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“That neighbourly feeling is what I love about Cardiff”– Helia
I’ve thought about writing a We Are Cardiff story since I set up the site back in 2010, but could never decide on an angle. What to write about? What to focus on? Cardiff has been so many things to...
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“Butetown is my hometown!” – Beatrice
Butetown and me have never been more than acquaintances. As a journalism student at Cardiff University back in 2009, I used to walk down Bute Street only to head to the Bay, unaware of what laid...
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100 days in Cardiff – Butetown streets
We Are Cardiff contributor Jeremy Rees is recording his days in and around Cardiff with 100 photographs of local points of interest. We’ll be publishing some of them here on We Are Cardiff – and make...
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Stop the planning madness! Object to the proposed development at Hamadryad...
There comes a time in every active citizen’s life when you live in a place you quite like, and then someone comes along and wants to build on some lovely green space near your house, vomiting up 70 new...
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Ode to Ely – Cath
Ode to Ely Hot summer days over Ely, Smokin skunk getting touchy, touchy feely, Cortina on bricks in the garden, Wiv all my mates and their dogs, Real ard ones. Wha appen bruv, I godda rush to...
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#towerlives: a festival of storytelling and music in Butetown
#towerlives is a week-long festival of storytelling and music, on air and on the ground, around the council estate tower blocks of Butetown in Cardiff. How fabulous! BBC Wales, 1XTRA, Radio 2 and News...
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Caught By The River – This is Rat Island
So, you guys. I’ve recently started a column for the wonderful Caught by the River website, based on my wanderings (and wonderings) around and about the lovely River Taff. Read my first instalment...
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The history of Clarence Bridge and William Harpur
My latest post for Caught By The River was published recently, for my Wandering the River Taff column. In it, I explored the history of Clarence Bridge, which connects the wards of Butetown and...
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