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A BARRY primary school has been praised for its technology standards.Holton primary has been awarded the Naace ICT Quality Mark - an award that recognises the school’s success in developing the strategic use of technology.

BARRY firefighting crew attended a blaze on the balcony of a flat in Vistamar Cei Dafydd which spread to cladding at 2.01pm on Monday, July 21.

A VISIT to VIBE Creative provided an opportunity for Jane Hutt AM to congratulate award winning film-makers Kyomi Martyn and Joe Blake.With over 300 Job opportunities provided under the Welsh Government's Jobs Growth Wales programme, Mrs Hutt set

AN OPEN day, organised by the Safer Vale Partnership, will be held at Barry Fire Station, Port Road West, on Saturday, July 26.The event, from 11am to 3pm, will see families enjoy a packed day of entertainment and activities including face painting, an

GIBBONSDOWN PACT public meeting will be held at The Residents Board Office, Coychurch Rise on Tuesday, August 12, at 10.30am. If you have any issues that are affecting your quality of life, but are unable to attend a meeting contact 101 or you can log

MORE than 7,300 people have so far backed a social media campaign to rebuild one of Barry’s most iconic attractions.The Rebuild Knap Lido Facebook group is aiming to gather support with the aim of bringing the open-air pool back to the town.The

THIS year marks the 80th Anniversary of the formation of Soroptimist International Great Britain and Ireland (affectionately known as SIGBI).Since its inception in Oakland, California, in 1921, Soroptimism has spread to more than 100 countries and in

AIR Cadets from 372 (Barry) Squadron, recently travelled to the Royal International Air Tattoo at RAF Fairford to see the world’s largest military airshow.Few events can rival the intensity, drama and spectacle on offer at the world's greatest

A BARRY post office has extended its opening hours, to include Sundays, to meet customer needs.The Park Crescent branch, Park Crescent, will open from 6.30am to 8.30pm on Sundays.

A TRIO of school staff closed the door on their time at a Barry primary school as children bid them farewell as term ended. Holton Primary wished deputy headteacher Roger Hardy all the very best as he left to take up the headteacher role at St Illtyd

FIREFIGHTERS from Barry used beaters to extinguish a refuse fire set close to bushes and houses on Bramble Avenue on Tuesday, July 22.The fire, at 12.50am is believed to have been set deliberately.

PARENTS and staff of a Barry primary school have raised more than a £1,000 helping pupils embark on a scientific journey.Holton Primary’s Parents and Friends Association (PFA) raised £1272.93 through its summer fair held earlier this

ESCHEWING the usual ways people decide to raise money for charity, this Barry man has inked up an interesting idea. Shane Campbell, 31, is raising money for Help for Heroes by taking sponsorships to get a tattoo of the UK military charity's logo

GET your dancing shoes on and join in the charity dance party of the year this August - at Cardiff's iconic Millennium Stadium.The Dance Mania Charity Dance Party is giving you the chance to get some great exercise and fun ‘Zumba-style&rsquo

NOT looking forward to the long boring summer holiday. Fancy some flying, sport, adventurous training or shooting? If so, the Air Cadets could be for you.372 (Barry) Squadron, have vacancies for young men and women between 12 and 17 years old, who want