A student has revealed she is so terrified of cheese just the smell of it can make her gag.Katie Weston, 20, has suffered the bizarre fear, known as turophobia, since childhood.The English literature student, from Cardiff, claims her phobia is so
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Cardiff Bus Company Withdraws Ad Campaign After Complaints
New Adventure Travel, a Cardiff-based bus company, has abandoned its new advertising campaign after widespread complaints. The campaign included posters with the slogan “ride me all day for £3” above unclothed males and females; the posters were featured on buses…
UK Kebab Shop Owner Jailed for Food Safety Violations
By News Desk
Wales Online is reporting that a kebab shop owner in Cardiff, Wales, has been sentenced to 8 months in jail after his “heinous” food safety violations led to an outbreak of E. coli O157:H7 in August 2011. That outbreak sickened…
Cities as portfolios
I have been very pleasantly distracted from posting this week as Robin Malloy has been visiting in Cardiff. On the way to sample the delights of Cardiff's pubs and restaurants Robin has had to listen to my rant nuanced discussion…
Introducing Antonia Layard
2011 at the Land Use Prof Blog
We have some exciting things to announce!First, we are pleased to welcome Prof. James J. Kelly, Jr. as a permanent Editor of the blog. Jim is currently an assistant professor and director of the University of Baltimore Community Development Clinic. …
Bernard Madoff & The Badges Of Fraud
By Fred Abrams
The Wall Street Journal article “Madoff Used U.K. Office in Cash Ploy, Filing Says“, states that Bernard Madoff is expected to plead guilty today to 11 felony counts arising out of his alleged Ponzi scheme. That article also…
Cardiff Castle – Marler Clark Europe?
By Bill Marler
Speech at the University of Cardiff went well. Weather is like being home in Seattle. I had time to visit a few castles today that date back well over 1,000 years. I am thinking this one might well be a…
E.coli parents launch help group
A support group is being launched in Cardiff by and for parents whose children were affected by the south Wales E.coli outbreak, according to BBC News.
Parents involved in the group hope it will help keep pressure on the authorities…