Junk food ad ban for city sites

CARDIFF Council will become the latest Welsh local authority to ban junk food advertising in certain public places.

- ELLIE GOSLEY

A row of four fast food adverts near Cardiff's Gabalfa interchange

(MATTHEW HORWOOD)

The authority is stopping any junk food ads on council property in a bid to make the capital healthier.

The policy, approved by the council's cabinet, is focused on supporting public health, sustainability, and community wellbeing.

As well as the clampdown on junk food advertising, the new measure also bans ads for petrol and diesel vehicles, payday loans, tobacco, and vapes.

Instead the council is setting out to encourage brands to promote healthier options.