South Wales Echo from Cardiff, South Glamorgan, Wales • 17

Local News 17 SOUTH WALES ECHO Tuesday January 21st 1997 Specials are sworn in to boost force A BOOST to police coverage in South Wales has come with the swearing in of 10 special constables as part of a major drive to increase strength The group was sworn in at Bridgend Police Station where the divi Divisional Commander Phil Wall to take over responsibility for specials and their recruitment Anyone interested in being a special should ring 01656 655555 and ask for Superintendent office sional commander Superintendent Alan Buck wants at least 15 new specials The force as a whole wants more recruits after the new Chief Constable Tony Burden declared himself behind an expan FORCE BOOST: Ten new Special Constables have been sworn in at a ceremony in Bridgend sion Of the 10 new officers taken on four are from Bridgend three from Barry and three from Port Talbot Training was undertaken in Bridgend after Mr Buck appointed Assistant DANCE TIME: Ballroom and sequence dancing takes place at the Penarth Conservative Club on Saturday from 830am to 11pm Telephone 01 222 707770 for details SESSION: An evening of American dancing gets under way at the Electricity Club Pontcanna Cardiff on Friday January 31 The session run by the Frisco Western Dance Club lasts from 730pm to 11 30pm price £2 SPRING CLEAN: Farmers are planning on joining in efforts to clean up the countryside as part of the Tidy Britain national spring clean week in April NFU Welsh vice chairman Hugh Richards said litter was a major problem for farmers living on the outskirts of towns Anyone interested can telephone the NFU Countryside self-helpline on 0990 329295 HELP NEEDED: People over 50 who would like to volunteer to help schoolchildren with their reading are asked to contact the Retired Senior Volunteers Programme on 01222 390477 ANGRY AT HOUSING: Some of the residents of Dinas Road Penarth who are opposed to a housing estate being developed near Cosmeston Lakes WELSH COURSES: A morrny course is being held for recer beginners to more advanced speakers in the Welsh language Three classes for different levels will be held with the emphasis placed on spoken Welsh and students will also be encouraged to ask tutors to revise specific topics The classes are being heid at the Urdd Centre Conway Road Canton Cardiff between 930am and 1 pm on Saturday Residents anger at TAXIS TENDER: Rhondda Cynon Taff County Borough Council is inviting taxi firms to tender for work transporting people with learning difficulties to social services day centres in the borough The contract runs from April 1 to August 31 1997 For details telephone 01656 664523 Penarth bid for homes NEW GRILLES: Metal window shutters outside a Cardiff newsagents are to be replaced with decorative security grilles Cardiff County planning department has welcomed the change to the front of United News Newport Road Llanrumney Scheme for 500 new houses relaunched SPECIAL PLAN: Two special schools which share a governing body have applied for permission to create separate bodies education development committee has recommended the change for Greenhill and The Court special schools The final decision will be made next month By Peter Collins Jeff Dyer of Beechwood Drive Penarth said: huge increase in traffic due to the proposed development would cause distress and frustration to the mainly retired residents who enjoy the peaceful nature of the Penarth Town Council is meeting tomorrow to discuss the scheme It has previously opposed housing development on green field sites in the area and is likely to do so again The application is due to be discussed by the development control subcommittee later this month CONTROVERSIAL plans for a housing development on the outskirts of Penarth have been relaunched Between 400 and 500 houses have been proposed for 116 acres of land near Cosmeston Lakes Country Park More than 900 people signed a petition objecting to the Land Authority for Wales (LAW) scheme when it was first revealed in November 1993 They said it would rob the area of vital green fields and create serious down Dinas Road are also concerned abut the lack of facilities like shops and schools on this planned estate Neighbour Jim Downey said: was considered to be a form of green belt area we can expect an extra 300 cars which will all come up Dinas Road Other residents have submitted detailed written objections to the traffic problems Since then LAW has kept the project on ice But now it has resubmitted the plans to Vale of Glamorgan Council The move has provoked a fresh wave of opposition Ted James of Dinas Road Penarth told the Echo: will be only one exit from this estate which means that all the traffic will go up and HOUSE APPROVED: A former martial arts gym in Cathays Cardiff is to be changed to residential use The gym was on the ground floor of the building Fairoak Hall Fairoak Road but it will now be used to create a two-storey house There have been no objections and Cardiff County Council has agreed the change of use House block Student must pay compensation Youths rob man which needed five Shortly before he assaultet Miss Whittle as she left the lava tory of a petrol filling station kicking her legs and slappinj her face Her spectacles whicl fell to the ground cost £90 t( replace Cryer was ordered to pay £20( costs and compensation to Mi Edwards and £500 to Mis Whittle A SCHEME to build a house on land in Lisvane Cardiff has been thrown out A Welsh Office inspector dismissed an appeal against refusal of the development on land next to Cornerstones in Lisvane Road He argued the scheme would be likely to from the existing character and appearance of the area Crver of Newport Road Cardiff admitted wounding Martin Edwards and a charge of common assault on 17-year-old Ernma Whittle Huw Wallis prosecuting said: attacked Mr Edwards in Newport Road in the early hours of June 1 punched him in the face and head-butted him causing cuts to his lip and forehead A STUDENT has been sentenced to carry out 120 hours community service and ordered to pay costs and compensation of £890 for attacking a man and a teenage girl Judge Michael Gibbon told Leon Cryer 21 at Cardiff Crown Court: you were very drunk you used gratuitous violence You should be thoroughly ashamed of from anyone who saw the teenagers who were spotted at the TSB cashpoint in nearby Clifton Street just before the attack took place Both were wearing dark clothes and had baseball caps on Call Cardiff central CID on 01222 222111 with information A MAN was attacked by two teenage robbers as he was walking in Cardiff The youths both in their late teens stole the wallet and punched him in the ribs when they attacked him in Silver Street Roath at about 1030pm on Saturday night The police want to hear.