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proper shocked! :( RIP Richard
http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/popular-cardiff-barman-richard-horton-8056771
A well-known barman at a popular pub killed himself after being caught on CCTV drinking on duty, an inquest heard.

Richard Horton, 52, was a distinctive character at the Albany in Roath, Cardiff, for 14 years before he lost his job after he was filmed consuming alcohol while on shift.

The hearing was told Richard – known for his distinctive handlebar moustache – did everything he could to get another job after leaving the Brains pub.

Cardiff Coroners Court heard how he even shaved off his facial hair because he thought it would make it easier for him to secure work.

But he was unable to find employment and eventually hung himself at home on Hendy Street, Roath, where he lived with his girlfriend.
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Cardiff quaries
anyone know about these?? :eek:
iron-ore-mine-lesser-garth.jpg

http://dicmortimer.com/2014/01/13/cardiffs-quarries/
Did you know that Cardiff has the biggest underground cave system in any UK city? I thought not. Uncharacteristically, the authorities do nothing to publicise what could be a unique amenity, attraction and selling point; in fact they go to great trouble to conceal what lies beneath. Why so shy? Well, partly because the labyrinth of uncharted tunnels, hidden chasms, bottomless pits, subterranean lakes and collapsed roofs is extremely dangerous – but mainly because to publicise the caves would draw attention to one of the city’s most shameful and extraordinary secrets: a hollow mountain.

The 210m (690ft) high Lesser Garth in Morganstown is a geological paradise where man has scratched, burrowed, dug and quarried since prehistory. The dolomitic limestones of the ridge of hills either side of the Taff Gorge were in demand as soon as hominids sussed out how to bash them with a flint, containing as they do iron ore, lead and silver as well as the predominate limestone. The excavations of Neolithic cave dwellers, Iron Age Celts, 1st century Romans, 5th century Welsh metal workers, 16th century iron industry pioneers and the Pentyrch Ironworks operation of the 18th & 19th centuries have intermingled and interweaved to form an amazing, multi-level warren stretching for miles through the soft and porous band of Carboniferous Limestone hills that mark the southern edge of the coalfield and Cardiff’s northern limits. Subsequent quarrying for building materials, continuing to this day, has not only wrecked much of the Lesser Garth’s complex cave system but also gradually and inexorably eaten away the mountain’s innards so that today the steep wooded slopes act as an entirely cosmetic bracelet hiding a vast astonishing void within (see below).
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oh dear :eek:
that is really really bad!
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-south-east-wales-30359704

Sky ride carriages clash at Cardiff Winter Wonderland

This is the terrifying moment when carriages on a 60m (198ft) amusement ride in Cardiff hit each other with people on board.

Those on the ground captured video footage of the incident on the Sky Swing ride at the Winter Wonderland.

It is claimed the passengers were then left dangling for 10-15 minutes.

It is understood a gust of wind caused empty carriages to blow into ones that were occupied and the ride automatically shut down.

Sayers Amusements, which operates the ride, has been asked to comment.

The Winter Wonderland is a Cardiff Council event and the authority said it has sought assurances steps have been taken to ensure there is not another incident.
 
http://thediffspace.wordpress.com/
some interesting bits on the site

Cardiff is a thriving city where old and new spaces interact and bring communities together. You are about to embark on a journey through the Welsh capital to discover the city’s creative social spaces, where old walls are homes to new projects and enterprises.

Here is a guide to Cardiff’s unexpected, surprising and rediscovered venues where you are invited to participate in community life, engage in debates and activities, join a society, look at some art, listen to music or sit down to reflect.

The Diff’rent Space is a place to learn about what is happening in your neighbourhood and welcomes exchanges and suggestions about how to best make use of the space Cardiff has to offer.
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