Good morning Cardiff – lots on today!
This afternoon an event will take place looking at contemporary art in Wales, organised by Amgueddfa Cymru – National Museum Cardiff and g39, chaired by Mermaid and Monster, the contemporary art agency for Wales. 'On Collecting' starts at 2.30pm at the National Museum.
The Christmas Nativity is on at the Tabernacl Church in the Hayes from now until 18 December. Find out more here and follow @CardiffNativity on Twitter.
UK clothes chain store Urban Outfitters officially opens its Cardiff branch in the St David's shopping centre today. See their website here. The 23,500 sq ft store will be located in the former David Morgan department store on The Hayes, which was previously occupied by Borders bookstore. The Cardiff store will be the first Urban Outfitters in Wales and one of the largest in the UK.
Crumbs in Morgan Arcade is 40 years old today – making it the oldest vegetarian restaurant in Cardiff.
The Llcensing sub committee will take place at 10am at City Hall.
Cardiff students are planning a 'surgery surge' at Jenny Willott's surgery at 2.30pm this afternoon at her constituency office to lobby the Cardiff Central Lib Dem MP on voting against a rise in tuition fees. Read yesterday's article on the demonstration here. Willot yesterday put out a message to her constituents regarding her stance on the fee rise.
What's on this weekend?
Cardiff cycling charity Pedal Power will hold a Christmas Fayre at their headquarters in Pontcanna from 2pm.
What else is on this weekend? Leave you event details and links in the comments section below.
What's making Cardiff tick today?
Still feeling a bit snowed in by the freezing weather? Cardiff's Girl Outdoors has a quick fire guide to surviving the icy snap along with links to how best to dress in arctic conditions.
Vaughan Gething blogs on Cardiff East blog on the tuition fees debate.
Royal Mail services have been disrupted in Wales due to the big freeze, reports BBC Wales.
Cardiff MP Jenny Willott has come under fire over her position on student tuition fee hikes, reports WalesOnline.
Anti-incinerator campaigners in Splott have taken their petition of more than 2,000 signatures to the Senedd petitions committee in the hope to overturn the planning permission for the energy from waste plant. YourCardiff has more.
Have you heard of Cardiff Food Bank? Cardiff Cook researches the company which co-ordinates food donations and redistributes them amongst the needy in the city. Read the full feature here.
Cardiff Feminist Network are recruiting – see more here.
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