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February 1, 2013
Pony club in Cardiff faces takeover after council cuts

Pontcanna Riding School is due to be taken over by a Cardiff equestrian centre, after Cardiff Council's cuts in funding mean they can no longer run it.

A CARDIFF equestrian centre is planning to save Pontcanna Riding School after the council announced it would have to be sold to an outside investor.

It comes after Cardiff Council insisted yesterday it does not intend to close Pontcanna’s riding stables despite staff members and clients being told otherwise earlier this week. The Cardiffian understands there are a number of potential investors now interested in the site.

March 13, 2012
Worried residents launch petition over zebra crossing

Residents living near Clare Street in Riverside are worried about the safety of a zebra crossing near two schools, claiming cars often fail to stop or slow down.

A zebra crossing on a busy road near two schools and a park is “an accident waiting to happen”, according to a Cardiff councillor.

Residents living near Clare Street in Riverside are worried about the safety of the crossing, claiming cars often fail to stop or slow down.

Riverside’s Labour councillor Iona Gordon, together with the party’s council candidate in the ward Cecilia Love, today began compiling signatures for a petition to improve the crossing.

February 14, 2012
Cycling campaigners say fine leaflets are "intimidation tactic"

Cardiff cycling campaigners brand council and police leaflets warning of  fines an "intimidation tactic"

A scheme in which Cardiff cyclists have been given leaflets warning they could be fined up to £500 for cycling on the pavement and £2500 for skipping red lights has been called an "intimidation tactic" by cycling campaigners.

The scheme, which was put in place following complaints from residents, is being run by South Wales Police and Cardiff Council to combat the increasing number of collisions involving pedestrians and cyclists on pavements.

February 3, 2012
Cycling campaign keeps Bute Park open longer

Cardiff’s cyclists have celebrated the success of a campaign to keep Bute Park open in the dark

Bute Park has been open for longer since cycling campaigners lobbied to keep it open until 7pm. After a three-month trial, Cardiff Council has agreed to continue the later locking until the clocks go forward in March.

Riverside Councillor Iona Gordon, also a keen cyclist, welcomed the trial’s extension and said it was not just cyclists who were benefiting from the park’s later opening hours. She said: “A lot of pedestrians have said they’ve been using the path often.