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Relieve that exam stress with gigs in Cardiff
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 ...
Another instalment 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 ...
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, ...
Embracing your inner child reader: Cardiff Children's Lit Fest 2013!
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 ...
Looking back on Cardiff Students' Union Elections 2013 - the Results!
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 ...
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 ...
Cardiff student area guide - part 3: Cardiff Bay, Adamsdown, Splott
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 ...
Cardiff student area guide - part 2: City Centre, Heath and Gabalfa
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. You can also read ...
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 ...