Welcome to Cardiff! It’s an exciting, friendly city with a whole LOAD of brilliant things going on.

Do you live here? Below are some useful links for residents.

Are you visiting? There are also useful links for visitors.

We have rain, by the way. There’s also some rain. Don’t forget that.

If you’re interested in finding out about particular neighbourhoods, you can click through the categories listed on the left hand side of this page. Alternatively, below are links to some sites of local interest. We hope you enjoy your stay.

LINKS FOR RESIDENTS

FIND OUT WHO YOUR COUNCILLOR IS (they are your representatives on the council – make sure they are representing YOUR views!)

RECYCLING AND WASTE! (Find out when your collections are, order more caddy liners or recycling bags, bulk item collections, household recycling centres)

PARKING, ROADS AND TRAVEL (Order a parking permit, report a problem, pay a parking fine)

LEISURE, PARKS AND CULTURE (Find your local park, museums and galleries, children’s play, information about allotments, find your local leisure centre, book a fitness class)

SCHOOLS AND LEARNING (Local schools, further education services, adult learning)

HOUSING (Applying for housing, housing benefit, private rentals, living in council housing, information for the homeless or those at risk, sheltered housing)

LIBRARIES (find your local library, reserve a book online)

LINKS FOR VISITORS

Local area blogs
Roath Cardiff
Pontcanna Hub
Radyr and Morganstown
Tongwynlais

Music / Arts
Swn Festival
Made In Roath Arts Festival
Chapter Arts Centre

Tech/blogging/etc
Cardiff Blogs

General interest
Welshnot blog (arts, history, Welsh interest stuff)
Pint of 45 (a drinker’s guide to pubs in the city)

A while back, we put together this Little Guide to Cardiff. It might be a wee bit out of date now, but still worth a look: The Little Guide to Cardiff