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

NatWest Penarth to close in September. NatWest has confirmed that its Penarth branch on Plymouth Road will close its doors in September.

Penarth weather forecast

Dark clouds and an 80% chance of rain will start the day from 07:00 and there will be some sunshine and a 60% chance of rain by 11:00. The afternoon should stay dry. Maximum temperature of 16°C.

Pollution: Low

UV: High

Pollen: Medium

Sunrise in Penarth today: 05:03

Sunset in Penarth today: 21:19

Penarth Traffic

Usual busy traffic on Stanwell Road and Windsor Road towards Cogan. Some queuing traffic on Plymouth Road and Victoria Road. Slow-moving traffic on Lavernock Road/B4267, Plassey Street and Cornerswell 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

Terra Nova Way, Penarth CF64 1SA

Open until 23:00

Interesting fact of the day

The red-billed quelea is the most common bird on Earth.

Have a story local to Penarth you want to share with us? Email [email protected], call 07788 274504, or tweet @PenarthNubNews.