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• Police brutality case dropped

  A BARRY mum has been told her case against Vale police, whom she claimed brutalised her mentally ill son, will be dropped. read more

• All we want is some justice

  A BARRY dad has spoken of the heartache he has endured after a hit-and-run accident left him badly injured and unable to support his family. read more

• MP demands road changes

  TRAFFIC calming measures in Sully need to be urgently reviewed, according to local MP John Smith. read more

• Priorities of council

  SIR - CAN anyone explain how the Council determines its priorities? read more

• Fears over tax valuation

  ASSEMBLY minister Alun Cairns AM has called for action amid fears that council tax revaluation will hit Barry and the Vale harder than the rest of Wales. read more

• Plans are revealed for £2.3m church building

  AMBITIOUS plans to build a £2.3 million community church building have been revealed. read more

• It's fun in the sun!

  Thousands of visitors from all over the Vale flocked to the town to savour the third annual event, which has trebled in size since the first festival in 2002. read more

• Cup win is big boost for Barry

  WITH the row over pricing at Barry Town still rumbling on, at least the players are proving they are worth what the fans are being asked to pay to see them. read more

• Evasive

  WHAT a weak and evasive response from Cardiff City Council to Plaid Cymru's call for action on cycle and pedestrian access to the Sports Village. read more

• CD review of Funky Dory by Rachel Stevens

  SHE'S one 'eck of a sex bomb and she seems to have a good bit of talent behind her, too. read more

• Death leads to better safety

  A SCHOOLBOY'S tragic death could lead to sweeping changes to the transport system across Wales. read more

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

  50 YEARS AGO EXTRACTS from the Barry & District News of September 9, 1954: read more

• Four-some result

  Record: Dramatic last shot as Ruth becomes first to win four finals OVER the past weekend Rhoose Bowling Club held their Championship Finals. One member Ruth May was a finalist in four competitions so one final had to be held on Friday evening. read more

• Festival's two days of fun in the sun

  THOUSANDS of people enjoyed the two days of Barry Waterfront Festival, which was blessed with good weather. read more

• DVD review of Pitch Black

  IT'S BEEN out of the charts for years, but Pitch Black made a sudden rush for the top 10 when the Chronicles of Riddick came out. read more

• Not easy just complicated

  WITH the pass rate up again for A-levels and GCSEs we asked if exams are getting easier. read more

• The son of my father

  SIR - I am trying to trace the son of my father Lindsey Webb, a WW 11 US Army soldier, and Beatrice Lush. read more

• Friends' tribute to a 'warm, loving man'

  FRIENDS of the Barry man found dead in a High Street flat have spoken about the loss of a warm and loving person. read more

• Lifeguards plea for urgent repair work

  THE KNAP'S vital lifeguard service could be lost if their dilapidated base is not repaired urgently. read more

• Filthy way in to club

  SIR - COWES, St Tropez and Barry all have yacht clubs, but Barry must have the filthiest approach of all. Yet again Battery Hill from the Triangle, Barry Island, down into the Dock is strewn with litter, pieces of wood, broken office chairs, a three seater sofa (in the hedge) and other adornments. read more

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