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Liar liar pants on fire
Last month the Ordnance Survey (OS) released comprehensive and definitive geospatial data that plotted and mapped all the UK’s accessible green space. And, in that instant, at the click of …
Benvenuto/Bienvenida
A message to our visitors Neges at ein ymwelwyr Un messagio ai nostri visitatori Un mensaje a nuestros visitantes Regarding our airport, railway system, central station, roads, infrastructure, policing, food, …
Dear Huw
We did it! Our brilliant plan worked! Let’s take a few moments to wallow in the glory – it’s cool, the Anglican Communion positively welcomes self-indulgence (btw, next time you’re …
Pubocalypse 6
Continuing from Pubocalypses 1-5, an ongoing record of Cardiff’s ever-shrinking social sphere… BASE + BARLEY Queen Street Opened in March 2016, shut by the November: you had to move fast …
Metro-Going-Nowhere
A recent report by global data-crunchers INRIX revealed that Cardiff has the worst traffic congestion of any UK city outside of peak hours. Those who have the dubious honour of …
The lakes of Cardiff
Being a sea-level city, Cardiff has no natural lakes. But a strange, recurring impulse to compensate for that absence means there are plenty of artificial ones. This could be seen …
Cyncoed Campus
I had to be there. Even though ceaseless drenching rain was washing in from the west, wild horses wouldn’t have stopped me going to the first Welsh Premier League (WPL) game in Cardiff for 10 …
Van and Bryn
As a birthday treat my partner took me to the Van Morrison concert at the Wales Millennium Centre (WMC) on Tuesday, one of a number of enticing musical delights taking place …
Dear Phil
Dear Phil Will you spare me a few minutes of your valuable time? I know you’re a busy guy and can’t have much room in your diary what with all …
Pubocalypse 5
It’s been a while since my last round-up of Cardiff’s disappearing pubs… BACCHUS Park Place This distinguished 1874 house, all honeyed orange brick, gothic touches and decorative bargeboards, was only …
