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Having a heart transplant at the age of just 26 has given Rhys Llewellyn the drive to climb Wales’ highest mountain today to raise money for the charity that has supported them. The 27-year-old was given just two weeks to live before his successful heart transplant 19 months ago. And the amazing thing is that he is being joined by …

Are you in these pictures documenting life in a city community in the 1970s? Historian Nigel Billingham wants help to shed light on the photographs of life in Ely during the decade. Nigel, 64, who used to run photography workshops in the area, photography classes for children, young people and vulnerable adults for 15 years and estimates hundreds of people …

The heartbroken dad of an eight-year-old boy who died from meningitis has said he didn’t realise how ill his son was until it was too late. Cardiff City-mad Ashton Edmunds-Richards, from Ely, was playing football the day before he died, dad Rhys Edmunds said. His brother, Zac, 13, also had the disease but has since made a full recovery. Both …

Picture the scene. Prime Minister’s questions. A lone figure rises from the opposition benches to quiz the leader of the UK government during the weekly House of Commons bunfight. Cutting a distinct and dashing figure, he fires off a verbal missile loaded and dispatched with the withering speed and unerring accuracy of a battle-hardened stand-up comedian. Just in this case …

Cardiff City fans’ favourite  Aron Gunnarsson is chasing a dream double… the Premier League and next year’s World Cup in Brazil. The first part of the equation has been achieved by the Iceland captain, who helped Malky Mackay’s men clinch their place in the top flight. For Manchester United fan Gunnarsson, it will be an ambition fulfilled when he runs …

Plans for a £15m food scraps recycling plant is another example of a south Cardiff community getting “a raw deal”, according to a local councillor. Kelda Organic Energy has submitted plans for an “anaerobic digester” on land next to the Welsh Water sewage treatment works, at the junction of Rover Way and Tide Fields Road in Tremorfa. The firm is …

Cardiff City has been praised for its “common sense” approach towards fans who persistently stand – after a report into operations at the Cardiff City Stadium. Stadium manager Wayne Nash commissioned the independent report from academic Dr Steve Frosdick – an expert in crowd dynamics and stadium safety. It came after requests from other clubs as to how the Bluebirds …

Cardiff City’s promotion to the premier league was celebrated in the House of Lords as the team’s achievements were cheered in a packed room. Manager Malky Mackay, captain Mark Hudson and owner Vincent Tan joined some of the most famous names in Welsh politics to mark the football breakthrough. Former Labour leader Neil Kinnock applauded the team, saying: “I give …

The words “classical music” usually conjure up thoughts of late great composers, like Beethoven and Strauss, who were  brought to life during school history  lessons. But for the last two decades, contemporary pieces have been the firm focus of the Vale of Glamorgan  Festival of Music, which celebrates  living composers. And this year is no exception.  Launched at St Donats …

When a new  restaurant  opens in Cardiff, it invariably attracts a rush of people. But the demand isn’t usually as high as it has been for Viva Brazil, which opened last year below the Maldron Hotel in the  city centre. Part of the attraction is that  the churrascaria, or Brazilian  steakhouse, is quite different from the norm. I booked a …