Senedd members called on the Welsh Government to roll out family drug and alcohol courts across Wales to keep more children out of care.

More than 1200 people have signed a petition over controversial plans for parking charges on Penarth Esplanade.

Penarth Operatic and Dramatic Society has picked up 34 'Glammy' award nominations.

Vaughan Gething declared an interest as the Senedd's petitions committee discussed calls for a crackdown on donations to politicians.

The Housing Secretary has toured a number of key council housing projects in the Barry area.

Police are investigating an alleged assault on a woman outside a Penarth hotel.

Two of the Eastern Vale's libraries have opened new creative spaces for digital crafting

A man has been arrested following an alleged fight in Wenvoe.

Work is expected to begin on dozens of social housing projects across the Vale of Glamorgan this year.

Plans to build a new velodrome in Cardiff Bay have been scrapped after the city council was offered an alternative location for a controversial secondary school expansion.

Three companies at a Barry business park have been found to have breached planning rules.

A 5.75% rise in the amount people pay for fire services in South Wales is being considered for next year.

A new multi-storey car park made up of more than 900 spaces will be built in Cardiff Bay.

Rents and a number of service charges for council housing in the Vale of Glamorgan are going up.

A drug dealer who supplied crack cocaine and heroin across the Vale of Glamorgan has been jailed.

Ogmore-by-Sea is still classed as one of the worst beaches for bathing water quality in the whole of Wales.

Vale Council will continue its policy of levying a council tax premium on certain properties despite concerns that renovating homeowners are being “unwittingly” caught out.

Children from Sully Primary School have helped to create a brand new wildlife garden.

Police are appealing for help to find a missing teenage boy from Llantwit Major.

A new eco-friendly system to repair road damage has been successfully trialled in Wenvoe.

Barry Town United say they're deeply disappointed by the Cymru Premier's decision to replay a crucial game in the race for a top six finish.

Council chiefs called for a minimum 4% increase in funding for each local authority and three-year settlements to avert the risk of a Welsh council going bust.

A new rainbow bench has been installed at Central Park near Barry town centre.

A fish and chip shop in Rhoose has been named one of the best in the UK, according to a new survey.

Vale MS Jane Hutt is urging people to get the financial support they're entitled to.

Controversial plans to revamp the Welsh League Cup have taken a step closer, according to the FAW.

A man has been arrested after a van crashed into a telegraph pole in Barry.

The Mayor of Barry is preparing to hold two community events later in January.

Council tax payers in the Vale are facing a 6.9% rise under budget proposals for the next financial year.

People living in Dinas Powys say they are put off from using public transport because they can’t access their local train station.

An RNLI volunteer at Barry Dock has welcomed a potential future crew member into his family.

A petition has been launched calling for better facilities at Eastbrook Train Station in Dinas Powys.

Vaughan Gething called for "long-overdue" reform to the leasehold system, warning of injustice, iniquity and unscrupulous landlords fleecing households.

The Vale of Glamorgan Council's Cabinet has signed off on proposals to close Court Road multi-storey car park, although a date for its closure is yet to be set.

Vale Council's Cabinet has approved plans to introduce On Street Parking charges at a number of locations in the Vale of Glamorgan.

The proposal will soon see drivers have to pay to park their cars at several popular seaside locations in the Vale of Glamorgan, along with the closure of the Court Road car park in Barry.

A construction group which includes a company fined for conspiring to rig bids for contracts was appointed to demolish Wales’ last coal-fired power station.

Councils in Wales face budget pressures of £559m next year, equivalent to a 26% council tax rise or the loss of nearly 14,000 jobs, a committee heard.

Thieves made off in a stolen car after it was left unattended while defrosting in Sully.

A councillor has called for members of the public to be shown the full extent of some of the pressures faced by care services in the Vale of Glamorgan.

First Minister, Eluned Morgan, has pledged to deliver 'real change for Wales' in the year ahead, with the next Senedd election looming in less than 18 months.

Welsh Minister Jane Hutt has condemned Elon Musk for attacking Jess Phillips, the UK's safeguarding minister.

GVS is a leading provider of volunteering services in Wales and focusses on the Vale of Glamorgan and surrounding areas.

Barry Town Council is planning a 5% rise in its council tax precept as it prepares to set its annual budget.

Some people benefiting from council help for care home placement fees in Cardiff may need to start partly funding them next year.

American acapela folk band The Windbourne Singers will be appearing at the first of this year's Barry Arts Festival concerts.

The warning covers most of the Higher Ground in Wales, whilst the South Wales coastline is covered by a Yellow Weather Warning.

The changes are being made to improve the punctuality of services and help journeys through Cardiff Bus Interchange run even smoother.

Welsh independence campaigners have announced plans for a march in Barry this Spring.

Plans to revitalise a part of Barry town centre which has been called an eyesore by some residents are expected to be brought before a planning committee this year.

A woman has been questioned in connection with the death of a 34 year-old man in the Grangetown area of Cardiff.