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• COUNCIL'S TAX DEMAND SHAME

  A GRIEVING Barry widow received a letter from the council saying she had died, and demanding money for overpayment of housing and council tax benefit - just two weeks after her husband's death. read more

• Team spirit was a big plus for Barry

  TWELVE of Barry's swimmers took part in the Swim Swansea Junior Open Meet on October 15 and 16. read more

• Barry's excellent timing brings impressive victory

  REWARD for the cup victory against Bethesda saw Barry come out of the draw during the week against First Division opponents Narbeth in a testing away challenge on December 3. read more

• Second-half horror show for the Linnets

  BARRY FC provided their own second half horror show for the Halloween weekend, as Penarth Saints booked their place in Round Two of the Barry Cup. read more

• Adam has vision of ice hockey dream

  GOING away to play for your country is a dream for many 12-year-olds, but for Barry boy Adam Harding, his dream has become a reality. read more

• Barry run rampant in one-sided victory

  BARRY Under-11s delivered a timely notice of what they are capable of when they ran in 11 tries in a friendly match against Kayaks Under 11s with four tries from Kyle Barros, three from Sam Roberts and two each from David Parkes and Aaron Reid. read more

• Elite fighters enjoy spot of world travel

  ALL GOOD wishes go to Jason and his team of elite fighters who are currently in Niagara Falls, Canada, participating in the WKA World Championships. read more

• Watch out, London!

  THE Olympics came to Gibbonsdown this half term week - and who knows, this may have been the chance to see a future star of London 2012 and beyond! read more

• Gold medal win for Andrew

  A DESIRE to keep his fishpond clean economically and ecologically spurred a Barry man on to win a prestigious inventors' accolade. read more

• Fright night!

  TWO Barry mums are so committed to raising money to help their sick children that they are prepared to scare themselves silly for the night. read more

• Jailed for 18 months

  A BARRY man who went on the run for four years after trying to strangle his girlfriend with a television cable was jailed last Wednesday (October 26) for 18 months. read more

• 'Sick' men jailed

  A'SICK' career criminal with a'perversion involving women's underwear' and his brother -'an accomplished specialist in offences of deception' - have been sentenced to 15 years in jail. read more

• Nightmare wedding is a dream date

  THE wedding of Nicola Reynolds and Russell Sargent may not have been the most conventional of affairs - but it was certainly seasonal. read more

• Readers' kindness to Ethan!

  A TODDLER will be getting a new set of wheels thanks to the generosity of people throughout Barry and the Vale. read more

• Firm has 'cleaned up'

  THE DIRECTOR of the Fresh Bacon Company claims the firm has cleaned up its act after being fined 18,000 for six offences under food safety and hygiene legislation. read more

• Jobs to be lost in plantclosure

  MORE than 20 jobs are to be lost as the Dow Chemical Company shuts its polystyrene production facility at Barry by the end of 2005. read more

• What's on in and around Barry

  THURSDAY read more

On this day: Barry Archive