Barry | Archive | 2004 | October
I was so upset by what I saw that after the first 26 minutes I had to turn the DVD off. more...
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ROCK CHICKS is a compilation of soft-rock classics from the wind-machine-blown, leather-clad divas of the 1980s. This two-disc set includes power-pop stormers from the likes of Bonnie Tyler, Cher, Jennifer Rush and Alannah Myles. more...
50 YEARS AGO more...
I appeal to the townspeople of Barry to lend their support to the Royal British Legion Poppy Day Appeal this year and to give as generously as possible when buying poppies. more...
IN response to a letter from Miss Jessie Cheek who implied that my concern for the welfare of Gibbonsdown residents was politically motivated, I am not one to blow my own trumpet, but I feel that informing her of my track record will put her mind at ease. more...
IN your letters page last week a number of Plaid Cymru supporters tried to portray that I could not be bothered to attend Barry Town Council meetings. May I put the record straight once and for all on the reason for the by-election in the Gibbonsdown ward. more...
IN response to the letter ("Ban yobs," October 14) from John McKenzie, I am pleased to advise that the Vale of Glamorgan Council, working in partnership with the local developers, Barratt (South Wales), and the South Wales Police, are implementing changes to The Knap Terrace car park to address the anti-social behaviour problems. more...
ON October 16, there were no football games at the Buttrills playing fields due. I imagine to the soft condition of the ground. more...
I am going to meet my MP, John Smith at the Breakthrough Breast Cancer Campaign's and Advocacy Network's annual lobby of Parliament, and I want to take other readers' opinions with me to the meeting. more...
I heard a farmer on the TV say recently, that as an anti-hunt person, the ban is not going to stop the hunters from riding their horses or even using hounds in drag hunting, so it is not true that those who enjoy the sport of cross country riding will in any way be deprived of their form of sport. more...
YOUR article "Allotment fears allayed", Thursday, October 14, contains a number of points which need to be highlighted. more...
THE LEADER of the Vale of Glamorgan council is assuring the people of Barry that the Town Hall project will go ahead. more...
BARRY police have launched a massive manhunt after a serious sexual assault at the weekend. more...
MORE POLICE on the beat is the top priority of Vale residents according to results from the South Wales Police Authority. more...
A DINAS POWYS footballer was jailed this week for breaking an opponent's jaw in a `friendly' match. more...
A GROUP of determined Barry residents are fighting to save a building they say is an important part of the town's history. more...
RESIDENTS are campaigning for extra security measured on a path behind their homes to keep out troublemakers. more...
THE GIBBONSDOWN by-election has been won by another Labour town councillor. more...
WORK will start next month on a new £8 million Orthopaedic Treatment Centre at Llandough Hospital. more...
THE POSSIBLE closure of two post offices in Barry has been slammed by a town councillor and condemned by postal workers. more...
THE VOICE of people in influencing patient care in the Vale is in danger of going unheard due to a shortage of volunteers. more...
BARRY Island School pupils put a politician through his paces - on the football field. more...
SIX BARRY mums ran in the recent Cardiff Half Marathon in a bid to raise funds for the Barry YMCA Girls Gymnastics section. The mums were ecstatic about finishing the marathon since none of them train regularly, let alone participated in such an event before! more...
A BARRY man on a round the world yacht race is part of team Samsung who crossed the equator in first place. more...
BARRY 1ST XV 6 PTS TONYREFAIL 3 PTS more...
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