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• Welsh Government sets out draft budget

  The Welsh Government has unveiled details of the £27bn draft budget as ministers face a significant political test to get the spending plans passed by the Senedd.

• New recycling service for textiles

  A new service for recycling unwanted clothes and household fabrics will begin its rollout from later this month.

• Armed Forces award for Llanfair school

  A village primary school has been honoured for its support of children from the Armed Forces community.

• Hope's campaign to tackle student loneliness

  A Miss Wales hopeful from Llantwit Major has launched a new nationwide campaign to tackle loneliness among Welsh students.

• Four-day strike to hit First buses

  Bus workers in South Wales are staging a four-day strike after a new pay offer was rejected.

• Long-service awards for RNLI veterans

  Three veteran RNLI volunteers in Penarth have been honoured with long-service awards.

• Organised Fireworks Displays in the Vale of Glamorgan

  As Bonfire Night approaches, several organised displays are taking place at sports clubs and community fields across the Vale of Glamorgan.

• 'Good' inspection for Barry care home

  A Barry care home has been rated 'good' following two visits by inspectors during the summer.

• Tributes to grandmother after fatal collision

  Tributes are being paid to a grandmother following a fatal road collision in Barry.

• Cowbridge school praised by inspectors

  A Cowbridge primary school has been praised by inspectors for how it teaches the Curriculum for Wales.

• Halloween Which Craft event is coming back to the town centre

  Barry Town Council’s Halloween event is returning once again, for the whole community to enjoy on Friday, 31 October 2025.

• Senedd members called for lifelong blue badges for people with permanent conditions, labelling the current renewal system as unfair, stressful and potentially discriminatory

  Senedd members called for lifelong blue badges for people with permanent conditions, labelling the current renewal system as unfair, stressful and potentially discriminatory.

• Net zero housing earmarked for former tip

  A major housing development in the Vale will be built on top of a former tip where asbestos and arsenic has been detected.

• Apple Day Celebrations Bring Penarth Communities Together

  An annual celebration where local people bring apples for pressing returned to Penarth last week.

• Council’s development plan falling behind target

  House-building in the Vale of Glamorgan is falling behind targets set by the Welsh Government years ago.

• Schools in Wales will be required to deliver at least 10% of teaching in Welsh by 2030

  Schools in Wales will be required to deliver at least 10% of their teaching in Welsh by 2030 as part of a decade-long plan to implement “landmark” legislation.

• Nearly 1,000 children take part in Vale Summer Reading Challenge

  Nearly 1000 children and young people took part in this year’s Summer Reading Challenge across libraries in the Vale of Glamorgan in 2025.

• More than 60 illegal e-bikes and e-scooters seized across Cardiff and Barry

  More than 60 illegal e-bikes and e-scooters have been seized in one day of action across Cardiff and Barry.