A COMPREHENSIVE plan, devised by the council in conjunction with the police, to restrict kerb-side parking and keep traffic flowing in Penarth’s town centre, was revealed at a meeting of the Public Works Committee on Monday.

Engineer and surveyor, Mr J. B. Parsons, said that one of the main purposes of the scheme is to prevent long-term parking in the centre and to give better facilities to the person who wants to park for a short period while shopping.

The plan provides for a total ban on parking on certain stretches of road and the prohibition of parking from 8am to 6pm, from Mondays to Saturdays on other areas.

There would be limited parking, for either one hour in two, or a maximum of 30 minutes on the remaining lengths of road in the town centre.

One-way traffic systems would be introduced into Bradenham Place, Herbert Terrace and part of Ludlow Street, and the existing one-way retained in Ludlow Lane.

The scheme was approved in principle by the committee, and talks will now be held with the Penarth Chamber of Trade. It must then be publicly advertised for objections before the Parking Order can be confirmed.

After the legal formalities are completed a great deal of work would have to be done by the surveyor’s department in laying down the yellow lines, and erecting signs, so it is extremely unlikely that it could actually come into force before next February.

It was decided to make an investigation into town centre parking at the beginning of this year, and two surveys were carried out in March, and two more in June, to get some idea of the extent of the problem.

Mr Parsons emphasised that the restrictions would not mean the loss of kerbside parking spaces – they will merely be re-allocated.

ALISTAIR (Butch) Wilkie, in a record field of 1,532 anglers, in the biggest sea angling championships in Britain, snagged the first prize with a 10Ib cod catch.

He had been fishing for only three months but his first place nearly escaped him as the hook link parted as it came ashore.

He won a 10ft 6in plastic dinghy and outboard engine presented by the national Benzole Co. who sponsored the competition for the first time.

The apprentice electrician, of Cwrt-y-Vil Road, collected the perpetual trophy.