Live updates as Cardiff city centre roads close for funeral procession

A large funeral procession is due to take place in Cardiff on Thursday morning. The funeral is understood to be for Darren Moore whose body was found in a Cardiff lane in January.

Three busy Cardiff city centre roads will be closed to allow the . Mill Lane, Canal Street, and Hayes Bridge Road will be shut between 11.30am and 1.15pm by officials from Cardiff Council and South Wales Police.

Entrance and exit routes from the John Lewis car park and Marriott Hotel may be affected for a short period of time and access will be managed by the council. All taxis, buses, and delivery vehicles will be required to vacate the area by 11.20am to make way for vehicles involved in the cortege.

Mr Moore' s body was found in a lane close to Windsor Place and Park Lane on Sunday, January 22. The 39-year-old, from Newport, was a well-known drag artist in Cardiff, was last seen at around 5am on that day dressed in drag and was wearing full-face make-up, a luminous green dress, a blonde wig, diamante heels, and a matching clutch bag.

A 50-year-old man arrested on suspicion of manslaughter following Mr Moore's death is now on police bail pending further enquiries.

A Cardiff Council spokesman confirmed that a road closure will be put in place on Thursday, March 9, for Mill Lane, Canal Street, and Hayes Bridge Road between 11.30am and 1.15pm to facilitate a large funeral procession in conjunction with South Wales Police.