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Two Teens Charged With Terror Offenses After Allegedly Planning Attack on a Cathays Mosque

By Gabriela Hunt Two Welsh 18 year-olds have been jointly charged with terror offences. Rhys Edwards and Talan Vincent appeared in court on the 12th December, accused of plotting terrorist attacks against Jewish and Muslim targets in the Welsh Capital, according to Counter Terrorism Policing Wales (CTPW.) Edwards and Vincent appeared before the Old Bailey, London from the 21st to 22nd of November and remanded … Continue reading Two Teens Charged With Terror Offenses After Allegedly Planning Attack on a Cathays Mosque

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Unknown Males Attempt To Gain Access To Multiple Houses On Cathays Street

By James Burns Unknown Males attempt to gain access to multiple houses on Cathays Street Earlier this week two men reportedly knocked on the doors of multiple houses on Thesiger Street in Cathays, requesting uninvited room tours and asking about the relationship statuses of residents. A resident of the street told Gair Rhydd that the strange incident saw two men knock on the door at … Continue reading Unknown Males Attempt To Gain Access To Multiple Houses On Cathays Street

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Bird Flu Case Confirmed Amid Rising Bird Deaths in Cardiff

By Olivia Griffin A confirmed case of avian influenza (H5N1) in Cardiff has been followed by a rise in reports of dead wild birds across the city, prompting renewed warnings from public health and wildlife authorities. Cardiff Council announced this week that a swan found in Cardiff Bay had tested positive for bird flu, the first confirmed case in the city this winter. Additional dead … Continue reading Bird Flu Case Confirmed Amid Rising Bird Deaths in Cardiff

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Christmas Markets: Everything and Everywhere You Need To Know About This Year

By Molly Spencer and Eve Yates The time is finally upon us. The Christmas lights have been switched on along St Mary’s street which can only mean one thing. Time to start preparing for Christmas! It is now officially December so I won’t accept anything other than Christmas joy and the best way to get it started is with all the Christmas markets that can … Continue reading Christmas Markets: Everything and Everywhere You Need To Know About This Year

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A New Era for Welsh Rail As The King Opens New Taff’s Well Depot

By Ella Simons Finally, the wait is over. The new Transport for Wales depot is here after starting upgrades began in 2020. The £100 million depot located in Taff’s Well South Wales, just opposite the town’s Transport for Wales train stop, will provide 400 jobs and will maintain a fleet of 36 new tram-trains, set to transform transport across South Wales. According to Transport for … Continue reading A New Era for Welsh Rail As The King Opens New Taff’s Well Depot

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UCU Fears Redundancies As 1000 Staff Told Jobs Are At Risk

By Alicia Tariq Over 1000 staff at Cardiff University have received notice that their roles are at risk. On Thursday November 6th, a formal S188 notice of risk of redundancies were issued to the three campus trade unions. The UCU stated that “Cardiff University has now put at least 41% of their overall staff at risk of losing their current jobs in a single year”. … Continue reading UCU Fears Redundancies As 1000 Staff Told Jobs Are At Risk

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Israel’s Unknown Consul in Cardiff

By James Roberts Despite the war in Gaza having become an enduring concern for many people in Cardiff over the last two years, it is probable that not one in a thousand Cardiffians know that Israel has an active diplomatic presence in the city. For over a decade, Mr Phillip Stephen Kaye, a Roath businessman and “honorary consul of Israel” has been lobbying Welsh politicians … Continue reading Israel’s Unknown Consul in Cardiff

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Cardiff University Students Vote “No” to NUS Affiliation

Photos by Mael Le Paih  By Oliver Hanlon In what was supposed to be a routine vote, members present at Cardiff University’s Student Union’s annual general meeting delivered a shock result, choosing not to renew the union’s affiliation with the NUS.  Sabbatical officer Joshua Tandy’s argument that “we need to be in the union to change it” was ineffective to dissuade the AGM from beginning … Continue reading Cardiff University Students Vote “No” to NUS Affiliation

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Making Cardiff a Safe Space for Trans Students, at AGM 2025

By Kani Abdullah Maria Pollard welcomed all attendees at the 2025 AGM of Cardiff Students’ Union. This year marks 50 years since the doors of the current building opened, Daniel Palmer CEO of the Union, stated. Many students expressed that Cardiff University is a community-like university for diverse groups of people. However, issues such as sexual violence, equality, pro-choice, freedom of speech and transphobia are … Continue reading Making Cardiff a Safe Space for Trans Students, at AGM 2025

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Kazakhstani Queer Rights Activists Arrested

By Aneurin Davies The arrests occurred in Astana, the country’s capital, where Cardiff University’s campus is located. Kazakhstan’s lower house passed an “LGBT propaganda bill” on November 12th. Meaning fines and up to 10 days in jail for anyone found to be disseminating “information containing propaganda of non-traditional sexual orientation and paedophilia” (according to the UN). The goal of the bill is to uphold what … Continue reading Kazakhstani Queer Rights Activists Arrested

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Cardiff Students’ Union Passes Motion To Campaign For And Support Pro-Choice, Despite Concerns Over Neutrality

By James Burns The third motion on the AGM agenda, that re-ignites calls for the Students’ Union to campaign for and support pro-choice was passed. The annual event that took place on the 20th November, saw all four submitted motions passed by the meeting. The motion supporting the continued campaigning from a pro-choice perspective won the audience vote by a clear majority.  However, this did … Continue reading Cardiff Students’ Union Passes Motion To Campaign For And Support Pro-Choice, Despite Concerns Over Neutrality

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My Scrubs, My Choice: Equality in Healthcare Dress Code, Passed at AGM 2025

By Alicia Tariq The Annual General Meeting reviewed four agendas on Thursday evening. The second agenda ‘My Scrubs, My Choice: Equality in Healthcare Dress Code’, focused on students in healthcare that are required to wear scrubs but follow religious and cultural beliefs and require certain parts of their body to be covered e.g. arms. Lots of students at Heath campus raised concerns over not having … Continue reading My Scrubs, My Choice: Equality in Healthcare Dress Code, Passed at AGM 2025

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Time To Act’s Motion Passed Unanimously at AGM 2025

By Ella Simons The first motion of the evening came from Time to Act, with Becca Rumsey taking the podium, surrounded by fellow members. They stated that “the lack of mandatory consent and bystander training across the university and Students’ Union fails to create a safe and secure community for all students” and despite an apology statement from the Union, more needs to be done. … Continue reading Time To Act’s Motion Passed Unanimously at AGM 2025

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