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• Sully visit incurs residents' anger

  FURIOUS Barry residents fighting asylum seeker plans for Sully Hospital have slammed First Minister Rhodri Morgan for allowing Home Office inspectors access to the site. read more

• Barry Memories

  Memories from the Barry and District News read more

• Force is with the pupils

  BARRY school children followed the force to the Theatre Royal this week - the police force that is. read more

• Is this the 'last chance' for lido?

  A BARRY man is urging the town to throw their weight behind the Knap's 'last chance.' read more

• Cinema Review

  Showtime (12) **** read more

• Keep pool

  MY FRIEND Ceri Hobbs and I, now resident in South Africa, were members of the old Barry Lifeguard Club and remember the 'warm' weather at 'Cold' Knap. read more

• Turn tide

  WITH regard to Barry Open Air Swimming Pool, I, like many other residents of Barry as well as the surrounding area including the Valleys, would love to see the Lido back to its former glory, as promised by the Barry Council. read more

• Pool probe

  With reference to the current debate on the Knap Pool: Over the years, the many councils in power in Barry have wanted to close the Knap Pool and sell off the land for development and have looked for any excuse to do so. read more

• CD Review

  THERE'S one thing you can be certain about in the summer - no, not the sun, but a pile of brand new 'summertime' compilation albums. read more

• Kind sister

  THROUGH your paper I would like to know if anyone remembers Sully Hospital in the 1966-1967 years and the Morgannwg Ward under the careful eye of a Sister Davies. read more

• Landlords defend charges

  BARRY families visiting the popular Captain's Wife in Swanbridge will not lose out because of the new pay-and-display parking scheme. read more

• Open club

  I WOULD like to add to my recent letter (entitled "Great Night", Barry & District News, Thursday May 16) regarding the Millennium Hall, that the Monday Afternoon Club also welcomes men and so does the friendship club on Tuesday evening. read more

• Thank you

  MAY I, through your column, say a heartfelt and sincere thank-you to everyone, at whatever level, who helped me produce an excellent evening concert at the Memo on Sunday, April 28. read more

• Tommy is a whizz kid

  BARRY Town supporters Club Chairman, Tim Johnson, celebrated his fiftieth birthday back in March and decided to mark the occasion by helping to raise money for the Whizz Kidz charity, which helps Barry Town supporter, Thomas Trickey. read more

• What's On

  Events in and around Barry this week read more

• More success for our super karate kids

  AFTER heading the medal table at the Welsh National Karate Championships in Cardiff recently, the majority of the Vale Karate Squad are having a well-earned rest. read more

• Vet is struck off following hearing

  BARRY 'flying vet' Maurice Kirk has been struck off after a disciplinary hearing in London. read more

• Get ready to roll

  SEEN at a recent photo shoot are some of the principals of Billboard Ensemble's junior section, dressing up and looking the part for their very own production, Shake, Ripple & Roll. read more

• Number up

  I would like to thank the person who reversed into my daughter's car on Tuesday, May 14, in Blackwell Close and drove off - or was it ran away? read more

• On the glory trail

  THE DRAW for the opening qualifying round of the UEFA Champions League is just two weeks away, as Barry again prepare to pit their wits against foreign opposition. read more

On this day: Barry Archive