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• Axe falls on DARA

  TUESDAY was a black day for hundreds of families when the news they were dreading was confirmed - that 500 jobs are to be axed at the Vale's DARA facility. read more

• Karate kids in high-kicking form

  STUDENTS of the Welsh Academy of Martial Arts took part in a martial art tournament held in Glynneath. read more

• Girls team display winning rhythm

  CONGRATULATIONS to Nicole Gannon, aged 10, nine-year-olds Carys Knapman and Jaye Hall, and Shannan Bates, aged eight, from Barry Rhythmic Gymnastic Club. read more

• Golf, bridge and a splendid lunch

  THE 6TH ANNUAL AGM of Cardiff and the Vale Ladies Past Captains Golf Society was hosted by Brynhill Golf Club. read more

• School teams are all on good form

  ALL Barry Comprehensive School year groups from year 7 to 13 have played a number of rugby fixtures so far this year. read more

• Gala takes priority at swimming pool

  A VALE woman was left high and dry after Barry Leisure Centre hosted a Cardiff swimming club's gala - and closed the pool to regular customers. read more

• Making a difference

  WHEN Rhoose woman Tina Evans witnessed tiny babies suffering from Aids at the Casisi Orphanage in Zambia a year ago, she was so touched by what she saw that she vowed to go back and make a difference. read more

• "Sonic youth alarm" stings troublemakers

  A HIGH-PITCHED alarm that can be heard by young ears only is deterring large groups of youths from hanging around the entrance to a Barry shop. read more

• Councillors" concerns over store extension

  CADOXTON councillors have hit out at plans to extend a Barry supermarket. read more

• Nurses family hit out at fine

  A FOUR-STAR hotel was fined 40,000 yesterday after two guests died from Legionnaires Disease - including a woman from Barry. read more

• Railway flooding fears

  A RHOOSE Point resident says she is concerned about the stability of the railway embankment that runs behind her home after experiencing seven major floods in the last three years. read more

• Struck off for life

  A VALE vet has been banned from the offices of his governing body after his latest run-in with the authorities. read more

• Cockroach cluster

  THE VALE of Glamorgan Council says it is treating a potential cockroach infestation at Barry Leisure Centre "very seriously" after a cluster was spotted in a unisex changing room. read more

• Blue for Whitmore?

  BARRY Island beach may soon be flying the prestigious Blue Flag after the water quality in Whitmore Bay met the award's strict criteria for the first time. read more

• Miracle escape

  A 44-YEAR-OLD Barry woman narrowly escaped death when a car careered out of control and crashed into a wall outside her front door. read more

• Linnets use time out to take stock

  THERE WAS no game for The Linnets last weekend, so fans contented themselves by attending latest regular progress report meetings organised by Barry FC at The Castle, Jewel Street. read more

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