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A celebration of Kellys Records in Cardiff Central Market, south Wales
Posted on Friday, Jan 3, 2014 | 2 CommentsThere’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 | 1 CommentLocated 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 […] -
![Happy 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 […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/st-davids-day-2012-10-115x115.jpg "Happy St David’s Day/ Dydd Gŵyl Dewi Sant, March 1st 2013")
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. -
![I 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 […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/cardiff-photos-september-01-115x115.jpg "Cardiff photos – chip alley, Alliance sculpture, National Museum and more rain")
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. -
![It 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 […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/rainy-bank-august-bank-holiday-cardiff-06-115x115.jpg "A rain-lashed August Bank Holiday Monday in Cardiff, south Wales")
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. -
![Recorded 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 […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/cardiff-city-1927-club-remix-01-115x115.jpg "Cardiff City Attack! Vintage 1993 football rave track from the 1927 Club")
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 […] -
![The 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 […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/save-cardiff-vulcan-pub-115x115.jpg "Cardiff pub The Vulcan loses its fight to survive, building to move to National History Museum")
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 […]