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Penarth father and son duo refurbish old laptops to help home-schooling children

ON Tuesday the 21st of January Andrew Smillie started VoG Laptops for Kids, a project that he and his 13-year-old son Noah work together on. It involves refurbishing old unwanted laptops, to then redistribute to children who need them for remote learning during lockdown.

The existing Recycling Facility at Atlantic Trading Estate, Barry

Land contamination concerns over Barry Recycling Centre expansion

A NEW Resource Recovery Facility in Barry has raised ‘significant concerns’ that it could contaminate surrounding land and controlled waters.

Vale of Glamorgan Council Budget Covid-19 Coronavirus

Vale council faces £12.8 million debt due to Covid

Councillors concerned that ‘considerable uncertainty’ will result in restructuring council services

Barry Island beach bans dogs despite social distancing

Lockdown is stressful enough without having nowhere to walk your dog, says resident VALE of Glamorgan Council confirmed that the...

Dog walkers face £100 on-the-spot fines for dog fouling in Barry

Increase in patrols to catch owners who leave their dog mess behind DOG walkers could now be given an on-the-spot £100 fine...

Residents face 58p average tax increase for Barry services

Town council needs more money to pay for upkeep of cemeteries,events and ‘special projects’ PEOPLE in Barry will be asked to pay an...

Illegal parking cones outside homes and shops frustrate Barry residents

Vale of Glamorgan council are being asked to remove parking cones that appear around residential and business areas. ILLEGAL traffic cones are appearing outside residential and business...

Now Vale customers can borrow iPads from their library

The first tablet loaning scheme in Wales has been launched across libraries in the Vale of Glamorgan.

Penarth set to receive e-bikes in new nextbike scheme

This will be the first e-bike sharing system in Wales and it is hoped it will expand in the future...

Public toilets in Penarth are facing an uncertain future

PENARTH’S public toilets are facing an uncertain future because of proposed funding changes by the Vale of Glamorgan council. The...

Residents disappointed as Cyncoed pub’s new late-night opening hours are agreed

‘You never know what’s going to happen in Barry,’ says man who had kitchen knife and hammer

Michaelston College development given green light – despite concerns about anti-social trees

WATCH: The organisation helping mental health through sport and clothing

Tom Lockyer’s boyhood club set to receive vital new funding

The ex-England captain playing for Wales in the 2024 Women’s Six Nations

WATCH: Swifties share thoughts on Taylor Swift’s performance in Cardiff

Independent coffee shop Brodies opens its third location – in Heath Park

‘We rocked on until we were told not to‘: Silent Disco walking tour opened on day lockdown began

Cardiff man who nearly died after being knocked off his bike warns cyclists to wear helmets

‘Welsh councils less likely to go bankrupt than English councils’, says Cardiff’s budget expert

Broadcaster Laura Trevelyan on her family’s link to slavery – and why she owes Cardiff University so much