Giant models of famous Welsh people

As Wales celebrated St David’s Day with daffodils, dragons, leeks and Welsh cakes – here in Cardiff they decided to celebrate by bringing out 5 large fibreglass models of some rather famous Welsh faces. These models took part in the annual St David’s Day parade which was the highlight for the many thousands of people […]

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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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RUGBY-Wales training session

The Millennium Stadium threw open it’s doors again for another free Wales training session on 15th February, 2012. Thousands queued from around midday and were allowed access from 2pm ready for the main event kicking-off at 3pm. Fans were promised an exclusive glimpse of the squad being put through their paces and normal training preparations […]

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RUGBY-Ireland v Wales

The Six Nations 2012 tournament kicked off on Saturday with a few warm-up games before the main event of the weekend – Ireland v Wales at the new Aviva Stadium in Dublin. All the pundits and experts seemed to have Ireland down as favourites to win but this game was to be anything but predictable! […]

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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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PHOTOS-Royal Welsh Show 2011

First up some background on The Royal Welsh Show:- “The Royal Welsh Agricultural Society was formed in 1904, and the first show was held in Aberystwyth in the same year. The Royal Welsh Show attracts around a quarter of a million people over the course of the four days and is supported by approximately 17,000 […]

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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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St David’s Day 2011

First of all Happy Saint David’s Day or Dydd Gŵyl Dewi Hapus as we like say in Wales…once a year…. when we all become proper welshmen like….mun! Once again the annual St David’s Day parade took place in the centre of Cardiff featuring children from local schools, musicians, members from SWICA and even St David […]

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GRAFFITI-Spades ‘blob character’ used for Referendum Vote poster

Venturing via a different route in the back-end of town and passing over this ‘well-decorated’ railway bridge – set all alone amongst an area going through huge redevelopment – located between the edge of the City Centre, Grangetown and Cardiff Bay. (Which part of Cardiff would you say this is actually within? answers on a […]

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Cardiff ‘Survival’ – Vintage advertisements around Canton

The Guardian Cardiff website runs a Flickr photography group where a subject is chosen and people are free to submit photos to satisfy the brief. It’s all for a bit of fun and following on from other groups like ‘Thing A Week’ One of the themes chosen for the latest installment of the ‘Project Document’ […]

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HUMOUR-Best headline of the year so far in The Gloucestershire Echo

Well it certainly got my (chuckle) muscles going this morning and it certainly raised a titter from everyone that I showed it to. You’ve got to hand it to the journalist who came up with this beauty! A stroke of genius…..

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Cardiff Mas Carnival

It’s now 21 years since the original Cardiff Mas Carnival event was held – beginning as a small affair in Butetown but blossoming into a big and beautiful procession from Cardiff Bay, through Butetown and into the City Centre. In conjunction with Swica and Cardiff City Council this event has grown over the years and […]

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MASHUP-Crazy Frog Mix on YouTube hits ONE MILLION views!

Well I thought it was worth a post just to announce my first video on YouTube to amass 1,000,000 hits! Thanks to everyone who has supported the track and even given it airtime on radio stations both online, nationally and internationally! Thanks a million!   Can anyone guess ALL the tracks featured in the mix? […]

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NEWS-Stuart Cable has died

http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/2010/06/07/stuart-cable-found-dead-91466-26603479/ Exclusively revealed by Wales Online :- “WELSH rock star Stuart Cable has been found dead at his Aberdare home this morning. The body of the former Stereophonics drummer was discovered at about 5.30am. His mother Mabel, who will be 80 this year, said: “Stuart has travelled all over the world with the band and […]

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