Cardiff Character: Harriett Davies
Harriett Davies came to Wales for love and stayed for life Deli life is hectic, particularly when you’re one of the most established and best loved lunch spots in town. The New York Deli has been a fixture of the High Street Arcade for the past 21 years and for each of those years owner... Read More
Cardiff character: Gabriella Lepore
Gabriella Lepore has realised a dream as a published author Gabriella Lepore was born to be a writer. Influenced by supernatural, magical worlds since childhood, the 27-year-old Cardiff author saw her first novel, The Witches of the Glass Castle, published earlier this year. Now she is ready to embark on another adventure. The Witches of... Read More
Cardiff Character: Bridget Stadden
Bridget Stadden talks fundraising, working hard and inspirational people Bridget Stadden is sitting at her desk in her office staring intensely at pictures of Mount Snowdon. “I’m engrossed, I didn’t realise there were five different routes we can take!” she exclaims excitably. Bridget is currently in the middle of organizing a charity walk for... Read More
Cardiff character:
Claire Scantlebury
Entrepreneur Claire Scantlebury negotiates business with small town values For Claire Scantlebury, the possibilities are endless. Yet the entrepreneur has chosen to stay in Cardiff to prove that big things can happen in small cities. “I get asked all the time about moving to London, and my answer is no because I want to stay... Read More
Cardiff character: Phil Lewis
Musician Phil Lewis is singing in aid of Alzheimer’s Many musicians do it for the money but this Cardiff local is singing for a cause close to his heart. Singer and songwriter Phil Lewis arrives early, casually dressed, adorned with a smile and the slight hint of a Movember moustache, in possession of a talent... Read More
Cardiff Character: Leigh Halfpenny
Leigh’s future looks bright after impressive Welsh World Cup display The Cardiff Blues Rubgy World Cup players. Leigh Halfpenny, far right. Copyright Huw Evans images. Post World Cup, the eyes of Wales are still firmly on the heroic Welsh players who made it to the semi-finals in New Zealand. Last week saw the return to... Read More
Cardiff character: Jill Evans MEP
Jill Evans on Welsh identity, S4C and breaking the law Politicians normally try and hide their law breaking from the public, but Jill Evans Member of the European Parliament (MEP) announced hers publicly when she stopped paying her TV licence in protest against cuts to the only Welsh language television channel, S4C. “I’m standing side... Read More
Cardiff character: Lee Petulengro
Gypsy Lee talks about his mystical life Lee Petulengro probably knows more about you than you do yourself. I meet Lee, Gypsy clairvoyant, psychic and medium, at his stall, Mystic, at Cardiff’s Central Market. It’s a tiny enclosed space, blocked off from the commercial activity outside by heavy red velvet curtains. Figurines of the saints... Read More
Cardiff Character: Sarah Ahmed
Pretty in pink and made exclusively in Wales Sarah Ahmed has always loved sewing, even if she has not studied it or worked in the profession most of her life. She is the creator and designer of a promising brand of products, ranging from pillows and aprons to tea-cosies in the popular polka dot and... Read More
Cardiff Character: Neil Patel
We find out the secrets to his success and what lies in store for the future There are few restaurants in Cardiff that can claim they have customers who fly over from Paris especially to dine with them. But then, Grangetown’s Vegetarian Food Studio is not like most restaurants. The family-run Indian eatery has defied... Read More
Cardiff character: Nicki Tudor
Restaurants, writing and awards with Cardiff’s favourite blogger The talent behind Cardiff Bites “hobbled” through a chilly Queen Street to talk after a busy day of training in the Rhondda. Despite twisting an ankle and walking with a crutch, Nicki was still fifteen minutes early. I am greeted with... Read More
Cardiff character: Tim Bannister
Musician Tim Bannister shares his story “When I was five years old, I saw Status Quo on TV and, as soon as I heard the guitar solo, I knew that’s what I wanted to do,” says 31 year old singer and guitarist Tim Bannister, one half of two-piece rock band Young Jim, who have just... Read More
Cardiff character: Matt Rees
Comic Matt Rees doesn’t have a day job as such “I suppose I do write in my time off. It’s not what I spend most of my time doing, but you can’t just put ‘x-box’ can you?” Matt’s days may be on the sedate side, but his evenings certainly aren’t. Dressed in a black t-shirt... Read More
Cardiff Character: George Jones
Children’s rights charity director speaks to alt.cardiff It’s a grey November afternoon in Cardiff and drizzle blurs the view from George Jones’s North Road window. A cup of tea, firmly gripped, distracts from the cold and the Assistant Director seems glad to take some time out... Read More
Cardiff Character: John Rostron
The godfather of Sŵn talks expansion and plans for the future St Mary’s Street is deserted; typical Cardiff weather has driven everyone away, and darkness is silently ebbing into a sky already showing signs of succumbing to winter. Just three weeks earlier the city’s streets were humming, a muffled din streaming conspicuously from the windows of... Read More
Cardiff character: Suzi Carter
Little Suzi bakes award-winning cupcakes witha big heart Sometimes, you don’t need to ask questions: upon entering Suzi Carter’s home, you’re immediately hit with the smell of freshly-baked cakes. The delicious scent is a badge of honour which Suzi wears when she goes back to her day job as Marketing and Campaigns Manager at theatre... Read More