News in Penarth

The Pickford's Galley and Bar on Penarth's Esplanade have applied to the licensing department to extend their opening hours, alcohol sales and functions.

Mr Pickford told Nub News: ''As time moves on we are changing and adapting again, we are in talks with the council to extend our license hours so we can cater more for weddings and functions, as we are trying to go back to a restaurant, bar and private hire, and move away from the takeaway, going back to how we intended before lockdown."

The RNLI in Penarth was called out on four occasions across Friday including a ballot seven people and a child from Sully Island.

The first two tasks were to a broken down yacht followed by a smoking boat.

The Vale of Glamorgan once again produced an excellent set of AS and A level outcomes, with students performing better than Welsh and regional averages.

At A level, nearly a third of all grades awarded were either A* or A, representing a five per cent improvement on 2019.

A Level Results Day 2020 has been one of celebration and relief at Stanwell following a highly unusual school year.

Ms L Bekker, Head of Year 13, wished all the Year 13 students every success in their future endeavours and said, "It has been a difficult and stressful time for the students and they have dealt with the uncertainty surrounding their examinations admirably.

The Vale of Glamorgan Council is looking to introduce new parking restrictions and spaces at Penarth's Esplanade and the extended area as local residents push for better regulations in this area.

We have listed the amendments below and attached the pictures here and they can also be viewed in our gallery above.

Beachcliff Fish and Chips on Penarth's Esplanade have been granted an extension to their Licence allowing them to open later and sell alcohol past 11 pm despite concerns raised by local residents.

The decision was made after a presentation by the fish and chip shop and local residents to the Vale Council licensing committee.

Dotty Pots in Penarth has made the difficult decision to close its doors for good as coronavirus takes another hit in our town.

Kat, the owner of the paint your own pottery business, said on Facebook: "This is a very hard post to make, but due to personal circumstances coupled with the uncertainty created by COVID-19 the difficult decision has been made to close Dotty Pots at the end of August for good.

Gwyrddio Penarth Greening and the Penarth Civic Society reached out to the Vale Council after reports came in that local businesses were requested to remove their outside seating.

The two local organisations wrote to the Vale of Glamorgan Council to outline their issues. They stated: "We are extremely concerned about reports that cafés and restaurants have been instructed to remove outside seating until an application process has been completed.

The Vale of Glamorgan Council are urging residents to consider fostering a child due to a drop in enquiries to do so.

They said: "Enquiries for prospective foster carers has dropped by 51% whilst children's referrals has increased by 45%.

As reported by Penarth Nub News yesterday Next Bikes made their way into the town centre and now another station has been pictured at the Esplanade.

Instructions explain that the e-bikes will only be able to be docked at electric bike stations. These are available in Penarth and Cardiff but not every Next Bike station is suitable.