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City Hall will be illuminated bright yellow tonight and tomorrow night to mark @GeraintThomas86 becoming the first Welshman to win the Tour de France @TeamSky.
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To mark the start of @LGBTHM we’ve brought the colours of the rainbow to Cardiff Castle to champion our support for equality & diversity in Cardiff & beyond. Keep an eye out for more LGBT+ activity, content & history in Feb! #LGBTplusHM #Usualise #educateOUTprejudice
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This Cyncoed verge is 1 of 33 new sites introduced this year, where grass is not cut until September to support nature. It's already home to 39 different plant species!. There are now 144 sites like this in Cardiff - an area the size of 272 football pitches. #OnePlanetCardiff
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🏳️⚧️🕯️Today is Transgender Day of Remembrance. We’re proud to be marking #TransDayOfRemembrance by flying the Transgender Pride Flag at Cardiff Castle to remember those who have lost their lives to anti-trans violence. #Cardiff
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Today, Somaliland celebrates 30 years of independence. To honour the occasion, Cardiff Castle will be lit up in the colours of the Somaliland flag.
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The Prince and Princess of Wales will meet members of the Windrush generation and celebrate the work of diverse community groups in the area.
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City Hall will #LightUpPurple this evening as a mark of respect for George Floyd and to symbolise our solidarity against racism. #BlackLivesMatter #Cardiff
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Our cleansing teams started #WorkingForCardiff at 6am this morning and spent 3 hours clearing the unacceptable amount of litter left in Cardiff Bay yesterday. Please help #KeepCardiffTidy – if bins are full, take your litter home with you. #Cardiff
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Thanks (but sorry) Cardiff! Day 1 has been a huge success at the Castle Quarter Café. But you’ve eaten nearly all the restaurants out of food! Café now closing, slightly earlier than the 8.30 last orders time. See you from 10am tomorrow. Thanks again, incredible support #Cardiff
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Watch as thousands of fans gathered outside Cardiff Castle yesterday, joining Cardiff City players and staff, to celebrate the club’s promotion. Don’t forget to sing along: “Nah, nah, nah, na-na-na-nah, na-na-na-nah, City!!!”
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❤️ Cardiff Castle is lit up in red tonight to celebrate Cymru’s historic qualification for UEFA Women’s EURO 2025 last night. #TogetherStronger #ForHer. 🏴 🏴 🏴
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Local resident Andy Temple kindly offered a donation in memory of his wife Rosemary, and his mother Evelyn, to have the Scott Memorial at Roath Park Lake, restored to glory. At the weekend, the newly repaired lights were switched on for the first time. Thank you Andy!. #Cardiff
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A city rejoices!! @GeraintThomas86 Tour de France winner 2018. Congratulations Geraint and all @TeamSky #TDF2018
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Lots of schoolchildren waiting to meet their Royal Highnesses in Grangetown this morning.
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The Prince and Princess of Wales arrive at the new Fitzalan High School, Cardiff’s newest secondary school.
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The first 22 clients have moved into the OYO hotel, additional self-contained accommodation for rough sleepers and those living in emergency accommodation, where self-isolation during the #Coronavirus #COVID-19 is not possible. Read more here:.
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Footfall is higher than ever before in #CardiffBay, with 190,447 visitors recorded in June alone. We’ve increased our waste clearance operations, but people must take their rubbish home if the bins are full. Don’t be a tosser, take your litter with you.
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Missed this last night? We’re lighting up @CityHallCardiff bright yellow again tonight to mark @GeraintThomas86 famous victory @TeamSky #TDF2018
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Their Royal Highnesses met Windrush Cymru Elders, Black History Cymru 365 & the Ethnic Minority Youth Forum for Wales to hear about the contribution of the Windrush generation in Welsh communities and how young minority ethnic individuals are creating positive change in Wales
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. @piersmorgan Hi Piers. we know you like a Welsh homecoming so this one’s just for you #WelcomeHomeG.Shwmae Piers. Ry’n ni’n gwybod dy fod di’n hoffi croeso cynnes Cymreig, felly dyma un i ti #CroesoAdreG
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🧵 What if we told you £1 bus fares and a new tram network could soon be part of a cleaner, greener, more modern #Cardiff transport system?
