This Guest Blog was requested by WeAreCardiff and appeared on their blog on August 27th 2010 Yes, I am still, frequently, asked the question by uncomprehending friends “why do you live in Cardiff?”. As a south Londoner (political history here), I migrated here via the very beautiful countryside of north Warwickshire. My work as a [...]
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Why we live in Cardiff: guest blog
Posted: August 27, 2010 in Cardiff, Cardiff Council, Cricket (especially GCCC), Planning, Wales and the WelshA personal view – looking forward to Cardiff 2020
Posted: July 30, 2010 in Cardiff, Cardiff Council, Planning, Victorian Society, Wales and the WelshThis is a longer version of the article published by MyCardiff He who rejects change is the architect of decay. The only human institution which rejects progress is the cemetery. Harold Wilson, Prime Minister for a total of seven years and 279 days The city is embarking – again, after an abortive start on Plan [...]
BBC to give Cardiff’s planning woes a very public airing
Posted: March 19, 2010 in Cardiff Council, Planning, Wales and the Welsh, Wales Assembly GovernmentTags: BBC Wales, Cardiff, Housing, Local Development Plan, Media, Rodney Berman
Ok, so planning’s not sexy. But it is important and I frequently bore on about it: lately the focus has been dodgy Cardiff Council planning decisions (again) and its Deposit Local Development Plan. The BBC has taken on a big task to make these subjects fit for human consumption with a 30 minutes long Week [...]
WAG admits courts defeat over Llanishen – fight resumes
Posted: September 5, 2009 in Cardiff Council, Planning, Wales Assembly GovernmentTags: Jane Davidson, LDP, Llanishen Reservoir, Planning, WAG
Just as it was thought that all would be decided on 22nd September, the fight for the future of Llanishen Reservoir starts again. In April 2009 the Welsh Environment Minister, Jane Davidson, rejected Western Power’s appeal following the Second Public Planning Inquiry which was held in June 2008. In effect, she refused permission for Western [...]
Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama plans – now that’s more like it!
Posted: July 6, 2008 in Arts, Cardiff, Cricket (especially GCCC), PlanningThe heritage, listed Bute Parks are being subjected to pressures from all fronts: if it isn’t the big money lure of sporting events, it’s a local authority that thinks status and political short-termism is more important that what we leave for our children. One of the organisations that borders Bute Park itself is the RWCMD [...]
Residents get the chance to meet Eisteddfod bosses
Posted: June 28, 2008 in Cardiff Council, Planning, Wales and the WelshIt’s all happening here in the first week in August, you know, Wales’ premier cultural event The Eisteddfod. Not that you’d know if you lived within 100 metres of the big tent and all that it brings because the Eisteddfod and Cardiff Council have been decidedly coy about meeting the locals – let alone engaging [...]
