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Council clamp down on a dirty problem

BARRY motorists caught flinging rubbish out of their car window are being warned - pick up or pay up. read more
Memories

50 YEARS AGO read more
DVD Review - Troy

TROY is a surprisingly sensitive insight into the barbarism of the war between Sparta and Troy. read more
Cadets on mission to tend war grave

A BARRY woman who has cared for the town's war graves for 57 years has carried on with her work despite breaking both her ankles. read more
Election win

It is disconcerting to see the labour party cronies still bleating about the Gibbonsdown by-election. read more
Education is 'core priority'

BARRY pupils are benefiting from a thriving education service. The Vale of Glamorgan Education Authority has welcomed a new report that highlights "significant improvements" achieved by the service during the past three years. Detailing the considerable progress achieved by the authority to deliver across the board improvements, the report follows a recent inspection by HM Inspectorate for Education in Wales (Estyn). In contrast to an adverse report received in 2001, both strategic management and school improvement services are now judged as fair, with promising prospects for improvement. The report confirms that the performance of pupils in Vale primary and secondary schools is "consistently above the national average." read more

Archive - Thursday, 11 November 2004