Valley Veterinary Hospital in Gwaelod-y-Garth, the first dedicated animal hospital in Wales, suffered devastating flooding earlier in 2020, after having been open only nine months. Seven weeks and a day later, parts of the hospital are re-open to treat pets. We wanted to speak to the team there to find out how they managed to re-open again so quickly, so … Read More
Little did organisers Katie and Alex think that Penarth’s Virtual Pub Quiz would be quite so popular. Katie herself admits that she’d only set out to keep friends entertained on a Friday evening. Players can take part for free, but most choose to pay a £1 entry fee to try and win the pub quiz pot, which takes the form … Read More
Local man Nick Sylvester has raised £2,590 via a GoFundMe page. The page was initially set up to raise money for a laptop to help coordinate the Penarth Helping Hands group, who have hundreds of registered volunteers around the town to run errands, collect shopping and prescriptions and offer a listening ear. After the outpouring of support received meant the … Read More
The Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) is advising the public that they should not take part in any water based activity on or in the sea, to reduce the risk to the lifesaving charity’s volunteer crews and other emergency services being exposed to COVID-19, and the pressure on their time. Under normal circumstances, many people would be heading to the … Read More
Penarth Town Council is sorry to announce the cancellation of this year’s Penarth Summer Festival and Downhill Derby. Following official government advice both national and local, and the unprecedented uncertainty stretching ahead, we feel we have no choice but to take this action. The Festival and much-loved Downhill Derby will return in 2021. As the situation in July is uncertain, … Read More
Penarth business-woman, Julie Plumb, has been announced as one of 40 Women to Watch at the Digital Women Awards. Plumb Digital has only been running for 18 months, but in December she was also Women in STEM runner up. The Digital Women Awards is held in association with NatWest Business and the Federation of Small Businesses. They celebrate women working … Read More
Penarth has seen a group of willing volunteers come together, over 1,500 in fact, on Facebook to offer a helping hand during the Coronavirus crisis. Open to help with picking up groceries, collecting prescriptions, walking the dog, or just being available to chat, these volunteers are proof that community spirit is alive and well in this town, and indeed across … Read More
Small businesses are the lifeblood of the economy, and Wales is leading the charge with a business birthrate higher than the UK national average. So when better than springtime, the time of new beginnings, to sow the seed of that idea you’ve always wanted to bring to life, or to nurture the growth of your existing venture? Whether you are … Read More
The Clock Yard team are working behind the scenes to design and develop a community urban oasis behind Rowley’s the Jewellers on Glebe Street. The team will soon make a call-out for materials like decking or doors to build fences, benches and planters. So if you’re renovating, let you know! Rowley’s are also taking a leap into 2020 putting ecologically … Read More
Eden Landscape Centre in Wenvoe has expanded its building range, and launched a new Lugarde and Woodpro garden building collection, now on display at their redeveloped showsite, ready for this spring. The Lugarde and Woodpro collection offers a wide range of bespoke garden buildings that are a practical and attractive way to add extra space to any home. From man … Read More
