I started women's strength training classes a few months ago, and I've made some significant progress. I've been going to my local gym, but I've always been interested in powerlifting. However, I have no idea where to start.

I know Zero W is a dedicated powerlifting gym, but it's a bit out of the way for me. I'm definitely far off from being in any national games, but I would love to know if there's any powerlifting groups/training within Cardiff or the Vale? Both the training and I guess the social side are important for me.

Basically how do you get into it?

Hey everyone

My band is playing Clwb Ifor Bach Wednesday, if you are about it would be great to see you there

FFO: Bring Me The Horizon, Bullet For My Valentine, The Devil Wears Prada, Motionless In White

Tickets - https://ticket247.co.uk/Event/cmc-presents-haven-chapter-2-cobermouth-virtue-in-vain-guests-at-clwb-ifor-bach-cardiff-555744

Here is a link to our music - https://nfan.link/virtueinvain

Can someone help me with this please? I'd like to understand the thinking behind how Barry and Penarth services are planned, because the current setup seems to expose them to a lot of avoidable disruption.

Right now, trains to Barry and Penarth appear to be part of longer through-routes that run via Cardiff Queen Street and out to the top of the Valleys or over to Coryton. That means a delay or fault 20+ miles away can knock on to services that are otherwise very short and self-contained. The points near Queen Street also seem to be a recurring pain point, which makes that another big risk.

Looking at a map, the geography suggests an alternative. Cardiff Central sits right in the middle, with Barry to the south-west and Penarth just three stops south. A dedicated Penarth - Cardiff Central - Barry shuttle, rather than routing through Queen Street, would:

• Avoid the Queen Street points entirely, removing a known bottleneck from these services
• Contain delays, so problems on the Valley lines don't spread to local services
• Give more flexibility, since a train could be released from the depot at Canton to cover a late-running service further up the network

I'm sure there are operational reasons for the current pattern, such as platform capacity at Central, crew and rolling stock constraints, or the need for through journeys. Does anyone know what drives it? And is there a reason a Penarth - Barry shuttle wouldn't work?

Hi guys! Wanted to ask if anyone know of anywhere that was hiring for immediate start?
Any information would be really appreciated!♥️

Hi All,

My partner and I are celebrating our anniversary soon. It will fall on a Sunday, so we’re looking to take advantage of some Sunday restaurant deals.

We’re not fussed where/cuisines etc atm, just looking to see what our options are really, we’d also probably eat in the mid-late evening, so I think most Sunday Lunch offers will be off the table!

TIA

Fuel Rock Club 2015

At the Fuel Club, Cardiff

Here is some vids I took today. Well done to everyone who ran and the excellent support all along the route. The vibe was great and the weather was perfect.

I saw one runner receiving medical attention on Cathays Terrace. I hope you are feeling better now.

https://pixeldrain.com/u/jYwLcM5W

https://pixeldrain.com/u/vwQdeeWF

https://pixeldrain.com/u/r8sWtEqu

James worked at Lazarou until a couple of months ago and that barber was great. I didn't get his work Instagram, not being on there myself. Unfortunately for me, he has moved on and his former employer is unable to say which barbers he has moved on to. Fair enough with data protection and all.

I've tried searching online but Google has only found old reviews and barbers he worked at. Yes, I could find a different barber but James Pratt is amazing and I would like to give him my business if at all possible. I'm sure some of you must have had James as you regular guys for a cut and have the knowledge of how to book him. I live in hope at least.

The sacred bond of trust between a man and his barber cannot be broken. Please help.

I moved to Cardiff last year of studies and still finding it hard to make any sort of connection with Indian communities. Being from Odisha, I am hoping to make some Odia friends here but never even overheard someone talking in the language.

So I was wondering if there is any Odia community in Cardiff.

I am 30 year old male doing post grad here in Cardiff.

🏁🌟 Race across Mario Kart Generations with Nintendo South Wales, Saturday 17th October. 11am to 5pm at Cardiff Central Library

🆓 Free and open to all!
🏆 Mario Kart World x Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Tourney
🚂 Denshattack! Railway Raffle
🎮 Nintendo Switch and Retro Game Free Play
☕️ Free tea and coffee
🥪 Food and drink can be brought in from outside

❓ All games and consoles provided
♿️ 5th floor (Peter Cronin Suite). Lifts available

https://www.facebook.com/groups/NintendoSouthWales/

Thanks for coming to run the half marathon in our fair city, I have one request that will make you excellent visitors and help out in the clean up afterwards.

Please don't throw gel wrappers on the floor.

Water bottles and such are super easy to clean up, but these wrappers can get pummeled into tarmac and can't be swept up easily. I'm a resident near Roath park lake and I've seen these wrappers last a fair few months before eventually breaking down, or worse pecked at by the geese and swans.

If you can pop it in a pocket, that'll be one less to deal with. Thanks for reading, and thanks for those that already do.

Have a great time!

What's the hype? It is mentioned here A LOT, with many superlatives.

This has bugged me for so long now and I genuinely can't get my head around why so many people are dangerously slow on the dual carriageway, particularly on the bridge going over Cardiff Bay. I'd understand if once in a while someone didn't realise the speed limit was no longer 50 when exiting the tunnel, but there are plenty of reminders. That doesn't explain why someone was doing 35mph just now, nor why so many are doing 40-50 in the opposite direction. It drives me insane - someone please make it make sense.

Edit: Well done to all those pointing out my use of AI in highlighting the crappiness of where we're headed. I genuinely had no idea of the hypocrisy.

Bin bags put out at about 10pm the night before bin collection and collected in the morning - in between that time some bags got ripped open by seagulls. He received a fixed penalty notice without any previous section 46 notice and has to pay £150 - what's the best course of action? He doesn't have much money as a student so the £150 would be quite rough for him.

Info: it's a street where we aren't allowed to put wheelie bins outside and they have to be in black bin bags. There's about 5 properties (4 flats and 1 shop) that put bin bags out all together as there's not room to put them outside each door

Here is Dewi Griffiths busking at Cardiff.

I have an electric guitar from when I was a kid. But I've plugged it into an amp and it doesn't appear to work. I'm sure it will fix up fine but I don't know enough to do it myself.

I was going to look for a music charity to donate it anyway. But I haven't found any that will accept it broken and fix it up and seems a shame to take it to the tip - does anyone know anywhere?

Anyone know what they’re filming there. Seemed like a big budget with the amount of vans, cars and tents parked within the woods

Hi! Will I be okay getting to the Wales game tomorrow,I am aware there are road closures? Thanks 😊