The stars of Sleeping Beauty - Cardiff's Christmas pantomine - have paid a special visit to the Marie Curie hospice in Penarth.

Ruth Jones joined lifeboat crews from Barry Dock and Porthcawl for a training session as part of a new TV special.

Bro Radio is proud to announce that two of its presenters will be trading the studio for the stage this December, as they join the cast of Array Theatre’s magical production of Cinderella.

Police want to trace the owners of power tools which have been recovered from a stolen vehicle.

Local train services will be affected by engineering works over the Christmas and New Year holidays.

The sites where nearly 8,000 homes could be built in the Vale of Glamorgan have been revealed.

Fire service staff in South Wales are sleeping in cars between excessive night shifts and have compared trying to run the control room to a Wetherspoon's on a match day.

The cost of building a new home for a Cowbridge primary school has risen by more than £4 million.

A popular police scheme for designated drivers has returned in time for the festive party season.

51 new council homes are set to be built in St Athan.

Council tax premiums for long term empty properties and second homes are set to continue next year in the Vale of Glamorgan.

Plans have been set out to stabilise land in Penarth Marina where several landslips led to safety concerns.

The prospect of merging Wales' four police forces into a single mega-force has resurfaced, as politicians scrambled to respond to reports of an overhaul of policing in the new year.

A new five-year strategy has been unveiled to create a new food system for the Vale of Glamorgan.

A regeneration plan worth £20 million has been submitted to the UK Government.

Boofys, which has been serving customers on Barry Island for almost 25 years, is set to close in January.

A 27 year-old man from Penarth has been found after he went missing for four days.

Wales' unwanted title as the nation with the highest "in-country" imprisonment rate in western Europe is set to be solidified due to the expansion of HMP Parc.

The stars of Sleeping Beauty - Cardiff's Christmas pantomine - have paid a special visit to the Marie Curie hospice in Penarth.

Ruth Jones joined lifeboat crews from Barry Dock and Porthcawl for a training session as part of a new TV special.

The owners of the former Aberthaw power station have been granted a High Court injunction against trespassers.

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.

Barry RFC earned a much-needed 26-21 win over Llanharan to boost their Division One survival hopes in the Admiral League.

Mason Grady will make only his second URC start for Cardiff this year when they face Scarlets in their first Welsh derby of the festive season.

Barry Town United have been drawn away to face CPD Y Rhyl in the quarter finals of the Welsh Cup.

Barry RFC resumed their Admiral League campaign with a 29-22 defeat at Abercynon in Division One East Central.

Barry Town United are out of the Adran Trophy following a 2-0 defeat at Briton Ferry Llansawel in the quarter finals.

Barry Town United cruised past Gresford Athletic 4-0 to reach the quarter finals of the Welsh Cup.

Llantwit Major's Cymru South fixture at Cwmbran Celtic has been postponed for a second time.

Barry Town United drew 1-1 at near neighbours Penybont in their last Cymru Premier game before Christmas.

Barry Town United are through to the Nathaniel MG Cup final for the first time since 2017 after beating Cambrian United 3-0.

One of the most eventful weeks in Penarth RFC's history ended with a 52-33 win over Lampeter Town in the Division One Cup.

Barry RFC's hopes of some game time were dashed by the weather after their friendly at Nantffyllon was called off.

Barry Town United held The New Saints to a 1-1 draw in the Adran Premier on Sunday.

Llantwit Major extended their unbeaten run in the Cymru South with a 2-2 draw at Trethomas Bluebirds.

Barry Town United will aim to reach their first Nathaniel MG Cup final in eight years when they visit Cambrian United on Saturday evening.

Mason Grady will make his 50th Cardiff appearance in their opening European Challenge Cup game against Stade Francais.

Barry Town United and Llantwit Major are both up for monthly awards from the Cymru Leagues.

Penarth RFC will play their next game at Cardiff Arms Park on Saturday, following the fire at the Athletic Club.

Barry Town United has published its new five-year strategy as the Cymru Premier prepares to expand next season.

Wes Streeting has pledged to do all he can to avoid industrial action in 2026, as doctors in England return to work following a five-day walkout.

The family of a Palestine Action prisoner on day 43 of a hunger strike says she could die in prison if the UK government does not intervene.

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A woman who had the wrong body part removed by her surgeon is lodging a police complaint after the NHS destroyed vital evidence needed for a public inquiry.

A major incident had been declared in Shropshire following reports of a sinkhole affecting a canal in the Chemistry area of Whitchurch.

Two teenagers have died and a third is fighting for his life after a Tesla crashed into a tree in Surrey, police have said.

A man shot dead in northwest London has been named as 55-year-old Simon Whyte.

There is "just a chance" of the UK experiencing its first white Christmas in two years, the Met Office has predicted.

The son of a British woman detained alongside her husband in Iran has urged the UK government to do more to help them escape the "dire" conditions they are being held in.

Siobhan MacGowan almost looks surprised as she remembers.

Puppetry has enjoyed a renaissance in recent years.

David Walliams has been dropped by his publisher HarperCollins UK following allegations of inappropriate behaviour towards women.

Kylie Minogue has secured her first Christmas number one in the UK with her hit track XMAS.

Kate Winslet says she never set out to become a director - but after reading her son's first screenplay, she simply "couldn't let it go".