Statue of 19th century slave owner Sir Thomas Picton will be removed from Cardiff City Hall

The statue of the 19th century slave trader Sir Thomas Picton is to be removed from Cardiff’s City Hall following increasing calls to remove the figure amid the Black Lives Matter protests. Today construction workers began to take down the controversial marble statue, which is now encased in a wooden box, after councillors agreed it … Read more

Cardiff bride’s wedding ‘ruined’ by brother’s drug-fuelled brawl

A bride’s wedding day was ruined after her brother was spotted sniffing cocaine at the plush wedding reception before attacking one of the guests with a pint glass. Joseph Peckham, 24, of Pontprennau, Cardiff, brought ‘shame’ on his older sister Becky’s wedding day after a groom’s relative, Matthew Oliver, warned about white powder in the … Read more

New video shows ‘Emiliano Sala signing for Cardiff City’ as CAS set to rule on £15m transfer row

New video ‘shows Emiliano Sala signing for Cardiff City’ three days before tragic striker died in plane crash in English Channel – with CAS set to rule on £15m transfer row with Nantes Nantes demands for a £15m transfer fee have gone to sport’s highest court FIFA have ruled that Cardiff must pay or face … Read more

Cardiff University students return to their halls to find their belongings thrown into bin bags

Cardiff University has apologised after some students returned to their halls of residence to find their possessions had been thrown away. Students at Cardiff’s Talybont South halls said they were shocked to find many of their kitchen items had been put in the bin.  They claimed the university assured them their possessions would be ‘stored safely’ if they chose … Read more

Carol Vorderman, 59, debuts new darker hair as she arrives at BBC studios in Cardiff

Carol Vorderman, 59, debuts new darker hair as she arrives at BBC studios in Cardiff clad in skin-tight leisurewear to host her radio show By Ellie Phillips For Mailonline Published: 15:33 GMT, 21 March 2020 | Updated: 15:33 GMT, 21 March 2020 The country went into lockdown on Friday night as the government ramped up … Read more

‘He was the most humble of men’: Cardiff owner Vincent Tan pays tribute to Peter Whittingham

‘He was the most humble of men’: Cardiff City owner Vincent Tan pays emotional tribute to ‘inspirational’ Peter Whittingham who tragically died aged 35 Cardiff owner Vincent Tan paid tribute to Peter Whittingham who died aged 35  Whittingham passed away on Thursday after 12 days on life support in hospital Tan hailed Whittingham ‘inspirational’ and … Read more

Former Cardiff star Peter Whittingham in hospital, police confirm

Former Cardiff City star and ex-England U21 international Peter Whittingham is fighting for his life in hospital after he fell down the steps at a pub in Barry after watching England v Wales in the Six Nations South Wales Police have confirmed Peter Whittingham has gone into hospital Reports flooded the internet on Tuesday and … Read more

Cardiff bakery van driver is rescued after river breaks its banks

That’ll be the engine flooded! Driver has to be rescued from cab of his bakery lorry after river breaks banks in Cardiff The van was stranded after the River Ely broke its banks at St Fagans today Rescuers waded out to Brakes food wholesaler lorry with raft attached to rope They got driver out of … Read more

Motorists who don’t live in Cardiff could be charged £2 to drive into the Welsh capital

Motorists who don’t live in Cardiff could be charged £2 a day to drive into the Welsh capital Daily charge of £2 to drive into the city proposed by Cardiff City Council Residents will be exempt from the levy targeted at 20m visitors to the city a year It will generate revenues for the city’s … Read more