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Cardiff in the deep snow - the big Christmas freeze of December 2010 in photos
cardiff / photos / Places / wales / Wales

Cardiff in the snow – the big Christmas freeze of December 2010 in photos

Thu 17th December, 2020Wed 16th December, 2020 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Cardiff hasn’t seen a White Christmas for a decade, but back in December 2010 the capital looked beautifully festive, with snow covering the streets and surrounding hills. Here’s 22 photos …

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Photos of the rain-soaked streets of Cardiff - City centre and Llanishen at night, Jan 2020
cardiff / photos / Places / railways / Wales / wales

Photos of the rain-drenched streets of Cardiff – city centre and Llanishen at night, Jan 2020

Wed 15th January, 2020Wed 15th January, 2020 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Growing up in Cardiff – Britain’s wettest city – I’m very familiar with being endlessly pelted with rain, drizzle and thunderous downpours, and yesterday my home town delivered in full …

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In photos: Snow in Manhattan. Wintry scenes on the streets of New York
New York / news / photos / Places

In photos: Snow in Manhattan. Wintry scenes on the streets of New York

Fri 5th January, 2018Fri 5th January, 2018 - by Jim_NYC - 1 Comment

Jim, our resident New York snapper, took to the snowy streets of Manhattan yesterday to capture these dramatic views of the streets under snow as temperatures plummeted across the city.

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Empty chairs, rainy-soaked tables and the last of the Christmas lights, Cardiff in photos, 2nd Jan 2018
cardiff / photos / Places / wales / Wales

Empty chairs, rain-soaked tables and the last of the Christmas lights, Cardiff in photos, 2nd Jan 2018

Wed 3rd January, 2018Wed 15th January, 2020 - by editor - 1 Comment

Here’s another short selection of photos taken around Cardiff yesterday. It rained for the entire duration of my trip. Here’s some pictures taken on my travels:

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Umbrellas in June: a very rainy day in central London and Brixton
Brixton / London / photos / Places

Umbrellas in June: a very rainy day in central London and Brixton

Tue 6th June, 2017 - by editor - Leave a Comment

We may be six days into June, but Londoners got a real drenching today as the skies opened up and sent people reaching for their umbrellas. Here’s a series of photos …

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Frosty scenes across Germany - 13 photos of a chilly Europe
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Frosty scenes across Germany – 13 photos of a chilly Europe

Fri 20th January, 2017Thu 19th January, 2017 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Last month, I was travelling across Germany by train with The Monochrome Set, and although my hopes for Christmas card scenes of snow that was deep and crisp and even were …

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Ghostly football - players hunt the ball in the swirling mists of Surrey
football / London / photos / Places

Ghostly football – players hunt the ball in the swirling mists of Surrey

Sun 16th November, 2014Mon 17th November, 2014 - by editor - 1 Comment

Yesterday, I travelled to Surrey to watch Dulwich Hamlet take on the Metropolitan Police FC at their East Molesey ground. The game wasn’t that great – Hamlet lost 2-0 – but there were some dramatic scenes …

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An autumnal park walk at dusk - Green Park and St James's in central London
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An autumnal London walk at dusk – Green Park, St James’s park, National Gallery and Oxford Street

Mon 10th November, 2014Mon 10th November, 2014 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Late Saturday afternoon, I went for a hangover-clearing autumnal stroll through central London, taking in two parks and stopping off for some art. I started off at Green Park tube …

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It's official - Cardiff is the wettest city in Britain, followed by Glasgow and Preston
cardiff / photos / Places / Wales

It’s official – Cardiff is the wettest city in Britain, followed by Glasgow and Preston

Sun 19th October, 2014Sun 19th October, 2014 - by editor - Leave a Comment

New data released by the Met Office confirms what every long suffering Cardiffian already knows – it’s the wettest city in Britain.

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Pic of the day - all weather chatters
London / photos / Places

Chatting in the rain, Tottenham Court Road, London – pic of the day

Sat 1st February, 2014Sat 1st February, 2014 - by editor - 1 Comment

I liked this photo of determined, all-weather chatters that I unearthed from my woefully disorganised photo archives. It was taken on Tottenham Court Road in 2001 – when the street …

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A winter fog descends over London
Brixton / London / Places

A winter fog descends over London

Wed 11th December, 2013 - by editor - 2 Comments.

There’s a murky fog descending over London, evoking  memories of the notorious pea-soupers that blighted the capital in the post war period. Above, you can see the top of the St …

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Glastonbury Festival mud fests
music / photos / Places

Warning to Glastonbury festival first-timers – it’s not always that bloody good (see: great mudfests of the past)

Wed 3rd July, 2013Fri 14th June, 2019 - by editor - 5 Comments.

