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• Aled's TV show

  FORMER child star Aled Jones is to perform his first live show in fourteen years with an appearance at Cardiff's St David's Hall on October 4. read more

• Girls serve up some fantastic football

  BARRY'S Holm View complex has hosted a second successful girls under-11 football fun centre, and certificates were presented by Vale of Glamorgan Council Cabinet Member (Economic Development and Leisure) Cllr Michael Harvey (pictured). read more

• I object

  WITH regard to the article referring to my 60 years of working in the same establishment , "End of an era as shop closes", News, September 19, 2002. read more

• Barry's pace tells

  BARRY RFC 31 CALDICOT 5 read more

• CD review

  THE SUGABABES new album 'Angels With Dirty Faces' is a surprisingly sexy offering from three such young songsters. read more

• Bad move

  MEMBERS of Barry Town Council could not be more wrong. Opposition to their renaming of Barry's Hall of Remembrance will not subside just because they choose to ignore printed reactions of present and past townspeople (letters to the editor over recent weeks). read more

• Victims sleep soundly

  BARRY crime victims can sleep safer in their beds due to the success of the latest Crime and Disorder Partnership scheme. read more

• DVD review

  The Others read more

• Church comes to the rescue

  AN AUSTRALIAN man who found his long-lost brother in Barry owes one of the happiest days of his life to a local church. read more

• Rewarding

  With reference to the letter 'Admonish,' Barry & District News, September 19. As a parent of three children attending Ysgol Sant Curig, two bilingual and one in nursery, I would just like to let you know how proud I am that my eldest child was chosen by her peers to perform the task of a "gwylwyr". read more

• Thunderous win for local coach

  AS FIRST reported in this paper earlier in the year, the super fast duo of coach Mark "Cedric" Edwards of Llantwit Major (Ex Welsh Champion) and his protege 15-year-old Daniel "Ferret" Cooper of Gloucester proved what a winning team they have been all year by carrying off major awards with the North Gloucester Road Racing Club and New Era Motorcycle Club. read more

• What's on in Barry

  Listings read more

• Progress

  PROGRESS at long last! The clock on King Square is now going, chiming and it's showing the right time. It's not the promised upgrading of the Town Hall and Square, but it's a start. read more

• Child car seats under scrutiny

  VALE child deaths could be slashed thanks to a major new initiative launched by the local authority. read more

• New tricycle for disabled girl

  A DISABLED Barry girl struggling with Brittle Bone Disease is on top of the world after receiving a very special present. read more

• Open route

  THE MONTHS have past, the letters of complaint about the state of Barry written, but it's all just as grim as ever. read more

• A step in the wrong direction

  WORRIED Barry residents have met with Vale AM Jane Hutt to voice concerns over the closure of a vital access route. read more

• Cinema review

  National Lampoon's Van Wilder (15) read more

• Pink paws

  I WOULD like to thank the little treasure who spilled pink paint on the path behind Fryatt Street, hence two dogs (on leads) with pink paws. read more

• DVD player and camcorder found

  BARRY police are appealing for the owner of a Sony DVD player and Sony camcorder to come forward and claim their goods. read more

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