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• Happy dad

  THANK you from an ever-so happy dad for the complete surprise of an adventure from Atlantic Wharf. Although the meal is still to be eaten, I'm sure my children will be more than happy, after helping me win this absolutely fantastic prize. read more

• CD review of 'Dead Letters' by Rasmus

  ALREADY massive stars in their native Finland, the Rasmus have taken a while to break into the international scene. read more

• Rain fails to spoil the day

  THE VALE OF GLAMORGAN Agricultural Show was a success despite the downpour which greeted so many of the revellers. read more

• Ice-cool Dave scoops bronze

  BARRY swimmer David Davies claimed his place among Britain's sporting greats by taking bronze in the men's 1500m freestyle at the Athens Olympics. read more

• Lost friend

  I write to you in desperation. I'm desperately trying to find my dearest lifelong friend who I believe lives in the Barry area. read more

• University here we come

  BARRY A-level students were jumping for joy when they opened their results last Thursday. read more

• Back in US

  I wonder if you can help me.. On a recent holiday my husband and myself met a charming couple from America, the wife Jeannie Stoltz Suzuki is more than keen to trace relations in Wales. Her father, Major Stoltz, was stationed at Barry during the war, and she believes she may have a half sister, Moira, and family living there. read more

• In hospital

  WE would like to thank all the doctors and nurses at Llandough Hospital West 1 on the children's ward, who looked after our little boy Iestyn on his recent stay in hospital. We received first class care. The staff were kind, caring and totally professional. Thank you all. read more

• Reality check for Town

  EVERYBODY connected to Barry Town FC will havebeen feeling mightily deflated right now, after the display at Jenner Park on Saturday that ended with a 2-1 loss to a Briton Ferry side, who had lost their opening game of the season. read more

• Nathan's charity trip is sailing along

  A BARRY teenager has weighed anchor and taken on the challenge of the highest and fastest tides in the United Kingdom, raising cash for Ty Hafan. read more

• Entrepreneurs soon to benefit

  ANOTHER exciting development is coming to Barry's thriving Waterfront after cash was secured for the proposed £1.8 million Entrepreneurship Centre. read more

• Vandalism

  IN MAY I wrote a letter about the damage being done to Watchtower by youngsters. The windows have been broken and the wooden doors which secured the building have been removed, leaving an unlocked metal shutter, which on a number of occasions has been raised, allowing groups of youngsters to enter and light fires inside. read more

• Centurians

  AS chairman of Sully Centurions I would on behalf of everyone at the club thank the many letters of good wishes we have received, some from as far afield as the Isle of Man. The support of Cllr Sarah Sharpe and Cllr Malcolm Davies, all our sponsors, which enabled the club to go to Lords in smart suits, the village people of Sully and rugby boys from Barry and many exiles who turned up at Lords and anyone else I have missed, but was disappointed that the club never received anything from the Sully Community Council. read more

• Muscling in on Mr Universe title

  MR WALES 2004, Simon Horsel, has recently come back from two very important competitions, one was the European Champion-ships Bodybuilding in Malta. read more

• DVD review of Kill Bill Two

  THE AGE-old tale of a woman scorned is brilliantly caught in what has already become a Tarantino classic, 'Kill Bill'. read more

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

  50 YEARS AGO read more

• Jobs safe with new Waitrose

  BARRY'S former Safeway store workers breathed a sigh of relief when the new Waitrose supermarket opened its doors for the first time. read more

• Ready for the season

  MORE than 90 boys and girls have enjoyed a residential rugby camp, organised by the Vale of Glamorgan Council Sports Development Unit. read more

• School crossing installed at last

  A DETERMINED Barry mum's crusade to get a pelican crossing on a treacherous stretch of road near her children's school has finally paid off. read more

• Lord's success for Centurians

  SULLY Centurions achieved their ultimate dream on Sunday when, after 50 years, the club reached a Lord's final, the NPower Village Cup against Exhall and Wixford, from the Midlands. read more

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