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

Lidl wants to open a store for Cowbridge and Llantwit Major residents by 2025. Plans for Lidl to open a new location to serve Cowbridge and Llantwit Major residents have been affirmed with the supermarket chain aiming for 1,100 stores in total by the end of 2025.

Cowbridge weather forecast

Some light clouds and a few sunny spells will start the day from 08:00 and continue until 12:00 when darker clouds will appear throughout the afternoon. Top temperature of 13°C.

Pollution: Low

UV: Medium

Pollen: Medium

Sunrise in Cowbridge today: 05:52

Sunset in Cowbridge today: 20:31

Cowbridge Traffic

Usual slow-moving traffic on Eastgate and Cowbridge High Street. Road closed due to gas main work on St Athan Road between A4222 Eastgate and Brookfield Park Road.

What's On in Cowbridge

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

Interesting fact of the day

Irish bars used to be closed on Saint Patrick's Day.

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