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• Headteacher is celebrating OBE

  A BARRY headteacher acclaimed for boosting the reputation of his school has been awarded an OBE. read more

• Putting stop to young drinkers

  A JOINT initiative is being launched to tackle under-age drinking and vandalism in Romilly Park. read more

• Please help

  COULD somebody help me please. I run a mother and baby club on a Monday afternoon between 1.30pm and 3.30pm at Highlight Park Community Hall, Barry. read more

• Disgusted

  I'M responding to the comments made by the Vale of Glamorgan Council about disabled access in the story you wrote about me (June 5, 2003). read more

• House at last for Barry MS sufferer

  A BARRY woman battling the incurable illness multiple sclerosis has blasted the Vale of Glamorgan Council for leaving her in a fourth-floor flat for ten months. read more

• Steam treat for Island visitors

  VISITORS to Barry Island last weekend had a special treat. read more

• More taxes

  THIS week we have the first Welsh Assembly plans for the new tax for the Government, revaluation and rebanding 2005 of council tax with house prices that are inflated out of their roofs. It makes me think that the housing boom has been planned a long time ago for the benefit of yet another stealth tax. read more

• Honour for dedication

  FORMER Barry Superintendent Colin Jones has been rewarded for his dedication to the force in Her Majesty's Birthday Honours. read more

• Perfect start to theatre career

  A TALENTED Barry student is set to star alongside world renowned opera star Placido Domingo - and he hasn't even graduated yet! read more

• Really rough

  I HAVE just seen the rough outline sketch for the proposed development on the Waters Edge site. read more

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

  50 YEARS AGO read more

• CD Review: Stereophonics 'You Gotta Go There To Come Back'

  THEY ARE back. How long has it been since the Stereophonics last released album? It seems like ages - especially to all the fans out there. read more

• Hopes of first-class education

  THE VALE'S cabinet member for Lifelong Learning has revealed his frustration at the lack of funding for schools in the area. read more

• Thieves con OAP

  A FRAIL Barry pensioner has become a victim of a distraction burglary - and police are warning that the culprits could strike again. read more

• Variety of options with new minibus

  A BARRY special needs school has taken delivery of a vital new minibus that will become a huge asset. read more

• Charity match raises £500 for Holme Tower

  A CHARITY soccer match held at Jenner Park, Barry, raised the magnificent sum of more than £500 for Holme Tower, the Marie Curie Hospice, in Penarth. read more

• Barry's poor shots shift the balance

  THE PHRASE "snatching defeat from the jaws of victory" may well have been coined for the Barry performance at the weekend. read more

• Cinema review: Bringing Down the House

  THE FUNNIEST man in Hollywood during the 80s is back again and he has teamed up with Chicago star Queen Latifah. Yes, Steve Martin is back. read more

• Cadoxton gain 16 shot win at home to Bargoed

  CADOXTON improved their performance with a 16 shot win against visitors Bargoed in the Municipal League 3. read more

• Get cycling!

  I'M Meera Syal, writer, actress and comic, best known for my work on the television comedy series Goodness Gracious Me and The Kumars at No 42. read more

On this day: Barry Archive