Located on Plas St. Andresse and listed for £420,000, the freehold property has front and rear gardens, along with an allocated parking space and visitor parking.

According to the property listing, the house has new flooring throughout, and offers “a stylish and beautifully presented” interior.

The hallway is entered via a composite front door with etched glass panels, and features herringbone flooring, a modern column radiator, and a newly installed metal fuse box.

A ground floor shower room includes a tiled shower enclosure with modern electric shower, a wash basin with mixer tap, and a space-saving WC. Metro tile styling, tiled flooring, and downlighting are also detailed.

An open-plan lounge and dining room faces the front, and has French doors that lead to an enclosed terrace overlooking the marina. The listing highlights herringbone flooring matching the hallway, neutral decoration, a traditional double radiator, downlighting, and staircase storage.

The kitchen, which is also newly fitted, contains white units with narrow square edge worktops and an island with seating for two. Appliances include a stainless steel gas hob, oven, Bosch extractor, and integrated wine fridge, plus a washer/dryer and space for a fridge/freezer. Double glazed French doors open to the rear garden.

Upstairs are two double bedrooms and a third room currently used as an office. The main and second bedrooms have views over Cardiff Bay and the marina, and fitted cupboards are present in the largest bedroom.

The bathroom has been refurbished, with a P-shaped bath and rainfall shower, a contemporary wash basin with storage below, and modern tiling.

The front garden looks out over the marina basin and yachts, while the compact rear garden provides direct access to parking.

Cardiff and Vale College (CAVC) has announced it will be the main partner for Gŵyl Fach y Fro, the annual Welsh-language festival held at Barry Island.

The event returns on Saturday, May 16, and will fill the promenade with live music, food, arts and crafts, and children’s activities.

Sharon James-Evans, principal of Cardiff and Vale College, said: “CAVC is delighted to be main partner of Gŵyl Fach y Fro. We are proud to be the largest college in Wales and committed to growing opportunities for all to Speak, Learn and Live in Welsh. Each year we have more learners using their Welsh in their learning and for their future.”

Organised by Menter Iaith Bro Morgannwg, Gŵyl Fach y Fro is the Vale of Glamorgan’s largest celebration of Welsh language and culture.

Cardiff and Vale College’s involvement reflects its commitment to delivering bilingual education and supporting Welsh speakers in developing their language skills.

The college also encourages non-Welsh speakers to engage with the language and culture during their studies.

This year’s festival will take place near the college’s upcoming Barry Waterfront campus, which is currently under development and aims to offer modern, accessible learning environments for the community.

Ms James-Evans said: “We have a mantra that Welsh is for everyone, supporting an inclusive culture where Welsh is seen and heard across our college, developing Welsh language skills, engaging all with our heritage and culture and normalising the language for everyone.

“Gŵyl Fach y Fro is a fantastic celebration of Welsh arts and culture and a wonderfully inclusive way to engage everyone with our language and country.”

Cardiff and Vale College will also have a presence at the Barry 10k on Sunday, May 17, where it is acting as an event supporter.

Although high summer, if you don’t mind burning the midnight oil, it’s worth waiting for the sun to sink below the horizon. Around mid-month look low down towards the western horizon to see the bright star Regulus in the constellation Leo, while opposite, just above the eastern horizon, Altair – the brightest star in Aquila – begins to show.

Let us begin by finding the familiar asterism of the Plough. Its two brightest stars ‘the pointers’ show the way to our pole star, while at the opposite end, the last star in the Plough’s handle will point down towards a bright naked-eye star Arcturus in Bootes. This star is easily picked out because of its obvious orange colour. Let’s just stop here and, using Arcturus, look for a small naked-eye circlet of stars.

This little constellation of Corona Borealis is to the left and a little above Arcturus. From here gaze left of the crown to find Hercules, a sprawling constellation with its most obvious bit being the four naked-eye stars that seem to form a lop-sided square.

