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Solved! The mystery of the Splott stink!
In recent weeks, there has been a pungent pong sweeping over Splott and residents have been keen to trace the stinky source. Quite a few of us reported the smell to environmental regulators in a quest to uncover the pongy point of origin. So bad was the smell that one resident commented online that, despite […]
Contract awarded for construction of the new Willows High School
Cardiff Council can announce the contractor chosen to carry out the main build of the new Willows High School has been awarded to Morgan Sindall Construction. The education investment worth more than £60m, will provide excellent quality education environments to support and enhance teaching and learning, as well ascomprehensive sports facilities, including sports hall, gym, drama […]
Splott pays tribute to loved local councillor
Splott woke today to the terribly sad news that much loved and respected local councillor, Jane Henshaw, passed away on the weekend. Jane, originally from North Wales, worked for CAB as a welfare rights specialist, debt counsellor and tutor and also worked in Adult Education teaching Women’s History and Assertiveness Training. For most of her […]
Maltings Park awarded green flag
For the first time, Splott’s newly refurbished park joins the list of 20 parks and green spaces managed by Cardiff Council that have been awarded prestigious Green Flags. The awards, which recognise parks and green spaces in 20 countries across the world, are run in Wales by environmental charity Keep Wales Tidy and judged independently […]
Is Splott beautiful?
That is the question that will be posed by the Cardiff Civic Society and Cardiff University in an upcoming consultation taking place in Splott. The Cardiff Replacement Local Development Plan 2021-2036 is at consultation stage and it will shape our city for over a decade to come, deciding what gets built and where. A team […]
Splott moves to new bin collections
From the 20th of February, residents in Splott will have to separate their recycling into different receptacles. Cardiff Council has announced that they are rolling out a new waste collection model across Splott and Tremorfa from the 20th of February 2024 (though If you live in a block of flats with communal bin collections, this […]
Christmas tree collections have had the chop
Rubbish news: there will be no kerbside collections of real Christmas trees in Cardiff this year due to strike action. Cardiff Council has issued an update about rubbish collections following an announcement from Unite about strike action from the 28th December to the 25th January. Real Christmas tree collections is the most notable casualty and […]
Tremorfa road resurfaced in groundbreaking trial
Pengam Road in Tremorfa has been resurfaced using a pioneering technique to ensure that the materials used have a negative carbon impact. According to recently released information, this groundbreaking trial alone offsets over 4.5 tonnes of carbon emissions. An 877m² section of Pengam Road has been resurfaced using a surface course mix containing slag steel […]
Splott to take part in expanded recycling trial
Splott residents will receive a red sack for plastic and cans, a blue sack for paper and cardboard and a blue caddy for glass bottles and jars. The new Cardiff Council kerbside-sort recycling scheme is being expanded to a further 5,000 properties across the city, including Splott. The aim of the scheme is to improve […]