Originally posted at insidecardiff.com So, District Auditor Jane Jones’ full report on the shambolic actions of the previous administration in Cardiff County Council was finally released yesterday. As expected, ex-Council leader Russell Goodway was condemned, as was Chief Executive, Byron Davies. Also, as expected, neither accept any blame whatsoever, and who would have expected them to? After all, this is the twosome that gave themselves a pay rises of 77% over three years. Surely we could not ever expect any [...]

A year after pictures of a prototype phone that was being developed by Nokia were leaked to tech websites, the mobile phone that has promised to revolutionise what we carry in our pockets is about to be released. It’s debut is in Europe, today, 24/04/06. Which handset am I talking about? Surely I don’t need to tell you? The Nokia N91 I have mine pre-ordered and according to the company I have ordered it from, it should be shipped on [...]

Seriously though, Madonna. If you pay £80-160 or more (ie. from a tout) to see Madonna, then you are a total fruit loop. You do realise this woman is a fake? A product of the media? She doesn’t even like you. You’re scum to her. If you walk up to her the street you’re likely to be batted away like a fly by her hired goons. Why on earth would you want to pay that much to see someone in [...]

I’ve always wanted to visit a country of the former USSR. Czech Republic was always my first choice, but, now that I have found something that has swung me towards the Ukraine. Now all I have to do is get Laura on-side and we can book. The deciding factor is the ‘Chernobyl tour’ that is on offer. For £120, you can spend a day in Chernobyl, Pripyat & the Red forest with a tour guide. Pripyat, which is the town [...]

My new read arrived from Amazon this morning. The wrong boy – by Willy Russell I have enjoyed books by Willy in the past, in fact, you will have heard of some of them, Educating Rita & Blood brothers are probably the most famous. So, when I stumbled upon this little gem, I knew it was a must-read. The wrong boy tells the story of Raymond Marks, a normal boy from a normal family, from a normal northern town. The [...]