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[editor]

Bee attack!

Thousands of bees gather outside restaurant in Cardiff's Brewery Quarter

Beekeepers had to be called to a Cardiff restaurant today after thousands of bees landed outside.
The swarm gathered at the Mia Porto Due in the Brewery Quarter and followed the queen to an awning on the building.

http://www.itv.com/news/wales/2014-...tside-restaurant-in-cardiffs-brewery-quarter/

 

[editor]

Helia Pheonix article on Cardiff in Guardian
http://www.theguardian.com/cities/2014/jun/30/urbanists-guide-to-cardiff-sociable-city

quite generic imo
thoughts?

It's not a bad general description, no?

 

[bendeus]

Helia Pheonix article on Cardiff in Guardian
http://www.theguardian.com/cities/2014/jun/30/urbanists-guide-to-cardiff-sociable-city

quite generic imo
thoughts?

Don't really agree with the 'plenty of alternative' stuff paragraph. It's a lovely city, safe, compact and friendly but very same-y and quite conventional. Mostly fairly bland venues, IMO. For an 'alternative' scene it suffers very badly in comparison to Bristol, for example.

 

[ddraig]

It's not a bad general description, no?

yea i spose
could be worse

 

[editor]

Not sure if anyone knew him, but Nig Hinton he was a mate of mine (although not a super close mate). It's a sad loss. Another friend broke his leg in the accident, but I haven't found out yet exactly what happened.

'I’m happy to say he was a friend of mine': Tributes paid to father killed in Belgium bike crash tragedy

 

[editor]

The fucking tacky WalesOnline: right next to the piece at the top of the page is:

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Stay classy.

 

[teqniq]

yuk

 

[ddraig]

http://m.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-south-east-wales-28340533
Cardiff Central plans
Posting on phone so can't post pic too, worth looking at

 

[Plumdaff]

It's needed, and I like the roof. It's inevitable their has to be more retail space,as nothing ever seems to get done without it. I still want to know about the buses though!

 

[Supine]

The bbc are taking over the bus station. So a new bus station needs to be found?

I'd have thought the current bus station was perfectly located!

 

[ddraig]

it is needed
still can't work out if they are digging down for the other level
hope they don't mess with the front of the building.

 

[ddraig]

the bus station has a couple of options
http://www.walesonline.co.uk/business/business-news/cardiffs-new-bus-station-two-7411593
let's hope there is an integrated transport hub done properly that will work with a metro system

 

[ddraig]

went to a great foodbank benefit gig at the Moon Club last night
3 really good bands, Groblar https://soundcloud.com/groblar
The D Teez, might have been their last gig as guitarist retiring from gigging! http://www.reverbnation.com/thedteez
and the PHUCKS!


also saw RubberBuccaneer and the moustached one!

 

[ddraig]

and here are the food donations just before 9pm, more added later!

 

[editor]

it is needed
still can't work out if they are digging down for the other level
hope they don't mess with the front of the building.

That looks fucking awful.

 

[ddraig]

it is a weird one isn't it
still can't tell from this pic how and where you get to the trains

 

[1927]

it is a weird one isn't it
still can't tell from this pic how and where you get to the trains

Through the existing station!

 

[editor]

What a monstrosity. It looks like the St David's centre is taking over the Diff.

 

[1927]

I like it!

 

[nogojones]

What a monstrosity. It looks like the St David's centre is taking over the Diff.

Just another plastic shopping mall.

 

[editor]

Just another plastic shopping mall.

Yep. All big name corporates in a faceless anytown development.

 

[ddraig]

Through the existing station!

ah! i see it properly in the pic now, ta

 

[nogojones]

Any idea why the death junction end of City Rd is locked down by coppers?

 

[1927]

Yep. All big name corporates in a faceless anytown development.

But at least it preserves the old station rather than knocking it down!

 

[1927]

Any idea why the death junction end of City Rd is locked down by coppers?

http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/cardiff-stabbing-teenager-taken-hospital-7457286

 

[ddraig]

Any idea why the death junction end of City Rd is locked down by coppers?

partner just said that earlier they were blocking the road with a van on the junction by the spar and letting cars through one by one
also that some girls asked in the shop they were in and told it was a fight

 

[ddraig]

http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/cardiff-stabbing-teenager-taken-hospital-7457286

ta

 

[nogojones]

http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/cardiff-stabbing-teenager-taken-hospital-7457286

ta
from that article it mentions another assault connected with the Canton Sport Bar. Only been in there a couple of times but it seems quite a mad sort of place

 

[ddraig]

23 yr old arrested for city rd

A 23-year-old man has been arrested after a teenager was stabbed on a busy Cardiff street.

South Wales Police were called to City Road in Roath at 18:20 BST on Friday, after reports an 18-year-old man had been assaulted with a "bladed weapon".

He was taken to the University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff, but his injuries are not life-threatening.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-south-east-wales-28383870

 

[ddraig]

the "beach" down the bay is back again