A Cardiff letting agent has been sentenced after a handyman was exposed to asbestos-containing material while carrying out work on a client’s property. A self-employed handyman from Cardiff, who does not wish to be named, regularly carried out work on properties managed by Rochefort Shugar Ltd and on 15 October 2010 was sent to a ...
Welsh boxing legend Nicky Piper MBE has unveiled a new sports mural at Maindy Centre. The special artwork has been painted in the boxing gym at the facility and depicts portraits of famous boxers. Maindy Centre has been working in partnership with Cathays High School on the unique project which aims to motivate young people ...
Cardiff Council Trading Standards and South Wales Police joined forces last month to tackle rogue traders in the Splott Market area of Cardiff. Operation MAPLE, which took place on August 18th, focused on reassuring the community, reducing crime and taking action against those selling counterfeit goods. The exercise was carried out by officers from the ...
The first day at school is a key milestone in all children’s lives so Cardiff Council is reminding parents of the need to register their preferred option for their child to attend primary school in 2012/13. Most parents will know the local schools in their area and which one they would like their child to ...
As teenagers in Cardiff wait patiently for their exam results, a leading helpline service for young people is offering support to those who are feeling anxious or worried. ChildLine is encouraging young people in Cardiff to contact the service by phone or online with any anxieties or worries about exam results, either before or after ...
Police in Cardiff are re-appealing for information on a sexual assault on a student in the Cathays area of the city. A 22-year-old woman was assaulted near the junction of Thesiger Street and Fitzroy at around 2.50am on Tuesday, November 9 2010. Detectives investigating the incident have released CCTV images of a man they wish ...
Cardiff Council’s Leisure Services has once again teamed up with the national StreetGames project to deliver outdoor sports sessions for kids during the summer holidays. Following its success last year the Active StreetGames team will be providing a five week programme of summer camps in parks across the city. The initiative provides a range of ...
Bright sparks from Cathays High School have scored success in a competition at Cardiff University’s School of Engineering. A team of six Year 8 pupils entered the Faraday Challenge at the university, competing against students from other high schools in the Cardiff and surrounding area. The event was one of 50 Faraday engineering challenge days ...
Recommendations to consult on the establishment of nursery provision at three schools across the city will be considered by Cardiff Council Executive next week. The proposals are to: establish Millbank Primary School at one form of entry with nursery provision thus extending the age range of the school from four to 11 to three to ...
A free community fun day is planned for this Saturday (July 9) at Lydstep Park between 11am and 3pm. The event marks the end of the first annual Gabalfa and Mynachdy festival, a series of fun and informative events which are taking place throughout the week (Monday 4 July to Friday 8 July) to showcase ...
Cardiff Council’s Park Services has worked closely with Whitchurch Women’s Institute (WI) to refurbish two special war memorials. The...
Primary schools across Cardiff will be marking National School Meals Week this week – the biggest national healthy eating...
A Merthyr Tydfil-based recycling company has been fined for failing to take appropriate measures to control the risk of...
A Cardiff letting agent has been sentenced after a handyman was exposed to asbestos-containing material while carrying out work...
A loan shark who preyed on vulnerable people is due to be sentenced on Wednesday 9th November at Cardiff...
The Public and Commercial Services Union has condemned plans to close 19 jobcentres across the UK, announced by the...
Since the General Election councils in England and Wales have lost over 101,000 jobs and the Vale of Glamorgan...
A group of Barclays staff based in Cardiff have successfully completed the UK Three Peaks challenge in aid of...
The Public and Commercial Services union which represents civil and public servants has called on the government to invest...
On the 21 October 1966, 144 people, 116 of them children, were killed when a tip of coal waste...
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