New Mediterranean Pub & Restaurant Confirms Opening Date, Charity Affiliation & 50% Off Scheme

John DaviesBusiness, Featured

Having been originally scheduled to open in April, The Schooner (Harvester) restaurant along Lavernock Road, is once again set to open as ‘Ego at The Schooner’ on 13th August 2020. Leaving the new restaurant partially completed throughout the lockdown period, Ego Restaurants were eager to get to work again on completing the transformation. The new pub and restaurant is under-going a … Read More

Eat Out to Help Out in Penarth

John DaviesBusiness, Featured

Who’ll be using the Government’s Eat Out to Help Out scheme? We’ve brought everyone in Penarth together who’s taking part in this video below. Now’s the chance to try out many great independents in the town. Use the Eat Out to Help Out Scheme at these establishments: to get 50% off your food and non-alcoholic drinks up to a total … Read More

Radio Presenter Turned Author, Simon Mayo, Joins Griffin Books For A Thrilling Online Event

John DaviesCulture

Griffin Books will bring its summer programme of online events to a thrilling conclusion next week when they welcome radio presenter turned author, Simon Mayo, into their virtual bookshop. Mayo will be talking to Griffin Books owner Mel Griffin, on Wednesday 29 July, about his debut contemporary thriller, Knife Edge. Chillingly resonant with today’s headlines, Knife Edge is a pacey race against time thriller … Read More

Meet The Author Event With Number 1 Bestselling Author Rachel Joyce

John DaviesCulture

Join Griffin Books and bestselling author, Rachel Joyce, this Wednesday (22 July) for the perfect summer event. Rachel will be talking to Griffin Books owner, Mel Griffin, about her captivating new novel, Miss Benson’s Beetle, an uplifting and redemptive story of a glorious female friendship against the odds.  Rachel Joyce is the author of the Sunday Times and international bestsellers The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold … Read More

Post-lockdown Beach Clean Takes Place in Penarth

John DaviesCommunity

A beach clean, organised by two local residents Kath Fisher and Sue Reilly, took place over the weekend, one of the first ones since lockdown restrictions eased. They were both joined by more volunteers from the Penarth Helping Hands Facebook group: Ellie, Martha, Rebecca, Mandy, Sue, Rosa, Hilary and Eve. Kath is a well-known member of the RNLI Penarth Lifeboat … Read More

Women’s Prize Shortlisted Author Natalie Haynes Sails Into Penarth For Virtual Event

John DaviesCulture

Penarth’s independent bookshop, Griffin Books, has announced a stellar line-up of online events for July. First to step into their virtual bookshop is broadcaster and classicist Natalie Haynes. On Thursday 16 July, Haynes will be talking about her Women’s Prize Shortlisted book, A Thousand Ships, in which she retells the story of the Trojan War from an all-female perspective. The devastating consequences … Read More

Virtual Author visit with Louise Candlish

John DaviesCulture

Join Griffin Books and bestselling thriller writer Louise Candlish next Wednesday evening for a discussion of the author’s latest novel ‘The Other Passenger‘, newly published by Simon & Schuster.  Candlish is the author of thirteen novels, including ‘Our House’, winner of the British Book Awards 2019 Crime & Thriller Book of the Year and shortlisted for several other awards.  A bestseller … Read More

Crime Fiction Friday with Griffin Books

John DaviesCulture

Join Griffin Books and crime fiction writers Emma Kavanagh, Philip Gwynne Jones and Katherine Stansfield on Friday 26 June, for an evening exploring the darker side of human experience. Hosted in partnership with Crime Cymru, this online event forms part of Griffin Books’ wider Independent Bookshop Week celebrations. Delve into three new novels that each unearth painful secrets of the past, journeying to a small … Read More

Broadcaster James Naughtie Joins Griffin Books For Online Meet The Author Event

John DaviesCulture

Broadcaster and author, James Naughtie, will headline a week of online events organised by Penarth bookshop, Griffin Books. The event forms part of the shop’s wider Independent Bookshop Week celebrations, which will run from 20-27 June. As special correspondent for BBC News, James Naughtie, is one of the country’s best-known broadcasters. He has reported for the BBC from around the world for more … Read More

Businesses Working Together: true community spirit comes to the fore

John DaviesBusiness, Business Articles, Featured, Uncategorized

In light of many non-essential shops needing to close at the start of the pandemic, Sian Fox at Foxy’s Deli has started a possibly unique venture: Businesses Working Together. Foxy’s Deli has been able to stay open throughout the COVID-19 pandemic by selling their plastic-free groceries as usual, including pasta, flour and spices. Alongside this, they have also been selling … Read More