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                               

Council wants your thoughts on Penarth seafront improvements. Penarth residents, businesses and community groups are invited by the Vale council to share ideas on how to further improve the seafront and surrounding area. 

Penarth weather forecast                                

YELLOW THUNDERSTORM WARNING: Dark clouds and a 10% chance of rain will start the day from 08:00 and there will be some sunshine in the afternoon from 13:00. Maximum temperature of 20°C.                               

Pollution: Low                              

UV: Medium                              

Pollen: High                               

Sunrise in Penarth today: 06:01                              

Sunset in Penarth today: 20:32             

Penarth Traffic                               

Some slow-moving traffic on Plassey Street and Windsor Road towards Cogan. 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. 

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 first computer was invented in the 1940s.

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