Dispute over outdoor seating spaces poses problems for Penarth

A local council dispute has caused big issues for restaurants on the Penarth seafront, invoking a petition from locals who aren’t happy. During the Coronavirus pandemic these restaurants were told they could convert parking spaces outside their restaurants into seating spaces for customers who weren’t allowed into the shops at the time. The time has come for these spaces to be reverted back into parking spots, sparking a petition to prevent the change. I went down to Penarth to find out the latest…