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• Town Hall plan has full council backing

  THE LEADER of the Vale of Glamorgan council is assuring the people of Barry that the Town Hall project will go ahead. read more

• Sailor enjoys equator thriller

  A BARRY man on a round the world yacht race is part of team Samsung who crossed the equator in first place. read more

• Pitch ruin

  ON October 16, there were no football games at the Buttrills playing fields due. I imagine to the soft condition of the ground. read more

• Cancer tales

  I am going to meet my MP, John Smith at the Breakthrough Breast Cancer Campaign's and Advocacy Network's annual lobby of Parliament, and I want to take other readers' opinions with me to the meeting. read more

• By-election won by Labour councillor

  THE GIBBONSDOWN by-election has been won by another Labour town councillor. read more

• Listings

  Thursday read more

• Playing into wind and up slope focuses effort

  BARRY 1ST XV 6 PTS TONYREFAIL 3 PTS read more

• Work to start on Orthopaedic centre

  WORK will start next month on a new £8 million Orthopaedic Treatment Centre at Llandough Hospital. read more

• Still riding

  I heard a farmer on the TV say recently, that as an anti-hunt person, the ban is not going to stop the hunters from riding their horses or even using hounds in drag hunting, so it is not true that those who enjoy the sport of cross country riding will in any way be deprived of their form of sport. read more

• Post offices under threat of closure

  THE POSSIBLE closure of two post offices in Barry has been slammed by a town councillor and condemned by postal workers. read more

• Health council needs volunteers

  THE VOICE of people in influencing patient care in the Vale is in danger of going unheard due to a shortage of volunteers. read more

• Allotments

  YOUR article "Allotment fears allayed", Thursday, October 14, contains a number of points which need to be highlighted. read more

• Memories

  50 YEARS AGO read more

• Yob barrier

  IN response to the letter ("Ban yobs," October 14) from John McKenzie, I am pleased to advise that the Vale of Glamorgan Council, working in partnership with the local developers, Barratt (South Wales), and the South Wales Police, are implementing changes to The Knap Terrace car park to address the anti-social behaviour problems. read more

• Police hunt two men for serious sex attack

  BARRY police have launched a massive manhunt after a serious sexual assault at the weekend. read more

• Residents want more PCs on beat

  MORE POLICE on the beat is the top priority of Vale residents according to results from the South Wales Police Authority. read more

• Breaking man's jaw lands player in jail

  A DINAS POWYS footballer was jailed this week for breaking an opponent's jaw in a 'friendly' match. read more

• Don't demolish this historic building

  A GROUP of determined Barry residents are fighting to save a building they say is an important part of the town's history. read more

• Join March

  I appeal to the townspeople of Barry to lend their support to the Royal British Legion Poppy Day Appeal this year and to give as generously as possible when buying poppies. read more

• Tory AM tackles challenge for schools

  BARRY Island School pupils put a politician through his paces - on the football field. read more

On this day: Barry Archive