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• Reunion

  I am seeking all service people, their families or anyone with some kind of interest in the Bad, Eilsen, Buckeburg, Obernkirken units 1945-1955, and would like to know more about our reunion to contact myself, Mike Barry, 19 Mill Close, Wainfleet, Skegness, Lincs.Telephone 01754 881 557, email: mike-audrey@yrrab.freeserve.co.uk read more

• Shock pay-out sells town short

  BARRY taxpayers have been sold short by the Assembly Government after it was revealed the local authority is to receive one of the lowest cash subsidies in the country. read more

• Lunacy

  LABOUR'S New Deal is the biggest and most successful assault on long-term unemployment ever mounted by any government cutting youth unemployment by 76 percent. Wales now tops the UK league for creating and safeguarding employment, helping us to create jobs much faster than the UK as a whole. read more

• Top service

  OVER the past few weeks I have had cause to use Thomas Motors/Shamrock Travel buses to commute between Barry and Cowbridge and felt compelled to write, as I am really impressed with the service they are providing. The drivers are not just courteous they are friendly too. They are considerate towards the older people that use the buses, waiting for them to be seated before driving off. Cowbridge schoolchildren who live in the surrounding and remote countryside don't have to get out of their seats or press the buzzer to stop the bus - the drivers know where every one of them lives and automatically stops outside each of their houses. read more

• Tennis club throws a party

  TWENTY girls who know how to party came down to Windsor LTC on Thursday last to join in at the club's most recent tennis party. Girls from Bridgend, Cowbridge, Pentyrch, Cardiff and other clubs in the Vale of Glamorgan were keen to take part in Windsor's second event of this kind. read more

• Path to despair for infuriated resident

  A PATH running alongside a Barry beauty spot is so badly maintained that it is putting people off using it, according to one infuriated local man. read more

• Recycling charity shop under threat

  A CHARITY that recycles household goods in Barry may have to close its shop because of a lack of funding. read more

• DVD Review - The day after tomorrow

  THE DAY After Tomorrow is a highly topical action thriller with a stiff moral message behind it - global warning is coming. read more

• In need of your help.......

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

• Not a spoof

  SOME years ago there was a spoof headline "Archduke Franz Ferdinand alive and well. World War One a mistake." read more

• Gala Win for Barry teams

  BARRY Leisure Centre hosted the annual Ray Sutton Gala on October 16 - and it was won by Barry Amateur Swimming Club. read more

• Zebra crossing 'too dangerous to use'

  A PETITION signed by more than 800 people has been presented to the local authority complaining about a zebra crossing on Holton Road. read more

• CD Review

  ROBBIE Williams' fans won't need to read this review to know his 'Best of' album is jam-packed with top hits. read more

• Memories

  50 YEARS AGO read more

• Eyesore

  I am writing in response to recent comments made about the exterior of Gibbonsdown Community/ Children's Centre in Barry with regards to the deteriorating state of its paintwork. read more

• Listings

  Thursday read more

• Footie Book

  AUTHOR Chris Stagg, who is based in Kent, is compiling a book regarding football in South Wales, he is especially keen to obtain information for the period 1945 to 1955 and in particular the football programmes for Cardiff City, Swansea Town and Newport County for that period. He will return any material lent or will pay excellent prices to purchase for his research. Anyone who may be able to help him is invited to contact him on 01322 523153 or you can write to Mr Stagg at 9 Manor Close, Crayford, Kent. DA1 4EX. read more

• Sports finals are 'success'

  POLICE in the Vale of Glamorgan are once again celebrating the success of the We Are The Champions Sports Day competition Finals for junior school pupils from across the Vale of Glamorgan. read more

• Easy pickings for a rampant Town

  MOTAQUOTE WELSH LEAGUE DIVISION ONE BARRY TOWN 6 GWYNFI UNITED 1 read more

• The building which 'set new standards'

  A BARRY building design has won an award for its architectural balance. The Pebble Beach development on the Knap was praised for harmonising with the surrounding scenery. read more

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