1.0The Cardiffianhttps://cardiffjournalism.co.uk/thecardiffiancathyduncanhttps://cardiffjournalism.co.uk/thecardiffian/author/cathyduncan/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="fX2qA4klD6"><a href="https://cardiffjournalism.co.uk/thecardiffian/2016/10/25/meet-grangetown-election-candidates/">Meet your Grangetown by-election candidates</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://cardiffjournalism.co.uk/thecardiffian/2016/10/25/meet-grangetown-election-candidates/embed/#?secret=fX2qA4klD6" width="600" height="338" title="“Meet your Grangetown by-election candidates” — The Cardiffian" data-secret="fX2qA4klD6" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://cardiffjournalism.co.uk/thecardiffian/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js </script> https://cardiffjournalism.co.uk/thecardiffian/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2016/10/by-election-candidates-composite_27-10-16_SF.jpg1027768FIVE parties are contesting the Grangetown ward next Thursday with Labour’s rivals encouraged by the loss of party seats in Roath and Plasnewydd. All the candidates have vowed to tackle litter and fly-tipping problems in the ward, which was left without a councillor after the death of Chris Lomax. Plaid Cymru Tariq Awan stood unsuccessfully in the 2012 Grangetown election, gaining 12% of the vote with 1,467 votes. He has a background in Welsh government and charity work in Cardiff. “I would like […]