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• Treatened

  I AM writing to you in support of the senior citizens of Gibbonsdown who are being threatened, yes threatened, by the Vale of Glamorgan Council. read more

• Park will regain its former glory

  VICTORIA Park in Cadoxton is to get a new lease of life with a £1.25m award from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF). read more

• No ghetto

  I MUST first thank the representatives of the Barry & District News for attending the impromptu meeting of residents held on Thursday. read more

• Lost in rust

  THE Waterfront Festival held was a great success, but what a missed opportunity! Why wasn't Engine No 5553, which was donated in November 1987 to the Barry Development Agency and the town by Dai Woodham, used by the Heritage Railway for this occasion? read more

• Drugs grown as 'a hobby'

  POLICE investigating a reported break-in found a secret drugs farm at a Barry address. read more

• Appalled

  THE GIBBONSDOWN Residents Board have been made aware of the situation in Pontalun Close and are appalled at the Vale of Glamorgan Council's decision to re-designate Pontalun Close, from a purposed built old age pensioners complex, with sixty one-bedroom flats, into a single homeless persons' area. read more

• Cruel scene

  Today, I was out walking my dog with my dad, seeing some swans in the nature reserve along by Aberthaw beach. read more

• Struck down in tragedy

  TWO BARRY teenagers have died in a double birthday tragedy. read more

• Dirty town

  AFTER visiting Barry for a few days, I was only too glad to get back home to Southsea. read more

• CD review Aled Jones Higher

  AS A YOUNG boy, singing came very naturally to Aled Jones, and his silver tones made The Snowman a magical film. read more

• Burning issue

  BARRY residents evacuated from their homes last week because of a fire say it is just a matter of time before there is a serious accident. read more

• Think again

  WHAT is the Vale of Glamorgan Council thinking of wanting to put young people from the age of sixteen upwards in the empty flats at Pontalun Close? read more

• My thanks

  I AM writing to thank you for printing the letter which I sent to you, August 21, requesting information about the Barry composer Grace Williams (1906-1977). read more

• What's on in and around Barry from Thursday September 25 to Wednesday October 1

  Thursday read more

• Have a heart

  Does anyone on the council in Barry have a heart? read more

• Where's Bob?

  MY name is Tony Driscoll, and I'm looking for a long-lost friend from Barry, Bob Hale. We served in 'C' Coy, 1st Battalion The South Wales Borderers in Malaya and Singapore, July 1957 to April 1958. read more

• New sponsor, new strip

  BARRY Rugby Club is pleased to welcome Gareth Jones, the well-known estate agent of High Street, Barry, as one of its major sponsors for the new season. read more

• Electric blanket advice apathy

  HUNDREDS of Barry homes could potentially be at risk from fires started by faulty electric blankets. read more

• It's not ours

  I REFER to the Barry & District News' letter (September 11) in which George White, chairman of the King Square Action Group, clearly blames the Vale of Glamorgan Council for considering the sale of Sully Hospital for potential use as a college for academic and Islamic studies. read more

• Llandaff no match for Sully Sports

  SULLY SPORTS RFC 35 PTS LLANDAFF NORTH 2nds 15 PTS read more

On this day: Barry Archive