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Radio Legend Dewi Griffiths Opens the New Lewis Arms

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Although I missed the official ribbon cutting of the newly refurbished Lewis Arms, I did manage to speak to the honoured ribbon cutter and radio legend Dewi Griffiths. Dewi is best known for the long running Sunday morning radio programme “A String of Pearls”, which he describes as: “music from the Hollywood films and BBC … more…

Castles, Dragons, Pirates and Vikings with Eric Heyman

Welcome to Warped Drawings Ltd, the home of Cardiff based illustrator Eric Heyman. We came across Eric’s brilliant work when he posted this sketch of a sleeping dragon below Castell Coch. Dragon sketch, sleeping Dragon below Castell Coch near Cardiff pic.twitter.com/tVW3JDlAih — ERIC HEYMAN (@Eric_Heyman) February 7, 2014 The final piece is a brilliantly imagined … more…

Cardiff North 2015: Questions for Ruth Osner

Ruth is the parliamentary candidate for the Green Party. Transport and the environment are key issues in Cardiff North. How would you balance the need for more housing, with the protection of the green belt and improving transport links? We need to bring empty properties back into public use and decontaminate and build on brownfield … more…

Cardiff North 2015: Questions for Elizabeth Clark

Elizabeth Clark is the parliamentary candidate for the Liberal Democrats. Transport and the environment are key issues in Cardiff North. How would you balance the need for more housing, with the protection of the green belt and improving transport links? As the transport spokesperson for the Cardiff Council Liberal Democrat Group I believe that new … more…