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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 […]
Find out what’s happening with Splott’s Railway Street project
There is a project afoot in Splott to transform a disused plot of land into an accessible space for local people to learn, grow, share, and enjoy. Splott-based Community Interest Company, Green Squirrel, has negotiated a lease for the old children’s park at the top of Adeline Street, off Railway Street, and is working with […]
Adamsdown centre supporting vulnerable people features in comedy star’s Good News Bulletin
Adamsdown’s Al-Ikhlas Culture and Education Centre, which has been helping hundreds of vulnerable people in the community during the COVID-19 crisis, features in the fourth episode of The National Lottery’s Good News Bulletin – a weekly round-up of feel-good stories hosted by renowned comedian, Joe Wilkinson. From communities rallying together to provide BBQs for a […]
Countdown to nominate your local lockdown legend
Countdown star, Rachel Riley, is searching for lockdown legends in Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan as part of the 2020 National Lottery Awards, as time is running out to enter. This year the annual search for the UK’s most popular National Lottery funded projects will, for the first time, honour individuals who have made […]
Waste collection changes from June 1st
Your weekly collections for recycling and food waste will return to normal from Monday 1st June. Your collection day is not changing (so still pop rubbish out on a Wednesday evening after 4.30pm or before 6am on Thursdays in Splott, Tremorfa, Pengam and Adamsdown). This means that: ♻️ Green recycling bags and food waste will […]
Friends and Neighbours goes virtual to connect people feeling lonely
Friends and Neighbours or FAN is a Cardiff based charity that brings people of all ages and backgrounds together in the spirit of friendship. People who enjoy meeting others will be sure of finding a warm welcome if they attend. In response to the Covid 19 measures, Friends And Neighbours (FAN) is now moving […]
Ideas on how we can help each other during Covid-19
These are testing times. Scary times. Unprecedented times in our generation. But look back in history and the people of the world have faced some extraordinary challenges and prevailed. In times of trouble, the greatest thing about us is our resilience, our resourcefulness and our capacity for generosity. So let’s look at how we can […]
Site plan launched for green community hub in Splott
It was standing room only at last Saturday’s Green Squirrel community coffee morning in the Old Library in Splott to showcase the final plans to create a community hub from waste land in Splott. The site at the back of Railway Street has been donated to the group by Cardiff Council. Following a series of community […]
The history of the Church of St German’s, Adamsdown’s 19th century jewell
How many times do you walk past a building and give no more than a cursory glance? Probably every day. This is exactly what I’ve done with St German’s Church in Adamsdown the whole time I’ve lived in this area, which is going on 12 years now. But attending a remembrance service inside the church […]