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Cardiff Against Business Crime (CABC), a Business Crime Reduction Partnership operating within FOR Cardiff, has successfully renewed its National Standards Accreditation. This accreditation recognises the partnership’s continued effectiveness in reducing business-related crime and its commitment to delivering tangible benefits for the local business community in Cardiff city centre. The renewal highlights CABC’s strong record in…

Get involved with World Refill Day   On Monday 16th June 2025, we celebrate World Refill Day — a global day of action that goes beyond raising awareness. It is dedicated to inspiring a reuse revolution across the world.  Each time someone refills a bottle instead of throwing away a plastic one, we help reduce the…

The City Ambition Fund is an opportunity for people, businesses, and organisations, who have an idea that aligns with FOR Cardiff’s aims to access funding and see their projects come to life. The fund was developed as a new project for our second term after we received feedback during a consultation that levy payers wanted…

  High Streets UK warns that, without urgent reform, current systems cannot deliver on Government ambitions to tackle high street crime.   The group has published a four-point policy proposal, including ringfenced policing for flagship destinations; criminal justice reform; a coordinated crackdown on international organised crime; and national framework for business crime reporting.   High Streets UK…

FOR Cardiff are working with Cardiff based cycling charity Pedal Power to help encourage more people to cycle to work. We’re piloting some cycle training sessions with the aim of encouraging people to feel more confident making their way to work by bike and to better understand the barriers to cycle commuting so that we…

BUT RE-USE MOMENTUM SET TO CONTINUE Following the successful return of more than 11,000 reusable coffee cups and enthusiastic participation from residents and businesses alike, Cardiff’s pilot Refill Return Cup Scheme will come to a close at the end of May. The Cardiff Refill Return Cup scheme was launched and delivered by FOR Cardiff with…

FOR CARDIFF ESTIMATES MULTI MILLION POUND BOOST TO CITY CENTRE LEISURE & TOURISM BUSINESSES Cardiff city centre is set for another record-breaking summer as a wave of major live music events rolls into the capital – bringing hundreds of thousands of visitors, driving footfall and injecting £millions into the local economy. FOR Cardiff, the city…

FOR Cardiff was proud to sponsor this year’s CBI Wales Annual Lunch, held at the Parkgate Hotel in Cardiff on 1 May 2025. The event brought together over 200 business leaders, policymakers, and stakeholders to mark the CBI’s 60th anniversary and explore the future of business in Wales. As part of the event, Carolyn Brownell,…

FOR Cardiff is working with THOMAS Recruitment to recruit for a Head of Marketing and Events to lead the Marketing and Communications team based in Cardiff City Centre. The purpose of the role is to lead the strategic place marketing programme to deliver corporate and consumer marketing, PR, and events, communicating the organisations diverse programme…

The Piano Works is Coming to Cardiff!

London’s Legendary Audience-Led Live Music Venue Makes Welsh Debut This May Wales – The wait is finally over! Cardiff is set to welcome the much-loved Piano Works this May. A powerhouse of non-stop live music, show-stopping bands, mouth-watering food, and vibrant social spaces that will set a brand-new rhythm for the city’s nightlife. Opening its…

FOR Cardiff is developing its ESG  strategy for 2026 and beyond. This strategy will help FOR Cardiff move towards an improved city centre by making the area a cleaner, greener, safer, and happier place. We feel it is important that this strategy not only delivers for the BID area but also helps our members on…

PLUS – NEW BUSINESS JOINS THE REUSE REVOLUTION Following the successful return of more than 10,000 reusable cups in just six months, FOR Cardiff’s Cardiff Refill Return Cup pilot scheme has been extended for a further two months to maximise the insights and benefits gained from the initiative. The additional time will allow the pilot…