Waste and recycling collection

Tuesday 26 October: Black bins, green recycling sacks and brown food waste caddies.

Tuesday 2 November: Green bins of Garden Waste, Green recycling sacks and brown food waste caddies.

**Cardiff Council announced on 2 September that Green Bin Collection dates for Garden Waste will start a 4 week cycle from Tuesday 7 September 2021 although plans continue to be reviewed regularly due to the impacts of COVID and driver shortages. The next of these new collections for Radyr and Morganstown (and probably the final one of 2021) will be on Tuesday 2 November 2021**

The blue bin glass collection scheme remains suspended, please include all glass in your green recycling bags.

See Cardiff Council’s website for the latest information about future collection dates or to order a delivery of green recycling bags. Alternatively, recycling and food waste bags can now be collected from Radyr Library again, without appointment, during its opening hours.

Railway works in Radyr & Morganstown

Transport for Wales (TfW) have started on works to upgrade the Valleys Lines including electrification, with significant work centred on the Mound Field in Morganstown and also at Radyr Station.

TfW’s latest (August) Newsletter was published on 16 August 2021. Note the details of a community drop-in session on Wednesday 8^th September 2021 between 2pm and 7pm at Morganstown Village Hall.

On 28 July 2021, planning permission was granted for the proposed new bridge over the railway line at Gelynis Farm. Further information on this work can be found in the section on Local Planning matters by the RMA.

Due to the railway upgrade works, trains North of Radyr will be replaced with buses Sunday to Thursday after 19.40 through until December 2021.

Llantrisant Road Roadworks

From 26 July, Plasdŵr contrator, Walters, will be creating a highway drainage pond on behalf of Cardiff Council to the west of Herbert March Close (near the petrol station on Llantrisant Road) to help facilitate the essential infrastructure works taking place along Llantrisant Road. Walters will start fencing off the area from 12 July in preparation for the works to begin. Pedestrian access along Llantrisant Road will remain in place and the footpath running through the east of the parkland will remain open for the majority of the drainage works.

The team from Plasdŵr posted an update on their works on Llantrisant Road on the Plasdŵr website as the contractors will begin on the roadway around the entrance to Clos Parc Radur in earnest from 1 June 2021. These works will include the removal of Clos Parc Radur’s roundabout, a 4-way signal junction and widening of the road at this point for new pedestrian walkways, bus and cycle lanes. Plasdŵr estimate that this work will be complete by Summer 2022.

Coronavirus Alerts

We are aware that businesses are responding to the wider Coronavirus situation in different ways. We are updating our Directory as new information is received.

Christ Church, Radyr and St John’s, Danescourt have restarted the full catalogue of their in-person services. Full details of timings and safety measures in place can be seen on the Parish webpages.

Radyr Methodist Church are now conducting hybrid services with some in-person spaces available each week and the remainder of the congregation joining online.

Postcards aimed at providing help for vulnerable people in R&M available.

Do you need help?  There is a phone number to ring 07513 187 930 or an email to use if you need help with shopping, collecting prescriptions etc. Read more about the CommUNITY scheme.

Radyr Library

Radyr Library has re-opened for Click and Collect library services – by appointment only. Full details including opening hours can be found on the Cardiff Council pages on Hubs and Libraries.

It is also possible to collect recycling bags and food waste bags from the library again during its opening hours without an appointment.

More information can be found on the Library Facebook page.

Public Transport

Following the decrease in restrictions in July, the legal requirement to wear a three-layer, non-medical, face covering on public transport, which includes taxis is still in place. While the vast majority of people will be able to wear a face covering, some will be exempt. These include children under the age of 11 years old, and people with certain medical conditions. A full list of exemptions can be found in the Welsh Government Coronavirus FAQs.

Cardiff Bus have amended their timetables again to respond to the expected increase in demand. Here is a link to the substantive 63 bus timetable.

Transport for Wales continue to review the amended schedule to Radyr in light of traffic volumes and their works on the lines. View latest railway timetable information for Radyr.

Due to the railway upgrade works, trains North of Radyr will be replaced with buses Sunday to Thursday after 19.40 through until December 2021.

Development of the Cardiff Local Development Plan

July 2021 – The RMA have submitted their response to the Draft Vision, Issues and Objectives for the revised LDP. Read more about the review process.

Neighbourhood Watch

Be aware of Vaccination related scams. Crime Watch and Action Fraud are advising about a number of email, website and phone scams currently circulating. We remind readers that the vaccine is FREE and there is no need to pay or provide credit card details in order to access the vaccine. You will be contacted by either your GP or another representative of the Health Board at the appropriate time with details of your vaccination appointment.

Report phishing attempts through Action Fraud – https://www.actionfraud.police.uk/report-phishing

Neighbourhood Watch has launched it latest national campaign – Telling scammers to “Sling your hook”

Don’t forget to check out the latest crime warnings from your Neighbourhood Watch team.

Royal Mail disruption

The Cardiff North West Delivery Office is closed following the flooding caused by storm Dennis. Over Christmas, the Web Team have learned that this is now to become a permanent closure. We are still seeking further information from Royal Mail on what implications this has for our access to postal services.

Can we remind you that collecting packages from Lisvane Sorting Office is not your only option. You can also phone up and arrange for re-delivery at a time that is mutually convenient, or even arrange to collect the package from Radyr Post Office. The more people who request these services the more evidence we will have to re-instate a more local Sorting Office.

Full details of the effects of this closure can be seen in our article on the after-effects of the storm.