Tom Jones seen in Spillers Records, Cardiff
Here’s Tom Jones, spotted gazing out of the window of the Spillers record store in central Cardiff. He certainly managed to out-stare me.
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Cardiff City Attack! Vintage 1993 football rave track from the 1927 Club
Recorded at various Cardiff City games, home and away in 1991/2, is this old school rave tribute to the mighty Cardiff City FC and their manager, Eddie May, who recently …
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Cardiff pub The Vulcan loses its fight to survive, building to move to National History Museum
The campaign to save one of Cardiff’s oldest pubs looks to have hit a dead end, with the property’s owners Marcol Asset Management Limited agreeing to donate the 1853 building to the National …
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Save the Vulcan Hotel pub in Cardiff – demo on 11th May 2012
In my home town of Cardiff, a campaign has kicked off to save one of the capital city’s oldest pubs from closure and demolition.
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Cardiff City triumph at Crystal Palace: play-offs here we come!
Despite the unfeasibly early start (kick off at 12.30? Why?) and the heftily hiked-up prices (£30 ticket and £3.80 for a bottle of Carling – you’re having a laugh), this was …
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A tribute to the true taste of Wales: Brains SA (‘Skull Attack’)
Seeing as it’s St David’s Day today, it seems appropriate to pay tribute to the Welsh Drink Of The Gods, otherwise known as Brains SA.
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Cardiff Bay – photos around the old Tiger Bay and Cardiff Docks
For old-time Cardiffians like yours truly, it still seems quite hard to take in the immense changes that have taken place around Cardiff Docks in the past decade or so. …
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Cardiff city centre at Christmas 2011 – funfairs, shopping and Brains SA
Sadly, there wasn’t a snow-covered festive scene to greet me on my return to Cardiff this year, as the weather had turned boringly mild. There was still loads going in around the city …
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Fifty year old train still in service as BR Class 121 rumbles along the Cardiff Bay line
Still to be seen ferrying folks along the short stretch of track from Cardiff Queen Street station down to Cardiff Bay is this 1960 vintage, Class 121 diesel multiple unit, …
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The urban75 Christmas drink at the Buffalo Bar, Cardiff
Despite the strong connection between the urban75 website and Wales, organising drinks in the Principality always seems to present a formidable challenge, akin to trying to herd ketamine-infused cats. However, this Christmas we managed …
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Doctor Who’s video guide to Cardiff, presented by Matt Smith
I loves the ‘Diff, so it’s great to see Doctor’s Who’s Matt Smith presenting a short video piece about my glorious hometown – a city lauded by National Geographic as being …
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Checking out the new National Museum of Art in Cardiff
As if 1927 wasn’t a great enough year for Cardiffians (it was the year the mighty Bluebirds won the FA Cup) it was also the year that saw the opening …
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‘Composition is eyerthin …g’, graffiti on Martin Tinney Gallery, Cardiff
I’m not entirely sure why, but this piece of graffiti at the rear of the Martin Tinney gallery in Cardiff brought a smile to my face. The gallery was established in Cardiff …
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Cardiff Bay railway station in old Tiger Bay quietly rots away…
Located in what was once the bustling area of Tiger Bay in Cardiff docks, Cardiff Bay railway station (Bae Caerdydd) is the southern terminus of the short Butetown Branch Line, …
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A Shot In The Dark coffee bar, Cardiff
Situated a short walk out of the centre of Cardiff on City Road, A Shot In The Dark is a cafe/bar/venue that stays open late with occasional live music events.
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Cardiff’s Oybike street bike hire scheme continues to grow
It’s not a patch on the sophisticated ‘Boris Bikes’ scheme that covers a large chunk of central London, but it’s great to see Cardiff’s more modest OyBike bike rental system …
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Cardiff overrun with seagulls, not even Aneurin Bevan safe
Seagull numbers in Cardiff have apparently more than doubled in the past five years, with the cheeky ice-cream stealing buggers creating all sorts of problems – and even covering Welsh …
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Woman and a giant banana in a pram, Cardiff
Inbetween all the riots and smashed up buildings, I thought I’d lighten things up a bit with this photo taken at the Cardiff Big Weekend on Sunday. So here’s a …
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National Geographic lists Cardiff in top ten worldwide ‘Best Summer Trips’
If I hadn’t seen this with my own eyes I would have thought that someone had slipped some acid in my Brains SA, but the esteemed National Geographic magazine has …
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Barry Island breakwater, pier and railway, south Wales
Located at the entrance to Barry Docks to the east of Barry Island can be found this old breakwater, complete with a rusting railway track leading to the lighthouse at the end. …
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Penarth Pier gets thumping big grant from Heritage Lottery Fund
I spent a fair bit of my childhood summer holidays visiting Penarth (and the nearby Barry Island), so it’s great to hear that the pier and pavilion will be enjoying …
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Cooling off in Cardiff Bay at the Torchwood Tower
On a red hot August afternoon in 2004, kids are seen cooling off in the water feature in Cardiff bay (also known as the Torchwood Tower after its appearances in the BBC …
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Photo of the day: raised manhood covers
Spotted in Thornhill, north Cardiff, February 2004.
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Happy St David’s Day/ Dydd Gŵyl Dewi Sant
Happy St David’s Day/ Dydd Gŵyl Dewi Sant to you all! Here’s a few views from my beloved country – above is a scene from the Heads of the Valleys, …
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Cardiff Christmas lights
A few pics taken at night around Cardiff’s city centre, showing off the festive Christmas lights. Nadolig Llawen a Blwyddyn Newydd Dda!
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Pic of the day: a walk in the Cardiff snow
You’ve probably guessed by now that I’m rather keen on snow scenes, and with south Wales having one of its harshest Decembers for a very long time, I’ve been unable …
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A Christmas Day walk in Wales: snow, hills and blue skies
Happy Christmas Day from the snowy hills of Cardiff, south Wales! The day was perfect: tons of crisp snow, bright blue skies and not a soul in sight.
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Cardiff at Christmas
Just a few snaps from my brief stay in my home town over Christmas. It’s getting hard to reconcile the city with my memories as it’s being redeveloped so fast. …
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Funerals and Parisian jazz bands
Blimey. Yesterday was a bit of a strange one. I woke up in Cardiff after coming up the night before for my grandmother’s funeral. It was a crisp and sunny …
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A trip to Wales – Cardiff, Tintern, Usk, Cardiff Bay and Castell Coch
On the road… ‘Scuse the lack of updates – but we’ve been shuffling about the countryside a tad recently. On Tuesday, we headed up to lovely, lovely Wales, arriving in …
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