There are some Additional Academy Fixtures for Cardiff City. The Academy have added an extra eight fixtures to their 2013-14 season schedule after discussions with the Barclays Premier League. The games against domestic opposition fill previously available weekends for City’s under-18s and under-16s, providing further competitive games for City’s youth set-up to aid in the […]
1 Big Pit in Blaenavon in South Wales may have been open to the public since 1983, but the colliery was sunk to its current level in 1880 and subsequently closed as a mine 100 years later, on February 2, 1980. So the old site’s looking pretty good for its age. 2 Who doesn’t like […]
The importance of vitamin D in our diets has been highlighted by health experts in the past few months as they raised concerns about the growing incidence of vitamin D deficiency amongst the UK population. Despite the recent summer heatwave, our diets and the lack of year-round sunlight means the UK has been described by […]
I know it’s difficult to believe but an announcement on ebay of the sale of “Dainty Duck” one of the very early flying fifteens has caused a bit of a stir! The ‘Dainty Duck” is advertised in deepest west wales. Llanfyrnach, Pembrokeshire to be precise. The reason, well a fully restored version was seen at […]
This article lists the Swansea Car Boot sales that are operating in the Swansea area. Swansea Car Boot sales – Pitchside Football Ltd Car Boot Sale Location: Pitchside Football Ltd Address: Unit 25, Cwmdu Industrial Estate, Fforestfach, Swansea, SA5 8JF Premises: Inside Held on Sundays Start time for the seller 06.00am and it costs £6.00 Buyers […]
Extreme sailing report for Saturday June 24th. Wind recorded 12 knots SW, though it must be said the gusts added 5 knots to that! Given the rain the previous day the sun shined through the high cloud. On the water the extreme 40 ‘s delighted the crowds ashore, with no real dominant boat there were […]
Organisers of the Extreme Sailing Series say they want to bring the event back to Cardiff after their deal runs out next year. The event is back in Cardiff Bay this weekend, bringing its brand of “stadium racing” to the capital’s waterfront. Cardiff is hosting the UK leg of the inshore racing circuit which will […]
Cardiff City Stadium is the venue for the game just around the corner, here is some useful travel information before making your way to the Cardiff City Stadium this Sunday. Car If you are travelling by car please be aware there is NO parking spaces available here at the stadium unless you have a parking permit. […]
Extreme Sailing is the name and also a very good description of the sport. The location for what is described as Act 6 is in Cardiff Bay. What is interesting about this years offering is the mixture of sailing events with the kids sailing dinghy the optimist, in a racing program that includes 40 foot racing catamarans. […]
Cardiff Castle moat dating back to the 12th century is to be re-flooded next month, some 40 years after it was drained. Located on the west side of Cardiff Castle, the mill leat was originally part of a moat between what is now the Dock Feeder Canal and Castle Street. It runs 220 metres along […]