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• Wanderers off on tour

  ON a hot and humid day, the Wanderers Cricket Club took part in the second game of their Taunton tour. The opponents were Brampton Ralph, in the picturesque and idyllic setting of Brampton, deep in the Somerset countryside. read more

• DVD REVIEW: The Passion of the Christ

  THE PASSION of the Christ' has ruffled feathers in religious communities because it challenges accepted beliefs. read more

• Pupils develop range of skills

  GLADSTONE Primary School's Year 4 and 6 children experienced a lesson with a difference recently when they participated in a Design Technology (DT) day at the school. read more

• Pub hopes for festive opening

  IT IS EXACTLY seven months since a devastating fire ripped through one of the Vale's best-loved pubs - and the owners are determined they will open again before Christmas. read more

• Vote thanks

  THE LEAGUE Against Cruel Sports would like to thank its many supporters and MPs of all parties for all their hard work in obtaining a vote in the House of Commons to ban hunting with dogs. read more

• Snooker pro takes on language challenge

  BARRY snooker professional Anthony Davies from Barry, takes on the challenge of learning Welsh this week in S4C's series for Welsh learners Welsh in a Week. read more

• Support

  FOR several years the current chairman of the Vale of Glamorgan Council has hosted fortnightly coffee mornings in aid of various charities. read more

• Sully's super season ends with a thriller

  SULLY Centurions completed their league programme last Saturday with a dramatic last-wicket victory over second-placed St Fagans, and in doing so retained the Premier League title - the first club to do so - to cap a season of unbelievable success. read more

• 'Named and shamed' - but innocent

  A BARRY mother-of-four has spoken of her relief after her husband walked free from sexual offence charges. read more

• Civilised

  I totally agree with Vale of Glamorgan councillor Rob Curtis about fox hunting. read more

• 'I'm being fined for car I've never had'

  A BARRY grandfather faces a visit from the bailiffs after being heavily fined by Transport for London. read more

• Cinema Review 'Collateral'

  CONSCIENTIOUS taxi driver Max (Jamie Foxx), knows Los Angeles like the back of his hand. He keeps his taxi clean and goes about his boring job with good grace. read more

• Five pubs join forces to oust rowdy boozers

  FIVE pubs are joining forces to ban troublemakers from going in their premises by running the first Pubwatch in Barry. read more

• Waiting for a vital home extension

  A DISABLED Barry man's family have slammed the delay in the vital work being carried out at their home. read more

• Improved

  I haven't visited Barry Island for many years but when visiting friends recently we were persuaded to take a walk along Barry Island bay, and the improvement was an eye-opener. read more

• We'll have nowhere to live if thrown out

  A MOTHER-OF-THREE is worried her family will have nowhere to go if they are evicted from their Barry council house. read more

• Freedoms

  I have working-class roots based in Barry where my family have lived for more than 150 years. read more

• Lions are mauled

  LYNDONS Lions played their first game of the season on Sunday, a friendly away to Pentyrch. read more

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

  50 YEARS AGO read more

• 'Appendicitis' turns out to be baby girl

  A BARRY teenager who was rushed into hospital with chronic stomach pains came home with a bouncing baby girl. read more

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