Good morning Cardiff!
Today, Voluntary Action Cardiff will hold their final 'Sink or Swim' session. Over the past few weeks Cardiff's Voluntary Council has been putting on road show events across the city to collect the views of the charity, community and voluntary sectors in light of the spending review and changes to how the city's public sector deliver their services. Today, the road shows culminate in a finale at the Coal Exchange in Cardiff Bay titled 'All Together Better'. Jacqui Bell chief executive of VAC said:
"This is a crucial time for the voluntary and community sector in Cardiff, and we need to demonstrate the unique contribution and added value that our sector brings to the city. In order to do so we're inviting a diverse range of groups, organisations and charities along with statutory partners to be fully involved so that we can be 'all together better' in the future."
Tonight at 7.30pm it's the St Fagans community council meeting at St Fagans village hall.
What's making Cardiff tick today?
Two men have been arrested in connection with an assault on a 29-year-old man on St Mary Street on Saturday evening, reports WalesOnline.
Nearly 190 passengers including dozens of children are stranded in Finland overnight after flying from Cardiff Airport to Lapland for a day trip, reports BBC Wales.
Adrian Masters if Jenny Willott's resignation is enough to save the Welsh Liberal Democrats in the Assembly elections next May, over on ITV Wales.
My Whitchurch reports from last week's partnerships and communities together meeting in which one resident raised the issue that the gritting of pavements in Whitchurch on Monday was too little, too late and done in the most ineffective method possible. The website also has a look at local Christmas events in the coming weeks.
Matt Smith – prospective Assembly Member for Cardiff north writes on his blog what he thinks should be done with Cardiff Bus station. Ideas including getting rid of all the space and knocking down the nearby NCP car park. Green Granny points out the link to the consultation document for you to have your say on the bus station.
Rachel Williams reviews the Velvet Ensemble's Unprotected on National Theatre Wales Community site.
On Click on Wales, John Osmond says that only an imaginative new city region approach to the capital's problems has a chance of success for the city's housing crisis.
Delicious Delicious Delicious makes some lovely looking Christmas macarons.
BBC Wales Music looks at a year in Welsh music.
Cardiff's best and worst sausages are revealed in the South Wales Echo here.
Plans to open a new venue in the heart of Cardiff's nightclub quarter have been rejected due to fears of a rise in booze-fuelled violence, reports WalesOnline.
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