration, the business behind the project. Inksplott: Hi David Gosling, thank you for being interviewed for Inksplott. Can […]
“Splott is the Greenwich Village of Cardiff”. Mashing it up with Adde Jones, lead singer of band Excellent Skeleton.
Meet Adde Jones, singer, songwriter, poet, performer and lead singer of the band Excellent Skeleton, which is two-thirds Splott! Inksplott: Hia, thanks for the interview Adde, can you tell us a bit about yourself? Adde: I’m Adrian Jones, but better known as Adde, and I’m a songwriter, poet and performer living in Splott. I’m mostly […]
Proposal to convert The Canadian pub into 12 flats
Plans to convert Adamsdown pub The Canadian into flats were recently released by C2J Architects as part of a public consultation into the proposal. A 28 day Pre-application Consultation (PAC) period ran from 14th October to 11th November 2016 and residents were given the opportunity to voice opinions on plans to extend the building and […]
Royal Oak reopens after refurbishment (and it aint ‘alf bad mun!)
Local lovers of a tipple or two will be delighted to hear that the doors of the Royal Oak swung open again on Friday 4th November following an eight week refurb by Brains Brewery. Though the secret beer garden at the back looks much the same (it has had a little spruce), the interior is […]
STAR Hub to open on 26th of September but won’t be Council-run for long
After being without a pool for over two years, Splottlanders have less than five weeks to wait until they can get back in the water. The new STAR Hub in Splott Park is due to open on Monday the 26th September and swimmers and splashers will be able to enjoy themselves once more in the […]