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• Windy weekend causes havoc

  BARRY suffered yet again under the lash of strong winds and heavy rain over the weekend. read more

• Pottery

  I RECENTLY purchased from a charity shop a small ornament bearing the words hand made at Wales Barry Island Pottery. read more

• DVD review 'Ocean's Eleven'

  WHAT would you do for $150 million? read more

• Get your bids in for charity

  A BARRY hairdresser is going once, going twice, sold for charity. read more

• Help out

  I APPEAL to the townspeople of Barry to continue their support of the Royal British Legion Poppy Day Appeal this year and to give as generously as possible when buying poppies. read more

• Mourning

  THE PEOPLE of Barry and Penarth are mourning the recent sudden and sad death of Irving Davies. read more

• Students demonstrate their skills

  BARRY YMCA Tae Kwon Do Club held a demonstration night at the YMCA to thank Dow Corning for their generous sponsorship of their Tae Kwon Do Club. read more

• Policeman denies assault

  BARRY policeman Mark Hobrough has appeared before Cardiff magistrates, accused of indecent assault on a women police officer. read more

• Park nuisances

  A BARRY street is standing together to save their area from gangs of youths who are making their lives a misery. read more

• Visit House of Horrors

  A BARRY home is the spookiest place to be this Hallowe'en as it transforms itself into the house of horrors for one night only. read more

• Fierworks sales 'must be limited'

  AS BARRY braces itself for Hallowe'en, and the run-up to bonfire night, a politician is calling for a crackdown on the sale of fireworks. read more

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

  50 YEARS AGO read more

• Broadband

  I AM writing in support of the letter that you recently published from Annabel Freeman. read more

• Seven students gain their black belts

  UNITED Tae Kwon-Don International 1st degree black belts are the reward for seven local students from the Cadoxton School of Tae Kwon-Do. read more

• Events in and around Barry from October 31 to November 6

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• Blockage

  LAST Tuesday while walking to work, I noticed that nearly all the rainwater drains from Newton Street to opposite the junction of Woodland Road in Court Road were blocked, not by leaves but by the accumulation of silt, sand and gravel. read more

• Jamie is still our shining star

  BARRY'S very own Popstar has done the town proud as he sailed through the lastest vote-out in ITV's 'The Rivals'. read more

• Badmington open day proves great success

  IN A BID to attract more youngsters into the sport, the Vale Badminton Club hosted a special open day. read more

• Cinema review 'Rod to Perdition'

  AFTER the critical success of American Beauty, that won director Sam Mendes an Oscar in 1999, he is again hoping to impress the critics with his artistic framing and narratives. read more

• Pet control

  SINCE the Welsh Assembly handed down dog control orders to the Vale Council suitable signage has been extensively provided in our streets and parks to inform dog owners that they must clean up and keep their animals on leads. read more

On this day: Barry Archive