Good morning Cardiff!
More than 4,000 people took part in the sunny Sport Relief run yesterday, which finished in Roald Dahl Plass in Cardiff Bay. Here's a great picture at the start line posted on What's on in Cardiff. Entrants ran either one, three, or six miles and there'll no doubt be a number of sore legs waking up and waddling to work this morning.
A new exhibition from Cardiff-based artists starts at Cardiff Arts Institute today. Project Ten is a local gallery collective showcasing work from ten artists. The official launch of the gallery space and exhibition will be this Friday at 8pm.
News from the weekend. Cardiff City Stadium has been given the go ahead by the council's licensing sub committee to put on live music concert, reports WalesOnline.
Councillor Simon Pickard has said travel expenses used by councillors to pay for taxi fares and mileage to get to and from council meetings should be scrapped, read the full report here. Paul Seligman has blogged on yourCardiff on councillor Delme Bowen's trip from his home in Creigiau to County Hall – looking at just why the city transport executive finds it is easier to drive to work than use the city's bus service.
On the blogs, young and old from Ely have got together to form the Lov-Elys, reports The Sprout. Combining students from Glyn Derw High School and a local number from Age Concern, the group have written a new play about their area - It's Complicated - staged this week in west Cardiff. Get the full listing here.
The Sprout also notes the uptake of a new scheme in Cardiff to help Special Educational Needs pupils use bus networks to get to and from school.
A number of endearing little creatures have been spotted around St David's in Cardiff city centre. DJ Leekee has snapped them on his blog here.
Kath Eastman confesses to tribulations after setting herself the task of writing a novel in a month on her blog.
Cardiff Arts Institute have more interesting projects coming up. Their new No Sweat night is currently seeking two Cardiff-based acts to support Little Comets on 28 April. Closing date for entries from local solo and acoustic acts is Friday 1 April – find out the full details here.
Emma Davies reviews Chris Addison who performed at the Glee Club last week on Buzz Magazine.
Welsh Green Dragon analyses the story so far for the Llanishen reservoir – with a map showing how the current draining will go directly into Roath Lake.
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