Barry | Archive | 2004 | October
DO YOU remember Groundhog Day? Bill Murray lived the same 24 hours over and over until he got it right? more...
Thursday more...
SAVAGE Garden vocalist Darren Hayes was determined not to let the dissolving of his band ruin his career, and he's held on to that resolve in incredible style. His new album The Tension and the Spark is a very well-crafted musical offering. more...
50 YEARS AGO more...
SO, YES miracles do happen - even here in Barry. I refer to the work now being done at the derelict burnt out properties adjacent to Phoenix Amusements on Barry Island. more...
MAY I, through your paper, warn of the possible severe side effects of laser eye surgery? Last week, at long last, a newspaper has given full detailed information. more...
FOR the last 20 years Plaid Cymru have shown no interest in the problems of the residents of the Gibbonsdown Ward, but now that they have forced a £10,000 by-election, they suddenly show a false interest. I believe the residents of Gibbonsdown and Colcot will not be fooled into supporting a party that only show their faces at election time. more...
I must express my anger at the article that appeared in a recent edition of the Barry & District in which Plaid Cymru's chairman, Rob Salter (who does not even live in the area), suddenly seems to be concerned about the living conditions of the residents of Gibbonsdown Ward. more...
IN the next few months we are going to be bombarded with leaflets asking us to vote, and yet the numbers of voters not bothering to do so because of their disillusionment with political parties and politicians is gradually increasing. more...
HAVING watched the BBC's coverage of the Labour Party Confer-ence, I, as a Labour voter was disturbed by the deliberate attempt to turn the conference into a debate on Iraq. Yes, I agree Iraq should have been discussed, but there were many other issues including some very positive measures to help working families. more...
AS a council house tenant, I find the comments made by Cllr Chris Franks in last weeks Barry & District News concerning future council housing investment are the height of hypocrisy. more...
YOUR correspondent, Mike O'Leary (Barry & District News, Thursday, September 30) expressed deep concern over the anticipated job losses arising from the ban on fox hunting. more...
BARRY'S drug dealers and thieves were targeted in a series of dawn raids this week. more...
THE BARRY and District News is giving charities in the Vale the chance to improve their community by applying to the Gannett Foundation Fund. more...
ALMOST all the flats in the former Sully Hospital development were snapped up as soon as they were put on the market last weekend. 201 purchases were made on the first weekend of trading, with buyers camping for over a week outside the sales office at Hayes Point to get their hands on a property. more...
A DISABLED Barry woman has hit out at the time it took to build a 9ft by 6ft extension with a Vale of Glamorgan grant. more...
A BARRY Town Football supporter has been banned from meetings at his beloved club after complaining of the high ticket prices. more...
A HIGHLY-trained officer lines the `rammit' apparatus up against the front door and prepares to force entry into a property believed to house drug suppliers. more...
A BARRY runner paid tribute to brave little Jamie Adamson when he handed over the £1,600 he raised running this year's London Marathon. more...
ASSISTANT editor Sue Vincent-Jones leaves the Barry & District News and Penarth Times today. more...
A BARRY dad has made it through to the final 30 in a national business award for people who overcame barriers to succeed. more...
A PEOPLE power mock séance has brought the Barry Island steps back from the dead. more...
BARRY has a new ambulance station which will help bring down response times for local people's 999 calls. more...
BARRY youngsters polished their shoes and ironed their shirts ready for the start of the new term. more...
BARRY-based Kart team OSB Motorsport are on course to sweep the top three positions in the 2004 Llandow Kart Club Senior ProKart Championship in their first full season together. more...
A BARRY boy who lives with pain 24 hours a day is set to raise money for charity with a sponsored swim. more...
THE HISTORY of rowing in Barry goes back to 1892 when the local rowing club was formed. It survived for many years with members rowing at events around the country. more...
A BARRY teenager has been chosen to represent the West Region to play in the West Indies. more...
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