Good morning Cardiff!
Some flights were cancelled at Cardiff Airport yesterday after Irish Aviation Authority and National Air Traffic service closed some UK and Irish airspace due to the ash slight floating over from Iceland. All flights were reopened in the afternoon however – we'll keep an eye on this today but click on the airport website for more info.
Want to know more about how to cast your vote on Thursday? Tweet Cardiff has listed the polling stations by constituency so you can plan your visit to the ballot box. Don't forget to tweet #ukvote with your postcode so we can follow how much voting action is taking place on the day.
Some people have been tweeting their difficulties with managing the system of voting by post or proxy. But no one can be having such a hard time in the process as Liz Kearsley – who wanted to vote for a candidate in her hometown constituency Cardiff North all the way from Canada. After issues with getting postal votes sent on time, and printers which don't use A4 sizes, Kearsley was finally defeated by being overly careful:
"I am unable to vote despite my proxy registration having arrived on time, thanks to my dedication to overcome everything, even the volcano. Upon asking why I am told… because I hadn't cancelled my postal vote!"
Read the full tale of voting woes here.
In more election news, if you are staying up late to find out the election results Press Association have predicted declaration times for Cardiff North, Cardiff Central and Cardiff South and Penarth results will be announced at 2.30am, and Cardiff West at 3am.
Energy secretary Ed Miliband has pledged his support for the Save the Llanishen reservoir campaign. More on WalesOnline here.
In non-election news, Cardiff Council has announced a food and wine evening will be held on Friday 14 May at Cardiff Castle.
Adam Somerset asks 'What are critics for?' on National Theatre Wales community website.
Knife Crime statistics have been requested under the freedom of information act on WhatDoTheyKnow.
On the blogs, Cardiff Fashion tell us of a new pop-up shop in the city centre which is offering affordable bespoke tailored suits. A suit that fits have just opened their Cardiff branch and are offering free consultations in May.
Buzz Magazine documents the first release from Cardiff record label Barely Regal Records.
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