Cowbridge Breakfast Briefing is a daily column dedicated to morning 'must-knows' from around town and other useful bits: weather, traffic, travel, and trivia news in a nutshell.

Top Story

Cowbridge planning applications: Ten property plans near you - including a proposed orangery and a car port to shelter tractors.

Cowbridge weather forecast

Light clouds will begin the day with a 10% chance of rain by 10:00. Later today, the clouds will appear darker and there will be a 50% chance of rain by 16:00. Maximum temperature of 11 °C.

Pollution: Low

UV: Low

Sunrise in Cowbridge today: 07:43

Sunset in Cowbridge today: 17:14

Cowbridge Traffic

Very slow traffic building on Cardiff Road, St Athan Road and Aberthin Road coming into Cowbridge.

What's On in Cowbridge

Over in our What's On section, find theatre, comedy, live music, and other events coming up in Cowbridge.

Quote of the day

"You do not find the happy life. You make it." — Camilla Eyring Kimball. Have a story local to Cowbridge you want to share with us? Email [email protected], call 07788 274504, or tweet

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