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Cardiff Council responds to extreme heat weather warning
Cardiff Council is taking proactive steps to protect residents and services as the Met Office issues an Amber Extreme Heat Warning, with a Red Warning expected to come into force for Cardiff tomorrow and Thursday.
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Blackweir and Cardiff Castle gig organisers issue new heat warning update ahead of The Cure and McFly
Depot Live and Blackweir Live have two outdoor performances in Cardiff scheduled for days with exceptionally warm temperatures predicted by the Met Office
Garbage's Shirley Manson says "I could cry" as she gives verdict on"extraordinary" Cardiff
Garbage and Skunk Anansie rocked Cardiff Castle with some unmistakable 1990s female-fronted attitude
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I stayed in the Welsh hotel where Quentin Tarantino has been spotted and one thing surprised me
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Plans to build four houses in Cardiff suburb refused
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Cardiff sees a whole week of gigs from June 22 to June 28 and four of them are in the Castle - there's updated measures, too, for the McFly gig around the red weather warning
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70-year-old injured in collision at busy Cardiff shopping park
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Schools send out warning to parents as extreme heat forecast for Wales
Parents are being urged to make sure children take water bottles, hats and sunscreen to school as an amber extreme heat warning is issued for parts of Wales