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

Public consultation for Penarth Beach to achieve bathing status continues.

An application for Penarth Beach to become a designated bathing water is still seeking support from locals before it reaches the end of its public consultation stage.

Penarth weather forecast

A cloudy start to the day with a short bursts of sunshine from 09:00 until 11:00. The weather will again turn cloudy with a 10% chance of rain from 13:00.

Pollution: Low

UV: Low

Sunrise in Penarth today: 07:50

Sunset in Penarth today: 17:04

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

"Spread love everywhere you go." – Mother Teresa.

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