{"id":19553,"date":"2017-03-21T16:50:05","date_gmt":"2017-03-21T16:50:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/?p=19553"},"modified":"2017-03-21T16:50:05","modified_gmt":"2017-03-21T16:50:05","slug":"music-scene-campaigners-disappointed-council-attitude","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2017\/03\/21\/music-scene-campaigners-disappointed-council-attitude\/","title":{"rendered":"Music scene campaigners &quot;disappointed&quot; by council attitude"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/IWjMc7kR8Q0\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\">allowfullscreen=&#8221;allowfullscreen&#8221;&gt;<\/iframe><br \/>\nThe Save Womanby Street campaign is calling on Cardiff Council to protect the city\u2019s grass-root music scene and independent venues.<br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The group has received nearly 5,000 followers on Facebook since Sunday (March 19), after receiving 2,000 &#8220;likes&#8221; within the first eight hours. <\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Music venues including Clwb Ifor Bach, the Full Moon bar and Fuel club want Womanby Street to be recognised as an \u201carea of cultural significance for music\u201d and a night-time economy zone as part of Cardiff\u2019s Local Development Plan. This would make noise complaints against the street unenforceable.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Save Womanby Street group argues that live music and late-night alcohol licensing are key to the street\u2019s success, with noise from late-night revellers a necessary cost. <\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">However Cardiff Council says the power to protect the area rests with national government, not local authorities.<\/span><br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_19937\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-19937\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-19937\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/03\/fueel-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"Womanby Street is home to venues including Fuel and Moon Bar\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/03\/fueel-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/03\/fueel-500x281.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/03\/fueel-293x165.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/03\/fueel.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-19937\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-19937\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/03\/fueel-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"Womanby Street is home to venues including Fuel and Moon Bar\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/03\/fueel-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/03\/fueel-500x281.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/03\/fueel-293x165.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/03\/fueel.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/noscript> Womanby Street is home to venues including Fuel and Moon Bar<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A council spokesperson said: \u201c<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">We are given to understand that the Mayor of London is proposing to recognise \u2018an area of cultural significance for music\u2019 in parts of the capital but in Wales this term isn\u2019t recognised in the current Planning Policy Framework.\u201d<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The campaigners say that reaction is just a matter of attitude. Their s<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">pokesperson said: \u201c<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">We are disappointed so far to hear a statement which indicates a \u2018can\u2019t do\u2019 attitude. We do not believe this is a matter of can or can\u2019t, rather will or won\u2019t.\u201d<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The move comes after Wetherspoons bar Gatekeeper announced plans <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2017\/02\/28\/iconic-street-live-music-worries-threat-hotel-rooms-plan\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">last month <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">to create 17 hotel rooms on the same street. Despite this the campaign has said the problem lies with wider planning permission regulations and not the pub.\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-19555\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/03\/20170321_105536-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"Gatekeeper will expand to make 17 hotel rooms\" width=\"412\" height=\"232\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/03\/20170321_105536-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/03\/20170321_105536-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/03\/20170321_105536-770x433.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/03\/20170321_105536-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/03\/20170321_105536-2048x1152.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/03\/20170321_105536-500x281.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/03\/20170321_105536-293x165.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/03\/20170321_105536-1400x788.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 412px) 100vw, 412px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-19555\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/03\/20170321_105536-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"Gatekeeper will expand to make 17 hotel rooms\" width=\"412\" height=\"232\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/03\/20170321_105536-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/03\/20170321_105536-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/03\/20170321_105536-770x433.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/03\/20170321_105536-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/03\/20170321_105536-2048x1152.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/03\/20170321_105536-500x281.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/03\/20170321_105536-293x165.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/03\/20170321_105536-1400x788.