The traditional day of rest could be a thing of the past for a group of Cardiff residents, following an application by their local supermarket to receive deliveries on Sundays.

Lidl in Maindy Road has applied to Cardiff Council to increase its deliveries from six days a week to seven. This could see articulated lorries turning up to the site, which is on a residential road, from eight in the morning until 10pm.

A CARDIFF shop owner’s new alcohol delivery service has drawn criticism from charities and local residents.
Arjuna Gunesekera, 23, will launch the Bargain Booze delivery service on Friday with the aim of selling alcohol in the city’s Cathays area.
The scheme, which is the first Bargain Booze has ever run, will target central Cardiff’s large student population and deliver cheap alcohol as late as 4am. This has led to criticism from safe drinking campaigners.
Mr Gunesekera owns Bargain Booze in Splott Road, but will move his business to Cathays to target its large …

A newly-married couple who were threatened with a knife when their shop was burgled last week are moving back to India because they are too frightened to stay in Cardiff.

Staff at a Cardiff community centre have paid tribute to a former youth worker who passed away last year.

At an annual general meeting, staff and volunteers at Cathays and Central Youth and Community Project, Cathays Terrace, praised the work of Tony Clarke, who had been involved with the centre for 20 years.

It could be described as an own goal by Cardiff Council. Their flagship alley gating scheme, which this year had a £110,000 budget, has been widely praised by residents for its role in cutting crime. But the gates have another use, too – as playthings for youngsters.

VULNERABLE residents of a Cardiff sheltered housing complex have spoken out following Cardiff Council’s decision to close their former day centre.

The decision to close the day centre at the Worcester Court complex in Holmesdale Street, Grangetown, was taken as part of a plan to centralise council services in 2006.

It was classified as a “luncheon club”, which are designed to be open to anybody who wants to attend.

But resident Chris Lomax, 66, said while the status had changed, the way it was run had not.

A Cardiff community centre played host to breaker dancers from across the UK as the third “B-Boy jam”, run by Cardiff City Kings, break-dancing competition took place on Saturday.
The event saw 16 groups from across the UK compete for the champion title through knock-out rounds throughout the day. Teams travelled from as far away as Valencia and Barcelona to compete at the packed out community centre in Cathays.

Some lighter goings-on in Cardiff this week.

Residents in poorly-maintained properties in Cathays could be in line for improvements in their living standards.

The council is seeking to introduce additional requirements for landlords who manage houses in multiple occupation (HMOs).

Councillors met with the landlords’ forum this week to present the proposals, which will be debated by the full council shortly.

A Cardiff bar is planning to extend its opening hours until 1.30am.

Mr Smith’s, on Woodville Road, Cathays, is currently open until 12am on weekdays and 12.30am on Fridays and Saturdays but they want to be open for an extra hour every evening.