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• No comfort

  THE mother of a teenager who died in an horrific car crash last year has said she and her family take "no comfort from the verdict", after the driver was fined £1,000 and banned for 30 months for careless driving. read more

• Cadoxton end home campaign in truly convincing style

  CADOXTON 6 read more

• No revenge this time for Barry

  DESPITE torrential rain in Cardiff last weekend, Barry RFC Juniors' away fixture against Fairwater was quickly re-arranged on Sunday morning and brought to Barry, where pitches were in better condition. read more

• Old friends, new friends, then back to league

  SULLY Sports RFC hosted a memorial game and function, following the recent tragic death of a former player, Nigel Westall. read more

• Its a Vale of a time as United make it to Dockers Cup final

  VALE UNITED 3 read more

• Jolly Postie

  WHILE there seems to be no let-up in the volume of junk mail we receive each day - and perhaps a wrongly delivered lettered intended for AN Other of a similar postcode - the courteous good humour of the postman never fails to shine through whatever the weather. read more

• No dispute

  CONTRARY to what many readers might think, the strike on Tuesday by Vale of Glamorgan Council employees did not mean they were in dispute with the majority of Vale councillors. read more

• Back town

  AS THE football season draws to its end, praise must be heaped on Barry Town manager Gavin Price who, with limited finance, has brought together a team that has more than held its own in the Welsh League. read more

• Opportunity

  WAKE up Vale of Glamorgan councillors! read more

• Kittens rescued

  THREE 12-week-old kittens are recovering at an animal sanctuary after being dumped in bramble near Barry Dock station. read more

• MP welcomes new DARA investigation

  VALE of Glamorgan MP John Smith - a Member of the Commons' Defence Select Committee - has welcomed the Government's agreement to an Independent Investigation by the National Audit Office into its response to a Defence Committee report, which described the decision to remove work from DARA, St Athan, to the East of England as'incomprehensible'. read more

• Fairytale ends as pair split

  THE romantic bubble has burst for GMTV wedding couple Hannah Gillette and James Burdge, who have announced they are splitting after just six months of marriage. read more

• Inquest into death

  AN inquest has heard how a Barry man dropped his three-week-old baby on the floor the day before she died. read more

• Future of football club in balance

  THE future of Barry Town FC is in doubt, according to its chairman, if a dispute with the Vale Council over Jenner Park is not resolved soon. read more

• Traders flout law

  SHOPKEEPERS have been selling life-threatening goods to children, according to a recent survey by the Vale of Glamorgan Council's trading standards department. read more

• Call for drink-drive changes

  A DRINK-DRIVER who was jailed following an accident in which a Barry lad died has applied to get his driving ban reduced - to the disgust of the dead man's family. read more

• Council to seek Fairtrade status

  FOLLOWING consideration of a report in January from the council's Chief Officer, the Town Council has agreed to seek Fairtrade status for Barry within the next few months. read more

• Young ignored by council

  THE Vale of Glamorgan Council has been criticised by the local Labour group for not spending enough on the youth of Barry. read more

• Crime rate cut

  CRIME is on its way down in Barry - so say South Wales Police and the Vale of Glamorgan Council, in light of the latest crime statistics for the Alley Gates project in Barry. read more

• Dire Dock

  I VISITED Barry just recently and well, where do I start? read more

On this day: Barry Archive