We have recently seen the end of the first year of our second term and our sixth year in total, and so I think that it is useful to look back on what FOR Cardiff have achieved in the last 12 months. Clearly our Annual Report and Showcase event will do this in more depth…

Prepared by Head of Project & Engagement, Emily Cotterill FIPM (Fellow of the Institute of Place Management). In 2021 in advance of the Senedd elections FOR Cardiff published A Recovery Manifesto for Cities and High Streets in which we called on the next Welsh Government to, ‘[e]mpower communities to take charge of neglected or mismanaged spaces and…

The profile of Cardiff city centre has been in sharp focus recently with a range of concerts that have drawn national attention and audiences. The problems conveyed in the media about travelling in and out of the city for the Ed Sheeran concerts were in my mind exaggerated and people nibbled at the clickbait presented…

Hi, I’m Iesha, a Business Engagement Officer for the office and professional sector. I joined FOR Cardiff in March 2022 because I wanted to use my skillset to enhance the city that I love. I previously worked as a corporate legal secretary at Capital Law, so I have plenty of industry experience under my belt. Outside…

We’ve been reviewing the local manifestos in advance of the Cardiff Council elections on May 5th. Today we’re looking at the promises made by the current controlling party, Welsh Labour, to see how their vision stacks up against our aim of a city that prioritises setting, culture, and transport. Here’s what Labour have to say:…

Today, we’re looking at how the Welsh Conservatives manifesto for Cardiff stacks up against our ambition for a city that prioritises setting, culture, and transport. We’ve read through their manifesto and picked out some pertinent points for discussion: We will look to enhance local distinctiveness, including shop frontages, pavements, and other improvements to the public…

Earlier this month FOR Cardiff published our city centre manifesto, laying out what we think should be priorities for the next Cardiff Council administration. Now we’re looking over the manifestos of the major parties to see how far their plans fit with our ambitions and whether they line up with our recommendations of prioritising setting, culture,…

A Business Engagement Officer is the face of FOR Cardiff. They were introduced in 2018 to enhance relationships with FOR Cardiff member businesses and to ensure that FOR Cardiff delivers excellent standards of service. The team work closely with businesses in Cardiff city centre to facilitate opportunities, share information, and provide industry-specific benefits. In our…

Audit Wales recently produced the report Regenerating Town Centres in Wales, which has been name checked by Deputy Minister for Climate Change Lee Waters MS as he announced the launch of a taskforce to create an ‘alliance for change’ across Wales’ town centres. We’ve reviewed how the recommendations of the report intersect with those of our Recovery Manifesto…

We’ve compared the promises of the Conservative Manifesto to our Recovery Manifesto for Cities and High Streets to see how their policies stack up. Our Recommendations Conduct a large-scale review of business rates No –the Conservatives mention abolishing business rates for small businesses, whilst this will be good news for many the fact remains that…

We’ve compared the promises of the Labour Manifesto to our Recovery Manifesto for Cities and High Streets to see how their policies stack up. Conduct a large-scale review of business rates No – there’s nothing in the Labour manifesto on business rates. The party do commit to reforming council tax, business rates’ domestic cousin, to…

We’ve compared how the Plaid Cymru 2021 manifesto compares to the recommendations in our Recovery Manifesto for Cities and High Streets. Our Recommendations Conduct a large-scale review of business rates Yes! Plaid commit to reforming and ultimately replacing business rates with what they all ‘a new and fairer land and property tax, levied as a…