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Earthquake that hit just outside Swansea felt in Splott

An earthquake of 4.7 magnitude hit South Wales this afternoon just outside of Swansea, with the effects reaching Splott and beyond. Inksplott first got wind of the geological event via Twitter, with people tweeting ‘did you feel that?’ and ‘my house just shook’. Turs out, there was a tremor just outside of Swansea that has […]

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The food surplus feasts helping to make Cardiff a Wasteless city

Food is wasted every day in every cities across the world and one local organisation has decided to do something about it.   Wasteless Cardiff believes that we all have a part to play in reducing food waste, whether it’s the big supermarkets, food growers and producers, small food businesses, or each of us at […]

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Rubicon Dance takes on Roath Library: a behind-the-scenes insight

News that Rubicon Dance is to take on much-loved local building Roath Library spread last week to a huge collective community cheer.   Though some expressed disappointed that it isn’t being renovated as a library, most got out the bunting and did a little dance at the thought of the building being brought back into […]

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Information about the closure of STAR Communities First

As you may be aware, the Welsh Government’s Communities First Programme will end on 31st March 2018, affecting the services currently delivered from the Splott Road office.   Many people will be very sad to say goodbye to STAR Communities first, which has served Splott, Tremorfa, Adamsdown and Roath very well for a number of […]

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Kicking the strings: a magical duo brings mythical music to Cardiff

Splott is full of talent, as we know, but one Splott lady is half of a duet with a difference!  Tinc y Tannau (pronounced Tink er tan-eye ) produces a luscious mix of beauty and mischief combining two voices and two Bass Viola da Gamba (yes, your guess is as good as mine!).   Splottlander […]

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Wisdom on the wall: introducing The Pearls of Pearl Street

Some people would bemoan the arrival of long roadworks right outside their door.  Most would sigh, harrumph, roll their eyes and have a good moan about it.  One local individual, however, came up with an inspired idea to turn traffic chaos into traffic calm. For the past year, words of wisdom have regularly appeared on […]

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Takeout tonight? There’s a new Indian in town!

Masoom’s Kitchen is a new independant takeaway serving up Bangladeshi and Indian dishes that opened this January on Splott Road.  This week, Inksplott caught up with its owner, Masoom, to get a bit of background and discover what’s good eating from the kitchen. The takeaway, which is at number 22 Splott Road, opposite St Saviour’s […]

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Find that stuff that needs fixing: Repair Café is on its way to Splott!

Back in May 2017, Cardiffians Joe O’Mahoney and Cerys Jones set up Cardiff’s first Repair Café after tiring of seeing so much fixable stuff unnecessarily sent to the landfill. The first event, held in Cathays, was a huge success, largely due to the 18 volunteers who fixed 43 items in four hours, from jewellery to […]

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Splott-based charity helps older people stay safe and well in their homes

A local charity that helps people stay safe and well in their homes has been chosen by the Splott Road Co-op store as one of the charities to share its Community Fund this year and needs help to make the most of the funding offered by the Co-op. Charity Care & Repair Cardiff and the […]

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