Become a Magistrate?

If you are aged between 18 and 65 and would consider applying to become a magistrate you can find more details here.

Road safety response from R&MCC

The Community Council has responded to Cardiff Council’s draft scheme layout for highway improvements in R&M.  The full R&MCC response is here.

Free library service for the housebound

Are you confined to your home without access to the public library, or do you know someone in this situation?  If you enjoy reading, or listening to audio books, there is a free service to help you.  Call 029 2076 3849 or 079 7605 6126 or email outreachlibraryservice@cardiff.gov.uk. More details here.

Litter Pick

Volunteers for litter picking are needed on Tuesday 15 January.  Please meet at 10:00 at Radyr Library.  Free refreshments available!  More details here.

Waste and recycling collection

Monday 10 Dec: Black bins and *Blue bins for glass (if issued)
Monday 16 Dec: Recycling sacks and food waste caddies only

* Details here.  Food waste caddies and green recycling sacks are collected every week. Cardboard and shredded paper should be placed in a separate green sack.

R&M Road Safety Works

Cardiff Council have published a map of the intended road safety works that are planned along Heol Isaf and elsewhere as a result of the building of new houses in NW Cardiff.  You can access it here.

Royal Mail warning: scam mail

Royal Mail have issued a warning about ‘scam mail’ which targets vulnerable people who may reply by sending money to fraudsters.  More details here about what to do if you are concerned on behalf of yourself or others.

R&M Alzheimer’s Group Coin Collection

Radyr Library has a collection bucket for any spare foreign coins which go towards the support of Alzheimers.

Seasonal flu vaccination

Free flu jabs are available to over-65s at Radyr Medical Centre.  The drop-in clinics are now over, but you can phone 029 2084 2767 for an appointment.

Radyr Quarry

Have you ever been intrigued by the red ‘pudding stone’ to be seen on walls and buildings in Radyr & Morganstown, and which comes from the long-disused Radyr Quarry?   It was in use for about 70 years, and produced one of the most recognisable building stones used locally.  Read more about it here.

HGVs in Heol Isaf 

Please see this statement from Plasdwr regarding the action they are taking to stop HGVs using Heol Isaf.  To report the licence plate number of an HGV in Heol Isaf use getintouch@plasdwr.co.uk , giving the time and date spotted, the name on the vehicle and the location. They will check it against their list of expected vehicles on the Plasdwr site.  To report the registration number of any CEMEX HGV which is driven through Radyr, email planninggb@cemex.com.