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Photo of the day: raised manhood covers

Fri 25th March, 2011 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Spotted in Thornhill, north Cardiff, February 2004.

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Places / Wales

St Patrick was a Welshman!

Thu 17th March, 2011 - by editor - Leave a Comment

First off, let me wish a happy St Patrick’s Day to my Celtic compatriots and hope you all have a great night tonight – I’ll be out celebrating with my pals at …

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railways / Wales

Wrexham & Shropshire railway campaign update

Wed 9th March, 2011Wed 9th March, 2011 - by editor - Leave a Comment

We raved about the fantastic service and lovely staff when we took a trip on the line and vexed like an angry rapper when we heard the news what it …

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cardiff / Places / Wales

Message from Merthyr – how the ConDem cuts will kill the community

Tue 8th March, 2011Tue 8th March, 2011 - by editor - 1 Comment

If you’ve ever been to Merthyr, you’ll know what a thoroughly depressing place this once proud working town has become, and the government’s proposed benefit cuts are going to hurt …

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photos / Places / Wales

Happy St David’s Day/ Dydd Gŵyl Dewi Sant

Tue 1st March, 2011Thu 1st March, 2012 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Happy St David’s Day/ Dydd Gŵyl Dewi Sant to you all! Here’s a few views from my beloved country – above is a scene from the Heads of the Valleys, …

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Places / Wales

A winter’s walk around Llangollen and Chirk, north Wales

Fri 28th January, 2011Fri 28th January, 2011 - by editor - Leave a Comment

The recent announcement of the untimely demise of the wonderful Wrexham & Shropshire railway prompted me to look up some photos from my last trip with them.

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cardiff / photos / Places / snow / Wales

Cardiff Christmas lights

Fri 31st December, 2010Fri 31st December, 2010 - by editor - 2 Comments.

A few pics taken at night around Cardiff’s city centre, showing off the festive Christmas lights. Nadolig Llawen a Blwyddyn Newydd Dda!

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cardiff / Places / Wales

Spillers Records, Cardiff moves to the Morgan Arcade

Thu 30th December, 2010Wed 29th December, 2010 - by editor - 5 Comments.

Finally losing the battle to stay in their premises by The Hayes in central Cardiff, the much loved Spillers record store closed on June 26th, 2010, reopening in the nearby Morgan Arcade a …

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Winter scene in Cardiff, south Wales
photos / Places / snow / Wales

Pic of the day: a walk in the Cardiff snow

Mon 27th December, 2010Mon 27th December, 2010 - by editor - 1 Comment

You’ve probably guessed by now that I’m rather keen on snow scenes, and with south Wales having one of its harshest Decembers for a very long time, I’ve been unable …

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Cardiff in the Christmas Day snow, 2010
photos / Places / snow / Wales

A Christmas Day walk in Wales: snow, hills and blue skies

Sat 25th December, 2010Sat 25th December, 2010 - by editor - 1 Comment

Happy Christmas Day from the snowy hills of Cardiff, south Wales! The day was perfect: tons of crisp snow, bright blue skies and not a soul in sight.

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photos / Places / railways / Wales

Cardigan old railway station, Wales [photos]

Wed 27th October, 2010Wed 27th October, 2010 - by editor - Leave a Comment

In the June of 2009, we spent a week in the lovely Fforest campsite near Cardigan, west Wales, and being the railway spod I am, I simply had to find …

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Places / Wales

Coney Beach amusement park, south Wales: 90 years old

Fri 27th August, 2010Fri 27th August, 2010 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Built on an old ballast tip, the amusement park at Coney Beach in Porthcawl, south Wales, dates back to to April 1920, when its first attraction arrived in the shape …

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music / Places / Wales

Newport (Ymerodraeth State of Mind) – Wales’ finest

Wed 21st July, 2010Tue 10th August, 2010 - by editor - 1 Comment

Note: it seems that the humourless wankers at EMI have pulled the plug on this video over copyright reasons. I’ve tracked down the version above but it’ll probably be gone …

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cardiff / Places / Wales

Five old ladies on a bench, Penarth, Wales

Sat 3rd April, 2010Thu 1st April, 2010 - by editor - Leave a Comment

I love this picture of these five old ladies dressed in white and sat on a bench looking out across the Bristol Channel. It was taken at the small seaside …

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Wales

“Soccer Hooligan Mayhem: an angered Russian Mob takes on a swarm of a Welsh Mob”

Mon 29th March, 2010Mon 29th March, 2010 - by editor - 2 Comments.

