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  • Rugby girls try out calendar pose

    A GROUP of female Barry rugby players are hoping Christmas shoppers will make a note in their diary to buy a calendar surprise.The charity calendar, now on sale, features eight members of the University of South Wales’s Women’s Rugby team, three of whom

  • Youngsters selected for the Coaches of the Future scheme

    PUPILS across the Vale of Glamorgan have been selected to take part in the council’s Coaches of the Future scheme.The initiative was launched at the Civic Offices in Barry where 15 sixth form pupils attended.At the special reception the group were able

  • Barry & District male skittles league round up

    DIVISION 1;Barry Park ‘B’ (N Bowen 30) 270, Park Rangers (S Dite 29) 254.Cavaliers (R Thomas 35) 265, Ex-Servicemen (T Carcia 31) 280.Geest (J Williams 29) 270, Bunker Boys (A Jeynes, C Cureton 29) 268.Mighty Dockers (P Burroughes 31) 256, Blue Monkey

  • New Chair is announced by Wartime group

    A NEW chairman has been voted in by the Barry at War Group, who run the popular Glamorgan Wartime Heritage Centre at Barry Island, at its recent Extraordinary General Meeting.Founding chairman and Wartime Weekend organiser Ade Pitman has handed over duties

  • Cadoxton dominate the field to take a comfortable victory

    SOUTH Wales Senior League Division TwoPenrhiwfer 1 - 5 Cadoxton Barry FCCadoxton Barry dominated the first half but missed plenty of big chances all round - the Penrhiwfer keeper pulling off some great saves including a double from two shots by Ross Weekley

  • View from the Senedd – Andrew RT Davies AM

    THERE has been a great deal of focus on the prospect of the Vale of Glamorgan merging with either Cardiff or Bridgend in recent weeks and while this is important, it does miss a wider point which has gone under the radar in recent months. Paul Williams

  • Barry chemist times

    THE following chemists are open out of normal working hours at the stated times:Lloyds Pharmacy, Tesco Complex, Port Road, Barry, tel 01446 746000.Monday to Friday: 9am-7pmSaturday: 9am-5.30pmSunday: 10am-4pmT H Jones, 26 Cardiff Road, Dinas PowysMonday

  • A win and a loss for bowling team

    SULLY Bowls Team have played two Club Championship Matches over the last two Saturdays travelling to Newport on November 15 hoping to gain the double over their opponents having beaten them by a single shot at home and then entertaining Ogwr at Sully

  • Council should not charge for food waste bags

    AFTER reading the article regarding food bags and the council toying with the idea of rationing or selling these bag is, I think, a step too far.I purchase black bags for my household waste, one bag per fortnight, and a different colour bag or my recycling