Now back to Corona Borealis. Using a pair of binoculars, slowly move them down towards the southern horizon. Halfway between Corona and the horizon you should detect a wavy line of stars pointing downwards. This is the constellation Serpens Caput. Your binoculars will show the brightest star of this line as being orange, something like the more obvious Arcturus. Once you have identified this star, focus the binoculars and slowly move to the right and thinking about a clock face move towards what would be the four o’clock position. Can you see a dull fuzzy object? this is M5 a splendid globular cluster. It may not look much in binoculars, but it contains many stars, perhaps as many as 100,000, and it lies roughly 26,000 light-years from Earth.

If you can’t wait until late, then early evening sees two bright naked-eye planets Venus and Jupiter. They are shining above the west-northwestern horizon. Watch as they appear to come closer to each other before passing each other. They are heading for what we call a conjunction. This means we see an optical illusion. They will appear to be close to each other but in fact they are far apart from one another. Venus will be the brightest of the two and on the evening of the 9th the apparent distance between them will be just one and a half degrees. This is roughly what seeing three full moons side by side looks like. On the 17th about 10pm you should see Venus above a very thin crescent moon.

If you have a good clear western horizon then once the sun has set about 11pm look for Noctilucent clouds, or night shining clouds. Due to ice crystals and forming around 80 kilometres altitude watch for blue/grey wispy features, sometimes showing herringbone or zigzag pattern. A relative modern phenomenon first seen 1885/6, they only appear in our latitudes May/August and were once very rare but recent years more sightings have been noted.

Our moon is new on 15th, its full on 29th. On 25th it will be low on the southern horizon in Libra and by 27th it will be in Scorpius.

Do keep an eye on or website http://www.barryastronomical.wordpress.com and if I can be of help please do not hesitate to contact me.

He remembered the shop on the corner of Harvey Street and Quarella Street, Jeff tells us: “The shop was fondly known as Ethel Greens from the early 1950s until it closed around about the late 1950s. Other shops sold glasses of pop, lemonade, sarsparilla, orange etc, but Ethel sold glasses of Ginger Beer which every boy drank; thinking that they were grown up.” 

Jeff enthusiastically tells us: “Ethel was a lovely lady, if the shop wasn’t busy she would stand in the doorway talking to the boys and girls playing in the street. The shop was on a cross roads, and there was a shop on three corners of it: Davies’ greengrocers on one corner and Jones’ on the other corner.

“When the shop closed a family moved in and I remember the mother’s name was Theresa, someone said it was Ethel’s daughter but I don’t know if it was true.” What a great blast from the past from a Barry and District News reader. Thanks.

I thought I would return briefly to one of my first true loves. Back in my weekly Barry and District Newspaper column part 95, I examined the Roman site of Glan-y-mor over the Cold Knap. For those reading this that didn’t know we have a set of Roman remains on display, they are found behind the public toilets at the entrance to the Cold Knap frontage carpark, that overlooks ‘pebbly beach’.  

I wanted to share this photograph. Because it is the only part of the Roman Glan-y-mor site, that still displays its original red square floor tiles. The tiles are just visible in the image beyond the grass; held by the first wall in the forefront: 11 in total. This was the threshold for one of two entrances into the ‘Official Building’; that we  know it as in archaeology circles. 

In my book Romans in South Wales (still for sale at available at Nicklebys bookshop), I discuss the importance of this easterly entrance. This was the junction not only from this entrance to the outside world, but that led into a passage to a square tower. 

This tower was sadly demolished in the 1960s when the Water’s Edge Hotel was constructed. The tower was part of the Glan-y-mor Official Building, constructed on an early Roman era site in the mid AD280s. The tower was part of a signal station network for the communication of messages using a light created by oil, or charcoal. When excavated the tower contained a number of burnt timbers. But little was recorded at the time of this discovery. 

One fascinating point is that as soon as Glan-y-mor Official Building neared completion it was abandoned in the AD290s. 

Thankyou for joining us this week, for our discoveries of our heritage in the Barry and District.

The defendants were accused of offences including speeding, driving without a valid licence, using an untaxed vehicle, and keeping vehicles which did not meet insurance requirements.

Their cases have been heard in the magistrates’ courts in Cardiff, Newport, Bath, Plymouth, Birmingham, and Liverpool.

Here’s a round-up of the cases.

GABRIEL CLEARY, 28, of Mount Pleasant, Barry, was caught speeding on a motorway and driving otherwise than in accordance with a licence.

