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• Vet is found guilty of misconduct

  A BULGARIAN vet employed at the Barry practice owned by struck-off veterinary surgeon Maurice Kirk has been found guilty of disgraceful professional conduct. read more

• More medals for karate team

  THE University of Wolverhampton, Walsall Campus was the venue on February 19 and 20, when the British Universities Sports Association (BUSA) hosted the 2005 BUSA Karate Championships. read more

• Cadets go to great lengths

  AIR Cadets and Staff from 2300 (St Athan) Squadron, had fun participating in the Macmillan Cancer Relief Swimathon, at Barry Leisure Centre. read more

• Minute's silence held for friends lost

  BARRY 1ST XV 9 read more

• Barry golfer puts in peak performance

  BARRY golfer Stephen Dodd put in his greatest performance last weekend to finish second in the star-studded Dubai Desert Classic. read more

• What's on in and around Barry

  Thursday - Highlight Community Centre, Behind Tesco's. Beginners salsa/le roc/samba dance class, 8.30-9.30pm. Telephone 02920 758708. read more

• Dog walkers left in cold

  I WALK my dog every morning up the Buttrills football fields in Barry and was appalled to find the gate locked leading to the fields behind the main one. read more

• Match play

  IN response to Mr W D Cronk's letter (Barry & District News, March 3) regarding the dispute between Barry Town AFC and the council, I would just like to say I absolutely agree. read more

• Webbed feet

  IN the years before and during World War II my family's main holiday was to visit my grandparents who lived in the bungalow overlooking the Knap Lake. read more

• Lighting up

  WHEN I started driving more than 60 years ago, motorists could be excused for trying to save their car batteries by not lighting up too soon! read more

• Plane style

  I USED to be employed by Cambrian Airways as a printer in the 1960s and am still a printer today - I have a website dedicated to its memory. read more

• Those wonderful women of Wales

  WALES' leading sportswomen have rarely shied away from reaping the glory of the international sporting spotlight, and the Vale of Glamorgan can boast three outstanding role models. read more

• Barry school gets behind Jamie fund

  THE Barry and District News is thrilled to learn that Barry Comprehensive School has decided to back our charity campaign - the Jamie Adamson Memorial Fund. read more

• Parliament hears of nursery row

  THE row over the Vale of Glamorgan Council's decision to stop funding full-time nursery places at schools has reached parliament. read more

• Cricketers hit for six by theft

  THIEVES who stole nearly 20,000 worth of specialised building equipment at the Sully Hospital re-development have plunged the future of Barry Wanderers cricket club into doubt. read more

• So many memories of a remarkable man

  A MEMORIAL service will be held this Sunday to commemorate the life of a man who was at the heart of the Barry community for decades - as a teacher, a Justice of the Peace and a sportsman. read more

• Unsung heroes deserve support

  BARRY'S unsung heroes are the backbone of our community according to Mayor June Germon, who is throwing her support behind the Citizen of the Year competition. read more

• Local boy is tops

  A BARRY boy has made it to the very top of the pile in big business by becoming the overall head of Sony. read more

• Mum warms to task in a freezing arctic in a freezing Arctic

  A BARRY mum is wrapping up warm for a whole new kind of cold as she gets in training for a tough trip to the icy Arctic. read more

• Lifeboat given 'valuable' new training aid

  GENERAL manager of Dow Chemicals, Louis Oostvogels, presented a new resuscitation training aid to'Spud' Davies, the cox'n of the Barry Dock Lifeboat read more

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