17th October 2025
Parking Plan to Support a Stronger, Fairer, Greener, and More Accessible City Approved
Cardiff Council’s Cabinet has approved a comprehensive City Parking Plan, a 10-year strategy designed to tackle the city’s parking challenges, support sustainable travel, and improve quality of life for residents and visitors.
The City Parking Plan is a cornerstone of Cardiff’s wider Transport Strategy, aiming to reduce congestion, improve air quality, and make the city’s streets safer and more accessible. Developed following extensive public consultation, the plan will introduce a new framework to manage parking across Cardiff, aligning the Welsh capital with best practices seen in other major UK cities.
Warm Welcome Spaces return to Cardiff Hubs and Libraries this Autumn/Winter
As autumn sets in, Cardiff’s hubs and libraries are once again opening their doors to offer a warm, safe, and welcoming space for anyone feeling the pinch of rising costs.
Residents are welcome to drop into their local hub or library during regular opening hours to enjoy a comfortable environment where they can have a hot drink and light snack, relax, connect with others, read, and access a wide range of support services.
Visitors can also get involved in the wide range of events and activities that take place in hubs and libraries across the city each week. Details are available on the Cardiff Hubs website Homepage | Cardiff Hubs : Cardiff Hubs
Digital support is also available to help people get online, get to grips with their devices and learn new skills.
The Warm Welcome initiative continues to provide vital help to those facing financial pressures, particularly during the colder months. Visitors to the spaces will also be able to access advice and support on housing, benefits like Pension Credit, debt support, or information on grants and discounts, if they wish to.
£2 million Foyle Foundation legacy gift as RWCMD begins work to transform heritage Old Library
The Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama has been awarded a £2 million legacy gift from The Foyle Foundation and has received planning permission to continue its reimagining of Cardiff’s Old Library building.
Alongside financial support of £1.2m from Welsh Government’s Transforming Towns fund and the Digarbon loan fund delivered by Salix, this means that all funding has been secured for the first phase of the capital project, which will start at the end of October 2025.
Other funding, which was announced last year, has come from major gifts from Sir Howard and Jennifer Stringer, and an anonymous donor, as well as a grant from the Simon Gibson Charitable Trust. The Old Library project is at the heart of the vision for the College’s future – where the arts meet community and where students’ learning is enhanced by being in a civic, inclusive space. Without their generosity, and the goodwill of the Council, RWCMD would not be able to seize this amazing opportunity to expand its teaching, its community work and its public reach, seeing this building restored, reimagined, and alive with purpose.
Lakeside Primary School joins city-wide effort to champion active travel
Lakeside Primary School is proud to be one of many schools across Cardiff taking action to support active travel during Cycle to School Week 2025 (13–17 October) encouraging families to walk, cycle, or scoot to school.
As part of Cardiff’s commitment to healthier, safer journeys, Lakeside Primary School has signed a city-wide pledge alongside dozens of other schools, promoting sustainable travel options for pupils and families. The initiative is supported by community partnerships and local agencies, including South Wales Police, who are providing high-visibility patrols at the school to ensure safe journeys.
During Cycle to School Week, pupils, parents, and staff at Lakeside have embraced active travel, with special events such as assemblies featuring elite Welsh track cyclist Harvey McNaughton from Beicio Cymru (Cycling Wales), inspiring children to stay active. Parents are also exploring the launch of a Friday Bike Bus - a supervised group ride to encourage regular cycling and maintain momentum throughout the year.
