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Blackweir footbridge across the River Taff closed today for essential maintenance. The bridge was recently affected by the hot weather, which caused it to shrink in parts. It will re-open on Friday morning. A spokeswoman for Cardiff University, which maintains the bridge that links Pontcanna Fields to Talybont Halls, explained: “The university is currently carrying out essential safety maintenance on …

A vital road bridge link will have to be closed within two years unless action is taken to repair it, councillors have been warned. A £20,000 feasibility study is to look at what can be done to either repair or replace the Cross Common Road Bridge, which links into Dinas Powys off Cardiff Road. An inspection earlier this year concluded …

Nearly a quarter of homes in Wales are shunning the traditional landline and using only mobile phones to make and receive phone calls at home, according to polling data published. Research carried out for the communications regulator Ofcom shows that 23% of households in Wales are mobile-only, significantly more than the UK average of 15%. This is up from 20% …

Concerns are growing over the future of the £11m Wales National Swimming Pool after a multi-million pound cut in British Swimming’s budget. Swansea-based South Wales West AM Peter Black is demanding assurances over the future of the elite training centre overlooking Swansea University’s sports centre at Sketty Lane in the city. The Wales National Pool, one of four British Intensive …

The aim of bringing a convention centre and indoor arena to Cardiff could take a step forward next month. Cardiff council has spoken of its intention to build a convention centre and indoor arena in the city as part of its vision for boosting the capital’s economy over the next 20 to 30 years. The Labour-run council issued a green …

“Significant failings” have been identified across Cardiff council by an independent team of local government experts reviewing Wales’ biggest local authority. Cardiff council’s leader Heather Joyce said the “failings”, which she did not specify, had “been brewing over a number of years” and “now need to be addressed”. The authority’s Labour cabinet initiated the “corporate peer review” with the Welsh …

A public inquiry into the circumstances surrounding the deaths of patients waiting for heart surgery in Wales’ biggest hospital would pose a “significant risk” to the work being done to address the concerns, Health Minister Mark Drakeford has warned. Calls were made for a full inquiry following a damning report by the Royal College of Surgeons (RCS) which highlighted the …

Matt Trevett, from Penarth, says his three-year-old daughter Izzy adores anything to do with Disney princesses. “We love reading together. Our favourites are Cinderella, Snow White, The Lion King and Beauty and The Beast. I’ve also introduced Izzy to the Mr Men books which I really enjoyed when I was a child. “Her favourite character is Mr Messy which is …

A crowd of screaming fans eagerly awaited the arrival of a Far East movie star at Cardiff City Stadium. Waiting at the stadium’s gates with cameras and phones at the ready, fans peered over the metal gates for a glimpse of actor Simon Yam as he arrived by helicopter. The Hong Kong actor and film producer, who has been described …

A comic book aimed at teaching youngsters how to deal with HIV has been created thanks to a Cardiff University project. Dr Lisa El Refaie of Cardiff University’s School of English, Communication and Philosophy, collaborated with South African health education charity Whizzkids United (WKU) to organise a workshop where teenagers produced their own comic strips highlighting their feelings and experiences …