Cardiff Council is inviting residents to have their say on the future of Welsh‑medium secondary education. The Council wants to hear from parents and carers, learners, school staff and the wider community about what matters most to them when it comes to Welsh‑medium education in Cardiff. There will be in-person events in North Cardiff, including a drop-in session at Llanishen Hub on Thursday (19 February) and a public meeting at Lisvane Memorial Hall on Tuesday 24 February.

Wales hosts its first home game of the 2026 Guinness Men's Six Nations Championship this Sunday (15 February), and as usual there will be road closures for this and the other home matches. During these matches, roads around the Principality Stadium will close as follows: Sunday 15 February – Wales vs France, with kick-off at 3.10pm, roads will close 11am to 7.15pm. Saturday 21 February – Wales vs Scotland, with kick-off at 4.40pm, roads will close 12.30pm to 9pm. Saturday 1

Work is due to begin next week (16 February) on improvements in Rhiwbina village as part of the Neighbourhood Renewal Scheme (NRS). The work will include resurfacing the parking bays in Heol-y-Deri and repaving and resurfacing the pavements. The entrance to the rear access lane next to the Co-Op is also due to be resurfaced. There will also be new cycle stands, bins, planters and a community notice board, refreshed bus stop markings and new benches. More benches, planters, an

A novel new service is coming to north Cardiff - Waggy Wash Club, a self-service indoor dog wash. Think car wash but much smaller and for your pets not your Porsche! The Cardiff club is believed to be the first in the UK to offer an indoor dog wash, while other similar services across the country are sited outdoors only. Image: Waggy Wash Club After a public Facebook survey which received 150 responses, plus 71 emails, Cardiff owners Jon and Natassja , honed their ideas ta

In December 2024, a 13-year-old north Cardiff resident started a petition to upgrade the playground in Whitchurch Library Gardens. Image: Aaryanna Aaryanna asked for the facilities to be repaired and improved after noticing the playground had deteriorated and some equipment was damaged or missing. Her petition stated "a refreshed playground would not only provide a safe and engaging space for children to play but would also serve as a welcoming hub for the whole community to

The Independent Monitoring Board for HMP Cardiff, chaired by Rhiwbina resident Lynne Schofield, has published its annual report. If you haven't heard of Independent Monitoring Boards (IMB), you may recall their predecessors Prison Boards of Visitors? IMBs are statutory bodies, made up of over 1,000 unpaid volunteers operating in every prison in England and Wales, and every immigration detention facility across the UK. IMB members are public appointees, appointed by ministers

PROMOTIONAL CONTENT After celebrating 10 years in business and moving to Rhiwbina in 2025, Podium Therapies is delighted to be joining Rhiwbina Info as a new partner, and is incredibly excited about what the months and years ahead will bring.   “As a local therapy provider, community has always been at the heart of what I do," said Sheree Phelps. "Becoming a partner in Rhiwbina feels like a natural step for me — allowing myself to be more involved, more connected, and better

South Wales Police (SWP) have been working to address parking issues on Heol y Deri in Rhiwbina and the side streets off it, especially during school drop-off and pick-up, because of local concerns.  The police say they have been:  liaising with council parking enforcement officers over local concerns; carrying out high-visibility patrols in identified areas and have issued Section 59 notices and seizure warnings for vehicles used in an anti-social way; issuing parking fines

Image: Cardiff Development and Regeneration C ardiff Council Housing Development is asking the public for their views on a proposed housing development at the site of a former North Cardiff pub. The development, on the former Wolf's Castle Inn site in Llanishen, would provide 24 new affordable and energy-efficient houses and apartments. They would be available to rent for people on the Council House waiting list. Homes will be designed with private gardens and outdoor spac

Freye Dry Cleaners at 1a Beulah Road has closed its doors this week. The company was established in 1966 and at the time of its closure had branches in Wellfield Road and Barry, as well as Rhiwbina. These too have been shut. A notice has been issued advising the company has ceased trading, while also offering thanks to the many loyal customers who used the shops over the years. The closure appears to have come as a complete surprise, especially to customers whose items have

A North Cardiff fish and chip shop has been named among the UK's best for the third year running. Fintan's Fish and Chip Co in Llanishen is one of only four South Wales chippies to be listed in Fry Magazine 's UK top 50 for 2026. The results follow months of judging in which takeaways, restaurants and mobile units were secretly assessed by mystery diners on a range of aspects such as food quality, premises cleanliness, staff expertise, value for money, ease of ordering, and

After 10 very successful years, the ending in July of Monico Movies, Rhiwbina's own community cinema, was a sad occasion for the village, regular audience members and the crew themselves. Previously, we reported on the generous donation of Monico Movies' equipment to Hwb Y Gors in Ammanford. And now the Monico Movies team have further cemented the legacy of the local cinema by making a financial donation to Made in Wales, a Film Hub Wales project. Film Hub Wales' objective i

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

A locally made animated short film has just dropped its first teaser trailer. A Fish Out of Water , co-written by our own Andy Weltch and award-winning Rhiwbina-born scriptwriter Robert Lancey, is now swimming steadily through production. The teaser offers a behind-the-scenes glimpse of the animation magic taking shape. Billed as “a tale of the fantastical and bizarre,” the film follows Victorian investigator Henry Godliman, voiced by the much-loved TV actor Robert Daws (from

As part of the 'Next Stop' campaign, Cardiff North MP Anna McMorrin has written again to Ken Skates, the Welsh Government's Cabinet Secretary for Transport and North Wales, seeking a commitment to doubling the frequency of trains on the Coryton Line from two to four per hour. The campaign, also involving Senedd member Julie Morgan and Cardiff Labour councillors, was launched 12 months ago, seeking improvements in the train network serving Cardiff North. The 'Next Stop' campai

Fortune smiled on this year's Christmas Festival in Rhiwbina Village, with the threatened downpours staying away and just a few showers making a short appearance. Image: Rhiwbina Info The village bustled with activity, with a range of food stalls doing brisk business in Pen y Dre, Canolfan Beulah hosting stallholders galore and the stage on Heol y Deri welcoming an array of talent throughout the event. Father Christmas first appeared on the snowy roof of Edwards and Co Proper

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,

South Wales Police are launching Operation Cimmeron to counter shoplifting, theft, and handling in all retail stores in the Llanishen sector. The campaign will cover Rhiwbina and other local areas such as Llanishen, Heath, Cyncoed, Lisvane, and Thornhill. As we reported in August , shoplifting had been one of the most common crimes in the area for over 12 months. The aim of Operation Cimmeron is to have a greater police presence in all retail stores,  patrolling at key times

...is to go to the Rhiwbina Christmas Festival on Saturday 29 November! The programme of events for the 2025 Rhiwbina Christmas Festival has been announced. Activities, focused on Pen-y-dre and Heol-y-Deri, will begin at 4pm and go on until 7pm. There will be music and family entertainment, arts and crafts stalls, a variety of food and drink. The full programme is as follows: 4.00 Sounds From The Stage by RATS (stage) 4:30 Kinetic School of Performing Arts (stage) 5.00 Chr

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