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• Extract from 25 and 50 years ago from the Barry abd District News

  50 YEARS AGO EXTRACTS from the Barry & District News of October 8 1953: read more

• Half-term Vale Football Fun Days at Leisure Centres

  FOUR half term soccer fun days are planned by the Vale of Glamorgan Council's sports development unit at local leisure centres. read more

• Fear of crime is 'unfounded'

  BARRY police are planning a crackdown on anti-social behaviour as a way of reducing the fear of crime in the town. read more

• A little time

  NO-ONE can claim that we haven't been patient. It's heading for 19 years since we began our campaign to promote community use and upgrading of Barry Town Hall and Central Park as opposed to commercial development of the site. read more

• Asbestos fear after estate fire

  CONCERNED Barry residents say they felt like the "forgotten few," claiming they were not well-informed when fire broke out at the Atlantic Trading Estate, releasing asbestos into the air. read more

• No sign?

  DURING the First World War, British newspapers claimed that German Soldiers ("The Hun") were throwing Belgian babies in the air and "spiking" them on the end of their bayonets. read more

• Sports U-8s look 'hot' in new kit

  SULLY Sports Under-8s were presented with their new shirts by their sponsors Barry Fire Station before hosting the first Tag festival of the season, at the Sully Sports ground. read more

• Cinema review: Bad Boys 2

  "All right. Everybody start shooting at somebody!" read more

• Pet appeal

  I AM writing to you to ask if you could please appeal on our behalf for volunteer dog walkers in your area. We have a particular problem in Barry at the moment. read more

• So brave

  AS DIRECTOR and on behalf, of the Barry Ladies Choir I write to express our appreciation and thanks for the wonderful Annual Seafarers' Service (Merchant Navy Day), on September 3, and the entertainment following, in which we participated. read more

• Taxing times

  MAY I through your newspaper, voice an opinion as to what I consider a most devious and two faced government ever to come into power. read more

• Another trophy for Lewis

  LEWIS James, who earlier this year beat his father to become Champion of Brynhill Golf Club, has now gone one better. read more

• Sports U-8s look 'hot' in new kit

  SULLY Sports Under-8s were presented with their new shirts by their sponsors Barry Fire Station before hosting the first Tag festival of the season, at the Sully Sports ground. read more

• Grand plan

  NOW that the peoples' representatives for Barry have applied for planning permission to re-develop the "art deco," Olympic size swimming pool - if flattening and grassing over can be worthy of the term re-development, perhaps they could consider the following concessions to those who spent many happy summer days there. read more

On this day: Barry Archive