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Memories from the Barry & District News of 50 years ago

9:00am Thursday 31st December 2009

EXTRACTS from the Barry & District News of December 31, 1959: *Christmas Day was the wettest in the Barry area for nine years, a meteorological spokesman at Rhoose Airport said yesterday.

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Memories from the Barry & District News of 50 and 25 years ago

9:00am Wednesday 23rd December 2009

EXTRACTS from the Barry & District News of December 23, 1959: *Old boys of Barry Grammar School and former members of the staff paid a nostalgic visit to the old school at Barry Road on Tuesday week. In the school they gathered to sing. from the familiar national songbook. the songs they sang as pupils.

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Memories from the Barry & District News of 50 and 25 years ago

9:00am Thursday 17th December 2009

EXTRACTS from the Barry & District News of December 17, 1959: *Letters setting forth facilities which the Barry area can offer in respect of sites for the establishment of car factories or extensions have been sent by the Barry Corporation to leading car manufacturers who have announced plans for expansion.

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9:00am Thursday 3rd December 2009

EXTRACTS from the Barry & District News of December 3, 1959: *By July, 1960, it is hoped that work will be completed on a building approximately 30,000 square feet in the size, to be constructed by Sidroy Mills, the parent company of J Feltz and Co Ltd, to house a distribution centre, offices and showrooms, which it is estimated will give employment to an additional 70-80 local people.

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9:00am Thursday 26th November 2009

EXTRACTS from the Barry & District News of November 26, 1959: *Barry Town’s new full back Glyn Palmer will be in the Barry Town team which entertains Nuneaton at Jenner on Saturday (kick-off 2.45pm) and Malcolm Webber may be rested.

Memories from the Barry & District News of 50 and 25 years ago

9:00am Thursday 19th November 2009

EXTRACTS from the Barry & District News of November 19, 1959: *For the second time since he was first elected to the House of Commons in 1951, Mr Raymond Gower, Conservative MP for Barry, will try to change the law affecting leasehold houses and flats in Wales.

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9:00am Thursday 12th November 2009

EXTRACTS from the Barry & District News of November 12, 1959: *A former Barry boy was last week presented with a gold award in the Duke of Edinburgh’s scheme. Eighteen-year-old Roy Hubbard, formerly of Cora Street, received the award from the Duke at Buckingham Palace.

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9:00am Thursday 5th November 2009

EXTRACTS from the Barry & District News of November 5, 1959: *Part of the car park behind the Town Hall, the only official car park in the main shopping centre of the town is reserved for the erection of an extension to the Town Hall. This news was divulged by Ald J P Bennett at a meeting of the Barry Road Safety Committee on Monday.

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Memories from the Barry & District News of 50 and 25 years ago

9:00am Thursday 29th October 2009

EXTRACTS from the Barry & District News of October 29, 1959: *Despite the inclement weather, hundreds of people were present to see the Mayor of Barry (Ald A G Thomas) officially open the new £150,000 Colcot shopping centre on Saturday.

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9:00am Thursday 22nd October 2009

EXTRACTS from the Barry & District News of October 22, 1959: *"This a disgrace to a civilised community," said the Borough Engineer (John Proctor) at Monday’s meeting of the Public Works and Planning Committee when he reported upon the malicious damage to trees and street lighting.

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