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DVD review Murder by Numbers
MANY people have come to know Sandra Bullock as a fabulous looker, but with roles that always seem to poke fun at her. 'Murder By Numbers' does nothing of the kind. Bullock plays Cassie Mayweather, a homicide detective in danger of becoming too close
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Cadet Matthew is remembered
A BARRY teenager who died just weeks after realising his dream of joining the RAF was remembered last week. Nineteen-year-old Matthew Lewis was diagnosed with lymphoma cancer in September, 2002. His illness was severe and the Penarth ATC 148 Squadron
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Too taxing
IT IS ABSOLUTELY disgusting to waste all that money on the chairman of the council's new office. This is out of order. What we want to see is the library , reading rooms and a place to display the history attached to this town. And, most of all, an "on
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Bangor blow
BANGOR 1, BARRY TOWN 1 A GAME Barry needed to win ended in a disappointing draw. Certainly the Dragons deserved nothing more, a superb Jamie Moralee strike cancelling out a Bangor penalty in the first half. What was disappointing was the lack of self
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Relocation
Relocation WHY, after years of allowing the Town Hall to deteriorate, against the wishes of the townspeople, does our the Vale of Glamorgan Chairman suddenly want to relocate and waste more of the public purse? If he's not satisfied with his present accommodation
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Residents fight to save homes
CONCERN has been voiced by Penarth residents living within the range of a new mobile telephone mast. The structure was erected a few weeks ago on the Golden Lion pub in Glebe Street. This area is a densely populated residential part of Penarth and many
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Pub bill
I REFER to the letter you published last week from Dr Kim Howells, the Minister responsible for the Licensing Bill that is currently before the House of Lords. The letter explains another attempt to alter and defend one of the many weaknesses of the Bill
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Penfriends
TOWARDS the end of last year, the District News kindly printed my letter, highlighting my enthusiasm for penfriendship and the International Pen Friends Club. As a result many readers contacted me joined IPF and are now writing to penpals around the world
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Lovely win
WE WISH to record our grateful thanks to the Barry and District News for organising the "Valentine Competition" - special thanks to the person who drew the winning envelope - Fred's! - and to the participating companies: Safeways, Cwm Ciddy Restaurant
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Field abuse
I FEEL I must write after reading Councillor Clease's comment about the Buttrills Field. I walk the fields twice a day and, apart from the council marking out the pitches every week, I have also seen them spiking and aerating the fields at least once
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No Shaw thing for TV wnners
BARRY singing sensation Jamie Shaw is facing an uncertain future after a disastrous week. His group One True Voice have been voted the worst band in Britain and saw the forthcoming Popstars: the Rivals tour cancelled because of poor ticket sales. One
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Snubbed
WILL you please allow a little space in our Barry & District News to record my strongest objection to the under handed "Dumming Down" of the name of our Memorial Hall in Barry? Our councils were elected as our representatives and are reasonably well
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Vale Karate take lion's share at Maesteg Open
THE VALE karate squad arrived in force at their first local tournament of 2003 when they attended the Maesteg Open on February 2. Fifty two Vale members took part, many for the first time in open competition, and as expected Vale Karate emerged with the
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No place for racism
ARRY Town Football Club have publicly vowed to stamp out racism in the game, after claims that their Nigerian goalkeeper was abused at Saturday's away match with Bangor City. It is alleged that new signing Abiola Baruwa was made the target of a stream
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Wildcats show their teeth at Dunvant
PICTURED right, Barry Rugby Club's Chairman, Mike Grigg (on the left), receives a trophy from Mr Malcolm Thomas OBE, President of the Welsh Society of Rugby Union Referees, for being "the best club in the WRU's District B". To gain this trophy, clubs
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Sold
BARRY'S infamous 'House of Horror' has been sold to a young local family. Number 43 Rutland Close, the scene of one of the most brutal murder incidents in history, is believed to have been snatched up for a bargain price of £159,000. And now, for the
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A disgrace
I REFER to the letter you published last week from Dr Kim Howells, the Minister responsible for the Licensing Bill that is currently before the House of Lords. The letter explains another attempt to alter and defend one of the many weaknesses of the Bill
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What's on in and around Barry from Thursday February 27 to Wednesday March 5
Thursday Tynewydd Inn, Barry. Chat and coffee group meet at 1.30pm-3.30pm. Telephone 01446 743375 for information. Barry Memorial Hall, Barry. Learn to Meditate, 7.30pm-9pm. Locations around Barry. Valeways Easy Walking Scheme - for programme details
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Too taxing
I RECALL when the Scottish and Welsh regional assemblies were set up, the Welsh members complained that, unlike the Scottish version, they were unable to raise taxes. So I have to ask, why it is taking upon itself the raising of the council tax by changing
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Barry RFC's hospitality awarded
To gain this trophy, clubs throughout Wales are "marked" by the referees for the hospitality shown by the home club before, during and after a game. Barry, as members of District B, were competing against 28 other clubs including Cardiff, Penarth, Glamorgan
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BBC highlights safety fears
CAMPAIGNING Port Road residents are preparing once again to fight plans over the controversial airport access road. As traffic to Vale of Glamorgan-based Cardiff International Airport increases, people along the busy stretch are concerned their properties
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Woman starved snake to death
A VALE of Glamorgan 'animal lover' who starved her pet python to death was banned from keeping reptiles for ten years. Llantwit Major resident Natalie Joanne Williams, of Tresilian Close, pleaded guilty at Barry Magistrates Court on Tuesday, February
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CD review Biography
'BIOGRAPHY' is Lisa Stansfield's newest release, and it is just what it says on the cover. From the start of her career launched by 'All Around the World', the 36-year old from Preston with the distinctively soulful voice and excellent vocal range gives
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Extracts from the Barry and Distract News from 50 and 25 years ago
50 YEARS AGO EXTRACTS from the Barry & District News of February 26, 1953: Ald Tom Yeoman was congratulated on his selection as Mayor of Barry for Coronation Year, by the chairman (Sir Ivor B Thomas) at a meeting of the South-east Glamorgan Divisional
