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• Hundreds to make cycle trip to Poland

  The MARIE Curie Hospice in Penarth has announced its most ambitious fundraising event ever - The Great 500. read more

• Linnets get off the mark with point in first game

  BARRY Football Club kicked off their first ever Vale of Glamorgan League campaign last Saturday with a creditable 1-1 draw against a strong Llantwit Major side. read more

• Cup clash is now best forgotten

  ENTO ABERAMON 2 read more

• U13s round off summer with fine wins

  CARDIFF County and Vale of Glamorgan U-13s finished their season with two fine victories against Mid Wales and Mid Glamorgan. read more

• Season ends with an odd bad-light call

  SULLY Centurions' league season finished in the most bizarre fashion at Usk last Saturday, when after completing 97 overs in fading light, with only three overs remaining and the result not in doubt, the umpires decided to call the game off for bad light. read more

• AM backs skaters' plight

  THE plight of a group of avid young skaters to improve their park has touched Vale AM Jane Hutt. read more

• Barry lifesavers praised for work

  THE multitude of potentially life-threatening calls answered by the Barry First Responders in just their first year has reiterated the need for new volunteers. read more

• Gareth is set for stardom with sitcom leading role

  A Barry man has landed a lead role in a new ITV sitcom starring Ricky Tomlinson and Amanda Redman. read more

• Money manager jailed for fiddle

  A MARKS & Spencer manager from Rhoose was jailed yesterday (Wednesday) for fiddling his own store"s charge card, to pay for a luxury spending spree in rival shops. read more

• Anger as the cost of staying fit is set to rise

  THE cost of keeping fit in Barry soared last week when the Vale of Glamorgan Council increased its leisure charges by as much as 30 percent. read more

• Shoppers face traffic chaos

  SHOPPERS and traders in Barry are facing weeks of chaos following the closure of a large section of Holton Road. read more

• Phone with Julian's last text is stolen

  A BARRY woman has told of her heartache after discovering a mobile phone, which contained the last text message her late husband sent her, had been stolen. read more

• Revenge is sweet as Barry win on the road

  LAST YEAR'S Youth team player of the Year, James Hadfield, was the Barry 1st XV star in this game as the team overcame Treherbert, to notch an away victory by a margin of 8 pts. read more

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