A Penarth teenager is looking for sponsorship after finding a passion for ice skating. 16-year-old Chelsea Burgoyne-George, who attends Stanwell School, discovered her love for ice skating after entering a competition named ‘Skating Stars’ nearly five years ago. The ambitious youth is hoping to find a sponsor in the near future to help fund the costs of training, lessons, skates, … Read More
Fiver Fest is set to make a return to local high streets and towns this June, with the hopes of helping out local businesses that have suffered during the pandemic. Totally Locally, the organisers of the campaign, concluded that June would be the perfect time to hold the next Fiver Fest as businesses begin to head back to normality. Set … Read More
The Penarth Pier Pavilion has been renamed today, as part of filming for a Channel 4 production. 4 stories, a new-talent initiative to help establish the next generation of writers and directors, are using the much loved Pier for the next 2 days to film a section of the six part series. The series features 30-minute tales from a variety … Read More
A charitable coffee shop has opened up in Roath with the aim of raising money to keep a much loved community building alive. St Andrews Coffee shop, based in the grounds of St Andrews United Reformed Church, is founded by best friends Wayne Courtney and Nathan Wyburn. Their inspirational idea to set up the Coffee Court will ensure the survival … Read More
A campaign to help keep Penarth residents safe officially launched yesterday with the Mayor of Penarth in attendance. Craig Parker Trott, from Apothecary64, came up with the idea for local businesses to be able to offer a ‘Safe Place’ to anyone in the community who requires it after the devastating recent events of Sarah Everard, Black Lives Matter and as … Read More
Penarth Library officially reopened earlier this month, 8 months after closing its doors. In an initial bid to tackle the Coronavirus, all library services were suspended before a click-and-collect service was implemented in late June. The new refurbishment, which has been funded jointly by the Vale Of Glamorgan Council and Welsh Government, features a redecorated ground floor with new furniture, … Read More
Remote workers across the Vale of Glamorgan are being invited to break free from their kitchen tables as part of the Cowork Local Festival, which will see pop-up workspaces open across the county borough. The festival is part of an initiative by the Vale of Glamorgan Council & TownSq to encourage more people to work remotely from local spaces by … Read More
The annual ‘Foster Care Fortnight’ campaign began earlier this week, aiming to ‘shine a light’ on the work being done by Local Authority foster carers. From 10th-23rd May 2021, the campaign will see buildings all across Wales lit up Orange and Cardiff and the Vale residents are being asked to place a lamp in their front window. This year’s theme, … Read More
Penarth View would like to congratulate Keyif on 3 years of business. This past year has been difficult for everyone, especially independent businesses who rely on face-to-face interactions. But Keyif have embraced this new normal, morphing into a takeaway service, instead of their usual sit-down style dining. Here at Penarth View, we spoke to owner Mehmet Yildiz about those 3 … Read More
We’ve had a tough time keeping our latest events under wraps, but we are finally able to announce three very special and very different virtual events which will be taking place over the next few weeks. There really is something for everyone! Read on to find out more and to book your tickets. New Events! Celebrate Earth Day with Chris … Read More
