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Two dogs adopted from Cardiff Dog’s Home have a new life sniffing out crime
Splott Park playground has officially reopened following a vibrant transformation that blends inclusive play with a nod to local history.
15/07/25 - Cardiff Council celebrates 21 Green Flags as Llandaff Fields achieves award for first time
Cardiff is well known for its beautiful parks and green spaces and this year Llandaff Fields has become the 21st site managed by Cardiff Council to achieve the high standards required to fly a coveted Green Flag.
09/07/25 - £2 million funding for nature in Cardiff
Projects to support nature in Cardiff are to receive a £2 £2 million funding boost through a ‘Local Places for Nature’ scheme.
Local businesses, sports and community groups are being offered the opportunity to lease the site of a former bowling green pavilion in Hailey Park.
A new rainwater harvesting system is now supplying up to 60% of the water needed to look after the 350,000 plants that are grown in greenhouses in Bute Park each year.
A Cardiff parks apprentice has won a ‘Shining Star Apprentice of the Year’ Award.
04/06/25 - New café opportunity for Parc Cefn Onn
An opportunity to develop a new café to serve the tens of thousands of people who visit the historic Grade II listed Parc Cefn Onn every year has been announced.
An urban forest project developed by Cardiff Council as part of its ‘One Planet Cardiff’ response to climate change has planted 36,526 new trees in the last 7 months.
Work to protect and renovate Flat Holm island's historic foghorn station and Victorian cholera hospital is underway.
09/04/25 - Pupils from St Paul's Church in Wales Primary School Break World Record in River Clean-Up
Pupils from St Paul's Church in Wales Primary School in Grangetown have made history by helping to break the Guinness World Record for the largest number of people participating in a river clean-up.
A new conservation project that aims to protect and restore woodland in North Cardiff that has been damaged by unauthorised trails has secured £346,000 funding.
Construction of a low-carbon district heating network that will reduce carbon emissions from connected buildings in Cardiff by up to 80% is nearing completion, with the first heat expected to be supplied to customers in the coming months.
Carbon emissions created directly by Cardiff Council have been cut by 18% since the launch of the local authority’s One Planet Cardiff response to climate change in 2019.
Get a taxi in Cardiff today and your trip could now be cleaner and greener due to a Cardiff Council scheme which has provided more than £200,000 of grants to enable the city’s taxi drivers to upgrade to more fuel efficient or fully electric vehicles.
12/02/25 - Bike scheme helping children in low-income families choose active travel to get to school
Children in low-income families in Cardiff are benefitting from a new scheme providing free, recycled bikes.
