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Finally! A pavement for Pearl Street!
After months and months of no pavement, fly tipping and mess, work is underway to complete the public highway around the bingo hall redevelopment at the end of Pearl Street. The Agate Street site, in Splott, had been vacant since 2009 upon the closure of Riva Bingo and subsequent damage in 2015 after a fire […]
Builth Wells hotel owners reconnect with Splott roots
The new museum of Splott that fits in your pocket, ‘The Story of Splott in 50 Objects’ is proving a hit with Splotties who have moved far and wide. Desri and Steve Davidson, formerly of Ruby Street, Splott, despite moving away over 20 years ago now run the Neuadd Henllan Hotel in Builth Wells, but […]
Free summer circus sessions for kids in Adamsdown, Splott & Tremorfa
Learn a range of skills for free, including juggling, hula, tumbling, cartwheels and more! Starting Sunday 27th April, Adamsdown-based No Fit State Circus will be providing two new circus sessions, free to people living in Adamsdown, Splott and Tremorfa, refugees and asylum seekers and people living in supported accommodation. Acrobatics is a weekly 16+ class at the No […]
Hot off the press! Splott’s quirky pocket museum (and you can own your own copy).
The Story of Splott launches appeal to help get its new community museum into people’s pockets. The team behind a new Welsh mini museum telling the inspiring story of Splott, from its famous people to proud achievements, is launching a crowdfunding appeal. Some 50 items telling ‘The Story of Splott in 50 Objects’, have been […]
What is the Cardiff Local Development Plan (LDP)?
Cardiff Council is currently consulting on the next Local Development Plan for Cardiff and is inviting residents to feed back by the 15th of April. The Replacement LDP will help shape Cardiff for the next 15 years to 2036 ensuring the right development happens in the right place at the right time, benefitting communities and […]
Memories of Splott by John Humphrys
An unsentimental trip down memory lane for John Humphrys, broadcaster, journalist, and former presenter of BBC TV’s ‘Mastermind’. Ah… the smells of childhood. Twice a week the bread baking gently in the oven. On Sunday mornings the promise of the slowly roasting leg of lamb. In summer fresh strawberries. And every evening the joy of bed-time cuddles with […]
Splott’s Sporting Heroes
Splott boasts a proud pantheon of sporting heroes. Did you know that the first-ever Black captain of a Great Britain team was a Splott lad? Clive Sullivan MBE captained and represented Great Britain ‘s Rugby League team 17 times and appeared three World Cups. When he died of cancer 1985, aged 47, the city of […]
What’s on in Splott this March
Hurrah! The clocks go forward, the evenings are lighter and the daffs are in bloom. It’s a welcome return to Spring in Splott. Friday 7th March – Cuppa with a Councillor – 11am – 12noon On the first Friday of the month, Splott Councillor, Ed Stubbs, hosts an informal surgery at Splott Community Volunteers where […]
February Fun in Splott
It’s the shortest month of the year and getting a little bit lighter for longer each day. Spring is around the corner, but let’s not leap too far into the future (see what I did there?) as February is choc full of fantastic activities in our fair corner of Cardiff. Let’s see what’s coming up […]