Cleary received a £220 fine and three penalty points, as well as being ordered to pay costs of £120 and a victim surcharge of £88.

ELLIE-ANN OSBORNE, 20, of Winston Road, Barry, received a driving ban after repeatedly refusing to identify alleged speeding drivers.

Osborne was sentenced at Cardiff Magistrates’ Court for four offences of failing to give information relating to the identification of a driver when required.

The charges each related to alleged offences of speeding in 30mph limits.

Osborne was ordered to pay a £660 fine and a £264 surcharge for each offence of failing to give information, as well as a total of £120 in court costs.

She was also disqualified from driving for six months.

MARTIN REGAN, of Romilly Road, Rhoose, was fined £220 for keeping a motor vehicle that did not meet insurance requirements.

Regan was also ordered by Liverpool Magistrates’ Court to pay costs of £100 and a victim surcharge of £88.

GARETH BIRD, 40, of Harbour Road, Barry, was fined £220 after speeding in a 50mph limit.

At Newport Magistrates’ Court, Bird also received three penalty points, was ordered to pay costs of £120, and a victim surcharge of £88.

PHILLIP HUNT, 38, of Barry Road, Barry, has been banned from driving after twice refusing to identify drivers who were alleged to have been speeding in 20mph limits.

Hunt was sentenced to pay a £660 fine and a £264 surcharge for each offence of failing to give information relating to the identification of a driver when required.

At Cardiff Magistrates’ Court, he received six penalty points and was told to pay £120 in costs for the first offence, and was disqualified from driving for six months for the second.

DARREN MCGEE, 57, of Heol Y Llongau, Barry, was dealt with at Plymouth Magistrates’ Court for keeping a vehicle which did not meet insurance requirements.

He was fined £220, and was also ordered to pay costs of £100 and a victim surcharge of £88.

BROOKLYN ALICIA MILLER, 21, of Y Rhodfa, Barry, was accused at Bath Magistrates’ Court of speeding in a temporary 50mph limit on a motorway.

Miller was fined £440, received four penalty points, and was ordered to pay costs of £120 and a surcharge of £176.

NAISHA HEMBURY, of Clos Yr Orsaf, Gileston, was found to have used an untaxed vehicle.

At Cardiff Magistrates’ Court, Hembury was fined £220 and was ordered to pay back duty of £53.75 and £85 in costs.

The four defendants were accused of speeding in 20mph limits and keeping vehicles which did not meet insurance requirements.

Their cases were heard in the magistrates’ courts in Swansea, Cardiff, Leamington Spa, and Wimbledon.

Here’s a round-up of the cases.

MEHMET BASAR, 59, of Cannington Close, Sully, was fined £1,000 at Swansea Magistrates’ Court after being caught speeding in a 20mph limit.

Basar had six penalty points added to his licence and he was also ordered to pay £120 in costs and a £400 victim surcharge.

GARETH RICHARDS, 42, of Baron Road, Penarth, kept a vehicle that did not meet insurance requirements.

At Wimbledon Magistrates’ Court, Richards was ordered to pay a £220 fine, £100 in costs, and a surcharge of £88. 

TIMOTHY LUCAS, 50, of Baron Road, Penarth, pleaded guilty to speeding in a 20mph limit.

At Cardiff Magistrates’ Court, Lucas was fined £100 and received three penalty points on his licence. He was also ordered to pay a £40 surcharge.

WAYNE SALIBA, of Caerwent Close, Dinas Powys, was fined £220 for keeping a vehicle which did not meet insurance requirements.

Leamington Spa Magistrates’ Court ordered Saliba to pay £100 in costs and an £88 surcharge.

This three-bedroom property, located in the Hunters Ridge development in Barry, provides a spacious living area.

The ground floor of the house consists of an entrance hall, living/dining room, kitchen, and sitting room.

On the first floor, there are three bedrooms and a family bathroom.

The property has off-road parking at the front, complemented by a private, secluded rear garden.

As part of the Hunters Ridge development, the house is conveniently situated close to a range of local amenities including a bus stop, shops, and schools.

