Welcome to our weekend feature, Penarth Nub News round-up.

Throughout the week Nub News brings you national news through a local lens and positive community stories.

Here are six stories you might have missed from Penarth this week…

Local contractor wins building awards for Tower Hill and other projects

SJ Building and Maintenance, a Barry contractor that does most of its work in Penarth, has received two Vale of Glamorgan Council Building Control Excellence Awards for 2021, being named Best Local Builder for the second time since 2014.

Willmore's 1938: Beloved cafe celebrates a strange fourth birthday

Willmore's 1938, the Washington Buildings cafe, celebrated its fourth birthday on Wednesday.

Run by partners in life and in business Matt Holland and Charlotte Court, the cafe has in this short time become an icon of the high street.

The ex-Wales rugby player bringing her neighbourhood together through socially distanced exercise

We are now 10 months into the pandemic, which means personal trainer Laura Prosser has been holding exercise classes for her Chandlers Way neighbours in their communal garden for almost a year.

Police intercept £4k scammed from Penarth pensioner

Police in Penarth have intercepted a parcel containing more than £4k cash, belonging to a pensioner, that was on its way to scammers in London.

The money belonged to Anne, a local 80-year-old woman, who had received a fraudulent call from persons claiming to be from her bank.

Town raises £7,000 within a fortnight for new Stol Coffee tricycle

The people of Penarth (and a few elsewhere) have donated £7,000 to Piotr Skoczylas - the pedalling, baking and brewing resident behind Stol Coffee - so he can sustain his business.

Penarth environmental group saves dormice from National Rail works

National Rail contractors (Three Shires Ltd) had arrived to commence fencing work at Railway Terrace on Monday morning before being called off at the last minute due to ecological concerns

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