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Farmers’ Market comes up the river to test waters in Llandaff North

November 10, 2010

Llandaff North will trial run three farmers’ market days this December in a bid to offer a regular Friday afternoon market.
On 3, 10, and 17 December — all Fridays — butchers, bakers, and craft stalls, among others, will sell their wares in The Railway Inn parking lot from 3 to 6:30 pm.
The market will be [...]

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Llandaff and Llandaff North to remain separate wards within Cardiff

November 9, 2010

The Local Government Boundary Commission for Wales has decided to back down on its draft proposal to merge Llandaff and Llandaff North into a super ward within Cardiff, according to the commission’s final proposal.
“Glad the the Boundary Commission saw sense and will not be merging Llandaff and Danescourt with Llandaff North,” Llandaff Councillor Kirsty Davies [...]

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Llandaff sips up second coffee morning to support village decoration fund

November 9, 2010

Kalla Bella opened an hour early to a crowd of customers for Llandaff’s second of three coffee mornings. All proceeds go towards the High Street Decoration Fund, which helps beautify the village area.
“We covered our costs and gave the rest back,” owner Janey McGrath said as the clock hit 11:30 am.
From 10 am, the Italian [...]

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Llandaff play centre uncertain of future

August 15, 2010

Llandaff’s play centre, the Jazzy Jungle, may be in jeopardy of closing, according to its owner.

Teresa Dupuy and Jazzy

Teresa Dupuy, the owner of the business, leases the Memorial Hall building adjacent to the car park off Llandaff High Street. Through a letter posted online by the Cathedral School, Teresa said she learned that the [...]

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Sun shines on Insole Court summer picnic

August 15, 2010

The sun was out along with a crowd at Insole Court on Sunday. The occasion: the first of three Summer Sunday Picnics.
People danced to Round the Horn, participated in storytelling, knocked about on the croquet grounds, took tours of Insole Court and soaked up the South Wales sunshine. And it was all free.
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UWIC begins to reveal new Llandaff campus

August 11, 2010

UWIC’s Llandaff campus may look more like a construction training ground than a university. But that’s beginning to change with the completion of the new Cardiff School of Management.
The four-story, 8,000-square-metre structure echos the architectural look of other Welsh contemporary buildings. With its angular metal exterior and glass atrium extending the length of the [...]

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Sneak a peek of Llandaff’s blooming Cathedral

August 4, 2010

Tomorrow at 10 am Llandaff Cathedral will open its doors for three days of floral fun. See why the Festival of Flowers is worth the £6 entry fee in the photo slideshow below:

To find out more about the festival, see the event listing. And save 50 pence by pre booking a ticket online.

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Llandaff pushes up roses at the Cathedral

August 2, 2010

More than 200 flower arrangers have begun to transform Llandaff Cathedral into a blooming good Festival of Flowers. Leading Llandaff’s own floral society is chairwoman Jeanne Hughes.

The Seeds of David by Dante Gabriel Rossetti

“It’s quite taxing and challenging,” Jeanne says after a day’s work on her floral arrangement. Despite the tired words, her voice gives [...]

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The new Llandaff News

June 19, 2010

Llandaff News is in the midst of an accidental facelift. Old posts and events listings are noticeably missing. Yet there are a few extra bits, and there soon will be more.
Submit your events Look up to the top of the web page for this new feature. Enter in the details of an event you’d like [...]

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