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Big in Kazakhstan
There’s nothing new about Cardiff University being insolvent. In 2017 the International Financing Review (IFR) revealed that the institution’s debt – borrowed from banks, private investors and bond markets – …
Pubocalypse 14 (Splott/Adamsdown/Newtown special)
THE NEW FLEURSPortmanmoor RoadI don’t usually include clubs in Pubocalypse, but I will make an exception for the Fleurs in Splott. An integral part of working-class Splott’s culture and social …
Splott by-election
Following the death of Labour Councillor Jane Henshaw in September, a by-election will take place in the Splott ward on December the 5th. Splott has three of Cardiff’s total of …
Cardiff’s lost buildings 9
Power StationsWorking Street, Eldon Road, Colchester AvenueThe first public supply of electricity in Cardiff was a speculative endeavour of the Anglo-American Brush Electric Light Corporation. The business, founded in 1876 …
Gull city
Cardiff has the largest gull population of any city in the world. There are 20 different gull species but two predominate here: the Lesser black-backed gull (Larus fuscus) and the …
Pubocalypse 13
CAMEOWellfield RoadOpened in 2015 in the old Halcyon Daze shop, this Roath off-shoot of the members-only Cameo Club in Pontcanna was accessible to all (if you could afford it), unlike …
Cruel cuts
In a brazenly sham ‘public consultation’, which runs until February 4th, Cardiff Council has been asking residents for their views on the savage cuts it is proposing to make to …
What goes up must come down
The 1851 ‘Great Exhibition’, organised by Prince Albert (1819-1861) and civil servant Henry Cole (1808-1882), was held at London’s Hyde Park in the ostentatious ‘Crystal Palace’ designed by Joseph Paxton …
Cardiff’s lost buildings 8
Town HallsVarious locationsFollowing the Norman conquest of lowland Glamorgan at the end of the 11th century, the derelict fort beside the River Taff that had been abandoned by the Romans …
Cardiff Shame
With apologies to Noel Coward (1899-1973) ♫ To the tune of London Pride ♫ Cardiff shame has been foisted onto us.Cardiff shame’s in the foul air we breathe.Cardiff shame means …