As we say goodbye to 2025, we remember Rhiwbina Info's top stories over the past 12 months. Our leading story in 2025, garnering 4,409 views, told the truth behind the outcry about the potential closure of Rhiwbina stalwart The Deri Stores . While owners Adrian and Mary Davies confirmed there were no immediate plans to close the Stores, they did clarify the planning application to allow housing, submitted in September, is part of their personal forward planning. It was a gre

Image: National Trust Rhiwbeina Primary School held a landmark event today (Monday 24 November) planting their ‘Tree of Hope’ - a sapling from the renowned Sycamore Gap Tree which stood at Hadrian's Wall before it was illegally felled in September 2023. The 200-year-old tree, which stood within Northumberland National Park on land cared for by the National Trust , was an iconic landmark visited by thousands of people every year. Seeking to provide a legacy arising from this

Young performers from North Cardiff were among those representing the South-East Wales Youth Orchestra and Choir, who took centre stage at the Royal Albert Hall. Brought together by Cardiff and Vale Music Education, the ensemble included 92 pupils from across the two local authorities. The North Cardiff schools involved were Whitchurch High School, Llanishen High School, The Bishop of Llandaff, Cardiff High School, Radyr Comprehensive, and Ysgol Gymraeg Glantaf. The wider Sou

REPORT: Friends of Rhiwbina Library author talk - Professor Richard Thomas on 'Reporting Elections: Rethinking the Logic of Campaign Coverage' Professor Richard Thomas joined the Friends of Rhiwbina Library this week (Tuesday 11 November) to give an engaging talk on how politics and general elections are covered by journalists and news organisations. A professor at Swansea University and head of its School of Culture and Communication, Richard has written extensively about bi

Llanishen Fach Primary School's new specialist resource base (SRB) has officially opened in Rhiwbina. The purpose-built facility will respond to the increasing demand in Cardiff for specialist provision, by providing places for children with severe and complex learning needs. Image: Cardiff Council The £4.4m development has been funded by the Welsh Government, with support from Cardiff Council’s capital programme and delivered by construction company Knox & Wells. Dosbarth En

A new primary school officially opened this week, serving parts of North Cardiff. Fairoak Primary brings together pupils, staff, and...

A Welsh-medium primary school in North Cardiff has received glowing praise in its latest inspection report by Estyn. Ysgol Pencae was...

North Cardiff parents who have a child anxiously awaiting the outcome of their As A-Levels on 14 August and GCSE exams on 21 August can...

Congratulations are in order for 62 pupils from the Ty Calon Centre at Whitchurch High School in North Cardiff who have graduated with a...

Pupils from North Cardiff schools are among those taking their first steps into the world of work this summer, thanks to the Cardiff...

A Careers Wales adviser from North Cardiff has won a prestigious national award for her work in making careers support more accessible...

Following a successful Estyn report in April 2023, Greenhill Special School in Rhiwbina has been visited again by inspectors to follow up...

A project to help young people discover and celebrate local history is being launched this autumn, under the leadership of a North...

In just six months, nine-year-old Ffion, a pupil at Ysgol Melin Gruffydd in Whitchurch, has transformed from a non-Welsh speaker to one...

A North Cardiff primary school is celebrating remarkable success at the 2025 Urdd Eisteddfod.   A total of 20 pupils from Pentyrch...

A North Cardiff primary school has been awarded the Inclusion Quality Mark (IQM) Inclusive School Award, a nationally recognised...

Pupils from Rhiwbeina Primary School were among more than 10,000 children who commemorated the 80th anniversary of VE Day with a special...

A Welsh-medium primary school in North Cardiff now hosts a purpose-built childcare facility for children aged two to four. The 32-place...

Pupils from North Cardiff English-medium primary schools were among those coming together to celebrate the Welsh language by sharing...

Pupils from Ton-Yr-Ywen Primary School in Heath have enjoyed the opportunity to see the exciting process of construction through site...