It is well connected to the main road network, making major areas like Cardiff, Swansea, Bridgend, and Llantrisant easily reachable.

It is also within close  proximity to local amenities including Porthkerry Park, The Knap and Barry Island.

The entrance hall features a UPVC double entrance, fitted carpet, skimmed walls, and a textured ceiling, with a radiator for heating.

The living room has a window to the front, and an archway leads into a dining room with fitted carpet.

The modern kitchen is equipped with a range of wall and base units, an integrated fridge/freezer, dishwasher, electric oven with a gas four-ring hob. There is also a sink and drainer.

The sitting room has a window and French doors opening out onto the rear garden.

The first floor’s landing has fitted carpet, skimmed walls, and a textured ceiling, with access to the loft via a hatch and the three bedrooms.

The property’s front garden is gravelled, with off-road parking space for two vehicles and a pathway to the front door.

The rear garden is mostly laid to lawn with a concrete area.

Ever since the first speed camera was installed in the UK back in 1991, drivers have been trying to trick the system and avoid being caught.

But as the years roll on, technology keeps up.

There are now around 7,000 cameras around the UK’s road network, and in 2022 they resulted in the prosecution of 245,043 people – the highest figure since records began. 

Creepy new speed cameras can reportedly look inside vehicles, in yet another expansion of the surveillance state. https://t.co/Zhz3VAHDYa

— Richard Wellings (@RichardWellings) June 29, 2025

Do speed cameras have to be visible?

All working speed cameras on the strategic road network should be painted yellow, although this rule isn’t legally required. 

The yellow paint scheme was introduced in 2015 following a review by ministers, with the Government saying it would improve speed camera visibility to ensure motorists were not unfairly penalised.

Some speed cameras can still be difficult to spot, especially mobile units, but the yellow cameras are considered by many to be a significant improvement over the old, grey cameras.

Recommended reading:

Government road safety experts debunk 5 speed camera myths

How far away can a speed camera catch you from?

Speed camera myths: From flashing lights to the 10% rule

What the lawyers say

A person who was caught speeding asked lawyers at Patterson Law a question about their case: “I was caught speeding by a camera at 4am doing 38 in a 30mph zone but I’m sure I was doing 34-35 and an overgrown hedge covers the camera and has made the yellow part of the camera green and black.

“I have a pic but not good plus there is a lamp post next to it so the light is making the camera invisible till daylight which you still cannot see until you are within five meters away I have got my speeding form what shall I do send it off straight away? Thanks”.

One of their team, Louise, responded: “Speed cameras do not have to be visible by law. Some guidelines suggest they should be, but if you challenge the allegation the only thing the court will be interested in is whether or not the police can prove their case against you beyond reasonable doubt.

“If you accept that you were speeding – which it seems you do – then you should take the ticket. Otherwise, you put yourself at risk of higher fines and court costs.”

Cheese and Wine Night promises ‘relaxed seaside elegance’ at Penarth Pier Pavilion, with artisan Welsh cheeses expertly paired with a selection of Welsh and Welsh-affiliated wines. Enjoy live music and a chance to sample, savour, and purchase favourites for collection after the event. Tickets are £45. May 8, 2026, 6pm.

Penarth & District Wargames Society marks half a century with its 50th Anniversary Open Day at Penarth Conservative Club. Expect tabletop game demonstrations, hobby activities, and community spirit with free entry and a warm welcome for all. Founder/Chairperson Glyn Williams said: “Reaching 50 years is an incredible achievement. We can’t wait to celebrate with everyone — newcomers and veterans alike.” May 9, 2026, 10am.

Art History Sunday: Women Impressionists: Berthe Morisot and Mary Cassatt invites art lovers for a fresh look at two pioneering artists who helped shape Impressionism. Stella Grace Lyons leads the talk at Penarth Pier Pavilion, with tickets at £34. May 10, 2026, 10am.

Art History Talk – Broken by Life: The Paintings of Vincent van Gogh explores whether the artist’s turbulent life shaped his masterpieces. Hear new perspectives on Van Gogh’s legacy at Penarth Pier Pavilion, tickets £15.95. May 12, 2026, 2am.

For further information visit the venue website.