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Frustration
NO ARGOS in Barry! What a disappointment. Visit the one in Cardiff Bay? Fine if you are a car owner, but thanks to the crazy reorganisation of Cardiff Bus, Barry people can no longer visit Argos, or indeed any other stores at Ferry Road. Why can't the
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Welsh medium school is tops
THE VALE'S only Welsh medium school has received has received a glowing report from the Estyn inspection team. The inspector, spent a a week at the school at the end of the autumn term. He said: "Ysgol Gyfun Bro Morgannwg is a good school. It is quickly
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Web spot
SPOTLIGHT Drama have been staging shows in Barry for more than ten years now. The most recent production being The Hunchback Panto of Notre Dame, in January. To get the new year off to a great start, Spotlight are now on the web! Visit the site at: www.spotlightdrama.co.uk
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Dogs suffer
OUR CHARITY, Greyhounds in Need, is currently supporting, with veterinary and food costs, approximately 130 rescued galgos (Spanish greyhounds) at home and abroad, who will eventually find loving homes. This is the worst time of the year for the galgo
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CD review Big Brovaz 'Nu Flow'
WHILE they have been flagged up as the British version of the American band Spooks, not much is known about new South London group Big Brovaz. Their first song, which brought them crashing into the charts, was Nu Flow and that's the title they decided
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Lost card may be precious
A FORMER Barry chef has come forward after finding what could be a very precious keepsake. Malcolm Barnett, 44, staying with friends in Milton Road, was walking through Cemetery Approach Road near Barry Road when a small card caught his eye. He told the
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Matthew pots his way to four fine victories
YOUNG snooker star Matthew Laver has been making impressive progress and on Sunday, February 23 he recorded his biggest achievement to date. This 11-year-old from Barry finished as runner-up in the Welsh U-14s third ranking event of the season, in front
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What's on in and around Barry from Thursday March 6 to Wednesday March 12
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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Church forced to close down
A BARRY church could be closed by as soon as June because of a lack of worshippers and a crumbling building. The future of the autonomous St Michael's Church in Tennyson Road has been under threat for many years. But it has become clear that with St Helen's
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MP watches Barry victory
WATCHING Barry's win over Rhyl on Saturday was John Smith, MP for the Vale of Glamorgan. With Barry coasting to victory by four goals to one Mr Smith chose the right match to attend Jenner Park, "I was very pleased to see Barry win again, I don't think
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Clear up
NOW THAT the council has publicly announced that it has no intention of imposing an all-year-round ban on dogs on Whitmore Bay's beach, perhaps Mr Douglas (Barry and District, February 20 and previous), could forego his pen for a while and use his doubtless
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Mum's fire terror
A PREGNANT mum has spoken of her terror at being the victim of arsonists. Twenty-two-year-old Nadia Spear's lives in a first-floor flat, in Main Street, Barry, with her daughter Emily, 16 months. The empty flat next door to hers was set alight early on
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Dragons bring back five titles from Cheltenham
THE NEWLY formed Barry Dragons Tae Kwon Do Club travelled to Cheltenham to take part in the United Kingdom Open - and came back with five titles from their first tournament. Three students made the trip - Nicky Limbrick, Mark Palfrey and Richard Palfrey
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Tax woes
THIS APRIL will see yet another huge tax hike hit ordinary people. The increases will be a nasty shock for millions of workers. National Insurance contributions will rise for all and in addition there will be no limit to the amount of contributions demanded
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School has key to good results
BARRY Comprehensive School has won an award for improved education standards. It was one of only five secondary institutions showing progress in Key Stage Four examination results in the School Improvement Index scheme. Head teacher David Swallow, who
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Jams ahead
VALE MP John Smith's wish to remove the roundabouts from Port Road between the Barry link and Culverhouse Cross as a preface to converting it to a suburban motorway is entirely consistent with the view and wish of the previous MP, Walter Sweeney. The
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Info sought
CAN ANY of your readers help me with some information about a singer by the name of Peter Wynne? All that I know about him is that he was popular during the late Fifties and was managed, in his early career by pop svengali Larry Parnes. He was a Welshman
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Drivers' plea for parking
FURIOUS Barry car owners are hitting back after being penalised for trying to park outside their own homes. Drivers in upper Romilly Road, close to the schools, find it almost impossible to get a space on the road. Plaid Cymru's Cllr Howard Provis is
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Extracts from the Barry and District News from 50 and 25 years ago
50 YEARS AGO EXTRACTS from the Barry & District News of March 5, 1953: Plans to celebrate the Coronation at Barry Island were discussed at a meeting held at the YPA Hall, when it was agreed to form a committee to organise a joint Field Day, Mr D B
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No more homes
CAMPAIGNING Rhoose residents have come out in force against developers who, they claim, are ruining their village and endangering their health. Members of the Rhoose Village Preservation Group met at leader Grace Watkins' Porthkerry Road home on Monday
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DVD review Road Kill
IF YOU want a predictable catch-me-if-you-can type movie then Road Kill could be just the flick for you. Called Joy Ride in America, the plot concerns student Lewis Thomas (Paul Walker) who decides to drive cross-country to pick up his high school sweetheart
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Work begins on £1.6m IT centre
A MASSIVE £1.6 million building project in Barry aimed at creating a major IT skills training centre for the region is underway. The Information Technology Skills Centre will be an extension of the existing Heritage Skills Training Centre located in the
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Clubs face hitch
AMBITIOUS plans to get Barry children off the streets could be blocked after the change in the insurance rules. Youth leader Terry Jenkins set up the successful youth club Streetwise three years ago. But when he went to the Vale of Glamorgan Council with
