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Oct 11, 2018

Nest’s food market is tasty addition to Rhiwbina events

Last weekend (October 6th) Rhiwbina’s gift and homeware shop, Nest, hosted its first food market, with stalls held by local, independent...

Sep 28, 2018

New Theatre again named Wales’ Most Welcoming Theatre

Cardiff’s New Theatre has been voted the most welcoming theatre in Wales for the second year running. Part of the annual UK Theatre...

Sep 19, 2018

Heath Community Garden Wins RHS Award

A community garden in the Heath area has been honoured with an RHS Wales in Bloom Award in the category ‘It’s Your Neighbourhood’, writes...

Sep 17, 2018

Hit Musical Fame Comes to Cardiff’s New Theatre

A stage show of the classic ‘80s hit film, Fame, comes to Cardiff’s New Theatre as part of its 30th anniversary tour, writes Alys Jones....

Sep 3, 2018

Gavin and Stacey star features in Rain Man

Cardiff’s New Theatre kicks off its autumn season with a production of Oscar-winning film, Rain Man, with performances from television...

Sep 3, 2018

Monico Movies – a cinema legacy lives on

Rhiwbina’s community cinema, Monico Movies has been screening films in the village for almost three years. However, the history behind...

Aug 28, 2018

Rhiwbina Village to Receive Nextbike Station

Rhiwbina Village is to be one of 27 new Cardiff stations added to the popular bike-sharing scheme Nextbike, writes Alys Jones. The scheme...

Aug 22, 2018

Shelter Cymru Art Auction Launches Online

Shelter Cymru’s annual art auction is now live, taking place online this year for the first time, writes Alys Jones. The unreserved...

Aug 13, 2018

South Wales Youth Hostels join Refill scheme

People can now refill their water bottles for free at youth hostels throughout South Wales. The youth charity, YHA (England and Wales),...

Jul 31, 2018

Famous Faces Congratulate Geraint Thomas on Tour De France Win

Last weekend saw Birchgrove’s own Geraint Thomas cycle to victory along the Champs-Élysées. Support and congratulations from fellow...

Jul 27, 2018

The Gruffalo’s Child Comes to Cardiff

Cardiff’s New Theatre is about to welcome The Gruffalo’s Child Live on Stage, writes Alys Jones. This show forms part of internationally...

Apr 26, 2018

Call for communities to reclaim ‘Sunday Lunch’

With new research showing that less than half of us (45%) in Wales sit down to Sunday lunch every week, Eden Project Communities is...

Apr 23, 2018

Rhiwbina Against Single-use Plastic Campaign Launches

By Alys Jones The campaign to make Rhiwbina single-use plastic-free took a further step forward with a launch meeting last week....

Apr 20, 2018

Obesity levels among four and five-year-olds increase

Results from the 2018 Child Measurement Programme (CMP) Annual Report have shown that the percentage of obese children has increased over...

Apr 13, 2018

Report highlights failings and inconsistencies

Care Inspectorate Wales (CIW) and Healthcare Inspectorate Wales (HIW) have jointly published their annual monitoring report on the use of...

Apr 6, 2018

Ladies Circle presents £1500 to local charity

All Saints Church Rhiwbina Ladies Circle has donated £1500 to Cardiff-based charity, Vision 21. Sally Davies presented the cheque to...

Apr 5, 2018

How do your water charges compare?

Water utilities in Wales are in the mid-price range for the UK, according to this new infographic. The graphic, by rainwater harvesting...

Apr 5, 2018

Elvis at the New Theatre

Celebrating 50 years since Elvis Presley’s televised Special aired on NBC Television, This Is Elvis – Burbank and Vegas, a new musical...

Mar 22, 2018

Campaign aims to make Rhiwbina the first single-use plastic free community in Cardiff

A campaign to make Rhiwbina the first single-use plastic free community in Cardiff kicked off today (Thursday 22 March). Cardiff North MP...

Mar 20, 2018

How to get enough sleep when the clocks go forward

The clocks spring forward on Sunday (March 25th) at 1am. The lost hour can hit hard in an already sleep-deprived busy lifestyle. And...

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