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• Former Penarth Bank could become a cafe

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• Construction hub secured for rail upgrades

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• Prolific thief banned from Holton Road

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• Consultation held on Vale's new LDP

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• Cowbridge: plans for more holiday lodges

  Plans have been lodged for new five-star lodges at a holiday park in Cowbridge.

• Man dies suddenly in Romilly Park

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• Cash boost for Sully Primary School

  Sully Primary School is to get a funding boost as it joins a Wales-wide investment programme.

• Speed limits reduced despite objections

  Speed limits are being reduced on three roads in Barry and Rhoose, despite objections and a withdrawl of police support.

• Concern over imported chicken in school meals

  Vale of Glamorgan Council says it will review where it sources food produce following concerns over imported chicken in school meals.

• A48 closed after three-vehicle collision

  One person was taken to hospital following a three-vehicle collision in Bonvilston.

• Rhys unveils red bench 'in living memory'

  A Penarth man who survived a health scare has unveiled a red bench to mark the British Heart Foundation's 65th anniversary.

• Barry: plans lodged for 70-home development

  70 new homes could be built near Barry Docks as part of a major housing scheme.

• Plans to revamp Heritage Coast centre

  A visitors' centre for Glamorgan's Heritage Coast could see new improvements if plans get council approval.

• Carnival drummers join pirate opera encore

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