News in Cowbridge

South Wales' fire and rescue service has agreed to increase the amount of money it takes from council taxpayers by more than 4% next year.

Members of the fire authority which covers 10 local authority areas in South Wales approved the budget proposals for 2020/2021, which will see the budget contributions from those areas go up by 4.25% which would give the service a budget of £74.87 million

Storm Ciara will bring very strong winds and potentially some disruption to travel throughout Sunday in Cowbridge and across the UK.

The Met Office has declared yellow weather warnings for wind and rain as Storm Ciara passes through Cowbridge this weekend and have also provided safety advice.

The amount that people in Cowbridge, and more widely across the Vale of Glamorgan, could pay to their fire and rescue service is set to go up by more than 4% next year.

A report to go before South Wales Fire and Rescue Authority members suggests increasing the contribution from the 10 council areas by 4.25% so that the total budget is just under £75m for 2020-21.

Twenty-Seven playparks in the Vale will benefit from additional grass cutting during the winter, thanks to a Community Benefits Agreement with the Vale of Glamorgan Council's grass-cutting contractors.

Countrywide Grounds Maintenance currently undertake the Council's amenity grass-cutting.

Police are investigating two reports of indecent exposure in the Cowbridge area and are urging the public to remain vigilant and to report any suspicious activity.

Both incidents occurred on the footpath between Cowbridge Comprehensive and the town centre, with the first reported on the morning on January 6, and the most recent at approximately 9.30am today.

The Cardiff Life Awards have released their finalist list and across twenty categories two Cowbridge based businesses have been listed for the finals.

The businesses and their categories have been listed below:

Lloyds Bank in Cowbridge, located on the High Street, will be one of the stores closing according to announcements made by the banking group yesterday.

Lloyds Banking Group has announced its plans to close 56 branches across the UK.

A new interior design and furnishings store has recently set-up shop in Cowbridge, settling into the building that Pebble Clothing had previously occupied.

The owners of Bespoke Sofas and Interiors are holding an opening event this Friday to welcome residents to their new store.

COWBRIDGE BRIEFING: Wednesday, January 29th 2020

TODAY'S COWBRIDGE SUNRISE:

The Vale of Glamorgan Council has unveiled its budget proposals for the next financial year.

On Monday, February 3, the Council's Cabinet will consider the proposals before a meeting of all Councillors on February 26.