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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Travel
Hannah Waldram

Cardiff today: From Gnashers to the Codfather – witty Cardiff shop names, man bags and Lansdowne lock in

Good morning Cardiff!

The Old St Mellons partnerships and communities together meeting will take place tonight at 7pm at the Village Hall. More here.

What's making Cardiff tick in the news?

A Cardiff landlord barricaded himself in the Lansdowne pub in Canton in a protest over the building's bond. The Lansdowne changed hands to a new developer who plans to open a new bar and top floor flats reports WalesOnline.

A collision in Grangetown meant one victim had to be cut from their car, reports WalesOnline here.

Did you go along to the Cardiff Mardi Gras this weekend? Welsh Icons has pictures from the event on Cooper's Field here.

My Whitchurch wishes 'bon voyage' to their local PCSO.

From the rest of the web

On the blogs, Djleekee captures the sense of humour in Cardiff's shop names – on his blogging travels he pictures much-loved local shops which reflect a typical Cardiffian irony from Gnashers to the Codfather. Lee also looks at how a particular strand of humour has infiltrated the Cardiff graffiti scene. See more on his blog.

Cardiff Philosophy cafe blog tells us about their film screening of Beyond the Tipping Point at Milkwood gallery which will lead a discussion on how the future influences the way we act.

Brew Wales looks at one of the capital's smallest pubs, the Duke of Wellington in the Hayes.

Jennieworld today reflects on having her first craft stall at Roath Market.

The Long Mile asks why so many people are against man bags on his blog.

Click on Wales
looks at the dynamism, pleasure and pitfalls of switching between languages in writing – Jon Gower writes about Welsh authors writing bilingually.

Over of Fix My Street, cars are shaking like mad as they go over pot holes in Mill Lane, Llandaff, and there's a faulty light in Grangetown.

If you would like to share your news or an event with me, please write a comment below, or drop me an email, or send me a message on Twitter @GdnCardiff

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