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                               

Changes to controversial application for 500 homes near Penarth. Major updates have been made to controversial Welsh Government plans to build 500 homes near Penarth.

Penarth weather forecast                                

Bright sunshine will start the morning from 07:00 and continue throughout the day. Maximum temperature of 24°C.                               

Pollution: Low                              

UV: High                              

Pollen: Medium                               

Sunrise in Penarth today: 05:32                               

Sunset in Penarth today: 21:06                   

Penarth Traffic                               

Slow traffic on Plymouth Road, Stanwell Road and Victoria Road. Usual morning traffic on the B4267/Lavernock Road. Busy traffic on Cornerswell Road and Westbourne Road. Some slow-moving traffic on Plassey Street and Windsor Road towards Cogan. 

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                               

Terra Nova Way, Penarth CF64 1SA                               

Open until 23:00                               

Interesting fact of the day                               

"New car smell" is the scent of dozens of chemicals.

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