Cowbridge Physic Garden
An appeal has gone out from The Cowbridge Physic Garden Trust for volunteers to maintain the garden.
We are looking for volunteers to join us to maintain various aspects of the garden. We need volunteers for all sorts of things, so even if you are not able to do physical work in the garden, we would like to hear from you.
Anyone interested is asked to contact Mrs Jackie Thorne, 1 Heath Park Avenue, Cardiff, CF14 3RF, indicating in which areas they can offer assistance.
Cowbridge School New Secondary School Campaign
Cowbridge came ( briefly ) to a halt last Monday ( June 11th 2007 ) as angry parents marched the street to highlight their campaign for a new secondary school.
The good-natured march was followed by the “State of the Area” debate - when members of the present Vale Council cabinet were left in no doubt about the strength of the feeling on the subject.
Although the Vale Council cabinet has approved an investment strategy which puts Cowbridge top of the list for a new school, parents are still concerned that no timescale, or firm plans, have yet been announced.
South Glamorgan Police Roadshow Results - Vale of Glamorgan
The second of a series of roadshows to be held across South Wales was held in Tesco, Barry, on Thursday October 4th 2007.
Again, members of the public were given £130 of token money to spend on their policing priorities. The event saw 104 people take part. Once again, the Authority would like to thank all those who spared a couple of minutes to give their views.
Anti social behaviour and visibility of police officers were the top priorities, with 20%, with drug related crime following with 17%.
The full results were as follows:
Anti social behaviour –20%
Visibility of police officers –20%
Drug related crime –17%
Increasing numbers of Neighbourhood Policing Teams –12%
Domestic violence –10%
Terrorism –10%
Vehicle crime –7%
Other - £520 – 4%
New buses coming to Cowbridge.
The Bus Company that runs the X2 service (Cardiff to Porthcawl ) via Cowbridge is to phase out old-style coaches, in favour of low level passenger friendly new buses.
People have been campaigning for this change for the last two years, as pensioners, people in wheel-chairs and parents with pushchairs have found the coach-type bus impossible to board.
Cowbridge Cattle Market
Vale Council plans for developing the cattle market site in Cowbridge have run into the buffers after a long awaited report was put on hold.
A development brief for the site, which was due to be published in March, has been delayed - and council officers now say they cannot give a date when it will be published.
Alan John, speaking for the Cowbridge Chamber of Trade, said “The Chamber of trade would be quite happy to see the site stay the way it is - although it would be good to see a smooth road service there rather than the pot-holes.The important thing is that it gives people somewhere to park. We are very concerned that there should remain adequate parking for people who come to Cowbridge.
Also still in the pipeline is a Vale Council decision on whether to charge for car parking in the main town car park, behind the Town Hall.
However, parking charges were opposed by the Cowbridge Chamber of Trade, and by the local residents’ group, who argued that shoppers would park in already overcrowded streets.
They would certainly also argue that a cattle market development which took away parking spaces from the community would make things worse.
New Cowbridge Mayor
COUN Huw Llewellyn Morgan is the new Mayor of Cowbridge with Llanblethian.
The mayor-making ceremony took place on Tuesday evening (22nd May 2007). Coun Morgan’s wife, Anne-Louise, will be his Mayoress.
The deputy mayor is Coun David Morris, and Mrs Lorraine Pointon-Bell will be deputy mayoress.
Cowbridge Parking Problems
Cowbridge parking problems aired in the big area debate.
The recent Cowbridge “State of the Area” debate gave residents a chance to air their concerns over parking issues in the town.
The debate was dominated by the campaign to build a new comprehensive school in the town, but there was still plenty to be said about parking.
It was alleged that the main cause was people who commuted into Cardiff, either taking the bus or car sharing, and the panel agreed that it had been a problem for some time.
It was aid that car parking charges might just move the problem to local side streets. There is also the issue of trying to find a balance, because people who work in the shops need somewhere to park.
It was said that the solution to all the problems outlined lay in making more parking available at the cattle market site.
Chamber of Trade’s New Chairman
Following Cowbridge Chamber of Trade’s AGM, when Nick Squire stepped down as chairman, vice-chairman Alun John has taken over the helm, with Helen Andrews of Omnia as vice-chairperson.
Vale Of Glamorgan Underage Alcohol Sales Down: Wednesday 24 October 2007
Some 1,064 of 2,683 premises targeted in the tests in England and Wales made sales to young volunteers.
Within the Vale of Glamorgan ten off licences were visited on a total of 36 occasions. Three of these premises made sales to underage volunteers; with four sales being made in total. This gave a failure rate of 11 % comparing favourably with national figure of 14.7%.
The Tackling Underage Sales of Alcohol Campaign (Tusac) ran from May to July 2007 and targeted premises some of which are considered by police and trading standards officers to be “problematic”. These included some premises that had previously failed undercover tests.
The Vale of Glamorgan Tusac leader: Inspector James Hall of South Wales Police said: “Whilst these figures are encouraging there is no room for complacency and further operations are planned this year, we are aiming to stamp out all underage sales.”
Kate Palmer of the Vale of Glamorgan Trading Standards department said: the ‘Challenge 21′ scheme is recommended in order to ensure that sales of alcohol are not made to anyone under the age of eighteen, as it gives a three year ‘buffer’. She said: “Trading Standards also provides advice and assistance to all sellers of age restricted products and any retailers are encouraged to contact us with any queries or for help. We would also encourage the public to report any traders selling to underage children to us on 01446 709105.”
Town gets better toilets, at last!
The toilets behind the Town Hall have been completely revamped, and many of the improvements are the direct results of consultation with users.
Smart new wall tiles and a new floor have been installed to make the toilets easier to clean. They also have environmentally friendly features including water saving automatic flushes, and lights that only come on when the toilets are in use.
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