This hotel in north Cardiff was certainly offering something a little different this Christmas, with their sign promising guests “Murders, Tributes and Disco Party Nights.”
Come and get murdered at this Cardiff hotel – or how not to advertise your business Read More
During a particularly short sighted bout of rampant rationalisation in the 1970s, most of Cardiff’s once stunning Queen Street station was demolished and replaced by a glorified hut. The glorious cast iron …
Cardiff Queen Street railway station modernisation adds new platforms for increased Valleys traffic Read More
During my Christmas stay in south Wales, I took a trip to see Newport County FC see off Plymouth Argyll in an entertaining Boxing Day match. It was great to see …
Spytty the Dog, Newport County’s strange emo paedobear club mascot Read More
With the rebranded and corporatised Cardiff City no longer on my sporting agenda, we travelled to Newport on a wet and cold Boxing Day afternoon to watch the home team take on Plymouth …
Newport County sweep aside Plymouth Argyle on a dark and miserable Boxing Day afternoon Read More
New data released by the Met Office confirms what every long suffering Cardiffian already knows – it’s the wettest city in Britain.
It’s official – Cardiff is the wettest city in Britain, followed by Glasgow and Preston Read More
Top of my list of films to see is ‘Pride,’ a heart-warming film based on the remarkable story of Welsh mining community miners uniting with gay activists to fight Thatcher during the Miners’ …
Pride movie dramatises the wonderful solidarity between Welsh miners and gay activists during the 1980s strike Read More
Rarely has a city transformed as quickly as Cardiff has in recent years, and whenever I return I’m always interested to see the changes. Here’s twenty-five photos taken as I scampered …
Cardiff street photos – 25 views of the capital of Wales, June 2014 Read More
Network Rail has uploaded a slick video showing off the proposed improvements to Pontypridd station in the south Wales Valleys.
Swishy animation shows off Network Rail’s plans for Pontypridd station Read More
Exactly one hundred years since Edward Thomas was inspired to write his evocative poem about a summer steam train stopping at a deserted station in the Cotswolds, a special train has …
One hundred years on, a special Adlestrop train commemorates the evocative Edward Thomas poem Read More
Taken during a chilly walk in December 2013, here’s a series of twenty photos taken around Cardiff Bay – an area that has undergone dramatic change in the last 20 years. …
A walk around Cardiff Bay, south Wales with photos of the Millennium Centre, Pierhead and Senedd building Read More
Here’s two great photography books documenting the struggle of working class communities around the UK in the 1970s and 1980s.
Two great social history photography books: The North and Coal Not Dole Read More
Cardiff City fans still rightfully angered by the whimsical rebranding of the club by meddling billionaire owner Vincent Tan have planned a ‘Blue March’ to take place before the …
Keep Cardiff Blue: Cardiff City FC fans march for their heritage and tradition, March 22nd 2014 Read More
As readers of this blog may know, I reluctantly abandoned my lifelong support for Cardiff City a while ago. I posted up the reasons for my decision in a post …
What’s wrong with Cardiff City FC – a rival fan’s perspective Read More
I’m just about old enough to remember when Cardiff Queen Street station was fronted by the imposing Victorian architecture of the Taff Vale Railway offices, while the main platforms above were …
Cardiff Queen Street station – history and new platforms update Read More
Long term readers of this blog will know that I’ve been a hardcore Cardiff City fan all my life. I’ve been going to games since I was 6 years old, …
Goodbye Cardiff City FC: a life long fan finds salvation in the lower leagues Read More
I can’t remember the last time I saw a fully-fledged one-man band in action, so it was great to see this fella knocking out tunes on a full traditional rig in …
A traditional one-man band strums and bangs on Cardiff Queen Street Read More
Located in the former grounds of Cardiff Castle, Bute Park offers 130 acres of rather lovely landscaped gardens and parkland, slap bang in the the middle of town. On a breezy day at the …
A walk around Bute Park, in the former grounds of Cardiff Castle, south Wales Read More
Located in the heart of Cardiff’s city centre is this wonderful indoor market, selling a wide variety of fresh produce, cooked food, delicacies, vinyl records and all manner of useful household …
Photos of Cardiff Central Market, a Victorian indoor market in the Castle Quarter, Wales Read More
There’s been a record shop occupying this corner of Cardiff Central Market for as long as I can remember, and it’s great to see the place still thriving.
A celebration of Kellys Records in Cardiff Central Market, south Wales Read More
Sadly, any hopes of crunching my way through snow that was lying deep and crisp and even over the hillsides of north Cardiff were crushed by the bright sun that …
A Christmas Day walk up Graig Llanishen, north Cardiff Read More
On Sunday 22nd Dec, a benefit night was put on for the Philippines Disaster Appeal at the most excellent Clwb Ifor Bach in Womanby Street, Cardiff. A large amount of local acts …
Photo report – Philippines Disaster Appeal benefit, Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff, Dec 2013 Read More
Pic of the day: Snapped on a Cardiff bound train just before Christmas was this fella, who had rather neatly sealed himself off from the outside world with a winning …
Photo of the day: hat down on the Cardiff train Read More
Situated on Plymouth Road around the corner from Penarth train station, Ffotogallery at Turner House hosts photographic works featuring artists from Wales and the rest of the world.
A trip to Ffotogallery at Turner House, Penarth, south Wales Read More
Located high on the south Wales coastline between Penarth and Barry can be found the remains of the Lavernock Battery and Fort. Completed in 1870, the gun battery was built by …
Abandoned remains of the Lavernock Battery and Fort, south Wales – photo feature Read More
Situated close to the south Wales coastline betwixt Penarth and Barry is the attractive limestone St. Lawrence Church at Lavernock – small church with an interesting link to radio history.
St. Lawrence Church, Lavernock, south Wales, Marconi and the birth of radio Read More
As you may know, I’ve been a lifelong Cardiff City fan but that alliance has been torn asunder by the dire rebranding antics of the club’s billionaire owner, Vincent “I’ll …
Cardiff City Bluebirds Unite march Read More
Opening in 1895 in response to the growing popularity of the nearby beach and to service the lively ferry trade to Cardiff, Penarth Pier on the South Wales coast stands 50 feet …
Penarth Pier and the restored Pavilion in pictures, South Wales Read More
Photographed from Lisvane & Thornhill station, north Cardiff, you can see the track dipping sharply into Cefn Onn tunnel, which runs for 2,000 yards into Caerphilly on the other side …
Rails to Rhymney – Lisvane station, Cefn Onn halt and Caerphilly tunnel Read More
Situated near Llanarthney in the Towy Valley, Carmarthenshire, is the the National Botanic Garden of Wales, which is both a great place to visit and an important centre for botanical research …
A walk around the National Botanic Garden of Wales, Towy Valley, Carmarthenshire Read More
Still retaining much of its Victorian charm is Tenby station Pembrokeshire, which lies on the Pembroke Dock branch in west Wales. An unmanned station, it serves the nearby town and stunning …
Tenby railway station retains its Victorian charm, with its Bath stone buildings and cast iron canopies intact Read More