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Thousands in Cardiff & Vale could be eligible for free courses to help them retrain
As part of the Welsh Government programme, Cardiff and Vale College is running several courses in sectors that are ripe for job opportunities, including construction, finance, IT, health and safety, project management and engineering. The programme is aimed at those who are currently on furlough, on a zero hours contract, or whose job is at […]
Cardiff Council launches pilot with local landlords
Do you own a property for rent in Cardiff? Cardiff Council could potentially lease it from you as part of a new pilot scheme to provide better access to longer term affordable and good quality housing in the private rented sector in Cardiff. The Council is keen to work with residential landlords in the city […]
Waste collection update from Cardiff Council
If your green bags haven’t been collected recently, you are not alone. Cardiff Council is struggling to remove the huge amount of extra recyclable waste created over the Christmas period and has apologised to residents for delays in collecting green bags. A message from Cardiff Council: We understand residents will be concerned if they have […]
Health board to operate Covid-19 vaccination centres in Splott and Pentwyn.
Covid-19 vaccination centres are to be set up in the former STAR centre on Splott Road and Pentwyn Leisure Centre as part of Cardiff & Vale University Health Board plans to deliver a mass vaccination programme for Cardiff. The health board will use both Cardiff Council owned venues to administer a vaccine to Cardiff residents […]
Tweeting out of Tremorfa: the weekly wild hour taking Cardiff by storm
Since its launch in June 2019, every Tuesday from 7-8pm on Twitter, #WildCardiffHour has invited residents from across Cardiff to share their pictures and stories of the green places they’ve visited, and the nature they’ve seen. Originally set up with the support of UpRising Cymru in 2019, #WildCardiffHour aims to reconnect city communities with their […]
Cardiff Covid stats for the last seven days in relation to Splott, Adamsdown & Tremorfa.
Every day, Public Health Wales publishes information on positive Covid-19 test results in Wales. The website allows you to search for information by local health board and has a helpful map which shows cases in individual wards over a 21 day and seven day rolling period. I hopped on the PHW website this morning and […]
Cardiff Council promises cleaner streets
Cardiff will benefit from cleaner streets under new plans to change the way waste and recyclables are collected across the city. The new system will see the council adopt a four-day a week, single shift collection model. This will enable collections to take place between 6am and 3.45pm on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays. All […]
The cans and cants of Cardiff’s local lockdown
With Cardiff entering local lockdown from 6pm on Sunday 27th September, many people may be confused about what that means for them. Huw Thomas, Leader of the Council, issued a statement yesterday to clarify what is allowed and what isn’t. Here’s a summary: The cants You will not be allowed to enter or leave the […]
Cardiff faces local lockdown after sharp rise in coronavirus cases
If cases of coronavirus continue to rise in the capital, Cardiff will be placed into local lockdown. That was the message delivered by, Huw Thomas, Leader of the Council, in his address to council last night. If Cardiff were to be put in lockdown, it would be the seventh of the 22 local authorities to […]