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 412px) 100vw, 412px\" \/><\/noscript><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cNo-one has to close their business. There are things [Gatekeeper] could do for us and things we can do for them. Our bands need hotel rooms and their punters need other bars so we\u2019re trying to get them to meet us half-way,\u201d said Full Moon manager Thom Bentley. <\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cThere\u2019s always been music on this street and it\u2019s about time that the council and local government recognised that and gave it some sort of protection,\u201d added owner of Fuel Bar Rob Toogood.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cThe hotel development was almost a catalyst. We\u2019re not objecting to it formally we just want some protection if something else happens three years down the line,\u201d he said. <\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Under current Welsh planning permission law new tenants or businesses are able to lodge a noise complaint to local authorities irrespective of pre-existing music venues. <\/span><br \/>\nTo change this the group plan to lobby the Welsh Government to make it the responsibility of business owners to find their own solutions to noise from nearby established premises.<br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cAs far as noise complaints go they are just a death knock for the entire industry,\u201d said Mr Bentley. <\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cThere\u2019s no other city that has the variety of music in Wales and as far as the city goes Womanby Street is the most diverse. If we can change this in Cardiff we can protect grassroots venues anywhere in the country,&#8221; he added.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">While a law protecting night-time business has already been introduced in England, it has yet to be introduced in Wales. <\/span><br \/>\n\u201cThe time is right for the council to protect this area\u201d, added Chris Rowlands, general manager of the City Arms on Womanby Street.<br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cWe can\u2019t force the council to do anything but with enough momentum and enough heart and soul it becomes hard to stop. You\u2019d be a brave councillor to ignore 5,000 people in 48 hours.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">More information about the campaign can be found<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Save-Womanby-Street-200471403769378\/?fref=ts\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> here<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-19556\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/03\/20170321_102344-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"Womanby Street\" width=\"435\" height=\"245\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/03\/20170321_102344-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/03\/20170321_102344-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/03\/20170321_102344-770x433.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/03\/20170321_102344-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/03\/20170321_102344-2048x1152.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/03\/20170321_102344-500x281.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/03\/20170321_102344-293x165.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/03\/20170321_102344-1400x788.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 435px) 100vw, 435px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-19556\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/03\/20170321_102344-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"Womanby Street\" width=\"435\" height=\"245\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/03\/20170321_102344-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/03\/20170321_102344-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/03\/20170321_102344-770x433.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/03\/20170321_102344-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/03\/20170321_102344-2048x1152.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/03\/20170321_102344-500x281.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/03\/20170321_102344-293x165.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/03\/20170321_102344-1400x788.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 435px) 100vw, 435px\" \/><\/noscript><br \/>\n<b>What makes Womanby Street so special?<\/b><br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_19558\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-19558\" style=\"width: 401px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-19558\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/03\/20170321_111651-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"Owner of Fuel Club Rob Toogood\" width=\"401\" height=\"226\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/03\/20170321_111651-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/03\/20170321_111651-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/03\/20170321_111651-770x433.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/03\/20170321_111651-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/03\/20170321_111651-2048x1152.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/03\/20170321_111651-500x281.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/03\/20170321_111651-293x165.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/03\/20170321_111651-1400x788.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 401px) 100vw, 401px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-19558\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-19558\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/03\/20170321_111651-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"Owner of Fuel Club Rob Toogood\" width=\"401\" height=\"226\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/03\/20170321_111651-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/03\/20170321_111651-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/03\/20170321_111651-770x433.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/03\/20170321_111651-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/03\/20170321_111651-2048x1152.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/03\/20170321_111651-500x281.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/03\/20170321_111651-293x165.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/03\/20170321_111651-1400x788.