The Cardiff Drop 🏰 - Friday, June 27, 2025
Noah Kahan in Cardiff, Cardiff food and drink festival, serious incident in Hoel Trelai, new research from Cardiff Metropolitan University and Cardiff City fixtures revealed.
Good morning and welcome to The Cardiff Drop. I’m Steph and I’ll be bringing you all the latest news from across the city. Have a lovely weekend.
🗞News
🚓 Police closed off part of Heol Trelai park following reports of a serious assault late on Wednesday night. In a statement, South Wales Police said: “A 32-year-old man is in a critical condition at the University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff and a 39-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of assault.” - Robert Dalling, WalesOnline.
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👮♀️ Over to the courts where it was heard that Ba Dak Koul repeatedly punched a man in the head and face after he was told to turn the television down in the hostel in Cardiff, where he was staying. - Philip Dewey, WalesOnline.
🚮 Welsh councils, including Cardiff, have been told by the Welsh government that black bag waste should only be collected from homes every three to four weeks. - Ruth Mosalski, WalesOnline.
🎥 Welsh filmmakers from Cardiff have won a best animation award at the Into Film Awards 2025. This is for a short, animated film made by young people from ethnic minority backgrounds from Cardiff exploring their personal experiences of life in the UK. - Nation Cymru.
👮♀️ Thomas Mullen, from Cardiff, who sexually assaulted a vulnerable teenager he found on the street has died in prison. - Conor Gogarty, WalesOnline.
🎓 New research from Cardiff Metropolitan University and Lancaster University has revealed how older adults experience less muscle soreness after exercise compared to younger individuals. - Cardiff Metropolitan University.
🚂 A landmark deal, dubbed Project Reach, will see the rollout of ultrafast fiber optic cable, meaning better signal for passengers, along major rail lines including the Great Western Main Line connecting directly to Cardiff. - CardiffLife.
🧒 A mother left five children alone in her untidy flat while she went out to work as a cleaner. The youngest child, aged two years old, was found wearing a soiled nappy and had faeces on their legs and in their hair. - Philip Dewey, WalesOnline.
🌥Weather
🥂 What’s On
🎶 Noah Kahan is performing at the first ever Blackweir Live gig tonight. I’m heading along so will let you know what I thought, I have very high hopes. - ItsOnCardiff.
🍽 Also this weekend, beginning today and running until Sunday is the Cardiff Food and Drink Festival in Cardiff Bay. I will be heading there at least twice, if not three times, this weekend so hoping to try a lot of the dishes. - CardiffLife.
🚶♀️ If you are looking for something to do this weekend that is not watching Noah Kahan or the food festival, there are plenty of walks to enjoy in and around Cardiff. Even better, you don’t need a car to get to them! - Portia Jones, WalesOnline.
🍽 This time next week Oasis will be kicking off their reunion tour Oasis Live ‘25 at the Principality Stadium. If you haven’t yet booked somewhere to eat, there are plenty of fantastic foodie spots near the stadium. - Steph Colderick, WalesOnline.
🍔 Popular burger restaurant Burger Boyz has announced when they will be opening in Cardiff. They plan to open on Cowbridge Road East on Friday, July 18. - Burger Boyz.
💃 A groundbreaking virtual acid house rave is making its much-anticipated return to Cardiff this October. Following a sell-out run in 2022, In Pursuit of Repetitive Beats is back at the Wales Millennium Centre from Thursday, October 23 to Wednesday, November 23. - CardiffLife.
🎶 Sting 3.0 is taking to the stage at Cardiff Castle on Saturday. - ItsOnCardiff.
🥂 Coffee shop Rhostio on Crwys Road is hosting their first rooftop pop-up party, on their stunning terrace, on Saturday. - ItsOnCardiff.
🎨 Another great event this weekend is the Printed Festival at Chapter Arts Centre. There will be over 35 print stalls, lots of affordable have-a-go print activities and entry is free. It is taking place on Saturday and Sunday. - Printed Festival.
🐶 If you are looking for fun your pooch can enjoy too, head to the dog market at Tiger Yard on Sunday. Entry is free and there will be dogs, stalls, doggie treats and great tunes. - ItsOnCardiff.
🚗 For the car lovers there is a classic car show at Cardiff City Stadium on Sunday. Tickets are £5. - ItsOnCardiff.
🏉 Sport
⚽ The Cardiff City football fixtures have been released for the 2025/26 season. Their first game is at home against Peterborough United on Saturday, August 2. - Glen Williams, WalesOnline.
⚽ A jaw-dropping mural of Wales’ leading goal scorer Jess Fishlock MBE has appeared in Splott, ahead of the Euros. This is the largest football court mural of its kind in Europe and it is very impressive. - ItsOnCardiff.
⚽ Here is an insight into the new Cardiff City boss Brian Barry-Murphy from the Manchester Evening News' Manchester City correspondent, Simon Bajkowski, who covered Brian during his three-year stint with the Premier League giants' youth sides. - Glen Williams, WalesOnline.
❤Community News
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🧹 Mrs Buckét, the award-winning commercial cleaning company, is appealing for nominations in Cardiff for its first 24-hour free clean-up event, called The Big Community Clean Up. They are looking for a community space, so community centres, village halls, youth clubs and more in need of a big clean and nominations are open now. - Mrs Buckét.
🚴♀️ Cardiff Council’s summer holiday cycling course has launched where children aged 9+ can learn to ride or opt for a national standard level one and two on roads course. - Cardiff Council.
🎥 Cardiff Content Creators is back for its third year, where 11 to 17 year olds learn how to create, present and collaborate over a seven-day course. - Cardiff Council.
👵 Care UK’s Llys Herbert care home on Ty-Draw Road is opening its doors for a day of family-friendly summer fun, with a host of exciting activities planned. On Sunday, July 6 from 2pm to 5pm the care home is inviting the people of Cardiff to its summer fete. - Llys Herbert.
🚲 Colleagues from across Transport for Wales have pedalled their way to success, raising over £1,000 in a static bike challenge supporting Seren Dwt, their 2025 charity of the year. - Transport for Wales.
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