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Stories for 9 September 2004

Barry Arts

DVD review of Pitch Black

IT'S BEEN out of the charts for years, but Pitch Black made a sudden rush for the top 10 when the Chronicles of Riddick came out.  more...

CD review of Funky Dory by Rachel Stevens

SHE'S one `eck of a sex bomb and she seems to have a good bit of talent behind her, too.  more...

What's on in and around Barry from Thursday September 9 to Wednesday September 15

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Barry Features

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

50 YEARS AGO EXTRACTS from the Barry & District News of September 9, 1954:  more...

Barry Letters

The son of my father

SIR - I am trying to trace the son of my father Lindsey Webb, a WW 11 US Army soldier, and Beatrice Lush.  more...

Filthy way in to club

SIR - COWES, St Tropez and Barry all have yacht clubs, but Barry must have the filthiest approach of all. Yet again Battery Hill from the Triangle, Barry Island, down into the Dock is strewn with litter, pieces of wood, broken office chairs, a three seater sofa (in the hedge) and other adornments.  more...

Geest line memories

SIR - MY wife and I took several trips to the West Indies on the Geest line.   more...

Free travel withdrawn

SIR - ON Saturday, August 28, I received a letter from the Vale of Glamorgan Council informing me that the free place offered for my child to travel on the Llancarfan Primary School Bus, had been withdrawn after two years.  more...

Priorities of council

SIR - CAN anyone explain how the Council determines its priorities?  more...

Evasive

WHAT a weak and evasive response from Cardiff City Council to Plaid Cymru's call for action on cycle and pedestrian access to the Sports Village.  more...

Barry News

Police brutality case dropped

A BARRY mum has been told her case against Vale police, whom she claimed brutalised her mentally ill son, will be dropped.  more...

Friends' tribute to a 'warm, loving man'

FRIENDS of the Barry man found dead in a High Street flat have spoken about the loss of a warm and loving person.  more...

Lifeguards plea for urgent repair work

THE KNAP'S vital lifeguard service could be lost if their dilapidated base is not repaired urgently.  more...

Still nowhere for children to play

BARRY children are still waiting for somewhere to play despite repeated promises from the Vale of Glamorgan Council.  more...

Charity brings joy to orphans

THE HARSH realities of life as an orphan in the former Soviet state of Belorussia have been witnessed by a young Barry man.  more...

All we want is some justice

A BARRY dad has spoken of the heartache he has endured after a hit-and-run accident left him badly injured and unable to support his family.  more...

MP demands road changes

TRAFFIC calming measures in Sully need to be urgently reviewed, according to local MP John Smith.   more...

Fears over tax valuation

ASSEMBLY minister Alun Cairns AM has called for action amid fears that council tax revaluation will hit Barry and the Vale harder than the rest of Wales.  more...

Plans are revealed for £2.3m church building

AMBITIOUS plans to build a £2.3 million community church building have been revealed.  more...

It's fun in the sun!

Thousands of visitors from all over the Vale flocked to the town to savour the third annual event, which has trebled in size since the first festival in 2002.  more...

Death leads to better safety

A SCHOOLBOY'S tragic death could lead to sweeping changes to the transport system across Wales.  more...

Barry Picture Special

Not easy just complicated

WITH the pass rate up again for A-levels and GCSEs we asked if exams are getting easier.  more...

Festival's two days of fun in the sun

THOUSANDS of people enjoyed the two days of Barry Waterfront Festival, which was blessed with good weather.  more...

Barry Sport

Keep it in the family

THE TALENTED Horgan family of Barry have wrapped up the bowling season with a unique club double.  more...

Four-some result

Record: Dramatic last shot as Ruth becomes first to win four finals OVER the past weekend Rhoose Bowling Club held their Championship Finals. One member Ruth May was a finalist in four competitions so one final had to be held on Friday evening.  more...

Cup win is big boost for Barry

WITH the row over pricing at Barry Town still rumbling on, at least the players are proving they are worth what the fans are being asked to pay to see them.   more...

  
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