Tributes have been paid to a beloved ice cream seller who has died. Great-grandmother Ida Cardinale served customers at Victoria Park in Cardiff for over 50 years and became a well-known figure in the local community with her bubbly and kind personality.
After opening her family business with her husband Luigi in 1965, Ida carried on selling into her eighties and was adamant that she had no plans to retire. Known affectionately as 'Mamma' - a nickname after which her business was named - she sold thousands of ice creams out of a van in the Canton park, before moving into her own kiosk called 'Mamma's place' in 1997.
Sadly, on May 3, Ida passed away at the age of 83. Floral tributes have been left outside the cafe in Victoria Park, with customers and local residents paying their respects to the much-loved seller. Read more: Restaurant owner gives entire £1,000 bill of 'arrogant, rich' diners to server who they 'treated like crap'
