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• 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.

• Passenger Numbers Grow at Cardiff Airport following strong summer

  Over 928,000 passengers travelled through Cardiff Airport this summer, an increase of 5.3%

• Poll shows incidents of sexual harassment

  A number of employees at a Welsh council were sexually assaulted at work, according to a major union.

• Art Exhibition with a difference held at Penarth Hospice

  A hospice in Penarth has held an art exhibition with a difference, showcasing what art means to people affected by a terminal illness.

• Wales History Trails Passport Challenge Returns to 34 Museums Across Wales

  Fourteen Welsh Museums are set to take part in the Wales History Trails Passport Challenge running from October Half Term.

• Ysgol Y Deri Pupils power new Penarth Shop

  A new retail space has opened in Penarth, following months of planning, hard work and community support.

• Barry Town Mayor’s Scout Troop

  The Mayor of Barry, Councillor Dennis Clarke, invested his own Scout Troop on Wednesday, 15th October 2025.

• Welsh city could host Women’s World Cup games

  Cardiff is putting together a bid to be one of the host cities at the FIFA Women’s World Cup in 2035.

• Santa's Cause returns for Christmas 2025

  A campaign aimed at providing a gift for every child supported by Social Services in the Vale, who might otherwise go without, has been relaunched for 2025.

• Row over new cycle path between Cosmeston and Sully

  Vale of Glamorgan Council has been accused of proposing to “rip up” the green entrance to a village in a heated planning row over a new cycle path.