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Happy St David’s Day/ Dydd Gŵyl Dewi Sant, March 1st 2013
Posted on Friday, Mar 1, 2013 | 1 CommentHappy St David’s Day to all! Here’s some photos of my lovely, lovely, lovely home country. If you’re around Brixton tonight, come down to the Offline Club where I will... -
Cardiff Christmas lights – street views around the capital, December, 2012
Posted on Monday, Dec 31, 2012 | 1 CommentAfter suffering the ultra-stingy Christmas offerings at Brixton, it was a treat to go back to Cardiff and see that the place looked rather festive. Here’s some photos. -
Cardiff photos – chip alley, Alliance sculpture, National Museum and more rain
Posted on Tuesday, Sep 25, 2012 | 2 CommentsI was back up in the ‘Diff for a short stay this weekend, and took in a few sights from around town. Pictured above is the Alliance sculpture situated outside the rather... -
Great welcoming sites of Cardiff #1. The Brains tower
Posted on Friday, Sep 7, 2012 | 3 CommentsStepping off the London train, there’s not many sights more welcoming than the dreamy vision of the Brains brewery tower, manfully thrusting into the Cardiff sky above the railway station. -
A rain-lashed August Bank Holiday Monday in Cardiff, south Wales
Posted on Tuesday, Sep 4, 2012 | 1 CommentIt traditionally rains for a large chunk of the summer in Cardiff (at least that’s how it’s always seemed to me!), but the downpour over the August Bank Holiday seemed... -
Tom Jones seen in Spillers Records, Cardiff
Posted on Monday, Sep 3, 2012 | No CommentsHere’s Tom Jones, spotted gazing out of the window of the Spillers record store in central Cardiff. He certainly managed to out-stare me. -
Cardiff City Attack! Vintage 1993 football rave track from the 1927 Club
Posted on Friday, May 18, 2012 | No CommentsRecorded at various Cardiff City games, home and away in 1991/2, is this old school rave tribute to the mighty Cardiff City FC and their manager, Eddie May, who recently... -
Cardiff pub The Vulcan loses its fight to survive, building to move to National History Museum
Posted on Friday, May 4, 2012 | 1 CommentThe campaign to save one of Cardiff’s oldest pubs looks to have hit a dead end, with the property’s owners Marcol Asset Management Limited agreeing to donate the 1853 building to the National... -
Save the Vulcan Hotel pub in Cardiff – demo on 11th May 2012
Posted on Tuesday, May 1, 2012 | 1 CommentIn my home town of Cardiff, a campaign has kicked off to save one of the capital city’s oldest pubs from closure and demolition. -
Cardiff City triumph at Crystal Palace: play-offs here we come!
Posted on Saturday, Apr 28, 2012 | 1 CommentDespite the unfeasibly early start (kick off at 12.30? Why?) and the heftily hiked-up prices (£30 ticket and £3.80 for a bottle of Carling – you’re having a laugh), this was... -
A tribute to the true taste of Wales: Brains SA (‘Skull Attack’)
Posted on Thursday, Mar 1, 2012 | 3 CommentsSeeing as it’s St David’s Day today, it seems appropriate to pay tribute to the Welsh Drink Of The Gods, otherwise known as Brains SA. -
Cardiff Bay – photos around the old Tiger Bay and Cardiff Docks
Posted on Wednesday, Jan 4, 2012 | No CommentsFor old-time Cardiffians like yours truly, it still seems quite hard to take in the immense changes that have taken place around Cardiff Docks in the past decade or so.... -
Cardiff city centre at Christmas 2011 – funfairs, shopping and Brains SA
Posted on Saturday, Dec 31, 2011 | 1 CommentSadly, there wasn’t a snow-covered festive scene to greet me on my return to Cardiff this year, as the weather had turned boringly mild. There was still loads going in around the city... -
Fifty year old train still in service as BR Class 121 rumbles along the Cardiff Bay line
Posted on Friday, Dec 30, 2011 | 1 CommentStill to be seen ferrying folks along the short stretch of track from Cardiff Queen Street station down to Cardiff Bay is this 1960 vintage, Class 121 diesel multiple unit,... -
The urban75 Christmas drink at the Buffalo Bar, Cardiff
Posted on Thursday, Dec 29, 2011 | No CommentsDespite the strong connection between the urban75 website and Wales, organising drinks in the Principality always seems to present a formidable challenge, akin to trying to herd ketamine-infused cats. However, this Christmas we managed...