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[Supine]

Cardiff, looks shit

35 reasons Cardiff is the worst place you could ever live

Apologies if already posted

 

[ginger_syn]

accepted

 

[nogojones]

 

[Ranbay]

Lower Roath

 

[teqniq]

Some of it is. The burned-out ex-cinema is but everything the other side of the railway bridge is Splott.

 

[Ranbay]

Some of it is. The burned-out ex-cinema is but everything the other side of the railway bridge is Splott.

I know this, I'm in CF24


ALSO

 

[teqniq]

So why did you say lower Roath then? That is not exactly stating the bleeding obvious. Happy St. David's day btw.

 

[Ranbay]

So why did you say lower Roath then? That is not exactly stating the bleeding obvious. Happy St. David's day btw.

it's an estate agent joke...... and nothing I say is obvious

and, dydd dewi sant hapus!

 

[teqniq]

Oh I dunno the dragon was.

 

[Tankus]

Well vexed at the moment .....Wood Street NCP is being pulled down....so's NCP have removed the concession parking from Westgate...over to Knox road...fuck that for a laugh...as they want to max out the full price car parker's (£5 per day concession.. To £22 per day)....So I now have a daily hunt around saltmead for a free space...totally pants when raining...

 

[ddraig]

Coal Exchange to be turned into luxury hotel by signature living apparently
from the video it looks like they plan to take over the area outside and possibly Baltic House opposite?
How Cardiff's Coal Exchange will look as a 200-suite luxury hotel

 

[teqniq]

Well it's nice that someone's doing something with it but I would have much preferred it if it had reopened as a venue.

 

[ddraig]

agreed

 

[Plumdaff]

That's disappointing. I'm glad it's not going to fall down, but yeah, a venue would have been better.

 

[shygirl]

I think some of the artists from Abacus are in there at the moment, but it doesn't look like its going to be a community venue for long. Shame, wish there was the money to restore it to its former glory as a music venue. Saw Van grumpy Morrison there about 10 years ago.

 

[shygirl]

Just read about the incident in town today, a man sat on the edge of the NCP car park on Dumfries Place, following an attack on a copper. Hope they talk him down.

 

[ddraig]

Think the attack happened after he was on roof. Also didn't jump AFAIK

 

[shygirl]

Yes, someone said the police got him down.

 

[ddraig]

playing records at Spillers later for Record Store Day!!
anyone been or going down?

 

[teqniq]

A friend of mine works as a teaching assistant at a primary school in the Vale. They took the kids to Cefn Mably farm for a day out, whereupon she came accross this item of confectionery for sale. What were they thinking of?

 

[ddraig]

Roald Dahl centenary celebrations in Cardiff promised to be massive

It will be Cardiff like you’ve never seen it before.

A cast of 6,000 people will take to the city’s streets to put on a production which it is hoped they will never forget in what will be the highlight of the centenary celebrations for the birth of Roald Dahl.

Organisers hope it will turn the eyes of the world on the capital as city landmarks are transformed over the weekend of September 17 and 18.

While they are staying tight-lipped on what it will entail organisers have released some hints.

www.cityoftheunexpected.wales
Roald Dahl centenary celebrations set to transform Cardiff

Roald Dahl with his mother, Sofie, in Radyr

 

[ginger_syn]

Looks interesting.

 

[phoenixlily]

This is happening in Cardiff this weekend as part of the Coleridge in Wales celebrations. Not v well publicised but hopefully should be a fun family day out type thing

On May 15, a ghost ship – replete with freshly married couple and zombie sailors – will be docked in Cardiff Bay … all inspired by Samuel Coleridge’s poetic monolith, theRime of the Ancient Mariner.

ZOMBIE SAILORS … SCORCHED DECKS … GHOST SHIPS IN CARDIFF ON SUNDAY 15 MAY …

 

[Ranbay]

Appeal for help to identify man whose body was found in River Taff

Looks like this is Peter Loughlin the founder of the hippo club

not seen him in about 10 years,

 

[nogojones]

Appeal for help to identify man whose body was found in River Taff

Looks like this is Peter Loughlin the founder of the hippo club

not seen him in about 10 years,

What makes you think it's Pete? Not seen him for a few years either. I remember vaguely that he was stabbed a few years back when he was knocking about with Bubbles

 

[Ranbay]

What makes you think it's Pete? Not seen him for a few years either. I remember vaguely that he was stabbed a few years back when he was knocking about with Bubbles

Meady and Phil book told me. Pete's defiantly dead sorry mate.

 

[ddraig]

heard earlier that a dog had died

email from Cardiff animal network:

Please forward on as matter if urgency to Cardiff contacts.

Yesterday 3 dogs were poisoned in Waterloo gardens aka mill park penylan Cardiff.

Meat with poison in purposely put in Park for animals to eat.

One chihuahua is fighting for its life.

There are many dogs and their owners in that park and it is flanked by other parks too.

Please tell everyone you know to share this information and make sure their dogs are kept on lead or don't eat off floor there.

Also tell cat owners in area to keep cats in as cats do go into that park they may also eat the meat.

 

[ddraig]

The alt city guide to Cardiff

 

[Ranbay]

So, 24 odd years or working in or off Queen street (apart from 4 years down in that London) and in the past 6-12 months I have never seen so many people sleeping rough in town.

Almost most of the empty shops and doorways on or around queen street are full, and down near Fed and the small Tesco by John Lewis there is loads of people, some couples even.

 

[Gromit]

Life under a conservative government.