News in Penarth

From research released yesterday, Cardiff South and Penarth is the constituency with the highest number of internet sector jobs in Wales as well as the second-highest contributor to the value-added by the internet sector, which was just behind Pontypridd.

The Cardiff S. and Penarth constituency had a total of 1,200 internet sector-related jobs. The internet sector contributes jobs and businesses to every community across the UK.

There have been a number of recent reports of attempted fraud in Penarth and across the Vale of Glamorgan.

One of these was a telephone call from someone claiming to be from Amazon Prime stating an incorrect refund of £3000 had been made.

PENARTH BRIEFING: Tuesday, January 21st 2020

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The Vale of Glamorgan Council has said that they will be gritting all routes from 6.00 pm this evening as temperatures are set to fall below zero overnight and Penarth residents are reminded to drive with caution.

The Met Office has predicted that: 'It looks to be clear and frosty for a while tonight, but with widespread fog and freezing fog developing through the early hours, especially for the south. Minimum temperature -4 °C.''

Penarth Coastguard was tasked with aiding Central Beacons Mountain Rescue on two occasions over the weekend after a walker and mountain biker sustained injuries.

Saturday saw Penarth Coastguard's called to help Mountain rescue who were locating a lady walker who'd slipped and injured her ankle whilst walking at Scwd Yr Eira waterfall in our Ystradfellte Waterfalls area.

Penarth's larger lifeboat, the Atlantic Class, was launched with a crew of four to assist a yacht following a Mayday call.

The vessel was located approximately one mile east of Barry, in rough seas. The yacht had a damaged mainsail and the onboard engine was unable to cope with the falling tide - the lone yachtsman was very pleased to see our volunteer crew.

A man who went missing from his house in Penarth has been found.

South Wales Police appealed to the public about the whereabouts of 51-year-old Timothy Pettican, who had been reported missing on Friday.

PENARTH BRIEFING: Monday, January 20th 2020

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South Wales Police are appealing for information regarding the whereabouts of 51-year-old Timothy Pettican, who has been reported missing.

He was last seen at around 8.45 am today at his home in Penarth.

Gwyrddio Penarth Greening (GPG) is holding an event to discuss Penarth's next steps in tackling climate change. Residents are invited to come and discuss: What can we do locally about the climate emergency?

The discussion marks the 10th anniversary of the GPG group, which began with a public meeting about how the people of Penarth could find effective ways of acting locally on environmental issues. They remain a local voluntary group who have achieved a variety of environmental targets in the past ten years; including, starting Shop Penarth and successfully achieving a Plastic-Free status for the town.