ONE of the main traffic routes in and out of Barry is set to close for up to a year, as major works are undertaken to help alleviate potential flooding problems in the area. The works, which include the laying of a large new sewer, will be undertaken
THIS week's old photograph of Welsh ladies in traditional costume processing up Harbour Road past Harbour Cottage to the Eisteddfod, was submitted by reader Mr Downes. At the time the other buildings adjacent to Harbour Cottage had not been built
THE RNLI Barry Fundraising Branch will be undertaking its house-to-house collections in Barry and Rhoose from April 21, to May 3. These collections are necessary to keep the lifeboats on continuous call, 365 days a year, 24 hours per day. The
I AM looking for a 12-year-old penpal who I could correspond with via snail mail. I am a newspaper and stamp collector and I collect them from around the world. I am a 12-year-old boy from New Zealand. I am interested in other countries and people
THIS letter is in response to the request for thoughts on the use of the land at Cemetery Approach. Although I live away from Barry, I visit the cemetery to tend to my mother's grave. I would like one side of the road to be used for green burials
THE Merchant Navy Association (Wales) will exercise its right to parade in Barry on Saturday, April 19. The parade will assemble at 11am in Central Park (entrance off King Square). March is at 11.25am. The Mayor of the Vale of Glamorgan will take
I WRITE regarding the council decision to write off an £86,000 loan to the YMCA. In my opinion the council is using the public purse monies to write off this interest free loan. Is this not a Robin Hood in reversal technique, writing off money
I AM writing on behalf of the Marie Curie Hospice to thank everyone in Barry for their support of the Marie Curie Cancer Care Great Daffodil Appeal, through the street collections held between Saturday, February 23, and Saturday March 1. Your
MY name is Pat Montgomery, I live in Cwm Talwg, and I have the same photograph taken outside Ranks Mill (Barry & District News, April 10). My mother is the sixth lady from the right. Her name was Edith (Eddie) Currie, she later married Jack Taylor
THURSDAY St Donats Arts Centre. Vale of Glamorgan Artists (VOGA) Exhibition, Monday-Friday 10am-4pm (runs until Apr 30). Tel 01446 732088. Barry Island Community Centre. Mother and Toddler Group 1.30pm-3pm. Holy Trinity Church Hall, Trinity Street
EXTRACTS from the Barry & District News of April 17, 1958: *Anti-Socialists in Barry sustained a severe shock in the Glamorgan County Council election for the Barry Division on Tuesday. Joy Davies, the socialist candidate, gained a seat, which
Barry Town 0 Cardiff Grange Quins 1 BARRY TOWN were hoping to win promotion and pop the champagne corks in front of a bumper Jenner Park crowd on Tuesday - but the night ended in disappointment after a narrow 1-0 defeat to Cardiff Grange Quins. With
Sully Sports 4 Dinas Powys 1 FOR A second consecutive week, the Bluebirds amongst Sully Sports Under 13 were able to celebrate their Sunday in style! Whilst following the Bluebirds at Wembley last week, the result was more important than the performance
ABERDARE 43 BARRY 7 FOR THE third time this season Barry were able to raise only a 15 man squad for an away fixture that entailed travelling along the A470 - Ferndale in October, Cefn Coed in November and last Saturday at Aberdare. With the host
BARRY FC 0 CARDIFF AIRPORT 1 THE LINNETS face ASRS Cup finalists Bluebirds at Jenner Park tonight (Thursday) in a 6.45pm kick-off, and will be hoping for a better result than when they met in the cup semi-final a few weeks ago. Barry FC met Cardiff
TYNEWYDD INN 4 OCI 0 TYNEWYDD strolled to victory against a spirited Old College Inn last Saturday. Rookie Christian Harding opened the scoring with a bullet header midway through the first half. With swirling winds resulting in shots going out for
PARK VETS 3 AFC TADROSS 5 AFTER the cup final between these two teams the previous week this was always going to be a close and very competitive game. Straight from kick off Park came out all fired up and looked the much stronger team, creating
THE Barry-based Park Lions were among thousands of fans roaring on local football heroes Cardiff City to the FA Cup final. The boys' teams are sponsored by Cardiff recruitment and training agency Knap Consulting whose director Trevor Rees is construction
