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• Personality awards night shows the depth of talent

  THE EIGHTH annual Vale of Glamorgan sports personality awards evening has again demonstrated the wealth of sporting talent within the area. read more

• Not diverse

  AT a lunch in Barry on March 13, to celebrate International Women's Day and the life of the late Dame Dorothy Rees, MP for the former Barry Constituency, the guest speaker Professor Teresa Rees referred glowingly to the equal sexual representation of AMs in the Welsh Assembly. read more

• Curran triumphs after good bout

  RIGHT: POINTS WIN: Patrick Curran, of Barry Eastend. read more

• Dress up and enjoy days off

  EASTER is upon us and the weekend is longer than ever so what can people do to spend their extra time off? read more

• DVD review 'Seabiscuit'

  SEABISCUIT is a moving and inspiring film set in a Depression-gripped America. read more

• Big effort by smaller players

  BARRY-based Welsh Contact Karate Associa-tion produced a fine set of results in its open karate competition, held at Holm View Leisure Centre last Sunday. read more

• Have your say on park's future

  BARRY people have been asked to help shape the future of Central Park read more

• Point, but lot still to ber done

  WELSHPOOL 1 BARRY TOWN 1 read more

• Barry gay couple are first to tie the knot

  A GAY Barry couple are showing their commitment to each other by tying the knot at the first ever Vale of Glamorgan ceremony for same sex couples. read more

• Law ignored

  IS it not time that the by-laws in this town were enforced? Namely, litter-dropping, dog fouling, and last but not least, graffiti. read more

• Wardens

  NORMALLY when we write about traffic wardens, it is usually to complain about them. read more

• CD review of Now Dance: 41 Brand New Dance Hits

  And what better way to celebrate it than grabbing a copy of Now Dance: 41 Brand New Dance Hits, and whacking it into your player? read more

• Close paths

  I RARELY reply to anonymous letters in the press, such as that in the Penarth Times of March 25, which sought to criticise not only myself, but equally the Vale of Glamorgan Council. read more

• Man run over by pub raiders

  A BARRY man was run over by his own car by thieves who raided the Royal Hotel on Saturday night. read more

• Families come first for most of us at Eastertime

  EASTER time is here again and a lot of us will have two extra days off which gives more free time to relax. read more

• Baby girl found dead in town

  BARRY police are investigating the death of a three-week-old baby girl which is being treated as suspicious. read more

• Photograph ban

  PAEDOPHILES preying on children in public are being targeted in a camera phone crackdown. read more

• With regret

  IT IS with regret, that I, Stephen Newman, former Conservative candidate and organiser, Butt-rills Ward, will not be seeking the Conservative nomination for Ward local elections on June 10. read more

• Extracts from 50 and 25 years ago from the Barry and Distirct News

  50 YEARS AGO read more

• PLedge to take action

  RESIDENTS had a chance to grill local councillors at the second State of the Area Debate last week. read more

On this day: Barry Archive