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The event saw nearly 2000 balls race down the hill CROWDS gathered at the Gwaelod-y-Garth Inn on March 28 to watch nearly 2000 balls race down Garth Hill – all for charity. The second annual Garth Hill Spectacular Ball Race drew hundreds of visitors and raised £1700 for local organisations including Boomerang, a charity working to tackle poverty in Cardiff, and Nature by the Taff, a local environmental action group.

Clayton’s dad died in 2023 while Johnny was boarding a flight for New Zealand to play the World Series THREE years after nearly quitting the sport, Jonny Clayton is top of the Premier League at the halfway stage, highlighting both his determination and the strength of Welsh darts. Night eight of the Premier League Darts takes place on Thursday sees Clayton against world number seven, Josh Rock, who is yet to secure a single match win.

The 50-storey skyscraper will be built on a site next door to HMRC’s Central Square office PLANS for Wales’ tallest building won approval despite objections from staff at the neighbouring tax office over concerns the skyscraper will risk the security of “extremely confidential information”. The 50-storey skyscraper will be built on a brownfield site on Wood Street, next door to the HMRC’s Tŷ William Morgan and opposite the BBC Cymru Wales headquarters in Central Square, Cardiff.

Visitors staying in Cardiff could be charged an extra £1.30 a night under the planned new levy NEARLY two thirds of residents who took part in a survey supported the introduction of a visitor levy on tourists coming to the capital. The online survey of 1,908 people was part of Cardiff Council’s 12-week public consultation on whether to charge visitors staying in Cardiff £1.30 per person per night.

“It’s not right,” says a mum who appeared in court after being fined PARENTS say unaffordable holiday prices leave them with no choice but to take their kids on term-time breaks, as the number of fines issued by Cardiff Council for unauthorised absences nearly triple. Sarah Nowell, mum-of-five, received a fine from Cardiff Council in September 2025 after taking her children out of school for a week to help them cope with the death of their aunt.

Affordable homes will bring new life to the area though questions remain over football facilities NEARLY 200 affordable homes could be coming to Grangetown as the next stage of Channel View’s regeneration takes a step forward. Cardiff Council’s planning committee has granted permission for 228 new homes on the site that runs along the edge of the southern part of the Marl along Channel View Road to the banks of the Taff, 189 of which will be affordable homes for council tenants.

Diesel costs are up 14p per litre while petrol is up 7p per litre – and the RAC warns it is going to get worse THE cost of fuel for motorists in Cardiff is rising faster than the national average as costs skyrocket due to the Iran conflict. The average price of diesel in Cardiff has risen by 14p per litre since just last week, according to the prices at garages in the city monitored by PetrolPrices.com. The average diesel price in Cardiff is 153.9p per litre as of March 10.

Missing pet Alvin would have been lost forever if not for his up-to-date microchip A CAT missing for 13 months has his microchip to thank for being reunited with his family 50 miles away. Alvin was brought to RozMogz Reborn Cat Rescue, Ely, at the weekend after being found on the doorstep of a local resident. A scan of his microchip revealed he had been missing from Bristol since February last year. “It was all a bit confusing. Roz called and explained who she was and that she had my cat.

Clubs say the fault has jeopardised Commonwealth Games preparation and left clubs out of pocket SWIMMERS have welcomed the return of Cardiff International Pool’s full competition pool, but month-long repairs are still being carried out. Hydraulic issues at the ice rink end of the pool have affected the submersible boom – the platform that rises from the floor to divide the pool into a 25m section and two 12.5m sections.

Onyx and Mabel are the latest cats rescued at the museum, as rescue centre warns ‘it’s getting worse every year‘ TWO cats who were dumped at St Fagans Museum may have been abandoned due to the rising cost of vets bills, staff fear. Four-year-old Onyx and Mabel, who were rescued from the museum in January, are just two of many cats rehomed from St Fagans over the last two decades.