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Working with South Wales Police Cardiff, our City Centre Warden team joined forces to crackdown on the use of these illegal bikes yesterday. 17 illegal e-bikes were seized. Capable of reaching 35 -40 mph, they are classed as motor bikes and require a licence and insurance.
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Plans for a multi-million-pound renovation of the historic @CardiffMarket_ that would protect, preserve & futureproof the Grade II* Listed building, restoring original features & introducing a new ground floor seated area for food have been revealed.
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Fitzalan High School serves one of the most diverse communities in Wales and in September 2023 the brand new £64m school building opened to pupils, with a range of state-of-the-art facilities to help pupils achieve their highest potential.
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The Prince and Princess meet teachers and pupils working across a number of projects at the school, including the gardening project which aims to encourage young pupils to learn how to grow plants and food from scratch.
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The first separated cycleway will start to be built on Senghennydd Road on March 18th. This will be the first phase of five proposed separated cycleways in Cardiff, as part of the Council’s commitment to improving cycling infrastructure. Read more here:
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Castle Street in the city centre has been re-surfaced so that both the street and the Castle moat can be transformed into a covered outside eating area for cafes and restaurants to use. Take a look at our before and after pics. Find out more here:
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School children from Howardian, Grangetown and St Pauls Primary are excitedly waiting to greet The Prince and Princess of Wales at The Grange Pavilion where they will meet members of the Windrush generation and celebrate the work of diverse community groups in the area.
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Their Royal Highnesses visit the school’s brand-new immersion room where they listen to a brief history lesson looking at life in Tiger Bay, a key area where the Windrush Generation lived and the importance of learning about their cultural heritage.
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During the visit, Their Royal Highnesses will first hear from sixth form pupils working in different subject areas both in A Level and vocational studies.
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📢 The new Castle Quarter Café opens on Friday! . Picturesque view ✅.Wide choice of restaurants (including lots of independents) ✅.240 outdoor, covered seats ✅.Open 7 days a week ✅.Track and Trace facility ✅.Hand sanitiser available ✅. More info:
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Our homeless outreach team helped 54 ppl into emergency accommodation last night but with 90 spaces in cold weather provision, there's still room available. If you're worried about some1 sleeping out email roughsleeping@cardiff.gov.uk telling us where &our team will make contact
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To honour our city’s amazing key workers and NHS staff, tonight at 8pm we will light up Cardiff Castle’s keep, City Hall, St David’s Hall and the Cardiff Bay Barrage sails to support the #ClapforCarers campaign. 👏💙 👏💙 .#LightItBlue #WorkingforCardiff
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🚴♀️We are launching a bike hangar trial scheme, aimed at providing secure cycle parking on the highway for people who have limited bike storage in their homes. If you’d like to nominate a location, please complete this survey . 📍The survey closes 6/11
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There certainly is a continental feel in Wellfield Road today! All tables and chairs have been moved into the suspended parking bays to ensure the footways are not obstructed and the last Birch Tree has just been planted. A lovely atmosphere.
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Whilst we appreciate your frustrations with the weather.situation, please spare a thought for the 1000s of staff who have worked night and day over past few days to make sure we deliver essential services to those most vulnerable across our communities. #workingforyou
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💬 Two of Cardiff’s parks have received Benches of Hope, donated by Netflix to commemorate Ricky Gervais’ After Life, to create a space for residents to talk or reflect. Find out more:
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In light of recent events we're consulting on changes to our logo! Thanks to @stephencunnah for his artwork.
