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Barry Arts

CD Review: McFly 'Room on the Third Floor'

The McFly boys are building on the phenomenal success of their debut single Five Colours In Her Hair, and their second smash, Obviously, to release Room On The 3rd Floor' an album teeming with love, loss, frustration and a humorous songwriting spark.  more...

Events in and around Barry from Thursday July 29 to Wednesday August 4

Thursday  more...

DVD Review: The School of Rock

JACK Black is back in 'School of Rock' as Dewey Finn, a thirty-something metal guitarist just kicked out of his band.   more...

Barry Features

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

50 YEARS AGO  more...

New life planned for our old town

EVERYBODY is buzzing about Barry.  more...

Barry Letters

Cost of war

WE HEAR a substantial amount about the Iraq war, but very little about its cost, but now we know.  more...

On the ball

AS you see I live I Somerset but as often as I can I travel to Barry to watch Barry Town Football Club. Otherwise I depend on the Barry & District News for reports and information.  more...

Car charge

IN your last week's edition you kindly featured residents of Buttrills ward who live in streets abutting Holton Road giving local councillors their responses to the Vale of Glamorgan Council's plans to charge £20 per annum for residents parking permits in those streets. We thought you might be interested in the responses we received.  more...

Worship

CONTRARY to belief the Tynewydd Road Congregational Church "New Jerusalem" is not closed - it is open for Christian worship each Sunday at 11am.  more...

Experience

I AM writing a book about women's experience of life with endometriosis.  more...

Coin hope

HAVE you collected any loose change at home, perhaps in a bottle or a box? Do you know what to do with it?  more...

Barry News

Victims of anti-social behaviour need help

DISTRAUGHT victims of anti-social behaviour in Barry should have better support and advice claims a Labour councillor.  more...

Festival events have got Front

BARRY'S massive Waterfront Weekender build up has kicked off.  more...

'We miss our friend David'

FRIENDS of the Barry teenager killed in a road accident have paid tribute to him now an inquest into his death has taken place.  more...

Barry Town want Waterfront home

BARRY Town Football Club's dynamic chairman has revealed ambitious plans to build a massive stadium at the Waterfront.  more...

Firefighters for hire

BARRY Firefighters are putting themselves up for grabs this weekend.  more...

Councillors savage car parking scheme

CHAOTIC council plans to slash the number of car parking spaces in the town centre have been slammed by local councillors.  more...

'I owe my life to Jane'

A BARRY woman who cheated death several times over the last four years says she owes her life to Vale AM Jane Hutt.  more...

Degree gained against all the odds

A BARRY man has overcome dyslexia to achieve a university degree in psychology.  more...

Barry Town want Waterfront home

BARRY Town Football Club's dynamic chairman has revealed ambitious plans to build a massive stadium at the Waterfront.  more...

'I owe my life to Jane'

A BARRY woman who cheated death several times over the last four years says she owes her life to Vale AM Jane Hutt.  more...

'Don't mention the asbestos'

A BARRY woman who was given dangerous advice on asbestos disposal has received an apology from the Vale of Glamorgan Council.  more...

Barry Picture Special

Post is better late than never

THIS week we asked Penarthians what they thought of the changes to the postal service introduced for Penarth's CF64 postcode area on July 12.   more...

Fete success for Friends

THE ANNUAL Friends of Barry Hospital fete was a huge success this year.   more...

First-time festival held in the High Street

BARRY turned out in force last weekend to take part in the first High Street Festival.   more...

'Get ready for battle'

THERE was a fantastic day for members of the Welsh Contact Karate Association (WCKA) in Barry this weekend.  more...

Celebrations - Victorian style

A BARRY school is celebrating 100 years in style by dressing up in Edwardian costumes.   more...

Barry Sport

Dragons ready to host Bluebirds as BTFC prepare for new era with agency

BARRY Town face Cardiff City at Jenner Park tomorrow at 7.30pm in a pre-season friendly - a match that is sure to be of major interest locally. Following last week's successful staging of the Swansea friendly, the Barry fans will be eager for a repeat performance of effort and commitment, with the possibility of an upset always on the cards as the Dragons performed very well against a strong Swansea side.   more...

Vale players' success at world karate event

VALE Karate based at Barry Leisure Centre was extremely proud to have two of its coaches selected to represent Great Britain at The World Universities Karate Championships, which took place in Belgrade on the weekend of July 10 and 11.   more...

Centurions one game away from Lords final

SULLY Centurions amazing season rolled on last weekend. On Saturday the 1st XI beat Pentyrch, and on a never-to-be-forgotten Sunday, Centurions reached the semi-final of the National Village Cup sponsored by NPower.  more...

  
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