Author Archives: Lynne Thomas
Never mind Westminster! What about Splott?
Well snap! The PM has gone and called a surprise general election, but before we get to place our X in the box in June and decide who’s sitting in the big chair for the foreseeable, there’s the not-so-small matter of our own local councillor elections to consider. One month before the general election, on […]
Meet your Councillor Candidates: Zara England, Lib Dem
On May the 4th, the people of Splott will go to the polls to select their Councillors for the next four years. In the build-up to the elections, Inksplott will run a series of interviews with candidates. Next up is Zara England, a candidate for the Liberal Democrats. Inksplott: Hello! Thank you for being […]
Splott Skills Swapshop
Hi everyone, Off the back of a really cool conversation tonight, I’m thinking about setting up a quarterly Splott Skills Swapshop where people get together and exchange knowledge. For example, I can teach social media skills in exchange for someone teaching me how to play the Ukelele. My mate would like to learn Welsh in […]
Meet your Councillor Candidates: Huw Thomas, Labour
On May the 4th, the people of Splott will go to the polls to select their Councillors for the next four years. In the build-up to the elections, Inksplott will run a series of interviews with candidates. Next up is Huw Thomas, a current local Councillor and Labour candidate. Inksplott: Hello! Thank you for […]
Talking trash with Phil Bale, Leader of the Council and Cabinet Member for Economic Development
Roving reporter, Louise Clarke, bumped into a certain Councillor Bale at April’s Keep Adamsdown Tidy litter pick and couldn’t resist grabbing a cheeky interview with the leader of the council. Inksplott: Hello! Please tell us your name and what you do. Councillor Bale: My name is Phil Bale and I’m leader of the City Council. […]
New relief road to Splott and Tremorfa opening in June
A new road in Cardiff Docks, officially known as the Eastern Bay Link, connecting Queen’s Gate roundabout (the one at the end of the A4232 just after the tunnels) with A48 Ocean Way roundabout at the back of Splott is scheduled to open in June. The road should help with traffic during the UEFA Champions […]
Meet your Councillor candidates: Ed Stubbs, Labour
On May the 4th, the people of Splott will go to the polls to select their Councillors for the next four years. In the build-up to the elections, Inksplott will be running a series of interviews with candidates. Next up is Ed Stubbs, a current local Councillor and Labour candidate. Inksplott: Hello! Thank you […]
There’s a hive of activity at Edible Adamsdown lately; find out what the buzz is about
Gardening, planting, bee keeping, seed swapping, learning to keep chickens; if any of these sound right up your street, read on as this week Inksplott met with Jonathan Mcloughlin, Chair of local environmental and gardening group, Edible Adamsdown. Inksplott: Hi Jonathan, thank you for being interviewed for Inksplott. Can you tell us a little […]