EXTRACTS from the Barry & District News of May 9, 1963:

* The Old Lady did 600 miles last weekend, flying the Welsh flag and carrying two people all the way – and her only misfortune at the end of it all was – one puncture! For the Old Lady is a 1937 Austin 12/4 London taxi, and she is the pride and joy of Paul Hermon, 23, of Fontygary Road, Rhoose.

* The agreement which the Barry Borough Council has concluded with Percy Bilton Limited, the national industrial estate developers for the development of the 18-acre Ty Verlons Industral Estate may set a new trend. This method of the combination of local authority and private enterprise is the first of its kind in the country.

* Shops in the lower part of Holton Road are suffering from a sudden outbreak of vandalism. The recent sunny weather has meant that some stores – particularly clothing stores have had to leave their window blinds out all night, because at this time of the year the sun does not go down until long after the shops have closed. As a result hooligans have had an ideal target for vandalism and many of the blinds have been found slashed.

EXTRACTS from the Barry & District News of May 5, 1988:

* A dramatic bid by the Vale council’s Labour group to save ratepayers money by excluding chief executive John Gau and his wife from attending ‘twin town’ visits to Germany and France was firmly rejected on Tuesday night.

* The crucial role played by the Woodham Brothers scrapyard at Barry and businessmen Dai Woodham in particular, in the ‘amazing survival’ of over 200 steam locomotives is to be recognised at a special ceremony at Barry Docks on Wednesday next, May 11.

* Restaurateur Dale Davies, of the Moorsman, Cadoxton, will be one of a group of approximately 12 taking part in a sponsored walk from Aber in North Wales to Cardiff starting tomorrow (Friday) in aid of the Trust for Sick Children in Wales.