It was the new social barometer Twitter that gave the first indication of the storm that hit the iconic south Wales furniture stores Maskreys. The immediate reaction from Tweeps was sadness. Maskreys, after all, is – until the end of November – more than just a furniture shop. Since 1898 the Maskrey family have been [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Cardiff’
Plus ca change, plus c’est la meme chose
Posted: June 6, 2010 in Cardiff, Punch MagazineTags: Canary, Cardiff, Cardiff March, Fascists, Punch Magazine
The Fascists were bussed into Cardiff yesterday to object to Muslims in our community. Although apparently hosted by something called the Welsh Defence League the t-shirts in the photos I saw suggested Dudley, England rather than anywhere nearer. Unite Against Fascism got wind of the demo and arranged with the police for a counter demo: [...]
Alice in Wonderland hole digging
Posted: March 23, 2010 in UncategorizedTags: Cardiff, Cardiff Civic Society, Cardiff Council, Deposit LDP, LDP, Local Development Plan, Planning, WAG, Wales Assembly Government
I thought a primary rule of politics was to stop digging when you are in a hole: not Cardiff’s leadership apparently. There’s been good advice given since Ocober 2008 that Cardiff’s Local Development Plan wasn’t any good. Amongst others, Cardiff Civic Society (disclaimer, I am it’s chair and have worked with the team who produced [...]
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 [...]
Cardiff’s Local Development Plan: dead in the water?
Posted: September 2, 2009 in Cardiff Council, Wales and the Welsh, Wales Assembly GovernmentTags: Cardiff, Cardiff Civic Society, Cardiff Council, CCS, Deposit LDP, LDP, Mark Newey, Planning, WAG, Wales Assembly Government
Cardiff is in the final stages of deciding the shape of the city for the next 15-20 years seeking approval of its “Deposit Local Development Plan”. The next stage in the process is supposed to be consideration of the LDP by a WAG appointed Inspector to judge its soundness. Into the arena steps WAG planner [...]
