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.

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UP CLOSE: Stephen Doughty MP on speaking out against homophobic abuse, Penarth's accepting community and what LGBT+ History Month means to him.

Penarth weather forecast

Today will start with some light clouds from 07:00 and there will be short bursts of sunshine from 14:00 with a 30% chance of rain. Maximum temperature of 8°C.

Pollution: Low

UV: Low

Sunrise in Penarth today: 07:29

Sunset in Penarth today: 17:26

Penarth Traffic

Queueing traffic on A4055 Cardiff Road Northbound at B4267 Redlands Road (Merrie Harrier traffic lights).

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.

Quote of the day

"I'm realising how much I've diminished my own power. I'm not doing that no more." – Alicia Keys.

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