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Forest Tea Room in Top 10 Cardiff Coffee Shops

Forest Tea Room is currently rated 8th in the Coffee and Tea category on Trip Advisor for Cardiff. Wales Online recently published the list of top 10 coffee shops in Cardiff, as rated by Trip Advisor users. Forest Tea Room has 57 reviews with 49 people rating it “excellent”. A recent reviewer stated, “This is … more…

Business Focus: The Taff Tail

For our latest “Business Focus” article, I spoke to the man behind the best named business in Tongwynlais, The Taff Tail. The owner, Paul Williams, explained that the name came to him in a flash of inspiration while pruning the trees in his garden. After discarding several bad puns he felt the name was perfect … more…

Dog Groomers to Open in Tongwynlais

A new dog grooming business is to open in the village. The Taff Tail is in the old Headzone premises on Hermon Hill and will open later this month. We hope to speak to the owners later this month and bring you some more information.

Social Media Roundup – October 2014

This has been a really busy month so now’s a good time to follow us on Twitter, like us on Facebook and subscribe to the blog. Cadw announced another outdoor film screening at Castell Coch. #chapterartscentre Pop-Up Cinema Castell Coch Courtyard. 14th-15th Nov. Tickets go on sale with Chapter next month. pic.twitter.com/H8OhnLshyw — Castell Coch (@Castell_Coch) October … more…

New Holiday Inn Opens in Tongwynlais

After several months of development, the new Holiday Inn on Coryton roundabout has officially opened. 52 of the 95 bedrooms were ready when the hotel opened on July 29th and the remaining bedrooms will be available from August 19th. The meeting rooms, swimming pool and leisure club will be completed later in September. I spoke … more…