Penarth has joined a network of communities across the UK who are leading the way on tackling throw away plastic. The town has been awarded Plastic Free Community status by marine conservation charity, Surfers Against Sewage (SAS), in recognition of the work it has done to start reducing the impact of single-use plastic on the environment. Local resident Anthony Slaughter … Read More
A group of Cardiff and Vale-based businesses have come together to raise money and awareness for the  Cleft Lip and Palate Association (CLAPA). Beginning with The Business Centre (Cardiff) Ltd who decided to host a Fundraising Extravaganza event between 7-9 May to raise awareness for the cleft lip charity. They reached out to local businesses and were blown away … Read More
Shiny Happy People is a parent and baby/toddler singing group with a difference. Instead of being aimed at the little ones the focus is on you! Here’s how it all came about… We are Kate and Stef and we have been friends for almost 20 years. When we hit our joint 90th birthday in 2018 we decided that this was … Read More
Back in 1994 a group of Penarth parents, struggling with childcare, established a unique venture called Bear Pak. Twenty five years later the nonprofit organization, run by volunteers continues to go from strength to strength adapting and offering a multitude of services to meet the challenging childcare needs of parents, including but not limited to pickups, club/home drop offs and care … Read More
A new campaign will launch in March 2019, aimed at making Penarth’s shops and services as accessible as possible to disabled people. For some years, the well-known Shop Penarth initiative has helped promote the value of supporting the local economy, through a well-established loyalty scheme involving offers in local independent shops. Now the scheme’s instigators Gwyrddio Penarth Greening (GPG) have … Read More
Crafty Devil Brewing Co is opening of its newest venue; Crafty Devil’s Cellar Penarth. The Cellar Penarth will be a community focused bar that specialises in great local beer and hand-picked locally sourced food. What’s it all about? Childhood friends and founders of the brewery, Adam Edinborough and Rhys Watkins, grew up in the area of Penarth and the new … Read More
Nearly two dozen of Penarth’s independently owned shops and cafes came together on 5 December to offer residents and visitors alike an opportunity to indulge in some late evening festive retail therapy. One of the attractions on offer was a Christmas Hamper ‘prize draw trail’ – and on Saturday 22 December the lucky winner received their valuable prize comprising gifts … Read More
Westbourne School Penarth announces NEW league table success 2018 has proved a highly successful year for Westbourne School Penarth, the School is delighted to announce a host of national accolades including being named one of the National Schools of the Year in the Sunday Times School Guide published on November 25th. Latest Success: International Baccalaureate School of the Year … Read More
Tec Marina, a Penarth-based serviced office space and innovation hub, hosted a visit from the Lord Mayor of London on the afternoon of 22nd November. During the visit, Lord Mayor Alderman Peter Estlin and his party met with Chris and Gaile Griffiths, founders of OpenGenuis and Tec Marina, and took a tour around the Tec Marina office space. A selection … Read More
24th – 30th September is World Reflexology Week, what better time to find out more about this wonderfully relaxing complementary therapy and see if its something you might like to try. Penarth View quizzed Penarth-based Reflexologist Jane Lorimer when we recently sampled a Taster Session. Jane established her clinic Hand to Heal in 2017 which can be found in the leafy … Read More
