


That is just so unnecessary for a scheme to help and make the city more accessible for tourists and citizens alike, to be abused like this. Robert Bunston said: "There is no respect.

June Hawker commented: "How can the people who damage these bikes actually turn on themselves? The bikes are a brilliant idea - why destroy things that give pleasure and freedom?" Viewers were shocked after a Facebook Live broadcast by WalesOnline on Tuesday morning showed the extent of damage to hundreds of Nextbikes piled in to a huge mountain outside Cardiff Castle. The company, which offers the bike scheme in cities across the UK, says it has had few issues anywhere else in the UK - but in Cardiff more than 300 bikes have been stolen and another 260 have had to be scrapped due to vandalism. 'It's a thuggish minority' Cardiff reacts to becoming first city in the UK to have Nextbike suspendedĬardiff residents have shared their disappointment that Nextbike has stopped operating in Cardiff, after a "staggering" amount of vandalism and theft.
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You can read the family's full tribute to Mr Thomas here He was going to go back to Cefn for one more season, but his injury stopped him doing that." He played until he was 41 when he got injured. used to say he was the best player there even when he was 40 years of age. He was captain three times in the 1980s and captain once during the 1990s and he had numerous player of the year accolades. "He started off at Cefn RFC when he was a youth, then he went on to Merthyr RFC when he was 22 and he became captain. He was well travelled and went all over the world. He was also a carpenter who all the local people used to use. He loved his social life back in the early days but slowed down a little bit as he got older. Ryan said: "He was one of Merthyr's big rugby players of the 1980s and 1990s and he was a massive character in the town. Ryan, 38, said his father played rugby for local clubs for several decades and was praised for being one of the best players throughout his time playing the sport. (Image: Family supplied picture, Copyright Unknown) His son, Ryan Coffey Thomas, said his father was a "massive character" in the town who was known and loved by many. Paul Coffey Thomas from Merthyr Tydfil died on October 15 after struggling with his health over the last two years. She has been forced to scrap her overnight stay in the capital as she is unable to afford anywhere else to stay on that date - with some hotels in the city having increased their rates to almost £600 for the night of the gig. However, unbeknownst to Mrs Bevan, on that same day the dates for Ed Sheeran's gig in the Principality Stadium were announced - with one of the dates being the exact same day as the night of her stay, May 27, 2022.Īs fans scrambled for rooms, the 69-year-old was then informed on November 5 that her reservation had been cancelled because the hotel had been "overbooked" for the night of her stay. On September 17, Patricia Bevan, from Swansea, booked a room at the Park Inn by Radisson in Cardiff city centre for herself and her husband next summer, which cost her an affordable £153. She is among many unable to afford another hotel amid price hikes across the city for accommodation following the announcement of the gig. Hotel cancelled guest's booking on Ed Sheeran Cardiff tour date amid huge price hike for accommodationĪ woman's hotel booking in Cardiff was cancelled due to overbooking ahead of Ed Sheeran's concert next year.
