Ted Peskett

4 days ago | broradio.fm | Ted Peskett

As part of the Bus Service (Wales) Bill published in March, the Welsh Government plans to improve bus travel through a number of measures including introducing bus franchising. At a Cardiff Council environmental scrutiny committee meeting on Thursday, a cabinet member said the local authority welcomes the bill, despite raising some concerns. The local authority has been invited to respond to a consultation on the proposals.

5 days ago | broradio.fm | Ted Peskett

A proposal to demolish and build over the Mermaid Quay multi-storey car park was put to Cardiff Council in 2019 and approved two years later. Demolition work has begun and the new car park is expected to be completed by April 2026. The new Mermaid Quay car park is proposed to be four storeys high, instead of the two that it was previously, and will feature a different design.

6 days ago | herald.wales | Ted Peskett

A SHOP owner in Cardiff has been ordered to pay thousands of pounds after selling illegal vapes and illegal tobacco. Sirwan Nuri Kadri, 37, of Clifton Street, was sentenced at Newport Magistrates’ Court on April 29 for five illegal tobacco and E-cigarette offences. Kadri, who owns Best One Vape in Clifton Street, was also sentenced for two health and safety offences relating to an unstable fridge and live electrical wires that were found protruding out of walls at the back of his business.

6 days ago | barryanddistrictnews.co.uk | Ted Peskett

2 1/1 Vale of Glamorgan Council’s borrowing costs could go up by more than £160,000 a year for the next 50 years in order to cover payments for the construction of a new school. Council cabinet members were told at a meeting on Thursday, May 1, that it will cost £63.9m to construct a new building for St Richard Gwyn Catholic High School in Barry. The estimated cost of building the new school was originally £59m.

6 days ago | bbc.co.uk | Ted Peskett

Image source, LDRSImage caption, William Glyn Cross, 80, was ordered by the council to clean the back garden of his property in 2022Local Democracy Reporting ServiceA hoarder has been handed a criminal behaviour order by a local authority for failing to clean his garden. This means Cardiff council officers can now enter his property by force to clean it up.