Author Archives: Lynne Thomas
Nearly £50 million of grant aid delivered to local businesses in Cardiff
Nearly £50m has now been distributed to Cardiff businesses in grant aid by Cardiff Council as part of the on-going COVID-19 rescue package. Since the £1.4bn financial rescue package was announced by Welsh Government, officers from the Economic Development department have contacted 7,000 businesses to give information on the financial aid, as well as assist […]
Please continue to recycle…
Cardiff residents are being urged to continue to recycle their waste during the COVID-19 pandemic. Most residents are already doing so, but some are asking why they should continue to separate their recyclables into green bags when the city’s recycling waste is being taken to Viridor’s Energy Recovery Facility at Trident Park during the outbreak. […]
Easter Waste and Recycling Collections
Our collection day will remain the same during Easter this year, but collection times may change so please ensure your waste is out by 6am. Cardiff Council has confirmed that their waste collection team will work across the Easter bank holidays to ensure the collection service continues and there will be no one-day-delay to collections the […]
Cardiff Council COVID-19 Update: 14th April
In this evening’s COVID-19 update from Cardiff Council: extending the Free School Meals voucher scheme for another two weeks; Cardiff Council office workers redeployed to homeless service save a life; the Council offers free training to become qualified care workers; and Cardiff’s parks ‘quieter than normal’ despite bank holiday sunshine. Free School Meal provision – […]
Luvly Job! Splott Cafe launches funding drive to feed the NHS and elderly
LUVLY GRUB is a small cafe on the border of Splott & Tremorfa in Cardiff whose owners, Julie and Paul, have always supported the community. But now they have a massive challenge on their hands and now would like your help to provide free meals to NHS workers and elderly people living in Splott and […]
Latest COVID-19 Update from Cardiff Council
Here’s yesterday’s COVID-19 update from Cardiff Council: a second hotel opens to help the homeless self-isolate through the outbreak, refinements to the new weekly waste collections, Cardiff shows its appreciation for our waste crews, the latest on schools, and social distancing in our allotments. Extra homeless provision for city’s most vulnerable Plans are revealed to […]
New Wales Coronavirus Resilience Fund launched to help local organisations provide essential services
The new Wales Coronavirus Resilience Fund has been established to help groups and organisations providing services and support to individuals and families, whether singly or collectively, affected by the Coronavirus pandemic. Primarily, the fund will provide support for the following (this is not an exhaustive list): activities that help vulnerable people who are self-isolating (the […]
Birds from the Back Garden: avian adventures of the Splott bird scene
To banish the boredom in these challenging days of #StayAtHome, I’ve been snapping some of the birds in the back garden and wondering what they might get up to behind the scenes. Here’s a collection of the feathered friends who visit my garden in Splott and their make-believe lives beyond the bird-feeder. I hope you […]
Changes to how our rubbish is collected during COVID-19 restrictions
Cardiff is moving to a new, weekly, kerbside-collection which will see all household waste (except garden waste) picked up at the same time. Collection days for your area will remain the same, but the way waste is handled is changing to help manage the impact of COVID-19 and ensure the wellbeing of both residents […]