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• Drug hell for family

  A 14-YEAR-OLD Barry girl has spoken out about the hell her family has gone through because of her older sister"s addiction to heroin. read more

• Sleepathon in school

  BARRY Comprehensive School pupils continued to support the Jamie Adamson Memorial Fund with another unusual fundraiser - a sponsored sleepathon! read more

• Teenager leaps into championship place

  A TEENAGER has been picked to represent Wales in the British Schools Athletics Championship in Ireland. read more

• How you can help out

  HERE'S how Barry and District News readers can help. read more

• What's on in and around Barry

  THURSDAY - King William Public House, Cadoxton. read more

• Doug tribute

  THE Vale of Glamorgan Labour Party pays tribute to Mr Doug Hawkins who sadly passed away recently at the age of 96. read more

• Park charge

  WITH regard to the article in the "News" (June 30) about the Vale council charging to park in the town centre. read more

• U-turn on ID

  THE Lib Dems welcome John Smith"s opposition to Labour"s ill-considered ID Cards Bill. But why the U-turn? read more

• Guides fete

  ON Saturday, July 2, Barry Scout and Guides Groups held a very successful fete at Romilly Park which was opened by the Mayor of Barry, Cllr Theo Stenstrom. read more

• Age concern

  AGE Concern will be celebrating its 65th birthday in October and is looking for people to help us celebrate. If you are 65, or just over, we want to hear your stories and thoughts on reaching this landmark age. read more

• Memories from the Barry and District News of 50 and 25 years ago

  EXTRACTS from the Barry and District News of July 7, 1955: read more

• I remember that...

  DRESSING up and being coaxed onto the stage to utter a few hastily spoken lines is all part of growing up. read more

• Centurions put plenty of runs on scoreboard

  WHAT A frustrating season it is turning out to be for the majority of Sully Centurions players, with only one game out of four possible last Saturday. read more

• Runners unite to raise money

  SEVEN runners have joined forces to raise money for the Jamie Adamson Memorial Fund. read more

• Under-14s are really on a roll this season!

  Cardiff and Vale Junior Cricket read more

• Father is accused of killing

  THE father of a man from Barry who died while on holiday in South Africa is to face a court, accused of killing his son. read more

• Student hailed a lifesaver

  A BARRY College student used his first aid skills to save his girlfriend's life after she stopped breathing. read more

• Owners ignore dog beach ban

  DOG owners in the Vale of Glamorgan are ignoring notices that ban their pets from the county's beaches, according to some local residents. read more

• 'Summer residence' on sale for £1.85m!

  A VICTORIAN country estate near Dinas Powys that was once owned by the Morel shipping family has been put on the market for almost £2 million. read more

• Council to look again at parking charge plan

  THE proposal to charge for parking in Barry town centre has been returned to the Vale of Glamorgan Council cabinet for further investigation. read more

On this day: Barry Archive