Bon Voyage for PCSO Christina

It was a sad day this past Thursday as it was the last day on duty for our resident PCSO Christina Watkins who is retiring. Many people came to say farewell at the Cuppa with a Coppa event and I think it goes without saying that pretty much everyone in the village must know Chris by face if not by name. She’s been a fantastic asset and has made herself friends with residents young and old, village traders, school staff and pupils and anyone else that happened to cross her path. Read more

Peacocks blaze

Some time last night Peacocks in the village suffered a fire that has blown out one of their full length windows. Read more

Whitchurch, Tongwynlais and Llandaff North PACT report

Double-PACT report this month as Tuesday was the Whitchurch and Tongwynlais meeting and Wednesday afternoon was the Llandaff North meeting which I decided to attend after a few people have asked me to include news items for our neighbours down the hill. Read more

100 year old trees face the chop

Several trees at Whitchurch Library Park and Whitchurch Hospital are facing the chop due to disease and rot. Read more

Charity begins at home…

Fundraising these days doesn’t take a lot of imagination but with charities all over the TV and quite a few charities based in Cardiff North it can be an uphill struggle to get people to donate a couple of quid to your chosen charitable cause. Last weekend however that didn’t put anyone off attending a charity open garden on Pendwyallt Road to raise money for the Childrens cancer charit L.A.T.C.H. Read more

Graffiti Gremlin faces the law

I’d heard a few weeks ago that long-term graffiti gremlin Syks had finally been caught and today I was pleased to see had finally faced the law, as reported here on YourCardiff. 17 year old Moritz Miester is the guilty party, though I believe a number of people have copied his tag either to spread the word or because they lack the creative skills for their own. Read more