TONYREFAIL 2 SULLY SPORTS 3 AFTER the disappointing mid week home defeat by Grange Albion, this South Wales Senior League Division One game followed the same pattern with the away team - this time Sully - taking a two goal lead early in the second half
TYNEWYDD 1 COGAN 1 AN END to end encounter saw Tynewydd take a point at home to Cogan. Ryan Butler and Lewis Union both had efforts on the visitors' goal in the first period but were off target. Tynewydd's defence had to be alert as Cogan had a much
LOCAL cricket club The Strollers are ready to stretch their legs for the 2008 cricket season, after netting since Christmas, and with quite a few new faces the club has never been stronger. Fixture Secretary Bob Clark has set a busy programme, with games
BARRY LADIES 3 LLANISHEN/ LLANDAFF 2 BARRY Ladies Hockey team secured their place in top flight hockey next season with a win over old rivals Llanishen Llandaff. The team will play in Premier 1 division next season. They travelled to Pontypridd
BARRY Comprehensive pupil David Lakin shone for the Wales Schools Under 16 "A" side at last week's International Rugby Festival at Millfield. The talented outside half, who is set to take up a scholarship at Millfield next year, was instrumental in all
KNAP FC 4 ISLAND MARINE 0 ON A lovely day at the Sports Centre the Knap knew a win would bring them close to the leading pack in Division Two so they started brightly, creating chance after chance. A fortuitous goal from Gibbo started the ball rolling
ON a lovely sunny but cold April day Sully Centurions got their 2008 season off to a winning start against South Wales Cricket Association side Swansea - which included former Glamorgan and Essex pace bowler Darren Thomas - by eight wickets. Swansea
OCI A 0 AFC WENVOE 2 THIS WAS not a good day for OCI in a game that saw their bogey team AFC Wenvoe gain the upper hand in the league as both teams fight for places higher in the division. Sloppy play led to Wenvoe's first goal which had a hint of
ELEC-TEC 6 SULLY FC 3 HAVING lost 3-2 at Sully in November, in a match they had looked certain to win easily, Tec were determined to put the skilful youngsters of Sully firmly in their place. When a Goodrich shot was blocked after six minutes winger
THE Barry Dragons Elite School of Martial Arts travelled to Worcester on Sunday, March 30, for the WUMA English Cup. First to the mat was Chloe Steele competing in -125 advanced points sparring. Chloe took her first fight 5-0 outclassing her opponent
CADOXTON 2 WENVOE 2 DESPERATELY seeking a win in their fight against relegation, Cadoxton's hopes were foiled by a last minute equaliser by a determined Wenvoe. Cadoxton started brightly, playing some nice football while the defence looked solid
AFC TADROSS met the Park Vets in this much anticipated cup final and arrived at Jenner Park Stadium an hour and a half prior to kick off to let their young squad saviour the occasion. On the pitch it seemed that Tadross may have let the occasion get
A BARRY man, whose 'inept attempt at bank robbery' ended when he was bundled to the ground and held down by a passer-by, was jailed this week. Cardiff Crown Court heard how Richard Clarke wore a hooded sweatshirt, with the hood up, and dark glasses as
SHOP windows along Holton road were smashed in a sustained attack last weekend. Windows of Clinton Cards, Abbey National, Card Warehouse, Nationwide and the Barry Eye Centre were smashed with what is thought to have been a fire extinguisher, in the early
A FOOTBRIDGE at Barry Island Station has been closed temporarily following an outbreak of vandalism. The footbridge forms part of the pedestrian route between Station Approach Road and Plymouth Road, and its condition is currently being assessed by the
POLICE in Barry carried out a warrant on an address in the Court area of the town as a result of intelligence gathered by local police officers. The raid on the property involved dogs specially trained to find drugs, CID officers and Neighbourhood Police
SOUTH Wales Police are appealing for witnesses to an arson attack on a motorbike in Woodlands Road, Barry which occurred at around 2am on Sunday, April 6. Police believe that the incident was a deliberate attempt to cause damage to the motorbike and
