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Volunteers and supporters came together on Sunday for a 10-mile kayak carry from Penarth RNLI lifeboat station to Barry Dock RNLI, raising funds and awareness for the charity that saves lives at sea.

Police have confirmed the death of a man at a property on Main Street in Barry, following reports of a fire.

A new energy storage system that is "uniquely suited” to the area could be coming to a town in the Vale of Glamorgan if plans are approved

Whitbread, the parent company of Premier Inn, has unveiled plans to cut 3,800 jobs across the UK, including the closure of a long-standing pub in Wenvoe.

The 1st May sees the return of the Vale's annual Dog Beach Ban, with dogs banned from a number of the county's most popular beaches during the summer period.

It’s a sunny day on the coast of south Wales as hundreds of residents, shoppers, and day-trippers make the most of the weather in the seaside towns of Barry and Porthcawl.

The Vale of Glamorgan Highway Authority has raised concerns about a housing development outside the village of St Athan.

£574,850 has been secured by the Vale of Glamorgan Council to undertake the second phase of the Restore the Thaw Landscape project, which has been benefiting wildlife, landowners and communities over the last three years.

Barry Library marked World Book Night and the National Year of Reading with a community-focused book giveaway that encouraged residents to immerse themselves in the joy of reading.

Wales 24th Purple Plaque and the first in Barry is set to be unveiled on Friday to mark the achievements of Beatrice Lewis.

Following the conclusion of the season, Barry Town United player Robbie Willmott has announced his decision to retire from Football.

More than 100 volunteers across Wales have been recognised in the latest Scouts Roll of Honour, celebrating their exceptional contribution to young people and communities.

Charity Calon Hearts is using Heart Failure Awareness Week to spotlight early detection and prevention.

Residents in St Athan are opposing a massive housing estate right on their doorstep which could “permanently alter the character” of the area.

A local group has hosted a hustings focused on nature and the environment.

Calon Hearts is urging people across South Wales to take up the final remaining appointments at a free heart screening event taking place in Cardiff this weekend.

A century-and-a-half old pub in Penarth could become a set of new flats if development plans are approved.

It was harder than you’d imagine to get people to talk about an election in a leafy Welsh town.

A one-week Town Boost Programme in Llantwit Major has been hailed a success, delivering a range of improvements to the town centre, whilst bringing together residents, businesses and local partners.

A councillor elected last year in a by-election in the Iltydd ward of Barry has defected to Restore Britain.

It’s a sunny day on the coast of south Wales as hundreds of residents, shoppers, and day-trippers make the most of the weather in the seaside towns of Barry and Porthcawl.

A local group has hosted a hustings focused on nature and the environment.

It was harder than you’d imagine to get people to talk about an election in a leafy Welsh town.

The candidate lists are being announced in Penybont Bro Morgannwg ahead of the 2026 Senedd elections.

The candidate lists are being announced in Caerdydd Penarth ahead of the 2026 Senedd elections.

Resilience and excellent discipline helped Barry’s Under-14s take the honours in a recent six-team tournament in Devon, and now they have their sights firmly set on a bigger prize, the Cardiff Under-14 Bowl, when they take on St Peter’s at the Arms Park on May 9.

The spectre of relegation has hung over Barry RFC all season and, following fellow strugglers Cambrian Welfare’s 32-27 victory at Penarth on Saturday, the Bombers will be playing in Admiral National League Division 2 East Central next season.

May has arrived, and the Vale of Glamorgan is already buzzing with an exciting and diverse line-up of events.

Barry Library marked World Book Night and the National Year of Reading with a community-focused book giveaway that encouraged residents to immerse themselves in the joy of reading.

It was harder than you’d imagine to get people to talk about an election in a leafy Welsh town.

A one-week Town Boost Programme in Llantwit Major has been hailed a success, delivering a range of improvements to the town centre, whilst bringing together residents, businesses and local partners.

Sir Keir Starmer has warned that a rise in attacks against British Jews is "a crisis for all of us" and requires a "whole of society" response.

Four Palestine Action activists have been found guilty of criminal damage over a break-in at an Israeli-linked defence firm's UK site after a retrial.

A woman accused of killing a five-year-old girl by burning her in a hot bath in 1978 subjected her stepchildren to a "cycle of violence", a court has heard.

A murder investigation has been launched after a man involved in a shooting incident in south London on Saturday died.

A review into the killing of a showjumper highlighted a "culture of misogyny and complacency" within a Northern Irish police force, similar to that identified in the Sarah Everard case.

A man forced his way into a house armed with a device minutes before an explosion which killed both him and his ex-partner, with the woman's death being treated as a homicide, police said.

A man struck a firearms officer at Manchester Airport because he believed he and his brother were "under attack", he told a jury.

A teacher accused of sexually abusing and murdering his adopted baby begged medics "don't let him die", a court heard. 

Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni have reached a settlement over civil claims brought by the actress after they starred together in It Ends With Us.

Britney Spears has pleaded guilty to reckless driving involving alcohol and drugs.

A man charged with false communications over an alleged bomb hoax at a Peter Kay show has been removed from court after repeatedly talking during a hearing on Monday.

The Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA) say they have reached a tentative agreement on terms for a successor contract with the major studios.

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