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The Prince and Princess of Wales are visiting Cardiff today to mark the start of Black History Month and to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the arrival of the HMT Empire Windrush to the UK. @KensingtonRoyal.@WindrushCymru .@rcccymru.@FitzalanHigh
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To show our support for our great NHS, City Hall & our Cardiff Bay barrage sails were lit up blue. At 8pm tonight, safely show your support in taking to your doorways, gardens & balconies to give our #NHS a round of applause and #ClapForOurCarers 👏🏼 👏🏼 .#LightItBlue
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Reprieve for Guildford Crescent: The owners of Guildford Crescent have agreed to postpone their plans for demolition after a meeting with Council leader, Cllr Huw Thomas, to discuss a masterplan that the Council is developing for the area. Read more here.
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5 city centre bars in #Cardiff hit with Covid-19 safety improvement notices. Coyote Ugly, Rum and Fizz, Gin and Juice, Peppermint, and Mocka Lounge were all issued with notices giving them 48 hours to make changes. Read more here: 📷 Lewis Beecham
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An artist impression showing the new, outdoor, covered, eating area planned for Cardiff’s Castle Street has been released by Cardiff Council. The scheme is part of a wider range of measures being put in place in the city centre.
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The team behind it @wild_creations who have worked through the night #ballinthewall #RWC2015
http://t.co/RCGDOv2fzC.
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Almost set for this week’s opening of Castle Quarter Café! 🏰🍽️. The space is designed to help local restaurants and cafes trade in a safe, socially distanced setting. More info coming soon…
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Last week, Ken, went viral asking people to take their litter home. “I love my job, I love to look back at the park and think “Wow, I did that, it’s clean”. I’m proud to help keep Cardiff tidy. I’m just asking for people to be considerate and help us.". #WorkingForCardiff
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Extending pavement space into the road, creating temporary cycleways, removing street furniture, carrying out a speed awareness campaign and re-designing public space around neighbourhood shopping centres are just some of the ideas… Read more here: .
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Tonight’s #EuroElections results from #Cardiff are in. They are .Brexit Party - 21,077:.Lib Dems/Democratiaid Rhyddfrydol - 20,799:.Plaid Cymru - 20,047:.Labour/Llafur- 17,297:.Green/Plaid Werth - 8,405:.Con - 6,393:.Change Uk - the independent Group 3,204:.UKIP - 2,164:.
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Blackweir Bridge has re-opened following the completion of structural works by Cardiff University. New signage is in place asking people to keep left, follow good hand and respiratory hygiene, and not to stop on the bridge. 👉 #Cardiff
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For you @JessFishlock we can definitely do that! Huge congratulations to you and the whole team. Switzerland here we come! 🏴.
LETS GO. Can you keep it up til tomorrow so I can see it. Thankyou.
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Tonight at 8pm, City Hall &the Barrage sails will be lit up to coincide with #ClapforCarers campaign.Join us as we show our support&give a round of applause to the #NHS, #KeyWorkers & #Frontline staff keeping the city running during the crisis👏🏼 #WorkingforCardiff #LightItBlue
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Give cycling superstar and Tour de France winner, Geraint Thomas the hero’s welcome home he deserves – be on St Mary Street & in front of Cardiff Castle at 5pm Thursday (9th Aug). Full details here: #WelcomeHomeG
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There’s a special #TDF2018 welcome for visitors to @Cardiff_Castle today as @GeraintThomas86 celebrations continue in the city
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‘Thank you NHS’ markings have been installed on main routes into the University Hospital of Wales. Read more here:
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Members of our parks team worked all day on Sunday to make sure the trees were in place on Castle Street, in time for rest of the set-up. All part of preparations for this week’s opening of the Castle Quarter Café #WorkingForCardiff #WorkingForYou
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Have you spotted Cardiff’s first Bee Bus Stop yet? . Featuring a living roof planted with wildflowers to attract pollinators, the bus stop on Castle St also helps absorb CO2 and air pollution. Look out for more Bee Bus Stops coming soon!. #OnePlanetCardiff. @clearchanneluk
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Think of great cycling cities & you’re probably more likely to pick Amsterdam than Cardiff. But mile by mile that’s changing. For a start it’s now possible to cycle all the way from Adamsdown to Canton on a fully segregated cycleway. Here’s what that looks like. 🎥HamishBalding
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After working since the earlier hours of this morning, the Council's clean up of last night's mess is complete. #WorkingForCardiff .#WorkingForYou.#KeepCardiffTidy.#KeepCardiffSafe
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We’re considering increasing the council tax premium for long-term empty property owners from 50% to 100% from April as well as introducing a 100% premium on 2nd homes/furnished properties that aren’t anyone’s main home from April 2024. Tell us your views.
