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For students who have now been at university for a whole term, exciting times lie ahead. You've just settled in to living away from home, learnt your way around a new city, and thoroughly enjoyed the perks of being a fresher! Finally the time has come to take on even more ...
Work on a new pedestrian bridge linking Cardiff’s retail centre with a new 80,000 sq. ft. office scheme (Capital Quarter) is due to begin construction in January 2014. The £2.5m bridge will be situated close to John Lewis and will cross over the Great Western Mainline in order to link with ...
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If you're a student, your deadlines are a distant memory, you've recovered from multiple Christmas-themed socials, and you've even managed to find enough remainder of your student loan to decorate your room with Christmas lights and sparkle! But don't rush home before making sure your house is safe for Christmas! Keep ...
At Capital Properties we value our community. If you rent a property in Cathays and don't know the area yet, let us help you discover the gems we have in the Cathays area. Today we'd like to talk about Cyclopaedia, a charming bike shop. Cyclopaedia became cyclists' Valentines when it opened on ...
Back in May we wrote a blog about the Top 10 free places to enjoy the sun in Cardiff. Now that we've arrived in November (with all the beautiful weather that brings!) it's safe to say that many of these places are a little too much on the exposed side. So ...
If you go down to Cardiff City Centre today you’ll find far more than just shops, businesses and Xmas lights! Cardiff has always been home to some extravagant events and displays over the years and that trend is continuing with the arrival of the Elephant Parade. Yes that’s right, on the ...
Cardiff Council has unveiled new plans to turn a derelict Cardiff estate into a prospering attractive riverfront community. The new estate will be situated on Dumballs Road and will include around 1,500 new homes of which half will be affordable. The new riverfront community project is expected to create around 3,000 construction ...
It's that time of year again, the long summer days have given way to the shorter, colder and wetter days of autumn and students have returned to Cardiff. Welcome back! It won't be long before TV, shops and radio stations are bursting with Christmas advertising and music, but before all that ...
Whether you’re a Cardiff fresher, college student, sixth form student or a veteran university student, one of the best events on the student calendar is just around the corner. On Tuesday 8th October 2013 the Cardiff Student Lock-In returns to St David’s Shopping Centre. Filled with a range of offers and ...
A regeneration plan set in the heart of Cardiff city centre has been given the go ahead by Cardiff Council’s Labour leadership. The plans which will use taxpayers money are designed to help improve the first impressions of Wales by regenerating the area situated in the areas north and south of Cardiff ...
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The arrival of September in Cardiff heralds one thing, the return of students to Wales' capital to study in one of the universities situated across the city. If you're returning to Cardiff this September, you'll most likely have your student accommodation sorted, if not, don't fret you can find our available ...
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(Caledonian Road By Kieran Long on Twitter) A new student accommodation built for the University College London (UCL) has been awarded with the Carbuncle Cup for the world’s worst building. The student accommodation contains a range of ‘prison like’ features such as low ceilings, small widows with little privacy, to windows that look ...
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It's that time of year again, Cardiff will once again become a flourish of students, from freshers to post-graduates. Many will also come to university in a car, meaning vehicles will need to be left in car parks or on the road outside student accommodation. While Cardiff is a very safe ...
When people think about student accommodation, many see cold, damp, mouldy and unloved properties that have been poorly maintained due to years of partying and general student lifestyles. However, today this image couldn’t be further from the truth. It has been revealed recently that new, smart, ‘luxury’ flats are becoming more ...
Lunchtime is an important time of the day, it's the perfect time to unwind and relax before tackling the challenges the afternoon brings. For many, meals at lunchtime may include baguettes, sandwiches, pasta dishes or salads and many choose to buy pre-prepared to save time in their busy schedule.Thankfully, Cathays is ...
It appears that the iconic Vulcan Hotel that was dismantled last year will live on in a museum after plans were submitted to rebuild it at the St Fagans National History Museum. The Vulcan Hotel was one of Cardiff’s oldest pubs/hotels and had been open since 1853. The building was situated on ...
It's pretty unusual for Cardiff to get the extremely warm temperatures we're currently receiving, and we're not complaining, but every so often it's nice to get away from the warm temperatures and unwind in a cool (preferably air-conditioned) location! That's why we've created a list of the top locations in Cardiff ...
It’s time for celebration in Cardiff! Here at Capital Properties, we would like to say a huge 'Congratulations!' to all students graduating this year! Without doubt all your hard work over the past 3 or more years studying has paid off and you can now afford to celebrate with your family, ...
If you're looking for somewhere to study in the near future, look no further than Cardiff. Cardiff has three major Universities to choose from - all offering a huge variety of interesting and challenging courses, expert teaching, professional support and all in great locations. Along with exciting new developments throughout the ...
This summer, 300 tonnes of sand will create an 'urban beach' in Cardiff Bay where thousands of visitors will be able to soak up the sun (if we have any!), relax and have fun. Located in Roald Dahl’s Plass, the 'urban beach' adds some extra spice to this summer’s fun packed ...
