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• Voting right

  ON MAY 1, the people of Wales will be able to decide who politically governs the country for the next four years. read more

• Bright future for golf development

  IMPROVING skills are high on the leaderboard of a new golf initiative for Vale of Glamorgan youngsters. read more

• John's jungle vow

  BARRY Town Football Club's larger than life owner John Fashanu is taking 'a rumble in the jungle' read more

• Singer is a star again

  A POPULAR Barry amateur dramatics society opened the floor for their members to impress a select audience in a Stars in their Eyes-style show. read more

• Rude staff

  I TOO totally agree with the previous two letters published (Barry & District News, April 10) about the rudeness and attitude of the staff at Sully Civic Amenity Site. read more

• Photos stolen

  A BARRY mum whose father died on Good Friday last year has had precious photographs of him stolen by thieves. read more

• Thank you

  THROUGH your paper, the staff of A G Adams & Son, would like to thank all those people who donated Easter eggs to the National Funeralcare Easter Egg Appeal. read more

• Bus service 'is now real mess'

  BARRY bus users furious at the cut in vital transport services have offered Cardiff Bus a deal. read more

• Hall support

  THE BARRY Branch of the Royal Air Forces Association fully support the Royal British Legion, Cllr Jeff James (Vale Council) and all those concerned individuals who have called on the management of the Memorial Hall to discontinue using the nickname "The Memo" in signs and to return the emphasis back to the building's correct name of "The Memorial Hall." read more

• CD review Home Simply Red

  SIMPLY Red's newest album release Home is typically Mick Hucknall - at least the songs he penned are. read more

• Name insult

  HOW long do the people of Barry have to tolerate the very insulting and degrading "Memo" signs in front of our hall? read more

• Soldier traced to the Vale

  A FIRST World War officer killed on the first day of the Battle of the Somme has been traced back to the Vale of Glamorgan. read more

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

  50 YEARS AGO read more

• Junior Dragon Christopher presents Gary Lloyd with trophy

  THE JUNIOR Dragons held their annual end-of-season get-together and presented Gary Lloyd with the Player of the Season award, previously held by Jamie Moralee. Young Christopher Jones had the honour of presenting Gary with his trophy. read more

• Bookies and poll disagree

  VALE of Glamorgan candidates for the forthcoming National Assembly elections were grilled last week by local people in a live television debate. read more

• Ysgol Bro Morgannwg girls runners-up hockey cup

  CONGRATULATIONS to the Ysgol Gyfun Bro Morgannwg Year 9 hockey team, who represented Cardiff and the Vale recently in the national Welsh under 14 championships and were runners up. read more

• Thank you

  I RECENTLY won a competition in the Barry & District News and I am writing to thank you for the most generous gift of a two-day stay at the Bristol Marriott Hotel. read more

• Spirits high as weather turns

  BARRY businesses looking forward to a bumper start to the summer season have rallied despite suffering a bitter blow over Easter Bank Holiday. read more

• Hospital plans go up in smoke

  AMBITIOUS plans to turn Sully Hospital into luxury flats have gone up in smoke. read more

• Town odds on for the title

  BARRY 2, CWMBRAN 1 read more

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