This video is hilarious. The clueless American commentator seems to think that a massive mob of Welsh ‘soccer’ fans have somehow transported themselves into a Russian stadium parking lot. SUDDENLY …

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Wales

Great games – Wales 32 England 31, Wembley, 1999: oh yes!

Fri 26th March, 2010 - by editor - 1 Comment

Easily the best day I’ve ever spent at the Wembley Stadium  – new or old – was the glorious sunny afternoon where Scott Gibbs jigged past several players to score …

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cardiff / Places / wales / Wales

Cardiff Bay photos

Tue 26th January, 2010Sun 14th March, 2010 - by editor - 1 Comment

We took a walk around the Bay around Christmas, and the place keeps changing so fast I can hardly recognise parts of it. A new walk had been opened up …

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photos / Places / wales / Wales

A winter’s day trip to Crickhowell, Powys – photos

Sun 17th January, 2010Sun 14th March, 2010 - by editor - Leave a Comment

We popped over to Crickhowell for the day over Christmas and I’d forgotten what an attractive little Welsh town it is. It was unbelievably cold though! Here’s a few photos:

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cardiff / football / Places / Wales

Goodbye Cardiff’s Ninian Park

Tue 29th December, 2009Mon 15th March, 2010 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Some photos of Cardiff City’s half demolished stadium – a place full of memories for me!

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Brixton / photos / Places / wales / Wales

Offline St David’s Day Special

Sun 2nd March, 2008Tue 1st March, 2011 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Blimey. What a fantastic night this was. We had free freshly baked Welsh cakes, daffodils, Welsh music, Welsh video, two great bands and vast amounts of DJing till 4am. I …

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cardiff / photos / Places / Wales

Cardiff at Christmas

Fri 4th January, 2008Mon 12th April, 2010 - by editor - 1 Comment

Just a few snaps from my brief stay in my home town over Christmas. It’s getting hard to reconcile the city with my memories as it’s being redeveloped so fast. …

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Brixton / Places / Wales

Funerals and Parisian jazz bands

Fri 26th January, 2007Thu 10th March, 2011 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Blimey. Yesterday was a bit of a strange one. I woke up in Cardiff after coming up the night before for my grandmother’s funeral. It was a crisp and sunny …

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cardiff / Places / Wales

Christmas in Cardiff

Sat 31st December, 2005Thu 22nd April, 2010 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Christmas in Cardiff Had a great time up in my home town over Christmas, taking in some lovely country walks in the Brecon Beacons, wolfing down real ale, (half) climbing …

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cardiff / Places / Wales

Festive greetings from Caerdydd

Mon 27th December, 2004Wed 4th August, 2010 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Festive greetings! Christmas Eve started in the Deri, a lively pub in Rhiwbina, Cardiff before getting into the spirit of lager at the Butchers Arms, half a mile away. Christmas …

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Brixton / cardiff / London / photos / Places / Wales

A feast of new photo panoramas on the site – Wales, London, Brixton…

Tue 12th October, 2004Wed 4th August, 2010 - by editor - Leave a Comment

A feast of new panoramas on the site! I’ve been swivelling about snapping photographic panoramas, and have just got around to adding them to the site. (Please note: panoramas need …

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photos / Places / Wales

A trip to Wales – Cardiff, Tintern, Usk, Cardiff Bay and Castell Coch

Sun 15th August, 2004Fri 16th May, 2014 - by editor - Leave a Comment

On the road… ‘Scuse the lack of updates – but we’ve been shuffling about the countryside a tad recently. On Tuesday, we headed up to lovely, lovely Wales, arriving in …

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cardiff / Places / Wales

Actionettes goo to Cardiff

Sun 15th February, 2004Wed 4th August, 2010 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Cardiff report (part one) We arrived to find the streets of Cardiff deserted as what seemed like the entire city’s population were packed into bars watching the mighty Wales thump …

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cardiff / Clubs & Nightlife / Places / Wales

Christmas update 2003 – drinking in wales

Mon 29th December, 2003Tue 13th April, 2010 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Christmas update Well, I’m half way through the festive season and it hasn’t gone quite to plan. I went back to Cardiff, Wales on Christmas Eve to stay with my …

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cardiff / Places / wales / Wales

A trip on The Balmoral steamer from Penarth to Clevedon

Tue 26th August, 2003Tue 14th February, 2012 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Back from Wales Just returned from a fabulous short holiday in my hometown of Cardiff – and what a great trip I had! On Saturday night I celebrated Cardiff’s mighty …

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