Penarth Breakfast Briefing is a daily column dedicated to morning 'must-knows' from around town and other useful bits: weather, traffic, travel, and trivia news in a nutshell.

Top Story

Penarth opticians burgled in early morning raid. Penarth Eye Centre on Windsor Road was burgled in the early hours on Wednesday morning (March 30).

Penarth weather forecast

Sunshine will start the day from 08:00 and continue throughout the morning. There will be some light clouds from 12:00 but the afternoon should stay dry. Top temperature of 9°C.

Pollution: Low

Pollen: Low

Sunset in Penarth today: 19:45

Penarth Traffic

Usual busy traffic on Stanwell Road this morning, as well as Windsor Road towards Cogan and the B4267/Lavernock Road.

What's On in Penarth

Over in our What's On section, find theatre, comedy, live music, and other events coming up in Penarth.

Late shop opening times

Tesco Penarth Superstore

Open until 23:00.

Interesting fact of the day

Only a quarter of the Sahara Desert is sandy.

@mrjackdwynn.