Good morning Cardiff!
Today the public protection committee will meet at 10.30am at County Hall and this evening the Llanedeyrn pact meeting will take place at the Llanedeyrn Day Centre at 7pm – more on ourbobby.com.
Today we'll be looking in more depth at the criticisms from Cardiff Civic Society of the Local Development Plan Delivery Agreement – read our post about the report from CCS yesterday. We'll also be taking a trip into the new empty shop exhibition in High Street Arcade.
What's making Cardiff tick today? In the news and on the blogs
Cardiff North Assembly Member Jonathan Morgan has said Cardiff needs an directly elected Mayor. Writing a guest blog for Cardiff East, the Conservative AM says the capital would be better offer with a mayor to steer the city's development. He writes:
"If we sit back and merely accept that the current form of local government is adequate, then Cardiff's development will stagnate. A directly elected mayor would give Cardiffians a direct say; not just a vote for a local councillor who in turn elects the county council leader but a direct input into what direction our capital city should take.
"At the very least, I firmly believe that we should be debating whether this is a route that Cardiffians wish to take."
Read the post in full here.
On the Living Magazines blog, a history enthusiast from Cardiff North is seeking the owner of a lost locket more than 60 years old. The locket was found in a metal detecting session in Rhiwbina farm.
A new restaurant could be joining Penarth marina after the Vale of Glamorgan approved a report to allow development on the land, reports the Penarth Times.
Creative Boom Cardiff takes a look at the one-day festival called Sex, Wales and Anarchy at the Coal Exchange in September.
Splott Online is the best place to go for the history and recent news following the planning application submitted to Cardiff Council for the Grosvenor Hotel. More here.
Cardiff Fashion showcases Divine Jewellery – an independent jewellery retailer who opened their second store earlier this year in Cardiff Bay.
Want to know how many bikes recovered by South Wales Police are not returned to their owners? This freedom of information request shows in Cardiff 955 bikes have been sold at auction over the last three years.
Bikes kept by the police are kept for two months while the owners are traced, after which the finer has 28 days to claim the item, then they are sold for auction. Read the full response to the freedom of information request here.
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