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Come and get murdered at this Cardiff hotel – or how not to advertise your business
Posted on Wednesday, Jan 7, 2015 | No CommentsThis hotel in north Cardiff was certainly offering something a little different this Christmas, with their sign promising guests “Murders, Tributes and Disco Party Nights.” -
It’s official – Cardiff is the wettest city in Britain, followed by Glasgow and Preston
Posted on Sunday, Oct 19, 2014 | No CommentsNew data released by the Met Office confirms what every long suffering Cardiffian already knows – it’s the wettest city in Britain. -
![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 […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/cardiff-street-photos-021-115x115.jpg "Cardiff street photos – 25 views of the capital of Wales, June 2014")
Cardiff street photos – 25 views of the capital of Wales, June 2014
Posted on Tuesday, Jul 1, 2014 | No CommentsRarely 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 […] -
![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. […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/cardiff-bay-photos-011-115x115.jpg "A walk around Cardiff Bay, south Wales with photos of the Millennium Centre, Pierhead and Senedd building")
A walk around Cardiff Bay, south Wales with photos of the Millennium Centre, Pierhead and Senedd building
Posted on Friday, May 16, 2014 | No CommentsTaken 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. […] -
![Here’s the story of how the punk revolution changed everything for this Welsh boy living in Cardiff in the 1970s, and how the dreams of rock’n’roll stardom took a blow when […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/punk-rock-wales-roxy-70s1-115x115.jpg "From the Valleys to the Roxy: Welsh punk rock dreams from the 1970s")
From the Valleys to the Roxy: Welsh punk rock dreams from the 1970s
Posted on Monday, Mar 31, 2014 | 1 CommentHere’s the story of how the punk revolution changed everything for this Welsh boy living in Cardiff in the 1970s, and how the dreams of rock’n’roll stardom took a blow when […] -
![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 […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/one-man-band-cardiff-115x115.jpg "A traditional one-man band strums and bangs on Cardiff Queen Street")
A traditional one-man band strums and bangs on Cardiff Queen Street
Posted on Thursday, Jan 23, 2014 | 1 CommentI 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 […] -
![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 […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/bute-park-cardiff-011-115x115.jpg "A walk around Bute Park, in the former grounds of Cardiff Castle, south Wales")
A walk around Bute Park, in the former grounds of Cardiff Castle, south Wales
Posted on Thursday, Jan 9, 2014 | 1 CommentLocated 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 […] -
![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 […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/cardiff-central-market-photos-13-115x115.jpg "Photos of Cardiff Central Market, a Victorian indoor market in the Castle Quarter, Wales")
Photos of Cardiff Central Market, a Victorian indoor market in the Castle Quarter, Wales
Posted on Tuesday, Jan 7, 2014 | No CommentsLocated 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 […] -
A celebration of Kellys Records in Cardiff Central Market, south Wales
Posted on Friday, Jan 3, 2014 | 1 CommentThere’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. -
![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 […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/wintry-welsh-walk-cardiff-021-115x115.jpg "A Christmas Day walk up Graig Llanishen, north Cardiff")
A Christmas Day walk up Graig Llanishen, north Cardiff
Posted on Tuesday, Dec 31, 2013 | No CommentsSadly, 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 […] -
![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 […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/clwb-ifor-bach-cardiff-appeal-26-115x115.jpg "Photo report – Philippines Disaster Appeal benefit, Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff, Dec 2013")
Photo report – Philippines Disaster Appeal benefit, Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff, Dec 2013
Posted on Monday, Dec 30, 2013 | No CommentsOn 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 […] -
![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 […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/bloke-asleep-on-cardiff-train-115x115.jpg "Photo of the day: hat down on the Cardiff train")
Photo of the day: hat down on the Cardiff train
Posted on Monday, Dec 30, 2013 | No CommentsPic 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 […] -
A trip to Ffotogallery at Turner House, Penarth, south Wales
Posted on Monday, Sep 9, 2013 | No CommentsSituated 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. -
![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 […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/lavernock-point-11-115x115.jpg "Abandoned remains of the Lavernock Battery and Fort, south Wales – photo feature")
Abandoned remains of the Lavernock Battery and Fort, south Wales – photo feature
Posted on Wednesday, Sep 4, 2013 | No CommentsLocated 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 […] -
![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 […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/rails-to-rhymney-115x115.jpg "Rails to Rhymney – Lisvane station, Cefn Onn halt and Caerphilly tunnel")
Rails to Rhymney – Lisvane station, Cefn Onn halt and Caerphilly tunnel
Posted on Friday, Aug 9, 2013 | No CommentsPhotographed 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 […]