Memories from the Barry and District news of 50 and 25 years ago (From Barry And District News)

Memories from the Barry and District news of 50 and 25 years ago

EXTRACTS from the Barry and District News of July 28, 1955:

*A party of forty boys from the Cadoxton Secondary School arrived home in Barry after a six day visit to the Isle of Man. The party went under the leadership of Mr A N S Ranson.

*The danger of heavy traffic to children on the new housing estate at Weston Hill was raised at a meeting last week of the Public Health Committee by Cllr Mrs A O Yeoman.

* Clive Reid, of Lewis Street, Barry, has passed the intermediate examination of the Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain held this month.

* A porter at Barry railway station, Thomas John Davies of Winston Road, Barry, who took little interest in gardening until he became a tenant of the council, has won this year's Barry Corporation's Garden Competition.

EXTRACTS from the Barry and District News of July 31, 1980:

* Promising young golfer, thirteen-year-old Stephen Dodd, of Highlight Lane, Barry, recently took part in the area final of the Commercial Union Under-15 at St Pierre Golf Club, Chepstow, but failed to qualify for the final. Stephen is a member of Brynhill Golf Club.

* Traffic was held up in Evans Street on Saturday morning...by a swarm of bees. The situation became so serious that a local bee keeper was called to remove the offenders.

* The Vale Council has finally won its 10-year legal battle for compensation following a two-tanker collision in the Bristol Channel in 1970.

* The sum of £120 was raised on Saturday by the Barry Women's Gas Federation to aid the Jimmy Saville Stoke Mandeville Hospital Appeal.