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Stories for 27 May 2004

Barry Arts

What's on in and around Barry from Thursday May 27 to Wednesday June 2

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CD review of Joss Stone 'The Soul Sessions'

JOSS Stone is a talent to look out for. At just 16-years-old, this incredible young lady from Devon is being compared to the legendary Aretha Franklin.   more...

DVD review of Out of Time

CRITICALLY acclaimed actor Denzel Washington stars in the slightly frustrating, but nevertheless entertaining Out Of Time.  more...

Feel good with soul tribute

CARDIFF'S Coal Exchange will host a tribute to James Brown, the 'Godfather of Soul', on June 25.  more...

Barry Features

Extracts from the Barry and District News from 50 and 25 years ago

50 YEARS AGO  more...

Barry Letters

Nasty man

My family and I went to Cosmeston Park on May 16 to celebrate my daughter's 12th birthday.   more...

No details

I am afraid that the candidates in the forthcoming local elections will be losing quite a few voters this time.   more...

Reunions

My name is Linda James, and, along with my friend, Sarah Sancho, have started a company called Occasionz and we specialise in organising school reunions and speed dating.   more...

Clean it up

I have recently returned from a trip to Florida, USA. I was there for three weeks and stayed with friends at their home on a nice estate in Orlando.  more...

60 years

THE Barry branch of the Royal British Legion will be holding a short open-air service to commemorate the 60th anniversary of D-Day at the Cenotaph, Memorial Hall, Gladstone Road, Barry, at 2pm on Sunday, June 6.  more...

Watch out

I should like to bring your attention to the state of the slipway at the Watchtower in the Old Harbour which has become damaged by high tides and waves whipped up by storm-force winds. It is now breaking up and is very dangerous.  more...

Barry News

Cruelllest cut of all for pensioner

A BARRY man is livid over a Vale of Glamorgan council ruling, which he insists is discriminating against tenants with living relatives.  more...

Renewed calls for safety measure

A BARRY campaigner is repeating his call for urgent action to improve the safety of motorists at a notorious blackspot after a series of terrible accidents.  more...

Residents unite against clamper

A BARRY community stood shoulder to shoulder and forced a wheel-clamper to back down.  more...

'We'll never forget you'

TRIBUTES have flooded in for the Barry firefighter who lost his life in a suspected arson attack last weekend.  more...

Battling to stop super-quarry

THE FIGHT to stop a massive super-quarry taking over a scenic hillside around Michelstone-le-Pit is gathering strength.  more...

Rolling back the years for heroes

BARRY'S war veterans will celebrate the 60th anniversary of the D-Day landings with Spam and dried egg sandwiches, in a good, old-fashioned knees up.  more...

Police treating fire at flat as suspicious

WITHIN days of the fatal fire which claimed the life of firefighter Richard Jenkins, a Barry fire crew was called to deal with another possible case of arson.  more...

Barry Picture Special

Election day - who will gwt your vote?

In the past five years the Conservative administration has taken a failing council and has transformed it into a successful one. Services have improved and you may well have seen the improvements in the environment such as grass cutting, parks, roads, litter collection etc. We introduced free bulky household collection and kerbside recycling. We have transformed the council making it more responsive to the needs of the residents of the Vale.  more...

Junior swimmers' medal haul

AT THE third Cardiff and the Vale Area Junior Champion-ships held at Barry Leisure Centre on Saturday, May 1, Barry Amateur Swimming Club, swimming against Fontygary, Penarth and the City of Cardiff with a mixed team of 38 swimmers, excelled themselves and swam away with 19 medals.  more...

Barry Sport

High praise paid to U14 football finalists

THE UNDER 14s boys football team of Barry Comprehensive School reached the final of the Welsh Schools Football Association's HSBC Champ-ionships.   more...

Wales looking to retain World Cup

AS Wales gears up to host the Deaf Rugby World Cup in August next year, two international players from the Vale of Glamorgan are helping create a clear pathway into the sport for local players.  more...

It's a grand day out for Dragon teams

BARRY and Millennium Drag-ons took part in the Welsh Martial Arts Grand Prix at Ebbw Vale.  more...

Outstanding Jamie's triple gold standard

ANOTHER golden treble was achieved by outstanding 14-year-old Barry athlete Jamie Jones at the South Wales Regional Athletics Championships held at Cardiff's Leckwith Stadium.  more...

Pace too hot for Hamilton in final

BARRY-based Senior ProKart team OSB Motorsport tasted defeat for the second time this season in round four of the 2004 Llandow Kart Club Championship.  more...

  
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