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14-year-old UK boy learnt football freestyle tricks watching YouTube only, finishes third in World Freestyle Championship without any coach

A 14-year-old boy from Penarth, Wales, James Taylor, has finished third at the NextGen World Football Freestyle Championships in the Netherlands after learning every trick by watching YouTube videos with no coach. He also holds five Guinness World Records, the latest set in April 2026 at Cardiff City Stadium in…

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Self-Taught Freestyler Shines: Welsh teen racks up five Guinness World Records; YouTube drives rise

At just fourteen years old, James Taylor from Penarth has made an impressive mark in the world of freestyle football, clinching the third spot at the world championships. With remarkable ball control skills, he holds five Guinness World Records. His dedication is evident in his daily practice and online training…

The Times of India

Britain’s seaside hotspots where house prices are growing the fastest

Seaside locations are defying the dip and outpacing the nationwide market

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Penarth chamber music festival review – scaled-down Mahler’s Fourth Symphony emerges as if newly minted

The joy and anarchy of Mahler were brilliantly captured, alongside wild Shostakovich and mellow Brahms

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Penarth or Penrith? Letter sent for Australia ends up in south Wales in bizarre mail mix-up

And it’s not the first time a letter destined for the other side of the world and arrived in the Welsh town

The Independent UK

“So I met her, and her dad was from down the road from me in Penarth! As she sang, I remember just thinking, wow”: Bass legend Pino Palladino on getting an unexpected call from Rick Rubin to play on an album by a “young British artist”

“She’s a good laugh, Adele,” he says

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Scout leader accused of historic sexual abuse took his own life, an inquest hears

The body of Phillip Perks, 55, from Dinas Powys was discovered in Penarth and District Scouts hut in March 2022.

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Four Welsh places named among UK's best places to live by the sea

For those dreaming of waking up to sea views, these places could be for you

Wales Online

Submarine spotted in Cardiff Bay - here's what it is and why it's there

'It was amazing to see,' said one onlooker

Wales Online

Touring Club review: Once you've been to Bryn Williams' new Penarth restaurant you won't be able to stay away

The new neighbourhood favourite in the making serves small plates and cocktails and you can watch the chef prepare your food

Wales Online

Popular family butchers who left Penarth after 50 years is making a comeback

David Lush Butchers, which will now be known as Lushy's, is returning to Penarth, a little over a year since announcing it was bringing its 50-year stay in the town to an end

Wales Online

Passengers 'stranded' 100 miles from home after boat trip ends

Brits had enjoyed an excursion on the paddle steamer Waverley from Penarth, in Wales, to Minehead but a "miscommunication" led to dozens of them being stranded with no way home

Daily Mirror

Boat passengers say they were left stranded after paddle-steamer trip

Waverley Excursions is asking passengers who were affected by the event to reach out for a refund

Manchester Evening News

Historic seaside shelter rebuilt at cost of £100,000

A new modern shelter has replaced the original from the 1800s on Cliff Hotel in Penarth

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Visitors furious after film crew 'takes over' Welsh beauty spot car park

Filming for Casualty is reportedly taking place in Penarth and the crew appear to be using Cosmeston Lakes Country Park car park as their base

Wales Online

Shuttle bus and new rules for outdoor seating announced as part of Penarth seafront plans

The Vale of Glamorgan Council's cabinet will meet this week to discuss the plans

Wales Online

Welsh bookshop announced best Independent Bookshop of the Year

Mel Griffin always dreamed of owning a bookstore as a teenager, and now its been voted the best in the UK

Wales Online

I tried to see if Cardiff is a 24 hour city by staying up all night and found myself staring at wild swimmers at dawn after playing Mario Kart and smashing a kebab

Cardiff is a great night out but could I really go the whole night without getting bored?

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Hundreds of households reprimanded as council brings in new recycling scheme

A new regime for separating recycling was introduced to Penarth and the surrounding area last month

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Driving and parking near school so bad council opts to shut entire road

Authorities have decided action is needed in Dryden Road in Penarth, Vale of Glamorgan, to clamp down on dangerous driving so the road will be closed twice daily during peak times

Wales Online

Welsh chef Bryn Williams set to open new bar in Penarth

According to the chef, the new business venture will be a "little nod to Patagonia" - a region known for its Welsh heritage

Wales Online

You can sail from Wales on the world's last sea-going paddle steamer the Waverley this summer

Waverley will give people the opportunity to step aboard for a nostalgic trip across the Bristol Channel from Penarth, Porthcawl and Tenby

Daily Mirror

'I was horrified to wake up with my friend's pensioner dad sexually assaulting me'

Nikitta Byrne, 26, woke up in bed after a party in Penarth, Wales, to find her friend's pensioner dad Huw Thomas, 72, sexually assaulting her, having removed her clothing

Wales Online

The most recent death notices across Cardiff as families remember loved ones

Our thoughts are with their loved ones at this time

Wales Online

Award-winning Fablas ice cream parlour finally coming to Penarth’s old park keeper’s home

Fablas plans to hand out branded picnic blankets so customers can eat ice cream al fresco

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