Unite confirm bin strike action over local issues and alleged bullying
CARDIFF looks set to face further bin strikes soon after Christmas. Unite confirmed that its members at Cardiff Council have voted in favour of strike action over a number of local issues, including alleged bullying. The walkout will take place…
Search for recycling centre site continues as condition of site in Llandow labeled ‘Horrendous’
THE drawn out search for a new recycling centre site in Vale of Glamorgan is set to continue, but work to improve the existing one in the west of the county has started. Vale of Glamorgan Council leader Lis Burnett…
Owners of former Cardiff hostel announce plans to revive building as an Inn
THE new owners of a once-vibrant former Cardiff hostel have announced they plan to bring the building back to life as an inn. On the River, which will replace what used to be NosDa Hostel and Bar in Despenser Street,…
Cardiff Council hears people are ‘Deliberately making themselves homeless’ to gain access to council housing
CARDIFF Council is proposing to consider whether someone has deliberately made themselves homeless to gain access to council housing in future homelessness applications. At a Cardiff Council community and adult services scrutiny committee meeting, councillors were told that a key…
Cardiff family living in ‘dangerous’ temporary accommodation
A CARDIFF mother grieving over losing her baby boy has opened up on her desperation to get her family out of “dangerous” temporary accommodation. Mandy Smith moved out of her home following the death of her 8-week-old son in 2021,…
Housing development in Glamorgan takes step forward
A COUNCIL development plan which could see thousands of homes delivered in Vale of Glamorgan over the next decade has taken a major step forward. Vale of Glamorgan Council’s cabinet members met on Thursday November 26 to discuss the next…
Motion calling for reversal of new speed limits in Cardiff loses
A MOTION calling for the reversal of newly introduced 20mph speed limits in Cardiff has lost. Cardiff Council’s Conservatives group, who were behind the motion, also called for a review of the impact of default 20mph speed limits in the…
St David’s Hall in Cardiff not expected to open until next year
EARLY indications of an inspection of St David’s Hall in Cardiff show that work which could take several months will need to be done on the building before it can reopen. Cardiff Council announced early in September that an inspection…
Local communities call on council to refrain from eating into city’s green wedge
LOCAL communities in Cardiff have called on the council to stop allowing construction in the city’s green wedge as the production of its new development plan takes another step forward. Cardiff Council announced in June that its preferred option for…
More people entering temporary accommodation than leaving figures show
THE difficulty of moving people on from temporary accommodation is one of the biggest challenges Cardiff faces in tackling its housing crisis, figures show. Cardiff Council said that in August, 110 households moved into temporary accommodation, with 75 leaving it….