South Wales Echo - April 12, 2025

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April 12, 2025

Lack of loos sees people rushing to use bushes and trees

PEOPLE are resorting to “diving behind trees and bushes” because of the limited availability of public toilets, a councillor has claimed.

2 mins

Pupils take to streets for 'biggest bike bus'

ON a perfect spring morning in Canton, Victoria Park was largely empty shortly before 8am, with just a few dogs running round the Cardiff park under the watchful eye of their owners.

1 min

Union warning as nearly 200 wildfires tackled in one week

A UNION has issued a warning as wildfires continue to rage across Wales, including one Welsh service dealing with nearly 200 wildfires in just the past week.

2 mins

Manager ran criminal empire from city hotel under people's noses

A FATHER and his two sons made multiple trips to a hotel where an organised crime gang was based and were found in possession of thousands of MDMA tablets.

2 mins

Fire crews called to blaze which engulfed house

AN investigation is under way after a house was engulfed in flames on a residential street in Treharris.

1 min

University unions threaten 'summer of chaos' over cuts

CARDIFF University staff will strike next month as they threaten a “summer of chaos” and graduation disruption in protest over cuts.

3 mins

Council quits X social media site over 'values'

A WELSH council has taken the decision to stop using the social media platform X with its leader saying the move is “about values”.

2 mins

School shuts for funeral of teacher 'loved by all'

A SCHOOL closed yesterday as a mark of respect for a “cherished” teacher.

1 min

The leafy suburb once 'dying a death' that's just been named one of Wales' best

ONE of the seven best places to live in Wales in 2025 is Cardiff's Rhiwbina suburb, according to the Times - and if you visit this leafy northern suburb of the capital you're likely to find many residents and business owners who definitely agree and are happy to tell you so.

10 mins

China raises the stakes

CHINA has announced that it will raise tariffs on US goods from 84% to 125% - in the latest salvo in an escalating trade war between the world’s two largest economies that has rattled markets and raised fears of a global slowdown.

1 min

Mercy-killing daughter is spared prison

A WOMAN who killed her terminally-ill father has been allowed to walk free from court with a two-year suspended sentence by a judge who told her: \"I recognise I have taken a merciful course.\"

1 min

Big fills show why new kid Carl's Jr is a tasty contender

CARDIFF is home to a plethora of iconic fast food options from McDonald's Burger King to newbies from across the Atlantic like Slim Chickens and Popeyes. Now, 80-year-old American chain, Carl's Jr has opened its first ever UK restaurant in Cardiff.

2 mins

Digging for answers

IT LOOKS like viewers could be in for some shocks as John Sugden and Joe Tate’s secrets are thrust into the spotlight.

1 min

Tizzard bidding to upset the Mullins bandwagon in Scottish National

JOE Tizzard is optimistic Rock My Way can shake up the Willie Mullins invaders when he leads the British defence in the Coral Scottish Grand National at Ayr today.

2 mins

Administration for Cardiff a symptom of mismanagement, claims Buttress

CARDIFF falling into administration is a “symptom of successive mismanagement over a decade” by the Welsh Rugby Union, former Dragons chair David Buttress has said.

1 min

Ex-stars on Cardiff: 'It should never have got to this point'

KEY figures in Cardiff Rugby's recent history have spoken out about the crisis which has engulfed the Arms Park outfit in recent days.

3 mins

'If there's going to be a team that can survive, it's us'

\"A FEW years ago, I was only 21 that first Bristol City year, I did look round and I thought, 'Not sure' if I'm being really honest with myself,\" Callum O'Dowda says, pondering Cardiff City's current battle against relegation. \"But I look around at this team and I know I'm thinking, 'You know what? Yeah! I look at the club, look at the fans, and I think if there's going to be a team that can [survive], it's us.\"

6 mins

Bluebirds confirm relegation clauses 'for some'

SOME Cardiff players have relegation clauses included in their contract in the event that the club suffers the drop to League One, club officials have confirmed.