News in Penarth

Displays dedicated to those lost in war and during the COVID pandemic have been installed in Jubilee Park.

The Sully Village Group (SVG) had in October asked residents to contribute to the project by painting pebbles with remembrance iconography.

Stol Coffee - and its pedalling, brewing and baking founder Piotr Skoczylas - is looking for a new space to operate from.

Since starting the business during lockdown, Piotr has been making use of a resident's garage in which he brews his coffee.

Andrew Smillie, the Penarth Sounds founder who aired Wales' first ever radio pantomime on Sunday (13 December) night, has commented on the success of the broadcast.

"The pantomime is a fantastic listen," he told Nub News.

CORONAVIRUS vaccinations began across Wales last week, with the Cardiff and the Vale Health Board administering its first round of inoculations at Cardiff and Vale Therapy Centre in Splott.

Vaccines will also be carried out at Holm View Leisure Centre in Barry and Pentwyn Leisure Centre, from January at the earliest, "in line with vaccination quantities expected through the UK government", says the health board.

Nia Catrin Thomson has raised £3,000 by walking from Penarth Pier to Penarth Head Park and back again 64 times in 26 hours - equivalent to the distance between Everest's base camp and summit.

The money will fund a mobility trike for Leon Thompson - a seven-year-old boy from Staffordshire with cerebral palsy - with a large surplus going towards his future treatment and care.

The annual 'Penarth in Bloom' Best Decorated Christmas Tree competition has been awarded to Osmond Drake Opticians.

The winner's certificate and Christmas wreath were gifted by Town Mayor and competition Judge, Cllr Mark Wilson, who loved the hand crocheted 'Partridge in a Pear Tree – Tree' and a 'French Hens Tree' to match this year's theme of the 12 days of Christmas.

Vaughan Gething, Health Minister and Member of the Senedd for Cardiff South and Penarth, is holding a live Q&A for his constituents as we emerge from the firebreak lockdown.

In a Facebook post, Mr Gething wrote the following:

The community fruit garden in Wordsworth Park has been targeted by thieves just a week after the project began.

Gwyrddio Penarth Greening (GPG), a local environmental group, had begun planting the community garden a fortnight ago after receiving a 'Fruit Garden Pack' from the charity Keep Wales Tidy.

Nub News have teamed up with Penarth resident and computer scientist Michael Fox to bring you a daily update of localised COVID statistics.

Michael today added this disclaimer:

FILMING for Doctor Who took place in Penarth earlier this week, with images of the infamous weeping angels at Roseberry Place being posted on Twitter.

The images were posted by Workbench Office, in a Tweet that read: