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• Residents fight new build plan

  CADOXTON residents have hit out at a Vale of Glamorgan Council decision to approve a development brief that would allow work on nearby land. read more

• We're last

  I WONDER if readers realise the Vale of Glamorgan Council is run by a cabinet of 10 councillors, all Conservatives. Do readers also realise that even though the population of Barry represents more than half the total population of the Vale of Glamorgan, only one of the cabinet councillors comes from Barry? read more

• Brave effort on very wide pitch

  BRECON 29 PTS, read more

• In step

  I was very pleased to read the comments from Councillors Steffan Wiliam and Nick Hodges praising Barry Island residents for their continuing fight to re-open Clive Road steps. As anyone can tell you, a stroll across the causeway at this time of year, and with the recent weather, is not a pleasant experience, with waves lapping at your feet and a howling gale in your face. read more

• Kids first

  PROFESSOR Robert Winston in Child of our time this week told us that children learn social skills by the time they are three years old, before they start school. What a timely statement to make when it seems the Vale Council wants to pull the plug on funding for the Gibbonsdown Children's Centre. read more

• DVD review- Shanghai Knights

  PUT Jackie Chan in any movie and you are guaranteed a chuckle - and Shanghai Knights is no exception. read more

• Ieuan achieves summit special

  A BARRY 11-year-old has scaled Africa's highest mountain. read more

• Amphitheatre plan for town

  AMBITIOUS plans to turn Central Park into the focal point of Barry town centre have been revealed. read more

• Youngsters win annual awards

  THE BARRY Dragons and Millennium Centre Tae Kwon Do Clubs recently held their end-of-season awards evening at the Barry Town Football Club. read more

• Working to build a better environment

  BARRY schoolchildren will soon have first-hand experience of natural wildlife as Cadoxton Pond is being preserved and improved by Dow Corning Ltd. read more

• Callous

  My opinion of the Vale of Glamorgan Council fell at the beginning of January when they served an eviction notice on a member of my family. read more

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

  50 YEARS AGO read more

• A skinfull?

  THIS is an update on the possibility of a cow run in Cowbridge. read more

On this day: Barry Archive