Tag Archives: cardiff
Know your Cabinet Member: The Cardiff Council Cabinet; what it is, who’s in it and what it does
Cardiff Council has recently elected its Leader of the Council (our very own Splott Councillor, Huw Thomas). One of the Leader’s first jobs is to select the members of the Cabinet. But just what is the Cabinet and what does it do? To find out more about the role of the cabinet and who’s been […]
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 […]
Cardiff Council Finsbury Park message and invitation to attend Ramadan Iftar on City Hall lawn
Though not directly Splott related, this message and invitation to a city-wide event is relevant and very community-orientated and Inksplott is happy to share it with its readers. Please scroll down for the Welsh version. English: We are deeply shocked and saddened by the senseless terror attack at Finsbury Park and give our heartfelt sympathies […]
Twelve new train stations in Wales make shortlist, including Newport Rd and St Mellons
Twelve new railway stations may be built in Wales and one of them could be on Newport Road/ Rover Way. According to this Wales Online article, out of the twelve, three of the proposed new stations are in Cardiff: as well as Splott/Tremorfa/Pengam the other two are proposed for St Mellons and Ely Mill/Victoria Park. […]
New relief road to Splott and Tremorfa opening in June
A new road in Cardiff Docks, officially known as the Eastern Bay Link, connecting Queen’s Gate roundabout (the one at the end of the A4232 just after the tunnels) with A48 Ocean Way roundabout at the back of Splott is scheduled to open in June. The road should help with traffic during the UEFA Champions […]
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 […]
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 […]
Cleaner streets in Cardiff according to Keep Wales Tidy report
According to a report published by the charity Keep Wales Tidy, streets in Cardiff are getting cleaner. The research is outlined in the document “How Clean Are Our Streets?” and Cardiff has a Cleanliness Index (CI) of 66.4 compared with a CI of 66 the previous year and 94.7% of the city’s streets are classed […]