Glamorgan Council disappointed over Welsh Gov decision to quash enforcement notice against Barry biomass plant
VALE of Glamorgan Council has expressed its disappointment over the Welsh Government’s chief planning body’s decision to quash an enforcement notice served against a biomass burning plant in Barry. Deputy leader of the council, Councillor Bronwen Brooks, said it was…
People voice concerns over plans to move youth centre in Cardiff
A NUMBER of people whose lives have been turned around by a youth centre in Cardiff are not happy about proposals for it to be moved further away from the city centre. Cardiff Council said it is looking at the…
Sites put forward for housing development in Glamorgan
A NUMBER of sites which Vale of Glamorgan Council put forward for housing in its development plan more than a decade ago still have no planning applications to their name. A local development plan (LDP) is used by local authorities…
Mobile dental units riddled with faults despite costing half a million pounds
MOBILE dental units which cost a university health board nearly half a million pounds were out of action multiple times over a period of two years due to faults. Cardiff and Vale University Health Board purchased two motorised dental clinics…
Plans to transform former electrical appliance shop submitted to Glamorgan Council
PLANS submitted to Vale of Glamorgan Council show how a former electrical appliances shop could be transformed. The applicant, Charles M Willie and Co (Property) Ltd, is hoping to turn the building formerly occupied by Kitchener & Thomas on Windsor…
Cardiff residents shocked over hiked costs for bus lane scheme
CARDIFF residents were shocked to find out that the costs of a bus lane scheme being built on their doorsteps, which will save less than a minute on journey times, have risen to £1m. The bus lane on Penhill Road…
‘Disgusting’ and ‘shoddy’ bus stops in Glamorgan in dire need of repair say residents
VALE of Glamorgan Council will look to upgrade one of a number of shoddy bus stops in the county which residents feel are in dire need of repair. Rhoose residents took to social media recently to complain about the state…
Thousands of highway improvements unspent in Vale of Glamorgan
VALE of Glamorgan Council left hundreds and thousands of pounds for highways improvements unspent due to construction work and the need to keep roads clear for gritters. At the council’s corporate performance and resources scrutiny committee on July 19, it…
Barry Waterfront Consortium accused of breaking promises
THE consortium behind a multi-million pound housing development in Barry said it has commenced a programme of works at the site after being accused by a council leader of breaking promises. Leader of Vale of Glamrogan Council, Cllr Lis Burnett,…
Plaid Councillor criticises Glamorgan Council over garden waste collection service
ONE in six households in Vale of Glamorgan have signed up to a council’s garden waste collection service three weeks after its launch. Vale of Galmorgan Council used to collect garden waste for free, but announced in May that residents…