News in Cowbridge

16 and 17 year olds from Cowbridge and around Wales will be able to vote for the first time at the Welsh General Election in 2021, as part of the biggest changes to the democratic process in Wales in half a century.

According to data from Understanding Welsh Places, 6.2% of Cowbridge is made up of 16-24 year-olds which is a relatively small amount in comparison to the average in town across Wales of 11.3%.

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Shampan, an Indian Restaurant located on Cowbridge high street, have recently been awarded the ''Asian Restaurant of the Year in South Wales'' at the Asian and Curry Awards 2019.

The Asian Curry Awards are designed to recognise the best in the industry, encouraging ever higher standards and to inspire the next generation of chefs and restaurateurs to join this dynamic sector.

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Data from the Welsh Government's latest Local Authority Municipal Waste Management Statistics suggests that the Vale of Glamorgan, recycling rate, which includes the data from Cowbridge, have risen to 74.2 percent between April and June 2019.

The latest figures display a 12.2% increase compared to the same quarter in 2018. This is well above Wales' ambitious national target of a 65% recycling rate by 2019/20 and 70% by 2024/25.

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