Tag Archives: Splott
Update on Beresford Rd bridge following open residents’ meeting
Last night, I popped along to the open residents’ meeting held by Network Rail at its temporary site just off Horwood Close to find out more about the closure of Beresford Road bridge. I was shown the way by a very friendly Network Rail employee and arrived track-side just in time to see a London-bound […]
Cleaner streets in Cardiff according to Keep Wales Tidy report
According to a report published by the charity Keep Wales Tidy, streets in Cardiff are getting cleaner. The research is outlined in the document “How Clean Are Our Streets?” and Cardiff has a Cleanliness Index (CI) of 66.4 compared with a CI of 66 the previous year and 94.7% of the city’s streets are classed […]
New flats built on Moorland Road
Cardiff Community Housing Association (CCHA) is a few months from completing its latest development in Splott; 15 new-build flats at the bottom of Moorland Road, opposite Moorland Primary School. The three-storey flats are in two blocks which consist of nine one-bedroom flats in Block A and six one-bedroom flats in Block B. The properties, due […]
FAN Friends and Neighbours in Splott
Looking to make new friends, build your confidence or just have a chat? Then there’s a group in Splott that may interest you. FAN is a South Wales Charity that brings people together from around the corner and around the world. Here’s a message from FAN Development Officer, Sarah Duncan-Jones: “We have 14 weekly groups meeting in […]
Beresford Road bridge closure – residents’ drop-in meeting announced
Residents in Splott who live on streets close to Beresford Road / Moorland Road bridge have received a letter from Network Rail about the upcoming engineering work which will mean closure of the bridge and traffic diversions. According to the information provided in the letter, the bulk of the work is expected to take place […]
Slimming World Splott
This week, Inksplott caught up with Brigid who runs Slimming World every Monday in The Old Library, Singleton Road, Splott. Inksplott: Can you please tell readers who you are? Brigid: I’m Brigid Lavin from Slimming World. Inksplott: Hi Brigid. Can you please tell us a bit of history about yourself and this club? Brigid: About […]
Splott Phoenix Bowls Club
This week, Inksplott caught up with Martyn Watts from Phoenix Bowls Club and chatted about the history of the club and their desire to start up a ladies team. Phoenix Bowls Club has been going since 1990 and celebrated 25 years last year. The club bowls at Splott Park bowls green and, in 2014, took […]
Sanquhar St new build almost complete
Cardiff Community Housing Association (CCHA) has built 12 two-bedroom houses and 14 one-bedroom flats between East Tyndall Street and Sanquhar Street in Splott. The build, delivered by contractors United Living Ltd, has taken around a year to complete and, according to one of the contractors that I had a quick chat with this week, should […]