Three Penarth women to tackle a marathon this weekend
Trio were due to take part in Walk the Walk’s charity Moonwalk on Saturday A MARATHON walk is a challenge that three... Read More
Penarth businesses unite to help people in isolation
Umpa Lumpa Sweet Shop, Foxy’s Deli and Griffin Books are offering delivery services during the Coronavirus outbreak Residents and businesses in Penarth... Read More
Cardiff Bay pontoon repairs praised by boat owners after storm damage
Most pontoons are now fixed but the Castle stop is ‘damaged beyond repair’, says council TIMBER, litter and plastic swept into Cardiff Bay from the Rivers Taff and... Read More
Cardiff Council’s pink sticker recycling scheme criticised
Residents are worried they will get fined over a mistake or due to someone else’s rubbish CARDIFF Council launched its pink sticker... Read More
‘We found a World War Two bomb on Penarth Beach’
Homes evacuated and roads closed after family unwittingly bring home live device A FAMILY unwittingly brought home a World War Two bomb... Read More
Green, affordable public transport plans praised in Parliament
180,000 commute into Cardiff by car every day, council estimates, and it wants that to change PLANS to make Cardiff’s public transport greener... Read More
Alexandra’s Enchanted Garden is perfect for half-term
Penarth Park to come alive with magical creatures next week ALEXANDRA Park will come to life with magical creatures over the next week. ... Read More
Penarth’s French twin town: Memories of exchange students still in touch – and connections lost
There are plans to revive Penarth’s swap deal with Saint-Pol-de-Léon IN MAY 1978, Karen Pimbley-Barden went on exchange to Saint-Pol-de-Léon when she... Read More
Meet the Penarth food businesses that are plastic free
‘If you change one thing once a month then that is a good start’ “THERE is a great cohesion and momentum to... Read More
Penarth train passengers are more numerous – and unhappy – than ever
“The trains are so sporadic; the worst thing is the lack of information.” PENARTH Railway Station had 100,000 extra users in 2019,... Read More
Penarth environmental group mark 10-year anniversary
‘We don’t just want to sit around worrying about the world,’ say campaigners AN environmental group has celebrated its 10-year anniversary... Read More
Fibro-fighters enter 2020 as official charity
Group has 50 members from Cardiff and the Vale THE Cardiff and Vale Fibromyalgia Support Group has been granted official charity status,... Read More
Now Vale customers can borrow iPads from their library
The first tablet loaning scheme in Wales has been launched across libraries in the Vale of Glamorgan.
Penarth set to receive e-bikes in new nextbike scheme
This will be the first e-bike sharing system in Wales and it is hoped it will expand in the future ELECTRIC bikes... Read More
Concern as staff absences at Vale council rise by 20%
PLAID councillors have expressed concern over an increase in injured staff at Vale council. A 44% increase in joint problems is partly... Read More
From Basra to Barry: Meet the very busy Kath Fisher
SOME people do a lot. There are people you encounter every now and again, who just do more than the rest of... Read More
Myths, sausages and cyclists at Penarth Winter Festival
THE people of Penarth are celebrating the official end of winter with festivities inspired by the success of last year’s National Eisteddfod of... Read More
Welsh Greens want Cardiff to declare a state of climate emergency
RECENTLY elected leader of Wales Green Party, Anthony Slaughter, is campaigning for councils to declare a state of climate emergency. Since his... Read More
Penarth police chase after elderly hand over £20,000 in scams
AN 18-year-old man was arrested last night in connection with a series of alleged scams targeting vulnerable, elderly residents in Penarth and... Read More
Meet the woman who wants to get everyone riding round in circles
ZOE Westerman admits something early on in our interview – she whispers it across the table, eyes darting around, checking no-one else can hear:... Read More
Don’t demolish our historic pavilion, say residents
The demolition of an historic Victorian pavilion in Penarth is being opposed by local residents. The building in Belle Vue Park, currently used... Read More
Ideas sought for sustainable transport in Penarth
A £15,000 study into the development of sustainable transport in Penarth is set to be carried out. Organisers of the scheme, which... Read More
Fly-tipping app is being used to clean up Cardiff’s streets
AN app set up to report fly-tipping in Cardiff has been used 553 times since June, according to the council. In 99%... Read More
How green is your street? Data map measures leafy Cardiff
HOW green is your street? The Office for National Statistics has released an experimental data map showing how leafy the streets of Cardiff and... Read More
Penarth shops sign up to plastic-free status
CAMPAIGNERS have persuaded Penarth businesses to reduce their reliance on single-use plastics. GWYRDDIO Penarth Greening had to get 12 shops to agree to replace... Read More
Parking and young people top priorities for Penarth
PEOPLE in Penarth have identified helping young people and improving town centre parking as key priorities for the future. The preferences were... Read More
‘Flimsy’ recycling bags getting harder to come by in Cardiff
RESIDENTS in Cardiff are finding it difficult to get hold of green bags for their recycling waste. They also say new bags... Read More
Vandals attack gravestone of Bluebirds fan
A HEADSTONE commemorating a lifelong Cardiff City fan has been vandalised at Penarth Cemetery. Paul Duff, 46, from Penarth, died seven years... Read More
Vale residents will soon have to separate recycling
VALE residents will soon have to separate their recycling and be limited to two black bin bags each fortnight. At the moment... Read More
Campaigners want to turn Penarth into ‘woodland’ town
CAMPAIGNERS want to plant more trees in Penarth to secure “woodland town” status within 10 years. Penarth Civic Society discussed the plan... Read More