Merry Christmas Cardiff!
Today the holiday season officially starts – as all council schools break up for Christmas. You can see all the school term dates here – schools will return on Tuesday 4 January.
Guardian Cardiff will also be in Christmas mode as from today. We'll have a new blogpost on the blog each day – but if you send emails or tweets we won't be able to get back to you until the New Year. Happy Christmas readers! Leave your comments in the section below.
What's on today?
Cardiff-based six-piece band Among Brothers will host a launch party for their new EP Hones which is out on Cardiff record label Barely Regal Records from 24 January 2011. A few CDs will be available at the launch event tonight at Clwb Ifor Bach, and Among Brothers will play a set, supported by Lucky Delucci and Meilir.
Today is known as Black Friday - and thousands of visitors are expected to descend on the city for last minute shopping and parties. We'll have a report on the blog this morning looking at some of the community safety partnerships in place.
What's on in Cardiff for the next two weeks? Add your community Christmas event to our map here.
In the news and on the blogs
BBC Wales reports police closed Mill Lane in the city centre yesterday following an assault.
Cardiff's business community has been urged not to dismiss all homeless people working the streets of the city centre in the run-up to Christmas as "nuisances, addicts and scroungers", reports WalesOnline.
YourCardiff has a round up of yesterday's planning committee – including permission for Glenwood Stores expansion in Llanedeyrn. Ed Walker also reports the Adamsdown flats proposals – which we reported on here – have been deferred for a site visit.
Adam Walton picks his favourite tracks from the beginning of the year – including Cardiff band Paper Aeroplanes on BBC Wales Music.
Councillors in Gabalfa have been successful in putting forward residents' views on proposals to develop the site of St. Joseph's Convent on North Road - read their article about it here.
You've been sent an interactive Christmas card by South Wales Police – view it here.
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