CHRISTMAS – That’s not a reindeer!

The annual trip to the market town of Abergavenny to sample some Christmas cheer from The Salvation Army playing festive songs on the high street to shoppers bustling for bargains in the vintage market. Abergavenny Market only opens on Tuesdays (why?) with the indoor and outdoor market having around 200 stands selling a huge range […]

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TV – Kellys Records

Back in January 2013, ITV unveiled it’s latest identity with a batch of new idents conveying scenes of day-to-day life of the British public. The set were updated in April and now include a whole range of locations including one set in a record shop in Cardiff. Filmed in Kelly Records on the balconied first […]

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CARDIFF – City Centre clocks

Back in November 2011, a new clock was unveiled on St Mary Street at it’s junction with Wood Street. Named ‘The Pierhead Clock’ it is the main feature of the new glass tower structure. The mechanism began it’s life in the Pierhead Building in Cardiff Bay back in 1897 but was sold to an American […]

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GRAFITTI-Zen artwork on Tudor Road

Passing by the Riverside Farmer’s Market via Tudor Road and I was pleasantly surprised to see some new street art adorning the grey and dull walls of Tudor Road, Cardiff.

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ANDROID-Favourite Honeycomb apps

Having recently acquired a fantastic Samsung Galaxy Tablet 10.1 (who needs an iPad?) I thought it would be time to list my favourite apps that I have installed so far. As I have spent a few hundred pounds on this device I thought it would be useful to spend £10 maximum on apps for it! […]

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GRAFITTI-Paste-up by Jacob’s Market

Approaching the railway bridge that crosses over the top end of St Mary Street, near Jacobs Market and East and West Canal Wharf, and something caught my attention on the wall. I couldn’t exactly see what it was at a distance but as I got nearer I could see that there was some elaborate paste-up […]

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Use Google Maps as Sat Nav on Android 2.0

Google have been showcasing what the Google Maps application is capable of on the Android operating system – but it seems loads of people are having problems locating the files, installing them and getting them to work as intended. It’s taken me a bit of investigating and poking around the net but I have now […]

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Best Android Apps (March 2010)

Well I got delivery of my brand new HTC Desire mobile phone over the weekend and am totally over the moon with the advances made in the Android operating system. My last 4 phones have all operated on Windows Mobile which has offered some tweakable features whereas the Android system is totally open and now […]

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