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People on bikes now get a head start on Cathedral Rd at the Sophia Cl/Talbot St junction. If you’re cycling, look for the eye level signals on your left – they go green 4 seconds before the main traffic lights, giving you the chance to move off before motor vehicles.
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🌼🐝 🌍There will be no mow until September for 87 hectares (approx. 161 football pitches) of grass in #Cardiff this year, following the introduction of new ‘one cut’ per year mowing regimes in parks and safe highway locations. 👉 #OnePlanetCardiff
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The Taff Trail was seriously damaged during the flooding that hit much of the country earlier this year. Since then #COVID19 has become our top priority, but we’re pleased to say that if you do have an essential journey to make, the Trail has now been repaired.
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People must take responsibility for their own waste. If the bin is full, please take your litter home with you to dispose of correctly. The pandemic is not over and the council is using resources available to ensure we can deliver the best possible services for Cardiff residents
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A huge thank you to our Highways teams who have been working 24 hours a day for the past few days in tremendously difficult & unprecedented conditions. They have been gritting, ploughing & shovelling! They will continue through the night. Stay safe team #workingforyou.
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It's not unusual for Nathan Wyburn Art to create HUGE works of art, but we think he's really outdone himself this at Cardiff Castle this time. Happy 80th Birthday Tom Jones!. #Cardiff
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🌱BREAKING NEWS🌱 Your green garden waste will be collected on a one-off date in May. Please see graphic below for the collection date for your area. PLEASE SHARE THIS INFORMATION WITH FRIENDS AND FAMILY . More info here:
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***Cardiff’s bid shortlisted for new @Channel4 Headquarters*** Leader of Cardiff Council & Chair of the bid Cllr Huw Thomas: “I am delighted with today’s announcement by Channel 4 that Cardiff has progressed to the next stage. ” Read more here:
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#Cardiff Council has voted to remove the statue with 57 voting for removal; 5 against removal; and 9 abstentions #cdfcouncil #BlackLivesMatter.
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After completing the necessary health and safety training, six year old Alara went out with her Dad, Kadell Savage, helping to keep the streets of Cardiff clean and tidy. Huge thank you to you both 💚 #WorkingTogether #WorkingForCardiff #LoveWhereYouLive
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🚲🔐Cardiff is to get its first secure cycle storage facility. The 50-bike facility, in partnership with social enterprise @thebikelock will open in early 2022 on Windsor Place in the city centre. More here:
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Free school meals have continued throughout #Cardiff today as 12,500 grab bags were delivered to schools. Thanks everyone for #workingforcardiff today and for keeping to social distance guidelines! @cardiffschmeals #workingforyou
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Five defibrillators have been installed in Cardiff city centre within digital phone kiosks by JCDeacaux working with the Community Heartbeat Trust charity. 16 more are planned for the area. Defibrillators offer the best chance to save a life if a cardiac arrest happens.
