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• Nominate a citizen to win a States trip

  BARRY'S best-loved community competition is off to a flying start with residents young and old looking to win the fabulous seven-day stay in San Francisco. read more

• Ward words

  IN response to Cllrs Charles, Hampton and Williams' letter, published last week (Barry & District News, March 11) concerning Jon Trew's criticism of the council's neglect of duty of care to pupils of All Saints Primary School, may I make the following comments: read more

• Housing estate gets wholesome

  BARRY's most deprived housing estate is to enjoy wholesome locally-produced goods thanks to a unique Welsh government initiative. read more

• CD review of Jamie Cullum's album Twentysomething

  BELIEVE it or not, Jamie Cullum has been around long enough to release a second album Twentysomething. read more

• Dominic wins gold in unfavourable lane

  BARRY and Vale Harrier Dominic Papura stormed to victory in the 200 metres in Sunday's indoor international match between England, Wales and Ireland held at the University of Wales High Performance Centre in Cardiff. read more

• Prents fight for safer transport

  CRUSADING Vale parents have taken up the gauntlet to fight for safer school transport for children. read more

• Safety issue

  IN the Barry and District News on March 11, Illtyd Tory councillor, Tony Hampton, accused me of playing politics with children's lives. read more

• Karate club enjoys tournament success

  WINNERS: Back row: Elliot Evans, Rhys Bryant, Leah Copeland and Nick Hooper Front row: Rhys Davies, Natasha Paton, Scott Paramore and Josh Carmichael. read more

• Parking charge for Cosmeston

  BARRY families may be forced to stop visiting one of the Vale's best-loved beauty spots due to a council cash crisis. read more

• Heat is on

  TO BARRY & District News and Barry Round Table, many thanks for the fires we received, they are very much appreciated. read more

• Lifeboat crew get pampered

  BARRY Dock Lifeboat Crew swapped their seafaring kit for a couple of fluffy dressing gowns on St David's Day. read more

• DVD review: Finding Nemo

  GRAB shell, dude, and get a load of this fishy adventure. Finding Nemo is a fantastic film for the whole family, no matter what the range of ages. read more

• Barry veterans renew French connection

  FORMER rugby players of Barry fashioned themselves into a veterans team and welcomed old friends from Beauvais last weekend. read more

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

  50 YEARS AGO read more

• Hat hire

  LAST year I was invited to three weddings, which meant I'd have to buy at least two new hats as most of the guests at the weddings were the same. This was proving to be very expensive, as all the hats that I liked were going to cost around £100, so I decided to try and hire them, only to find the choice of hire company for hats very limited indeed. read more

• Ryan shows 'potential to be professional'

  NATHAN Davies, aged 15, beat Ryan Rowlands, aged seven, in the Junior Handicap competition at the Harbour Snooker Centre, Barry Island. read more

• Great night

  I spent the evening at KR's with a group of work colleagues from Palmerston/Barry Community Learning Centres, along with friends and family. read more

• Rare bird

  Thieves who snatched four birds of prey from Barry Hawking Centre in an early morning raid are being hunted by police. read more

• Teenagers are kicking

  BUSTED breezed onto the stage of Cardiff Inter-national Arena last Wednesday night to screams, applause and the massive expectations of thousands of teenage girls. read more

• Lacrosse club hold fundraiser

  BARRY Rugby Club was the venue, last Friday, for a new fundraising event organised by Barry Wildcats Lacrosse Club. The Wildcats had lost out on a major grant, and had to raise much-needed funds to develop their senior section. read more

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