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ONE OF Rhiwbina’s most famous residents, Nick Boing was remembered today at a memorial tree planting ceremony in the village’s Park y Pentre. But Nick was no ordinary resident as he was in fact a sheep.

Despite a whipping wind and driving rain, more than 40 residents turned out to remember Nick. 

Resident Mary Clarke, from Pen y Dre, said: “Whatever was going on in this village, Nick came. It really is very important for this village.

THE University Hospital of Wales in Cardiff has the highest number of deaths in Wales compared with the expected level, according to new figures. 

Assembly Members, MPs and residents have expressed their surprise at the “shocking” new figures regarding mortality rates at the Cardiff-based hospital.  The Risk Adjusted Mortality Index (RAMI) also showed 11 out of 17 Welsh district hospitals recorded more deaths than expected last year. 

Since the launch of the new Twitter account set up for the asbestos-infected tarantula on the loose in Cardiff The Cardiffian looks at some of the odd and interesting Twitter accounts set up around the city.

Asbestos Spider

In a very short time after news broke of the tarantula, the suspected spider thought to be at large in the city streets had its own twitter account @asbestosspider.

ALMOST everyone remembers a story they heard when they were young, whether it was a parent reading the Wind in the Willows or the latest Harry Potter book at school.

It is clear children love books once they are given the opportunity, which was the aim of the children’s literature festival.

 A new generation of children’s writers have sprung up in the last few years, with young characters which their audience can relate to.

ON A quiet afternoon in Dempsey’s pub in Cardiff, Sion Russell Jones sits with a pint in one hand and his guitar case by his side. He is talking about recording So Long, his new EP set to be released next month.

“All the elements were right and we did it all in 4 days.  It was really productive and really exciting to record.”

A CARDIFF-BORN professor will walk over 1,000 miles around the Welsh border as a guinea pig in a technological experiment.

DISCUSSIONS over a deal to provide heat to Cardiff businesses from the Splott incinerator have been branded a “PR stunt”.

The proposed £30 million deal between Virodor waste management and E.On energy suppliers is the latest development in the building of a new incinerator off Ocean Way which has faced opposition from local residents from its inception.

A CAMPAIGN has been launched in Cardiff to ensure elderly people spend as little time in hospital as possible.

The Wyn Campaign aims to improve the lives of older people in Cardiff and the surrounding area by integrating services across Cardiff Council, the Vale of Glamorgan Council and the University Health Board.

It focuses on preventative support and providing care at home for the elderly by bringing together frontline staff from the health, social care and voluntary sector.

LIBRARIES in Cardiff will reduce their opening hours by one day a week next month.

The changes will affect 12 out of Cardiff’s 16 full-time libraries and will come into effect on April 1. Nearby libraries will close on different day, with none of the branch libraries closed on Saturdays.

More than 500 people have signed a petition against the proposed closure in Rhiwbina. 

PONIES found abandoned and malnourished in Cardiff woodland have been rounded up by the Council after a campaign by concerned residents.

Locals started an action group to provide food and medical care for the ponies, which were found in Plymouth Woods, although they were too late for at least two of the horses. One – nicknamed Bobby – had to be put down by vets earlier this month while a mare was found dead the following week.