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• Network Rail confirm closure of Brookside level crossing in Dinas Powys

  Network Rail has announced that the Brookside level crossing in Dinas Powys will close from Friday, 26th June, following a recent safety assessment.

• Police given powers to ask people to leave Comeston Lakes Country Park

  Police in the Vale of Glamorgan have been given additional powers to direct people to leave Comeston Lakes Country Park, following reports of anti social behaviour.

• Only remaining Post Office in Dinas Powys could close this October

  Morrisons, which operates the Morrisons Daily store on Castle Drive in Dinas Powys, which also hosts a Post Office franchise, plans to close the store in early October.

• Planned children’s role play centre could be given the go-ahead by Vale Council

  A new children’s “role play centre” could be coming to the Vale of Glamorgan if council planners give the go-ahead.

• Marie Curie Garden Fayre deemed huge success

  Leading end-of-life charity Marie Curie is celebrating after raising thousands to help support dying people in Penarth at its Garden Fayre, which returned by popular demand after being such a great success last year.

• Council seeks views on Future of Colcot Sports Centre and Buttrills Playing Fields

  Residents, sports clubs and community groups in Barry are being asked for their views on the future of Colcot Sports Centre and the Buttrills Playing Fields as the Vale of Glamorgan Council begins a new round of early‑stage engagement.

• First Minister quizzed on further devolution, budget decisions, and misinformation in FMQs

  Rhun ap Iorwerth fielded questions on further devolution, budget decisions, and misinformation at this week’s First Minister’s Questions.

• Extreme heat leads to changes to services and closures

  The Met Office issued a red warning for extreme heat from 9 am on Wednesday until 9 pm on Thursday, which is now leading to changes and cancellations to local services in the Vale of Glamorgan.

• Severe Heat Warning Set to Disrupt Rail Travel Across South Wales This Week

  Rail passengers across South Wales are being urged to plan ahead, stay hydrated and expect disruption as extreme temperatures hit the region this week.

• Communities asked to support older people across Wales during severe heat warning

  With a rare, red warning for extreme heat issued across parts of Wales, Age Cymru is calling on friends and family to check in on and support older people who may be particularly at risk.

• Caribbean Community Wales Brings Wales‑Wide Launch to Barry This Weekend

  Caribbean Community Wales, a new organisation formed to unite and support Caribbean people across the country, will continue its Wales‑wide launch this weekend with a major community event in Barry.

• Community Award winner calls for sanitary bins in men’s toilets after living with prostate‑cancer‑related incontinence

  Ed Grant, who recently won the Triumph Over Adversity Award at Bro Radio's Community Awards, is calling for a change in the law to require sanitary bins in all men’s public toilets.

• Cardiff Airport Backs Holiday Safety Campaign Honouring Rhoose Teenager Tom Channon

  Cardiff Airport has launched a new awareness campaign aimed at helping young people stay safe while travelling abroad, created in memory of Rhoose teenager Tom Channon, who died on holiday in 2018.

• Barry Dock RNLI and lifeguards helps welcome King’s Baton Relay into Wales

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  Barry Dock RNLI, alongside the local RNLI Lifeguard Team, played a key role in welcoming the King’s Baton Relay into Wales on Friday, as the relay officially began its Welsh journey at Whitmore Bay.

• Vale Food Trail draws more than 1,500 visitors during two‑week celebration

  This year’s Vale Food Trail has wrapped up with strong support from residents, visitors and local businesses, attracting more than 1,500 people to events across the Vale of Glamorgan.

• A former aircraft hangar is set to start building electric cars

  A company will use a former aircraft hangar to start building electric cars that promise to be a “wholly Welsh-built product” after the Vale Council gave consent for the plans.

• Councillors grill Welsh Water and Natural Resources Wales over state of local bathing waters

  Council bosses from Bridgend have been given an update about the current quality of bathing waters and the impacts of the River Ogmore on the county borough during a scrutiny meeting.

• Wales’ new local government and housing minister faces questions in the Senedd

  Local government funding, protection for renters, and asylum seekers were all discussed as Wales’ housing minister took questions from Senedd colleagues on Wednesday, June 17.

• St Nicholas Primary School Earns UNICEF Gold Award for Children’s Rights Work

  St Nicholas Church in Wales Primary School has become one of only two primary schools in the Vale of Glamorgan to achieve UNICEF UK’s prestigious Rights Respecting Schools Gold Award.

• Senedd members agree motion to create a register for lobbyists

  Calls for a new statutory lobbyists register have been backed in the Senedd.