Morning Cardiff! Here's your guide to what's on today.
At City Hall, the licensing sub committee will take place at 10am. Applications for new licences come from Cardiff City Stadium to provide outdoor live music and dancing, and for the Three Arches in Cyncoed to be open until 12am on weekdays and 1am on weekends. We've also got the report from last night's economy and culture scrutiny committee.
In the news, Sean White has been jailed for two years for fraud after duping a 76-year-old lady from Penarth out of £270,000. The elderly victim, Anne Cornock, has since passed away, and police have called this one of the worst fraud cases in south Wales. Police are urging residents not to answer their door to strangers and be wary of phone calls from people offering money. Read the full report here. Anne's son, David Cornock, has blogged on the scam in its entirety here.
In the news, the demand for allotments in Wales has seen a steep rise as local councils struggle to keep up. The Federation of City Farms and Community Gardens wants to see more plots freed up, reports BBC Wales.
Fire crews were called out to Floyd fashion store after the basement of the building caught fire. You can still see the area cordoned off as police investigate the cause of the blaze.
Have you tried out Cardiff Council's mapping portal? Residents are invited to enter their postcode to see a number of facilities in their area including libraries, regeneration projects and nearby planning applications. Tell us what you think of the service in the comments below.
South Wales Police have teamed up with environmental campaigners Keep Wales Tidy to tackle anti-social behaviour across Wales. Enjoying local environments reduces criminal activity, the report on the police website says.
With the Wales v Italy six nations match taking place at Wales Millennium Stadium tomorrow, Cardiff Council have issued more travel advice prior to the game which starts at 2.30pm. To see which roads have been closed and advice on parking see the press release on Welsh Icons here. You can also join our debate about illegal parking on match day here.
YourCardiff continues its ward tours with Adamsdown, an area under rapid change – focusing on the Save the Vulcan campaign.
A number of problems have been reported in Pentwyn in the last few days. Residents have reported a faulty light, rubbish in the lake at Parc Coed-y-Nant, and three dumped tyres using the FixMyStreet tool on this website. Add your own street problems here.
The Tory prospective candidate for Cardiff South and Penarth, Simon Hoare, has been criticised for election material saying he lives locally – despite splitting his time between Cardiff and Oxfordshire where he is councillor. Hoare has defended these claims, read the full report on WalesOnline here.
In sport, Cardiff City Supporters Club and Trust has made a statement appealing for new investment to stop the club going into administration, reports BBC Sport.
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