Cowbridge Nub News round-up: Six stories from this week

By Ellyn Wright

30th Jan 2021 | Local News

Welcome to our weekend feature, Cowbridge round-up. Throughout the week Nub News brings you national news through a local lens and positive community stories.

Here are six stories you might have missed from Cowbridge this week…

Cowbridge Farmers' Market stars in BBC One show

Cowbridge Farmers' Market featured in the BBC One show 'The Farmers' Country Showdown'.

The town's market was filmed back in October, with cameras following Elwyn's Produce and The Baker's Pig, two producers that attend each week.

Mayor and two councillors reported to monitoring officer in voting dispute

Three Cowbridge town councillors have reported Mayor Siân Vaughan and Cllrs Geoffrey and Sue Cox to the Vale of Glamorgan Monitoring Officer for participating in a co-option vote to choose a new councillor.

Mayor Vaughan declared a 'personal non-prejudicial interest' and cast the deciding vote for Reverend Heather Weddell over Paul Langford, who also received seven votes in a meeting last Tuesday.

Deputy Mayor Cllr Russell Spencer-Downe, Cllr Ellis and Cllr Pritchard reported the Mayor, believing the Mayor should have declared a personal interest and abstained from the vote because Rev. Weddell is the Mayor's chaplain.

They have also asked the monitoring officer to investigate Cllrs Sue and Geoffrey Cox's participation in the vote, as they live on the same street as Rev. Weddell.

Cowbridge eateries recognised in Micheline Guide 2021

Two local eateries have been recognised in the Michelin Guide 2021.

Arboreal, on Eastgate Mews, has appeared in the guide every year since 2015, and the Hare and Hounds pub in Aberthin retained its 'Bib Gourmand' award for a fourth consecutive year.

Town council to formally oppose Cowbridge Comprehensive expansion

Cowbridge town council will once again oppose the Vale of Glamorgan Council's plans to expand Cowbridge Comprehensive School, this time to accommodate for 210 primary school pupils and 48 pre-schoolers.

The council previously objected to a proposal to expand Cowbridge Comprehensive which would have seen Y Bont Faen primary school discontinued.

Concerns raised that some frontline ambulance staff in Wales are refusing Covid vaccine despite strong uptake

Concerns have been raised that some frontline ambulance staff in Wales are refusing to be vaccinated against Coronavirus.

It comes despite more than 2,900 medics from the Welsh Ambulance Service receiving their first vaccine dose, representing 70% of the total workforce.

South Wales Police proposes to increase money it takes from taxes

South Wales Police is proposing to increase the money it takes from taxes by an inflation busting 5.5%.

Proposals set to go before the South Wales Police and Crime Panel on Wednesday, 3 February are recommending the increase of £1.25 a month in the police precept for Band D properties.

     

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