OLYMPICS-Final preparations for the torch parade and party

Well it seems like it’s been a long time coming but the Olympics 2012 is just around the corner and you can feel the anticipation and excitement building across the whole of the Country. (Well if you watch the BBC maybe…) Here in Cardiff the council have erected many banners and flags along the streets […]

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CARDIFF-St David’s Day parade

St David’s Day 2012 in Cardiff began with a thick fog lingering across the City resulting in famous sights becoming totally unrecognisable. But as the day progressed the strong Spring sunshine took over and brightened up what was a very gloomy start to our Patron Saint’s Day. In the Capital City of Wales it was […]

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FOOTBALL-Trip to Wembley for Carling Cup Final

Not that anyone has slept much for the last few days but it was an early 7am rise to make our way through a deserted Canton to leave Cardiff ready for the Carling Cup Final 2012. Leaving a really sunny and bright Cardiff for a much more cloudier England and also one passenger behind who […]

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FOOTBALL-Cardiff City leave for Wembley

With just 48 hours to go until Cardiff City take on Premiership side Liverpool in the Carling Cup Final 2012 at Wembley – fans were given a chance to cheer the lads off in style from the Cardiff City Stadium. From about 12:20 on Friday 24th February the players dribbled out of the Cardiff City […]

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FOOTBALL-Tributes to Gary Speed

Wales football manager Gary Speed died at his home in Chester early on Sunday 27th November, 2011. The news began to filter through to the media around midday with a total shock and disbelief surrounding it. Unfortunately it was all true and the 42 year old was found hanged hours after his last appearance on […]

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RUGBY-It’s all starting to get a bit exciting!

Earlier walking through Cardiff City centre and it just dawned on me how significant this whole rugby thing is! Shivers were sent down my spine the more I thought about it. This is the first time since the inaugral Rugby World Cup in 1987 that Wales have progressed to the semi-final stage. This time everything […]

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CARDIFF Celebrates The Royal Wedding

We were all granted an extra day’s Bank Holiday for the Royal Wedding between Prince William of Wales and Catherine Middleton taking place on Friday 29th April, 2011. It was widely reported that outside London the highest number of street parties being organised was right here in Cardiff (Cardiff Council reported that 54 streets had […]

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PROTEST-Budget cuts rally in Cardiff

 .   At 11am on Saturday 5th March around two thousand people turned out to show their support for a local rally protesting about the budget cuts being implemented by the current Government across the public sector in Wales. The march began outside Cardiff City Hall and trawlled it’s way around Kingsway and Castle Street […]

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