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Are you one of the 79% of Cardiff’s residents who would like to see more money spent on cycling? Then we have good news - our 2018/19 budget plans include £10 million to develop strategic cycle routes and encourage active travel over the next 5 years #cdfcouncilbudget
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Cardiff Council’s parks teams took 150 calls and worked late last night in very high winds & difficult conditions removing & making safe many fallen trees after Storm Francis. They’ve been out today continuing the clear up which could take up to three weeks. #WorkingForCardiff
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📣 The £6.5m restoration of @CardiffMarket_ is now fully funded and work to protect, preserve and future-proof the Grade II* Listed building is expected to begin in Summer 2024, thanks to £3.1m from Welsh Government's Transforming Towns programme. 👉
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Huge thanks to our City Centre Cleaner Cardiff Team, keeping our city centre clean and maintaining the cleanliness of Westgate Street Car Park - supporting the nurses, builders and workers in the Dragon’s Heart Hospital at Cardiff’s Principality Stadium #WorkingForCardiff
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Our homeless outreach team work from early in the morning until late in the evening offering help and support to people on the streets. If you would like to let us know about someone who is rough sleeping please email roughsleeping@cardiff.gov.uk
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To mark the start of LGBT+ History Month we’re bringing the colours of the rainbow to @Cardiff_Castle this evening to champion our support for equality and diversity in Cardiff and beyond. 🌈✨. @LGBTHM @StonewallCymru @PrideCymru. #LGBTHM22 #LGBTplusHM
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On 7 Oct 1899 Riverside AFC (now our very own @CardiffCityFC ) played their first fixture against Barry West End. So next Monday we're lighting Cardiff Castle blue to celebrate 125 years of the Bluebirds!
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Wellfield Road will be closed to traffic from 7am until 12 noon tomorrow (July 21), so that the trees that were vandalised can be replaced with new Birch Trees. Thank you for your patience while this work is carried out.
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Cardiff’s Bethany Baptist Chapel is revealed - A chapel which has been hidden from view for decades has been revealed as part of ongoing works at the former Howells Department Store. More here:
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Our teams are busy picking, packing and delivering food and essentials parcels to people in need across #Cardiff. If you are having difficulties affording food or being able to shop, read about the help we can offer here:.#Coronavirus
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In pictures - Birch trees and barriers now in place to widen pavements on Wellfield Rd, one of 15 pilot schemes to help shops trade safely during #COVID19 #SocialDistancing . #Cardiff
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Council takes over the OYO Hotel to provide accommodation for rough sleepers. Read more here:
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Park closed to the public – to give free parking to NHS staff. Read more here:
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We've just launched a new scheme in a bid to unlock the volunteering potential across the city as we know residents are looking to support each other during the COVID-19 outbreak. Find out about Together for Cardiff here: .
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Crosslands Children’s home is one of our critical services. We have 5 young people to look after. The two staff who worked throughout the night have willingly agreed to stay on today as staff can’t get there. Kim Beard & Nigel Locke are our ‘snow heroes’ #workingforyou.
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🌳14 trees installed as part of the Castle Quarter Café have been replanted, forming a tree-lined avenue in a park in Butetown - an area with some of the lowest tree canopy coverage in Cardiff. More than 2000 trees will be planted in Cardiff this season.
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Cardiff is the first UK city to become a UNICEF Child Friendly City! 🎊. 📹 Watch UNICEF UK President Olivia Colman’s message to the city here. #ChildFriendlyCDF #ChildFriendlyCities.@UNICEF_uk.@ChildFriendlyC1
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1,000 trees are being planted at Cardiff Bay Barrage, creating a ‘Tiny Forest’ near the Swift Tower, as part of an exciting partnership project between Cardiff Harbour Authority and Keep Wales Tidy.
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Well done Chris, a client who’s successfully managed his own tenancy for 6mths. Chris was homeless off & on for 5 years but last year accepted accommodation, now has his own flat & is keen to get back into work.“Having my independence back feels great.”.#RealChangeNotSpareChange
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A huge operation involving council staff and external partners and companies has been delivering thousands of Free School Meals to eligible pupils across Cardiff despite the ongoing crisis. Thank you to @realwrap1 @castellhowell @Totalcardiff @cardiffschmeals #WorkingForCardiff
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🚴🏼Cycleway 1.2 consultation opens today. The proposed scheme will run along - King George V Drive, Allensbank Road, Whitchurch Road and Cathays Terrace. The consultation is open until July 31. Find out more about the design and give us your views at:
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