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17/12/24 - The Update: 17 December 2024
In your Tuesday update this week: Approval for ultra-low carbon council homes; Cardiff’s air quality significant improvement and among UK's best; New Fairoak Primary School opening in September 2025
On an isolated island like Flat Holm, with no mains water, gas or electricity supply to connect to, simple things like boiling a kettle and staying warm in the colder months can be more complicated than they are back on the mainland
Ysgol Pencae in Llandaff has taken a significant step in its bid to become a School of Sanctuary by participating in a cultural exchange project with ESOL (English for Speakers of Other Languages) students from Cardiff and Vale College.
16/12/24 - News that you might have missed - 16/12/24
Fairoak Primary School announced city's newest education setting; Signed agreement takes Atlantic Wharf Regeneration to next stage; St Fagans C.I.W. Primary School praised and more
13/12/24 - The Update: 13 December 2024
Cardiff Council Update: 13 December 2024 Work officially begins on constructing new school buildings for The Court School; Preferred bidder identified for Cardiff and Vale House-building Partnership; Surviving Storm Darragh on Flat Holm island
A new primary school to serve Cathays and parts of Gabalfa, Heath, Llandaff North and Plasnewydd has been named Fairoak Primary School and will officially open in September 2025.
Cardiff Council and construction company Goldbeck have entered into a Pre-Contract Service Agreement (PCSA), taking the regeneration of Atlantic Wharf forward to the next stage.
St Fagans Church in Wales Primary School, located in Michaelston Super Ely, has been commended in its latest inspection report by Estyn, the inspectorate for education in Wales.
The air quality data for 2023 shows that Cardiff's air is getting cleaner, with annual average concentrations of pollutants well below legal limits.
A special ground-breaking ceremony has marked the start of construction of two new school buildings for The Court School.
A new ground-breaking, energy-saving council housing development in Llanedeyrn has been given the go ahead.
10/12/24 - The Update: 10 December 2024
In your Tuesday update this week: Strong performance from our library services; Rhiwbeina Primary one of only 49 recipients of a Sycamore Gap sapling; Consultation on plan to enhance bus routes; Preferred bidder for Cardiff and Vale housebuilding
10/12/24 - Surviving Storm Darragh on Flat Holm island
On a sunny day, there aren’t many better places to escape city life and reconnect with nature, than on an isolated island like Flat Holm. But during a storm, life on a tiny island in the Bristol Channel is far from paradise
09/12/24 - Storm Darragh: The Clean Up Continues
As Storm Darragh has moved away from the shores of the UK, the clean-up in Cardiff continues, with council staff continuing to remove fallen trees to ensure that public land is safe for residents to use.
Residents and commuters in Cardiff are invited to share their views on a new initiative to enhance six major bus routes into the city centre.
09/12/24 - News that you might have missed - 09/12/24
Changes to Cardiff's School Coordinated Admissions Scheme; Storm Darragh: Cardiff Moves into Clean-Up Stage; Storm Darragh: Cardiff crews battle wind and rain to help keep city safe; and more