Finally, exams are over and done with for another year, so now it's time for students to kick back and relax with a summer of fun right here in Cardiff! Whether you're staying in Cardiff this summer to carry on studying, to find a job to pay off all those student ...
Exciting plans for a new Cardiff Bay developmentPositive support from property experts has been given after confirmation that the Welsh Government will be investing in the property development boom in Cardiff Bay. The Welsh Government have decided to team up with developer JR Smart at its Capital Quarter development in order ...
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Since we're located at the centre of Cardiff student area and very close to Cardiff Uni it is hard to miss it: it's that time of year again - Exams! Your money's short, you're panicking, you're stressed and all you want is to go home for your mothers delicious cooking. But ...
Planning is underway for a brand new, state of the art Ice Arena in Cardiff Bay which will give a massive boost to Cardiff’s International reputation and development. Due to start construction this August, the 3,000 seat Ice Arena will have a twin ice rink, with the main rink becoming the ...
Are you fed up of those endless hours of exam revision and the pressure to achieve those all-important grades this summer? If so, then take a break (assuming you don't have an exam in the morning that is!) and relieve your stress and pains at gigs that are heading to Cardiff these ...
We've had such a brilliant and sunny May Day bank holiday here in Cardiff that it would have been a shame to miss it. If you were away for the week-end you also missed the Celebration parade for Championship winners Cardiff City Football Club, which toured the city from the castle ...
It's not been easy. It's been a long and bumpy ride with numerous difficulties but last month the University of South Wales finally opened its doors, promising to bring hundreds of new students to the Cardiff area. The University of South Wales is the merger of the University of Glamorgan and the ...
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Another installment of our reviews of Cardiff cafes, especially around Roath and Cathays. This time we turn our attention to A Shot in the Dark, or "Shot" as it's commonly know, on City Road! A well-established independent cafe bar, Shot has been serving coffee to the people of Cardiff for 11 ...
Black bin bags could be replaced with transparent bags in Cardiff, so it would be possible to see whether people are throwing away waste that could be recycled.A Council Waste Awareness Team would check the bags, and knock on the door of people not recycling their goods properly. Persistent “offenders” would ...
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Continuing our occasional series of reviews of cafes around Cardiff, next up is Kappuchino's on Cathays Terrace! How does it stack up? Location It's opposite the Woodville Pub and next to Lidl, and just around the corner from Park Place. This makes it really handy for students coming and going from uni, ...
What may sound like a cheap B movie is actually happening in Cardiff. Well, almost. No one’s attacking us. If you suffer from arachnophobia and live in The Parade, Roath, you may be quite concerned about last Friday’s news on a giant spider on the loose. It’s actually not very far ...
A new campus for Cardiff and Vale College Born from the merger of Barry College and Coleg Glan Hafren, Cardiff and Vale College has many facilities in the Cardiff region but until now has lacked a proper state of the art campus. They recently opened a learning facility on Dumballs Road and ...
This week sees the very first Cardiff Children's Literature Festival take place! Events include top authors Charlie Higson, Catherine Fisher, Cressida Cowell and more, with Doctor Who, Young Bond, Where’s Wally, the Moomins, and the Very Hungry Caterpillar all represented. The events are taking place across the city centre, including the National ...
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So, that time of year has been and gone, when you can't pass the Park Place crossroads without contending with a crowd of costumed contenders for the Students' Union elections. Big on creativity and enthusiasm, have this year's winners also got substance and policies? If you want a more detailed examination, we ...
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One of the great things about Roath and Cathays is the abundance of coffee shops. Whether it's catching up with friends or working on essays, sometimes it's nice to get away from the uni and out of your student digs, and kick back with some good coffee and maybe some cake. But ...
Talks of a Wakeboarding Park in Cardiff Bay have been going on for almost a year now, but the project has never been so close to completion. Previous episodes The story began in April 2012, when Cardiff Bay Wakeboarding (CBW) asked Cardiff Council for permission to give a second life to Bute East ...
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Cardiff Council is conducting a consultation into its planned budget cuts of £22 million. You can make your comments on the draft budget proposals and suggest alternative ways of saving money to the Council. What is being cut? The Budget Proposal for 2013/14 was proposed at Full Council on Thursday 31st January 2012. ...
When it comes to finding student accommodation to rent in Cardiff, most students choose to live in Cathays and Roath, perhaps pushing out into Cardiff city centre, Heath and Gabalfa, but there are other parts of the city that you might want to consider. Cardiff Bay Where is it? Down past the city centre, ...
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We told you before Christmas about the works on Queen Street station and Cardiff Central, among other things, in order to give Cardiff its true place as the regional Capital it is. Recently the idea of a Cardiff CrossRail, a system of tram-train much like in Europe, has been put forward by ...
Welcome back to the latest instalment of our guide to student accommodation in Cardiff! Here's a guide to what the City Centre, Heath and Gabalfa areas of Cardiff have to offer - we hope they will help you in choosing the right area of Cardiff to live in. ...
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It is not easy being a student. If you are reading this it means you survived Fresher's Week and you have come back after Christmas so congratulations! But you still have to go to pub crawls, attend student parties, live while you're young, go to uni, follow courses (sometimes with a ...
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