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Tom Rouse

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A BBC Wales/ICM survey of 1,000 residents across Wales reveals the majority of people oppose the reforms.

Across the UK, one in twenty adults rated their numeracy skills as poor or very poor and two-thirds of parents say they feel unable to help their children with secondary school maths homework

Michael Yong realises he is in the company of the dead as he takes a stroll around Cathay's cemetery with the Friends who have helped to restore it. 

The new £37 million school will accomodate pupils from both Rumney and Llanrumney High schools, but will close in 2014.

James Preston

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Welsh flags and daffodils dominated the streets of the city centre as young and old came out to witness the procession, which benefited from blue skies and unseasonable 14ºC temperatures.

He’s fought Daleks from Skaro, Cybermen from Mondas and even his greatest nemesis The Master. And won. But now the Doctor may have finally met his match.

 Assembly Member for Cardiff West, Mark Drakeford has spoken out against Cardiff potentially losing £200 million of benefit payments over the next four years.

An offer has been made for St Paul's Church. Beth Cherryman explores how a lack of funding and spiralling repair and maintenance costs may force a sale.

Cardiff Blues' stars urge children to swap crisps and chocolate for fruit and vegetables in a new youth initiative in conjunction with South Wales Police.

Welsh First Minister, Carwyn Jones, has said he wants Wales to remain an active player on the European stage. He is in to Brussels to discuss the future of the much needed EU funding in Wales.

Gios owner Giovanni Malacrino had called the provisions in the premises licence "horrible" and "embarrassing" for his customers and will now be able to serve drinks in glasses in his restaurant all night on event or match days

17-year-old St Cyres, Penarth student Grace Hartrey is bidding to claim the prize of a recording session at the famous Abbey Road studios with her song Waltz, along with £1000 worth of music equipment

Cardiff councillor attacks plans to merge Cardiff North and Caerphilly seats

Prayers have been banned from meetings at Cardiff Council following a High Court ruling which says the practice is “unlawful.”

Employment rates in Wales are up and look set to rise further as two American companies announced they are bringing 650 new jobs to Cardiff as reported on The Cardiffian earlier today.

The latest report on the Welsh labour market, produced by the Office for National Statistics, estimates employment rates are up for the third month in a row. The employment rate for those aged between 16 and 64 in Wales is now 68.5 per cent, while the UK average for this group is 70.3 per cent.

Nearly twenty years ago, work began on the Yemeni Community Centre in the heart of old Butetown. But almost two decades on, the director of the facility, which serves hundreds of people from around Cardiff every month, is reluctant to stop and celebrate.

Pancake fever gripped Chapter Arts Centre today, as judges struggled to pick a winner of their annual pancake filling competition.

Education Minister Leighton Andrews has announced plans to introduce a banding system for Welsh primary schools will be delayed until 2014.

Protesters hit the streets of Cardiff to oppose the government's 'work-fare' scheme.

MP praises role of women in Welsh Assembly

Andrew Curry

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Cardiff Library was the venue for a Flash Mob as the protest group Welsh Solidarity for Syria demonstrated against the continued bombing of the city of Homs.

Weather concerns mean competitors are not prepared to stand outside.

Joe Hawke

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Welsh Language Board find surprising results

Arts project captures sounds of the streets, with profits ploughed back into the community