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Cardiff Council’s pink sticker recycling scheme criticised

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03 Mar 2020
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Rhiannon Moore
Residents are worried they will get fined over a mistake or due to someone else’s rubbish CARDIFF Council launched its pink sticker...
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Penarth anxious over more Hinkley Point mud dumping

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03 Mar 2020
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Megan Stanley
Second lot of sediment from nuclear power plant may end up off Welsh coast, council fears PENARTH councillors want answers from EDF...
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Penarth residents to pay an average £4.76 more council tax per year

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25 Feb 2020
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Megan Stanley
Council take out £500,000 loan to help renovate civic buildings.    PENARTH residents will be asked to pay an average £4.76 more town...
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Murder they wrote: Crime authors event meets its end

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21 Feb 2020
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Megan Stanley
The Orenda book tour makes both its Welsh debut and final stop MURDER will be the topic of discussion next Friday at...
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Umpa Lumpa Sweet Shop

Meet the Penarth food businesses that are plastic free

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04 Feb 2020
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Megan Stanley
‘If you change one thing once a month then that is a good start’  “THERE is a great cohesion and momentum to...
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Penarth plan to revive French twin town link

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28 Jan 2020
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Megan Stanley
Schools asked about support for scheme with Saint-Pol-de-Lyon PLANS to revive Penarth’s connection with its French twin town, Saint-Pol-de-Léon, have been revealed. ...
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Fibromyalgia: the invisible illness

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06 Jan 2020
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Imogen McGuckin
“Do you see that tree, there?” Cheryl asks, pointing out the window. “Imagine all the branches as nerve endings in your body. With fibromyalgia,...
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Schools are helping Penarth become eco-friendly town

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19 Nov 2019
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Megan Stanley
Shocked pupils clean beach and collect 6.5kg of harmful rubbish CAMPAIGN group Plastic Free Penarth has teamed up with schools to make...
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Concern as staff absences at Vale council rise by 20%

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05 Nov 2019
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Ambrose Young
PLAID councillors have expressed concern over an increase in injured staff at Vale council. A 44% increase in joint problems is partly...
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Public toilets in Penarth are facing an uncertain future

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05 Nov 2019
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Megan Stanley
PENARTH’S public toilets are facing an uncertain future because of proposed funding changes by the Vale of Glamorgan council.   The Vale council...
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Veteran’s haven set up in memory of Marine killed on exercise

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26 Mar 2019
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William Bolton
PAUL “Woody” Woodland was killed in a training exercise shortly after achieving his long-term dream of joining the Special Boat Service; his...
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From Basra to Barry: Meet the very busy Kath Fisher

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22 Mar 2019
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William Bolton
SOME people do a lot.  There are people you encounter every now and again, who just do more than the rest of...
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Myths, sausages and cyclists at Penarth Winter Festival  

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19 Feb 2019
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William Bolton
THE people of Penarth are celebrating the official end of winter with festivities inspired by the success of last year’s National Eisteddfod of...
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Penarth police chase after elderly hand over £20,000 in scams

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08 Feb 2019
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William Bolton
AN 18-year-old man was arrested last night in connection with a series of alleged scams targeting vulnerable, elderly residents in Penarth and...
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Meet the woman who wants to get everyone riding round in circles

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05 Feb 2019
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William Bolton
ZOE Westerman admits something early on in our interview – she whispers it across the table, eyes darting around, checking no-one else can hear:...
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Don’t demolish our historic pavilion, say residents

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01 Feb 2019
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William Bolton
The demolition of an historic Victorian pavilion in Penarth is being opposed by local residents.  The building in Belle Vue Park, currently used...
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Ideas sought for sustainable transport in Penarth

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29 Jan 2019
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William Bolton
A £15,000 study into the development of sustainable transport in Penarth is set to be carried out.  Organisers of the scheme, which...
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Fly-tipping app is being used to clean up Cardiff’s streets

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27 Nov 2018
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Ffion Enoch
AN app set up to report fly-tipping in Cardiff has been used 553 times since June, according to the council. In 99%...
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How green is your street? Data map measures leafy Cardiff

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20 Nov 2018
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Ffion Enoch
HOW green is your street? The Office for National Statistics has released an experimental data map showing how leafy the streets of Cardiff and...
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Penarth shops sign up to plastic-free status

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20 Nov 2018
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William Bolton
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...
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‘Flimsy’ recycling bags getting harder to come by in Cardiff

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29 Mar 2018
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Laura Clements
RESIDENTS in Cardiff are finding it difficult to get hold of green bags for their recycling waste. They also say new bags...
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Vale residents will soon have to separate recycling

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20 Feb 2018
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Alex Seabrook
VALE residents will soon have to separate their recycling and be limited to two black bin bags each fortnight. At the moment...
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Campaigners want to turn Penarth into ‘woodland’ town

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16 Feb 2018
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Alex Seabrook
CAMPAIGNERS want to plant more trees in Penarth to secure “woodland town” status within 10 years. Penarth Civic Society discussed the plan...
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Penarth tax precept rises – but funds for landmarks fall

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09 Feb 2018
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Alex Seabrook
PENARTH’S new budget was given the green light this week, increasing the council’s precept by 7% while cutting funding for two of...
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Person picking up up bowl

Penarth’s Greenslade falters in World Bowls thriller

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26 Jan 2018
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Jack Hunsley
PENARTH’S Jason Greenslade is out of this year’s World Indoor Bowls Championships after losing a third set tiebreak in a thrilling match...
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Penarth is lit up and ready for Christmas

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21 Nov 2017
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Alex Seabrook
THOUSANDS of people turned up to see the Christmas lights being switched on in Penarth. Owen Money, from BBC Radio Wales, switched...
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Penarth on parade for Remembrance Sunday

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14 Nov 2017
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Alex Seabrook
ALMOST 200 people took part in the Remembrance Day Parade in Penarth in the sunshine last Sunday. Paul Todd, formerly of the...
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Cardiff author launches book about mysterious murder

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07 Nov 2017
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Alex Seabrook
AUTHOR Katherine Stansfield is coming to Penarth to discuss her new novel Falling Creatures. Griffin Books will host the evening on Friday...
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Anthony Slaughter with Green Party co-leader Jonathan Bartley.

Air pollution and green spaces on Green agenda for Penarth elections

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10 Feb 2017
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Cathy Duncan
AIR pollution and green spaces are top priorities for Green Party candidate Anthony Slaughter in Penarth’s local government elections in May. Mr...
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Jonathan Bartley at the Green Party Autumn Conference 2016.

Green Party leader talks Trump, Brexit and housing during Penarth visit

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07 Feb 2017
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Cathy Duncan
CO-LEADER of the Green Party Jonathan Bartley discussed Trump, Brexit and issues closer to home during his visit to Penarth today. Mr Bartley,...
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