Expansion planning for special needs school in Cardiff looks set for approval
PLANS to expand a Cardiff special needs school across two separate sites look set to be approved this week. Cardiff council’s planning committee will meet on Thursday, July 6 to make a decision on two separate applications to build new…
Cardiff school budget situation ‘a ticking time-bomb’ says Cllr Rodney Berman
A COUNCILLOR has called the financial situation faced by Cardiff’s schools “a ticking time bomb” as more than a quarter will set deficit budgets for the year. Councillor Rodney Berman, the Liberal Democrat group leader at Cardiff Council, raised his…
Ambitious plans from Cardiff Council to see thousands of homes built over 13 years
PLANS revealed by the council show that tens of thousands of homes could be built in Cardiff over the next 13 years. Cardiff Council revealed that the preferred option for its future development plan, known as the Replacement Local Development…
Cardiff Skyscraper no closer to completion after seven years
THE developer behind plans to build Wales’ tallest building said its project has been on hold due to challenging wider market circumstances. Watkin Jones’ plans to build the 42-storey skyscraper were approved by Cardiff Council in 2016. It was initially…
Cardiff Council settles highway related insurance claims
CARDIFF Council has spent hundreds of thousands of pounds on settling insurance claims relating to highway defects over the past four years. However, the total number of property damage and personal injury claims received by the local authority in relation…
Cardiff Council reveals major theatre operator took interest in St David’s Hall but no bids were made
A MAJOR theatre operator other than Academy Music Group (AMG) engaged with consultants over the opportunity to operate St David’s Hall, a Cardiff Council official has said. The council’s director of economic development, Neil Hanratty, was asked at a scrutiny…
The Cardiff road turned hotspot for fly-tipping, despite repeated calls for action
AN employee working on a Cardiff road which has been targeted by fly-tippers for years said they are sick of the reoccuring issue. The cul de sac on Heol Y Rhosog in Llanrumney has had all sorts of rubbish, from…
Affordable housing near Cardiff Airport train-station could lift-off as Glamorgan Council approve planning outline
Plans to build affordable homes on land next to the Cardiff Airport train station look set to be given the go ahead. The Vale of Glamorgan Council’s planning committee are set to meet on Thursday, May 25 to discuss plans…
Cardiff Council reveals no new interest from third parties in management for St David’s Hall as of yet
NO-ONE new has expressed an interest in taking over the running of St David’s Hall as the soft marketing process for the venue comes to an end, Cardiff Council has revealed. The development marks a significant step forward in the…
Family forced to live off takeaways as result of ant-infested home
A WOMAN living in an ant-infested house in Cardiff which had a hole in its floor claimed she had been waiting weeks for it to be repaired. Ella Mason, who has been living in her council house in Highmead Road,…