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Glazed tiles, Grade II listing and drag acts: the wonderful Golden Cross pub in Cardiff
The Golden Cross, a splendid Grade II listed public house, can be found at the junction of Customhouse Street and Hayes Bridge Road in Cardiff.
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Street scenes, rain, sales and street performers, Cardiff photos, Dec 2015
According to the Met Office, Cardiff is Britain’s wettest city, registering 115cms of rainfall every year, and there was plenty of evidence to support that claim over the Christmas period. Here’s …
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Butetown, barrage and a breezy afternoon: a winter trip to Cardiff Bay in photos
Here’s a selection of photos taken around Cardiff Bay over the festive season. Despite raining for almost the entire duration of my Christmas visit (welcome home!), the sky thankfully cleared …
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A night of drinking and dancing at the Andrew Buchan Bar, Albany Road, Cardiff – in photos
Stocking a fine range of Welsh real ales from the independent Rhymney Beers brewery, the Andrew Buchan bar in Albany Road is one of my favourite pubs in Cardiff.
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Forgotten railways of south Wales: the south-west breakwater at the entrance to Barry Docks revisited
My feature about an old breakwater in Barry Island, south Wales has proved surprisingly popular, and I was pleased to learn more about this intriguing piece of railway history, thanks to Brian Mills. Brian …
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When the flags fly in Cardiff – street scenes from the Rugby World Cup 2015
Whenever there’s a big game on in the Welsh capital, a veritable army of street vendors swiftly wheel out their sports-branded merchandise in a burst of full-on opportunistic entrepreneurship that would …
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The Record Shop in downtown Roath, Cardiff: a vinyl and CD collector’s dream
Tucked away off bustling Albany Road in Cardiff, The Record Shop is a real gem for music fans, with its shed-like interior jam-packed with bargain vinyl and CD selections.
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Football comic art launch at Cardiff’s Andrew Buchan bar – exhibition runs till Feb 2016
On Saturday, I was up in Cardiff for the launch of an exhibition showing original artwork from the Bluebird Jones football comic I was involved with from 1993-1995.
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Bluebird Jones football comic exhibition opens in Cardiff, 17th Oct – 1st Feb 2016
I’m chuffed to be able to announce that an exhibition of original artwork from the Bluebird Jones football comics will be opening this Saturday, 17th October in Cardiff. The exhibition …
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Sound as a weapon: DJs crack the clay at Mute at the National Museum of Wales
This interesting sound installation forms part of the National Museum of Wales’ Fragile exhibition and invites the public to play songs that will be big enough to smash the clay covering …
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Fair Play for Palestine – activists protest ahead of Wales vs Israel UEFA Championship match, 6th Sept, 2015
A march and rally is taking place in Cardiff this afternoon in protest at Israel playing in the UEFA Championship. The team face Wales in the Cardiff City stadium at …
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Cardiff street scenes: religious rows, the Beatles, sand dogs and Chip Alley
Here’s a selection of street scenes photographed during my short visit to Cardiff this week. My walk to the station took me along Queen Street – where’s there’s always something …
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Pride movie dramatises the wonderful solidarity between Welsh miners and gay activists during the 1980s strike
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’ …
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Cardiff street photos – 25 views of the capital of Wales, June 2014
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 …
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One hundred years on, a special Adlestrop train commemorates the evocative Edward Thomas poem
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 …
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Cardiff Queen Street station – history and new platforms update
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 …
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