News in Cowbridge

Fears have already been expressed about a proposed new superschool in Cowbridge as the public is asked about the plans.

Vale of Glamorgan Council is proposing to merge Cowbridge Comprehensive and Y Bont Faen Primary schools to create an 'all-through school' for pupils from three to 19 years old.

The Noble Grape, on Cowbridge High Street, has picked up an award for best newcomer in Decanter's 2019 Retailer Awards.

The Noble Grape is a wine shop and online store in Cowbridge founded by Master of Wine, Richard Ballantyne, in 2017.

RSPCA Cymru have urged Halloween merrymakers have been not to bin their leftover pumpkin carvings – but feed them to wildlife instead.

Many animals can eat pumpkin – and the animal welfare charity is encouraging anyone who carved a pumpkin not to throw the remnants away; but to provide a tasty treat instead for their fellow living creatures.

A councillor has appeared in court charged with historic sexual offences against children.

Vale of Glamorgan councillor Anthony Hampton, 72, appeared at Cardiff Magistrates' Court where he pleaded not guilty to six charges of indecent assault against two children.

Proposals by the Welsh Government to make Newport the "focus" for economic growth have been slammed by the Vale of Glamorgan and Cardiff council.

The Vale of Glamorgan council has criticised the proposed strategy, saying it ignores how the growth of Cardiff is affecting the county, and a potential need for a greenbelt along the west of the capital.

The tablet loan scheme has officially been launched and Penarth Library will see the introduction of iPad tablets for local residents to borrow.

Llantwit Major Library recently hosted the launch of Wales' first tablet loan scheme, which will see Vale libraries lending 4G enabled iPads to its members.

Staff absences at the Vale of Glamorgan Council has gone up by a fifth in just one year amid a sharp rise in the number of council employees suffering physical injuries.

Council staff were off work due to injuries or illnesses around 20% more in the five months between April and August this year than in the same period in 2019.

People in Cowbridge and the Vale of Glamorgan have been complaining about missed rubbish collections after the council introduced changes to the way it takes recycling.

A Vale of Glamorgan Council spokesman has responded to the complaints. They said: "Like all local authorities in Wales, the Vale of Glamorgan Council must reach ambitious statutory targets for the amount of waste that is recycled.

The Vale of Glamorgan Council is proposing to meet the increasing demand for school places in Cowbridge by investing in two new primary school buildings as part of a multi-phased project.

The first phase would see an investment of £7 million to double the capacity of English-medium primary places by building a new 420 place primary school building on the site of Cowbridge Comprehensive school.

The Met Office has issued Yellow weather warnings for rain in Cowbridge and across Wales as we head into the weekend.

Heavy rain, beginning today, will continue into Saturday and may bring transport disruption and flooding.