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• CD review School Reunion 1980s

  COMPILATION albums are fantastic and when you have three discs to choose from, you're bound to be spoilt rotten. read more

• Anger at Sully's move to Cardiff

  SULLY residents are likely to fight proposals to include the village in a Cardiff constituency. read more

• What's on in and around Barry from Thursday January 15 to Wednesday January 21

  Thursday read more

• Lifeboat

  TO keep our lifeboat on 24-hour emergency call 365 days a year, the fundraising team here in Barry are always asking the people to dip deep into their pockets during their collections and the organised fundraising events. read more

• Thank you

  THE BARRY Beavers Disabled Swimming Club would like to say "thank you Dave" for the overwhelming effort made by him in collecting Christmas Challenge Tokens from a daily paper. With the amount of tokens collected, the Beavers were awarded £800. Dave is a helper and lifeguard with the club, also a committee member. Thanks also to the many people who collected tokens, especially the Spar shop and Woolies. read more

• Well, blow me down!

  BARRY'S coastline was battered last weekend by a tornado that ripped up the Bristol Channel. read more

• Chance to play with rugby stars

  PUPILS at Ysgol Bro Morgannwg, Barry, recently had the chance to take part in a special rugby initiative. read more

• High praise for town hall plans

  BARRY'S crumbling centre-piece is to be rejuvenated after the development scheme to transform the heart of the town was granted planning permission. read more

• School food

  I would appreciate just a short space in you newspaper to respond, on behalf of Vale Catering Services, to the "Chew on it" letter which appeared in the Barry & District News of December 18. read more

• Student liffe

  I WAS surprised to see the name of John Smith, the MP for the Vale, amongst those opposing Tony Blair on the important issue of top-up fees for students. I hope John is doing this on an issue of principle and not like some of the usual suspects on the list, just wanting to give the Prime Minister a bloody nose. read more

• Slab injury

  I write with a warning to all other Vale of Glamorgan Council tenants. read more

• Premier league 'needs to improve'

  After nearly a month in the hotseat at Jenner Park, Barry Town's new chairman, Stuart Lovering, has made one decision about the Welsh Premier: "It must get better!" read more

• Dragons - more misery

  Clinical finishing from Caernarfon Town meant another miserable afternoon at Jenner Park as a much-changed Barry showed promise but gained nothing but a disappointing 5-0 away defeat. read more

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

  50 YEARS AGO read more

• Football course achieves goal

  THE VALE of Glamorgan Council sports development unit has netted another winner with one of its regular soccer initiatives for the area's local youngsters. read more

• Bus death inquest

  THE INQUEST into the death of Cowbridge Comprehen-sive pupil Stuart Cunningham-Jones opened on Tuesday, January 13. read more

• DVD review 'Bottom Live 2003'

  IF YOU are easily offended, stay away from Bottom Live 2003, The Weapons Grade Y-Front Tour. But if you're not, just plug yourself in, sit back and prepare to chuckle. read more

• Brick by brick, these awards are here to stay

  THE FIRST "Built in Quality" Award Scheme celebrated its initial success at an awards dinner on Friday, January 9. read more

• Sully give it all away

  LLANDAFF 45 read more

• Centre's boost from champion

  THE GIBBONSDOWN Children's Centre had a huge boost for its fight against proposed budget cuts when the newly appointed Welsh Assembly Childcare Champion visited last week. read more

On this day: Barry Archive