I fear I would be failing in my responsibilities as a seasoned festival-goer to not pass on some words of advice to anyone who has booked their first ticket to …

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Want to see real snow chaos? Check out the Snowdrift at Bleath Gill video
Places / railways

Want to see real snow chaos? Check out the chilly tale of the Snowdrift at Bleath Gill

Thu 24th January, 2013Thu 24th January, 2013 - by editor - 4 Comments.

The news reporters may scream “Snow Chaos!’ every time a few centimeters of the white stuff sprinkles down on Blighty, but it’s looking pretty tame compared to this astonishing archive footage of a …

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A walk around the snowy streets of Brixton, January 2013
Brixton / photos / Places / snow

A walk around the snowy streets of Brixton, January 2013

Sat 19th January, 2013Sat 19th January, 2013 - by editor - 2 Comments.

Being a big kid, I love seeing Brixton covered in snow, and there’s still a fairly healthy covering of the stuff on the streets right now. Here’s some photos taken …

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A damp and grey London walk along the Albert and Victoria Embankments
London / photos / Places

A damp and grey London walk along the Albert and Victoria Embankments

Sat 5th January, 2013Sat 5th January, 2013 - by editor - 1 Comment

I was hoping to see London covered in clean, crisp white snow, but instead the New Year has started in a more traditional manner, with the capital under a grey, …

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Brooding sky over Brixton
Brixton / London / photos / Places

There’s a mean and brooding sky looming over Brixton

Sat 29th December, 2012Sat 29th December, 2012 - by editor - Leave a Comment

There’s a mean and moody sky looming over Brixton right now.  Hope it’s not an omen for the New Year!

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It's a foggy night in Brixton tonight
Brixton / London / Places

It’s a cold, foggy night in Brixton tonight

Wed 12th December, 2012Wed 12th December, 2012 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Although nowhere near as the dense or as downright dangerous as the notorious London ‘Pea Soupers‘ of the 1950s, things are still pretty misty around Brixton at the moment, with the town …

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A misty afternoon in Brixton, south London
Brixton / Places

A misty afternoon in Brixton, south London

Thu 15th November, 2012 - by editor - Leave a Comment

The sun has finally broken though, but there’s still a lot of ground mist around, as you can see in this view looking towards Brockwell Park from central Brixton.

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New York construction crane dangles perilously over Manhattan after Storm Sandy
New York / photos / Places

New York construction crane dangles perilously over Manhattan after Storm Sandy

Thu 1st November, 2012Thu 1st November, 2012 - by editor - Leave a Comment

A mighty gust of wind from Hurricane Sandy on Monday night caused the collapse of this construction crane boom, perched at the top of a 74-story luxury skyscraper called One57 in Manhattan, …

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After the storm - streets scenes from the Lower East Side, New York
New York / photos / Places

After the storm – street scenes from the East Village, New York, NYC

Wed 31st October, 2012Wed 31st October, 2012 - by Jim_NYC - 2 Comments.

New York is still cleaning up after the huge storm that hit the city on Monday night, and our intrepid US reporter Jim has been taking a look around his nearby streets. …

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Brixton / photos / Places

Some really mean storm clouds are gathering over Brixton

Tue 10th July, 2012Tue 10th July, 2012 - by editor - 1 Comment

The skies are looking pretty angry over Brixton right now, with storm clouds darkening the skies to the south and to the east. Here’s some views taken from Coldharbour Lane.

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Brixton / Places

Brixton battered by winter storms of rain and sleet

Tue 3rd January, 2012 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Man oh man it’s rough out there at the moment, with gale force winds and heavy rain and sleet battering the Brixton streets.

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Brixton / photos / Places

Brixton fog, 7am Sunday morning. And a bit about pea soupers

Sun 20th November, 2011Sun 20th November, 2011 - by editor - 1 Comment

Gor blimey guv’nor, there was a propah, old-fashioned London pea souper over Brixton this morning, with the thick, billowing grey mist reminding me of the Carter USM gig  earlier.

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Brixton / Places

Rain at last in Brixton (and hailstones!)

Thu 26th May, 2011 - by editor - Leave a Comment

With the UK heading for the hottest, driest Spring since records began, we’ve been praying for a bit of rain down Brixton way for the sake of our ailing plants.

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Brixton / London / Places

The quagmire returns – rain in London

Fri 24th June, 2005Sun 11th April, 2010 - by editor - Leave a Comment

The quagmire returns ‘The chances of getting a heavy downpour are quite small’, said a Met Office spokesman yesterday. Yeah, rrrright. Last night was the meanest, loudest, heaviest and longest …

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