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Quick Reader Survey

This year on Tongwynlais.com As part of a recent Facebook promotion, we asked the question: “what would you like to see us write about this year on Tongwynlais.com?” There were some really good suggestions, which fell into five main categories: Dog fouling Old photos/history of the village Events and community groups Sport and leisure Interviews … more…

Find Us Online

Where can you find us online? Well, everywhere really. We use all these platforms to share photos, publish documents and post news. Friend us, follow us, put us in your circles. We want to see your content and hear your views. Twitter Facebook Google+ Instagram Flickr Scribd Tumblr Pinterest

Social Media Roundup – December 2013

We kicked off the month with news about our first advertising partner, Heath Windows and Doors. We are now advertising and supporting local website http://t.co/WA855QWyoA we are a local company 'I live in ton and generations of family' — heathwindowsltd (@MiallHardwick) December 1, 2013 Over on Facebook we reported that a new coffee shop/deli was … more…

Social Media Roundup – November 2013

It’s been really busy on Facebook this month. We’ve seen our page likes soar from 210 to 286 and had our most successful post yet, which was the image above. It’s been seen by nearly 3000 people! We’ve also had a great response to our first ever promotion. The Legacy Cardiff International have offered Facebook … more…

Community Adverts

Why Adverts? You may have noticed the subtle “Your advert here” image on our homepage and be wondering if we’ve gone all commercial. Well, we’ve been asked by some local businesses if they can advertise on Tongwynlais.com. This isn’t something we’d considered in the past because we don’t fancy spending time trying to sell ads … more…

Cardiff Hyperlocals

I feel the need to explain the title of this article as most people I ask haven’t heard the term “hyperlocal” before. According to Wikipedia, hyperlocal is: “online news or content services pertaining to a town, village, single postcode or other small, geographically defined community”. Not all community websites describe themselves as a “hyperlocal”, but … more…