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• A number of changes are coming to Cardiff's International Sports Vilage

  A number of changes are coming to Cardiff’s International Sports Village, including hundreds of car parking spaces that people will have to pay for and a new public open space.

• Barry RFC Proposes New Walking Route Across Reservoir Fields Following Community Feedback

  Barry Rugby Football Club has put forward a proposal to relocate a Public Right of Way across the Reservoir Fields following feedback from local residents during a recent community consultation event.

• Community groups receive £10k to support bereavement projects across Wales

  Twenty projects across Wales have received grants of up to £500 to hold events or services that enable communities to support people through grief or ill-health.

• Residents band together to oppose green space inclusion in redevelopment plans

  Residents have banded together to oppose the inclusion of a beloved green space in the council’s long-term plan for housing.

• Penarth shop named Welsh bookshop of the year

  Griffin Books in Penarth has been named the best bookshop in Wales.

• New mayor and deputy elected for 2026/27 year

  Vale of Glamorgan Council has chosen the mayor elect and deputy mayor elect for the 2026/27 year.

• Council Tax rise approved by Vale Councillors

  The vote on Monday evening was approved with 49% for (26 votes), 42% against (22), and 9% abstaining (5).

• Cardiff Airport recognised by Ysgol y Deri parents’ charity for supporting students and families

  Cardiff Airport has received recognition from the Ysgol y Deri Parent Teacher Association, in appreciation of its dedication and support for students and their families.

• The go-ahead has been given to relocate a collection at a major Welsh museum to return a “significant room” to the “public realm of the museum”

  The go-ahead has been given to relocate a collection at a major Welsh museum to return a “significant room” to the “public realm of the museum”.

• Spitfire Flights Mark 90th Anniversary of First Flight

  A series of commemorative flights will take place across the UK, including in St Athan, to mark 90 years since the first flight of the Supermarine Spitfire.

• Penarth RNLI crew members join RNLI’s Women in Search and Rescue Training Week

  Ahead of International Women’s Day, around 80 women from across the RNLI, each fulfilling a variety of frontline lifeboat station roles, came together for the RNLI’s Women in Search and Rescue Training Week at the RNLI College in Poole, Dorset.

• Llantwt Major chosen to take part in one-week Town Boost

  Llantwit Major has been chosen as one of just three Welsh towns to take part in the one-week Town Boost.

• Paul Chuckle MBE to visit Penarth on "Thank You Tour" for Marie Curie

  Marie Curie ambassador Paul Chuckle MBE will visit Penarth as he embarks on a ‘Thank you’ tour of the UK to celebrate 40 years of the Great Daffodil Appeal.  

• Vale Youth Service secures International Texas Exchange for young people

  The Vale of Glamorgan Council’s Youth Service has secured an international exchange to Texas for twelve local young people, following a successful national funding bid and months of dedicated preparation by youth service staff.

• Work starts on redevelopment of St Richard Gwyn High School

  Work has begun to redevelop St Richard Gwyn Catholic High School in Barry.

• Art Gallery in Barry celebrates International Women's Day 2026

  The Women’s Arts Association Wales (WAAW) is celebrating International Women’s Day 2026 at Art Central, the Vale of Glamorgan’s impressive art gallery in Barry.

• Increase in the number of rare butterfly eggs reported in areas of South Wales

  An exciting increase in the number of rare butterfly eggs in some areas in South Wales has been reported this month. 

• First stretch of National Forest for Wales launched at Porthkerry Country Park

  The first 80km stretch of the National Forest for Wales has been launched - stretching from Porthkerry Country Park to Pont Walby viaduct near Glynneath.