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 401px) 100vw, 401px\" \/><\/noscript> Owner of Fuel Club Rob Toogood<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cIt\u2019s got a beating heart and it\u2019s got a pulse, it\u2019s more than just a back alley.\u201d<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">At the epicentre of Cardiff\u2019s music scene, Womanby Street has seen Wales\u2019 biggest bands grow up on its stages. To find out more, we spoke to the people behind the scenes to see what makes it so unique.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cFuel is the only dedicated rock and metal venue in Cardiff,\u201d explains owner Rob Toogood. <\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cWomanby was the perfect street to [have] it as it&#8217;s always been a hotbed of alternative culture. I always say we\u2019re a short step away from St Mary\u2019s but also a million miles, it\u2019s a bit like Diagon Alley in Harry Potter.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cWe would struggle really to get same atmosphere anywhere else in Cardiff,\u201d Rob warns. \u201cIf we were on St Mary\u2019s street on a Saturday night and there were a few hundred people outside dressed as crazily our customers do they would just be constantly abused by passers-by.\u201d<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">According to Rob, bands including Manic Street Preachers, Stereophonics, Fuel for a Friend and Bullet for My Valentine have all been regulars. <\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> \u201cWe\u2019ve got to recognise that\u00a0the biggest musical exports for Wales now are rock bands,\u201d he adds. <\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Meanwhile for others the heart of Womanby Street lies in its independent businesses.<\/span><br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_19560\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-19560\" style=\"width: 454px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-19560\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/03\/20170321_102148-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"20170321_102148\" width=\"454\" height=\"256\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/03\/20170321_102148-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/03\/20170321_102148-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/03\/20170321_102148-770x433.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/03\/20170321_102148-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/03\/20170321_102148-2048x1152.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/03\/20170321_102148-500x281.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/03\/20170321_102148-293x165.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/03\/20170321_102148-1400x788.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 454px) 100vw, 454px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-19560\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-19560\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/03\/20170321_102148-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"20170321_102148\" width=\"454\" height=\"256\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/03\/20170321_102148-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/03\/20170321_102148-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/03\/20170321_102148-770x433.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/03\/20170321_102148-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/03\/20170321_102148-2048x1152.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/03\/20170321_102148-500x281.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/03\/20170321_102148-293x165.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/03\/20170321_102148-1400x788.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 454px) 100vw, 454px\" \/><\/noscript> Chris Rowlands, General Manager of the City Arms<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cIt\u2019s one of the oldest streets in the city,\u201d explains City Arms General Manager Chris Rowlands.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cIt\u2019s only a small back alley and it\u2019s often forgotten about because it doesn\u2019t have the big high-end businesses but what it does have is a culture like an underground movement. It\u2019s independent business owners who have noticed this little side street and noticed its potential,\u201d Chris explains. <\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">As a result small businesses on the street have played a key part in balancing the city-centre trade. <\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cOver the last ten years there\u2019s been a massive shift in the plates,\u201d Chris adds. \u201cThe bottom end of town where St David\u2019s 2 is has seen huge investment and infrastructure. All the bus stops have moved to there so all the footfall has moved\u00a0there too.&#8221;<\/span><br \/>\nHowever with clubs like Fuel and Full Moon, Womanby Street has become an attraction in its own right.<br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">&#8220;Now what you see is that they have shifted the economic balance a bit so in the night-time this is where the economy is. It\u2019s become a beer quarter so you see a lot more footfall in the evenings, you see a lot more life.&#8221; Chris concludes.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Like Rob, Chris also points out the street\u2019s more unusual clientele. <\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cFuel is awfully loved by its patrons, there&#8217;s a dedicated committed following because it is an off- centre movement. It\u2019s for people off the fringe of society, people who love the obscure,\u201d he adds. <\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cThe City Arms has been here for well over a couple hundred years and we are proud to be part of that independent culture. It\u2019s lovely to be around you see all sorts of colourful and eccentric people and it just brings the city to life.\u201d<\/span><br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>allowfullscreen=&#8221;allowfullscreen&#8221;&gt; The Save Womanby Street campaign is calling on Cardiff Council to protect the city\u2019s grass-root music scene and independent venues. The group has received nearly 5,000 followers on Facebook since Sunday (March 19), after receiving 2,000 &#8220;likes&#8221; within the first eight hours. 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