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• Expensive stone is being stolen

  A FORMER Rhoose policeman has hit out at thieves who are stealing capping stones from a local landmark. read more

• Hopes are high at the airport

  CARDIFF International Airport is celebrating this week after being confirmed as the main airport of Wales. read more

• Cows run

  I am writing from People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), the world's largest animal rights organisation. Cowbridge recently announced that it is considering holding a cow run, modelled on the "Running of the Bulls" spectacle held in Pamplona, Spain, for its 750th anniversary event. read more

• Greatest save of all for Barry Town

  BARRY Town Football supporters are celebrating after their beloved team was pulled back from the brink of closure. read more

• Another point

  PORT TALBOT TOWN 2 read more

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

  50 years ago read more

• For the kids

  I know the people of Barry will be furious at the attempt by the Conservative controlled Vale of Glamorgan Council to close the Gibbonsdown Children's Centre. read more

• Jon is 'Close' to being annoyed

  A BARRY homeowner is furious he is footing a bill for maintenance work he claims is not being done. read more

• Late try condemns villagers to defeat

  DINAS POWYS 6 PTS read more

• Chew on it

  I write to express my dismay concerning Vale Catering Services and its selective offer of a Christmas dinner to pupils. read more

• Town revmp is 'major project'

  BARRY'S once-crumbling town centre could be in line for a fantastic new facelift. read more

• CD review 'Number Ones' Michael Jackson

  DESPITE the bad press Michael Jackson has been receiving lately, no-one can dispute the fact that he is a fantastic entertainer, and has been a ground-breaking musical presence. read more

• DVD review

  WHATEVER you have heard about this film... don't believe it. If your friends have told you it's terrible, that's a lie. If they have said it was good, they were wrong about that too. It's brilliant. read more

• Head cares

  THE Nativity concert at the Tabernacle last Thursday was delightful and enjoyed equally by the schoolchildren and audience. It must have been a disappointment for the head teacher to read your correspondent's letter that same night. read more

• What's on in and around Barry from Thursday December 18 to Wednesday December 24

  Thursday read more

• Grant aid for Sully Judo Club

  The Budokan Judo club moved to Sully from Penarth late in 2001 and took over the old St John the Baptist church hall in Hayes Lane, Sully. read more

• Decoration

  I have just read the News' story about a couple living in Stratford Green who were helped by generous local decorators. read more

• DVD review 'Pirates of the Carribbean'

  WHATEVER you have heard about this film... don't believe it. If your friends have told you it's terrible, that's a lie. If they have said it was good, they were wrong about that too. It's brilliant. read more

• Best party

  I am writing this letter to let the people of Barry know what a wonderful time my work friends and I had when we went to the Memo Christmas party on Saturday, December 6. The three course meal was excellent, the 10-piece Big Macs Soul Band and 'No Static' disco were brilliant and there were fair-priced drinks. read more

• Dickensian Night success

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