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• 'This could be an outstanding school'

  BRYN Hafren's new head teacher believes it has the potential to be an 'outstanding school'. read more

• DVD Review - Shaun of the Dead

  BRITISH humour is a many-headed beast - and so is the flick Shaun of the Dead'. read more

• Waiting lists

  THE LAUNCH of the Local Health Board's directory resulted in the almost standard photo opportunity for the Health Minister. What a shame she did not stay to listen to the details of the massive waiting lists for her constituency. read more

• Housing deal at Waterfront

  BARRY'S growing Waterfront has attracted another massive investor. Top UK house builder Redrow is adding to the successful urban redevelopment scheme by transforming disused Number One Dock into a vibrant mix of housing, retail, commercial and leisure facilities. read more

• Welsh team places for Barry Beavers

  BARRY Beavers Disabled Swimming Club travelled to Pontypool for the Regional Welsh Championships, where ten teams were competing. read more

• Deplorable

  DAILY during term time I see schoolgirls waiting for the school bus. Some of them are probably aged sixteen and over but most, I suspect, are much younger. As they wait, the older children smoke. read more

• Yippee! Admiral payout changes women's lives

  A BARRY couple's lives have been changed forever thanks to the massive Admiral payout. Kath Denton and Kat Harding both work for the insurance company and have benefited from a generous windfall, after their employers sold off a stake worth about 10 percent it its value, estimated at £776m. Kath, 37, had no idea when she started working for Admiral just over seven years ago that this could ever happen. Not only did she meet Kat after she joined 16 months ago, Kath is now in a position to alter her entire lifestyle. She told the News: "When staff found out about five years ago the company was going to be sold off, we wondered what the outcome would be, but never imagined it could ever be this good. "When we were told how much we could be expecting, it was a total shock." The decision to float on the Stock Exchange came five years after Admiral was sold to its management team in a buy-out backed by Barclays Private Equity. Around 1,400 staff in Cardiff and Swansea, who are members of the company's share-ownership scheme, qualified for the payouts. Individual windfalls depend on length of service, with some staff set to make hundreds of thousands of pounds. Kath doesn't want to reveal the exact figure she and Kat have received between them, but it is enough to completely alter their lives. She added: "Kat, Ollie and I are going to start by travelling to places we've always wanted to go. "Then we're seriously considering moving abroad - again it's something we've always wanted to do, but never had the resources. "And I've always wanted to try my hand at writing. This has given us a chance to look at life in a completely different way. It's unbelievable. "Everyone who has been working for the company since April has been given a bonus. "It's like everyone has won the lottery and the atmosphere is wonderful." read more

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