Halloween party night in Cardiff’s Caroline Street, Sat 28th October 2023 – 37 photos

Cardiff’s Caroline Street is famed for its wonderfully chaotic scenes on weekends, and there was a lot to see last weekend, with ‘Chippy Alley’ filled with  revellers in Halloween fancy …

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Cardiff Queen Street railway station in the 1960s – a series of fascinating photos by Rob Masterman

Once again, this site is obliged to Rob Masterman for giving us permission to reproduce this wonderful set of photographs of Cardiff Queen  Street railway station in the 1960s. The …

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Deserted London: the empty streets of Soho, Leicester Square, Piccadilly Circus and Trafalgar Square, June 2020
In photos: Blaenau Ffestiniog and a arrow gauge steam journey to Tan-y-Bwlch in Snowdonia, Aug 2018

In photos: Blaenau Ffestiniog and a narrow gauge steam journey to Tan-y-Bwlch in Snowdonia, Aug 2018

Here’s some photos from a recent visit to the slate mining town of Blaenau Ffestiniog in north Wales, with our day trip taking in a journey on the Ffestiniog Railway to Tan-y-Bwlch and back.

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WIN two tickets for this year's Green Gathering Festival in Chepstow, Wales, 2-5th August

WIN two tickets for this year’s Green Gathering Festival in Chepstow, Wales, 2nd-5th Aug 2018

A splendid four-day festival showcasing live music, spoken word, debates and skillshares, the Green Gathering has become a beacon for sustainability, with the whole event being powered by wind, sun …

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Christmas lights in the November rain, drag queen karaoke and street views - a trip to Cardiff in photos

Christmas lights in the November rain, drag queen karaoke and street views – a trip to Cardiff in photos

Once again, Cardiff lived up to its reputation as Britain’s wettest city, with my two days in the capital being accompanied by a near-incessant drizzle. Being Welsh, I’m used to the …

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Green Gathering 2017: Mixing it up in the wonderful 99% Bar - in photos. Chepstow, Wales, August 2017

Green Gathering 2017 in Wales: Mixing it up in the wonderful 99% Bar – in photos

Here’s the second of four photo features from this year’s Green Gathering festival, which is set on a verdant hilltop in Chepstow, Wales. This time I’m focusing on my favourite part …

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