Have you seen my Budgie?!!

Have you seen a pale blue budgie in St Mellons it was lost  from Bodnant Close at 10am on Friday May 4th 2012, If you have please contact 02920 793744 or 07427 383015 with any information.

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Labour win all three seats in Trowbridge

Trowbridge Ward (of which St Mellons is a part) election results

• by Sam Malone
• May 4 2012

In the 2008 election Lib Dem Geraldine Grant edged one of the seats while the party were also just 17 votes from clinching the other two.

Labour strengthened its grasp on Trowbridge by holding its two existing seats and stealing the third from the Lib Dems.

The three Lib Dem candidates endured a torrid night polling just 887 votes between them – 210 fewer votes than the Welsh Conservatives polled (1,097).

Labour polled a combined total of 4,534.

Ralph Cook, who along with Michael Michael and Monica Walsh, said his Lib Dem rivals were paying the price for the decisions made by national party leader Nick Clegg.

“It looks like he [Mr Clegg] made a huge mistake by going into government with the Tories,” he said.

“I always focus on local issues, I do not bring national issues into local politics because they are hardly ever relevant.

“I focus on the issues that matter to people in the ward and I try to support them in addressing those issues.”

He added: “Education is a massively important issue at the moment for the council, it [the authority] is in a right mess.

“My only fear is that it’s going to be a lot worse than we’ve been lead to believe but we’ll find out soon enough.”

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Luke Jenkins, seven, loses fight to live life with half a heart

• By Sam Malone, WalesOnline
• Apr 27 2012

St Mellon's Man Charged on Terrorism charges

A taxi driver whose firm has contracts with several schools appeared in court yesterday charged following a counter-terrorism investigation into a network suspected of smuggling a banned stimulant drug from Britain to America.

Married father-of-six Daud Ali, 40, of Wakehurst Place, St Mellons, Cardiff, was also charged with possession of a fake Norwegian passport.

He was held – along with co-defendants Adrian Wall, 49, and Liiban Nursharif, 30 – on Tuesday after officers swooped on homes in Cardiff, London and Coventry.

The men were arrested under the Terrorism Act as part of an investigation into the illegal exportation of khat to the US and Canada where it is a controlled substance.

The three men are jointly accused of conspiracy for allegedly mislabelling parcels being sent from the UK.

The three defendants spoke only to confirm their names, dates of birth and addresses when they were brought before Westminster Magistrates’ Court in central London.

Get down to the Hub!

St Mellons Hub (where library and council services are successfully combined in one building) won the National Libraries Day prize draw!

They are looking forward to our special day with storyteller Neil Griffiths and our lucky customers on May 5th between 2-4pm! All welcome!

They hold a Story-time session at 1.30pm - 2.30pm on a Wednesday and a Rhyme-time session at the same time on a Friday for pre-school children. Very informal and friendly and a great way to introduce young children to the joy of books and libraries.

Cardiff Council's St Mellons Hub has won the services of a professional storyteller and award-winning author for a day in a National Libraries Day prize draw.

The prize, sponsored by one of the main library suppliers in the UK, Greswell, means that children at the Hub can expect a visit from storyteller, Neil Griffiths, a former primary head teacher.

He is also the inventor of the multiple award-winning "Storysack", a collection of themed props, soft toys, activities and parental guides designed to make books fun and encourage children and adults to enjoy reading together.

Neil will be visiting the Hub on 5th May and will be running sessions for children, parents and staff on the day.

Customer service advisor, Gail Jones, who entered the Hub for the draw said: "I was over the moon when we won as having the experience of seeing and listening to a really good storyteller can help bring books to life and spark a love of reading that can bring benefit for years to come."

The Hub already offers weekly story-time and rhyme-time sessions on Wednesday and Friday afternoons for toddlers, as well as an after school and Saturday session with ‘Play Aloud' for older children.

Cardiff Council also promotes reading through its Reading Power campaign which engages children and young people, and communicates the message that reading is fun.

Elspeth Morris, Cardiff Council's Operational Manager for Libraries, said: "The importance of having good reading skills and enjoying books cannot be underestimated. Reading boosts knowledge, understanding and encourages an active imagination."

"The St Mellons Hub offers a wealth of reading material on all manner of topics and our staff are really looking forward to Neil's visit to help encourage more youngsters to read."

Welsh Water staff get active for Sport Relief

30 March 2012

Dwr Cymru Welsh Water employees decided to get active and hold a series of fundraising events to raise money for Sport Relief.

The staff at the customer contact centre in St Mellons raised over £800 by taking part in a sport related fancy dress competition and holding their very own sports quiz.  They also did cycling and press- up challenges to really put the staff through their paces.

Elaine Smith,  from Welsh Water, who co-ordinated the fundraising activity, said, “We are delighted by the amount raised for Sport Relief and the staff have, once again, shown that they are willing to dig deep and put in a tremendous effort, when it comes to fundraising initiatives.”

Sport Relief is an initiative of Comic Relief that aims to bring the entire nation together to get active and raise cash to help create a just world free from poverty.

Welsh Water is a ‘not-for-profit company’ which has been owned by Glas Cymru since 2001. Welsh Water does not have shareholders, and any financial surpluses are reinvested in the business for the benefit of customers.