Rhiwbina-based artist and designer David Hopkins  recalls some of the experiences and events that have influenced and contributed towards the artworks he now produces and sells, which put a different perspective on familiar subjects. I suppose, in Rhiwbina, we are entitled to call the Wenallt, and even Caerphilly Mountain, part of our backyard. I grew up in Pantmawr where, as a kid, it was easy to hop over a friend’s fence at the end of their actual backyard and enter a total

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

Rhiwbina-based artist and designer David Hopkins recalls some of the experiences and events that have influenced and contributed towards the artworks he now produces and sells, which put a different perspective on familiar subjects.   The World Powerboat Championships were held in Cardiff in 1975 - 50 years ago. At the time, I was a student at Cardiff College of Art, and we had been given the task of creating our own design project during the summer holidays. I knew the even

A new book by a local author aims to 'lift the lid' on the history of Whitchurch - a North Cardiff suburb which has been the site of conflict, agriculture, and heavy industry over the centuries. One Man's Whitchurch - A Step Back in Time by Terry Chard is published this weekend (30 November), and it covers parts of Rhiwbina too, as they used to be in Whitchurch parish. Terry said the book "acts as a reminder of how much history and heritage has been lost and not just lost,

Robert 'Bob' Lewis, one of Rhiwbina's oldest residents, passed away last Tuesday (10 June). He was 95 years old. He was born at home in...

REPORT: Friends of Rhiwbina Library monthly talk - Gwyn Prescott on ‘This rugby spellbound people – The birth of rugby in Cardiff and...

The early years of rugby football in Cardiff, its suburbs, and across Wales more widely, are told in a highly acclaimed book by Rhiwbina...

Some ninety years ago, Rhiwbina Cricket Club played Glamorgan County Cricket Club in two pre-season friendly games at the Rhiwbina CC...

We have been sent some wonderful old pictures from Rhiwbina’s past. Martin Smart contacted us with these shots featuring the garage and...