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An anonymous Cardiff resident who’s chosen to be known only as ‘Mr J’ has scooped an incredible £1m prize on a EuroMillions UK Millionaire Maker draw. With the windfall now secured the man’s sights are set on purchasing a new family home and jetting off to “somewhere hot and sunny” for a well-deserved holiday. In an extraordinary draw on December …

Some say it is too early, some scoff at those getting ready for Christmas and some are waiting for Halloween. But those people have not visited the Christmas shop in John Lewis, which opened on Wednesday, September 27. Here, surrounded by everything sparkly, everything Christmas from polar bears to Santa to snow fairies, you can not help but get swept …

Afternoon tea has become a slightly overdone go-to treat, whether it’s with friends on the weekend, part of a hen do or for a special occasion. I’ve had good, I’ve had bad, but I’ve never had one on a boat before and low and behold, I loved it. I took my mam along for the finger-sandwich and cake-filled sail on …

Plans for a major new student accommodation-led scheme rising up to 25 storeys in the centre of Cardiff have been revealed. Real estate company Topland has begun a pre-planning public consultation on its near 600-bedroom scheme at the site of its existing Friary House building in Greyfriars Road. The 1960s office scheme is currently around half-empty and includes nightclub Tiger …

Llanishen Reservoir is finally being filled back up again a decade after it was drained and abandoned. Stunning shots taken by drone on a frosty January morning show just how much work has been done over the last decade to restore the two reservoirs to their former glory. As Welsh Water has progressed its restoration works, it has so far …

There is no doubt over the last few years, and certainly in the last few months, we’ve had to say goodbye to our fair share of beloved boozers. The sad decline has seen pubs across Wales having to ring the bell for the last time and close their doors for good. But the Royal Oak pub, plonked right in between …

Howells in Cardiff have had plans to transform the iconic Howells building approved, days after it was left vacant. The city centre landmark had been part of the capital’s shopping scene for almost 150 years and trading as House of Fraser since 2010 before the department store closed its doors for the final time at the end of March. Under …

A well-known delivery driver who was hit and carried by his own allegedly stolen van has died. Police confirmed that 54-year-old Mark Lang died two weeks after the incident which happened on March 28. The incident happened on Laytonia Avenue, Cardiff, where the driver is said to have been delivering parcels at the time. He was then carried by the …

Wet wipes might appear to be a convenient cleaning product but they could be costing us all millions of pounds every year. Across the UK, wet wipes wrongly-labelled “flushable” are thought to be responsible for about 93% of sewage blockages in the UK. Welsh Water alone estimates it tackles about 2,000 blockages every month, at a cost of about £7 …

A pedestrian has been hit by a vehicle on a busy Cardiff street. South Wales Police were called to Castle Street in the city centre just after 4pm. The incident caused delays to several Cardiff Bus services which were diverted.