George Lithgow

The Cardiffian • 18th February 2022

Storm Eunice: Latest Cardiff transport updates

Disruption is likely to continue over the weekend during the clean-up operation

STORM Eunice is causing major transport issues in Cardiff and The Vale of Glamorgan.

The Met Office has warned that winds of up to 100mph could hit the area today.

Here are the latest transport suspensions and updates.

Transport For Wales has suspended all trains today due to the red weather warning. There will be no rail replacement buses due to likely disruption to the road network. The train operator said: “Tr

The Cardiffian • 11th February 2022

Sewage overflows 'not affecting Barry’s water quality'

But campaign groups have called for new rules to be introduced

SEWAGE overflows “do not have an impact on the excellent bathing water quality at Barry,” says Welsh Water.

In response to a report by The Cardiffian, Welsh Water said the specific combined sewage outflows at Barry were “operating within their permits.”

The company said the process is “closely monitored by Natural Resources Wales”, the body that issues the permits.

“As a not-for-profit company so closely linked to the environment

The Cardiffian • 11th February 2022

Council's BLM review panel has met only once in a year

Vale of Glamorgan panel was supposed to ‘tackle prejudice in all its forms’

A REVIEW panel set up by Vale of Glamorgan Council in the wake of the Black Lives Matter movement has met only once.

The panel was supposed to review all statues and commemorations, including street names, public buildings and plaques across the Vale that might have links to slavery.

Black Lives Matter Cardiff and Vale said: “This review panel is merely a performative gesture nothing more.”

Following the announcement

The Cardiffian • 4th February 2022

Sewage dumped into sea at Barry for hundreds of hours

Swimmers and surfers may not be aware of how much has been released

VAST amounts of untreated sewage are being released into the sea at the Old Harbour, despite council ambitions to turn it into “an area for nature”.

Sewage is also being released into Barry docks where a new marina and waterfront developments are planned.

Untreated waste is released from combined sewer overflows, pictured above, after heavy rain when sewer capacity is exceeded.

In a statement on its website, marine conservat

The Cardiffian • 21st January 2022

Green light for three-storey block of flats in Barry

PLANNING permission has been granted to build a block of 12 council flats in Barry.

The affordable one-bedroom flats will be built between Winston Road and Keats Way, Colcot on the site of a former health clinic, which will be demolished.

Vale of Glamorgan Council Cabinet Member for Housing and Building Services, Coun Margaret Wilkinson, said: “The development of the former Colcot Clinic site is another example of our commitment to provide council housing for residents.

“The scheme will creat

The Cardiffian • 18th January 2022

Players wanted as new Gaelic football club sets up in Barry

The first ever training session was held at Barry Island last Sunday

A NEW social Gaelic football club has been set up in Barry.

Matt Hutchinson, 44, decided to start the group after he “fell in love” with the sport while working in the Middle East.

Gaelic football can be said to be a mixture of soccer, rugby and basketball, and is played predominantly in Ireland.

Despite a modest turn out of three people for the first training session held last Sunday, Matt is optimistic that the club will

The Cardiffian • 20th December 2021

Meet the hero balancing two 999 roles to keep us safe this Christmas

Graeme Jones is a paramedic and a helm at Penarth RNLI

THIS Christmas Graeme Jones will be working every day from December 23 to Boxing Day. Graeme, 44, is a full-time paramedic and a Royal National Lifeboat Institution volunteer

The first time I speak to Graeme on the phone he is with a patient. He has been working a shift with the ambulance service and was expecting a call from a doctor. He apologises for not being able to speak, and we re-arrange for the following day.

“Working over Christ

The Cardiffian • 14th December 2021

Swansea vs Cardiff RFC postponed as players and staff called up for Harlequins clash

32 Cardiff Rugby players are in isolation due to Covid

PLAYERS and staff from Cardiff RFC will represent professional club Cardiff Rugby again this weekend as they fill in for the Covid-isolating regulars.

Cardiff Rugby play Harlequins in the Champions Cup on Saturday and a severe player and staff shortage will once again see semi-pros from Cardiff RFC called up.

As a result, the Rags’ away game against Swansea has been cancelled.

A club statement said: “Many of our team that played so well

The Cardiffian • 7th December 2021

"An insult to the people of Barry": Biomass review criticised by councillors

Opposition councillors condemn report into the council’s handling of the original planning application

OPPOSITION councillors in the Vale of Glamorgan have criticised a report carried out into the council’s handling of the Barry Biomass planning permission process.

The report was commissioned by the council after concerns were raised about how the controversial plant was given planning permission back in 2015.

Some Barry residents have been campaigning against the incinerator for more than 10

The Cardiffian • 30th November 2021

Vale Council foots £47,000 bill to remove abandoned boats as culprits fined £2,000

The men who dumped the boats have paid only £1,940 in fines and legal fees

THE VALE of Glamorgan Council paid more than £47,000 to remove two abandoned fishing boats from Old Harbour in Barry.

Vale tax payers footed the bill after the offenders paid only £1,940 in fines and legal fees.

The Cardiffian submitted a Freedom of Information request which revealed that the vessel Morning Dawn cost £39,290 to remove and Alisa £7,858.

Two men were prosecuted in October for breaching maritime law afte