I USED to be employed by Cambrian Airways as a printer in the 1960s and am still a printer today - I have a website dedicated to its memory. This is at www.unforgettable.org.uk/cambrian I am sure there a still a lot of people in the area who would be
WHEN I started driving more than 60 years ago, motorists could be excused for trying to save their car batteries by not lighting up too soon! The batteries were only six volt and not heavy duty. There is no excuse today with 12 volt heavy duty batteries
BARRY golfer Stephen Dodd put in his greatest performance last weekend to finish second in the star-studded Dubai Desert Classic. Ernie Els just pipped the 38-year-old Barry man to the title with a superb eagle on the 18th hole. Dodd came within one shot
AIR Cadets and Staff from 2300 (St Athan) Squadron, had fun participating in the Macmillan Cancer Relief Swimathon, at Barry Leisure Centre. The cadets swam more than 350 lengths within one hour, raising £400. The money raised will help support people
THE Barry and District News is thrilled to learn that Barry Comprehensive School has decided to back our charity campaign - the Jamie Adamson Memorial Fund. The fund has been set up in memory of Jamie, a little Barry boy who died from leukaemia at the
CAMPAIGNERS for a safer crossing on Holton Road have been granted their wish. A petition of more than 500 signatures was sent to the Vale of Glamorgan Council in October last year. They campaigned to have changes made to the original crossing on Holton
THIEVES who stole nearly 20,000 worth of specialised building equipment at the Sully Hospital re-development have plunged the future of Barry Wanderers cricket club into doubt. The Galliards site was ransacked at the end of January, when a 9,000 tractor
THE row over the Vale of Glamorgan Council's decision to stop funding full-time nursery places at schools has reached parliament. The decision, and the council's admission of'error and confusion' over funding, was revealed in the Barry and District News
A BULGARIAN vet employed at the Barry practice owned by struck-off veterinary surgeon Maurice Kirk has been found guilty of disgraceful professional conduct. The Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons brought the case against Romeo Raykov Tonchev, who worked
I AM trying to find information on my grandfather William Hallett. He lived in Barry around 1900 to 1930. I can recall seeing articles in local books about him. He was a coach builder and undertaker and apparently quite unique. Any information would be
IN the years before and during World War II my family's main holiday was to visit my grandparents who lived in the bungalow overlooking the Knap Lake. Many were the times that I fell into the clear water of the lake - the only worry for my mother was
IN response to Mr W D Cronk's letter (Barry & District News, March 3) regarding the dispute between Barry Town AFC and the council, I would just like to say I absolutely agree. Having lived in Barry all my life, but currently at Portsmouth doing my
I WALK my dog every morning up the Buttrills football fields in Barry and was appalled to find the gate locked leading to the fields behind the main one. On asking the many people who walk their dogs here every day why this was, I was told it was because
Thursday - Highlight Community Centre, Behind Tesco's. Beginners salsa/le roc/samba dance class, 8.30-9.30pm. Telephone 02920 758708. * Barry Island Community Centre. Castleland Community Centre, Belvedere Crescent. Slimming World with Niki, 10.15am.
BARRY 1ST XV 9 RHYDYFELIN 24 WHEN the Barry players arrived for the usual pre-match team briefing, Player Coach Andrew Prosser emphasised the need to train together as a unit if the side was to improve. The point was rammed home by the league leaders
THE University of Wolverhampton, Walsall Campus was the venue on February 19 and 20, when the British Universities Sports Association (BUSA) hosted the 2005 BUSA Karate Championships. Vale Karate Junior Coach Gareth Reynolds is studying for his Masters
WALES' leading sportswomen have rarely shied away from reaping the glory of the international sporting spotlight, and the Vale of Glamorgan can boast three outstanding role models. Famous names are plentiful, and the successes of our sportswomen span
50 YEARS AGO EXTRACTS from the Barry & District News of March 10, 1955: * Tom White, manager of the Western Welsh (Barry Depot) presented "The Order of Knight of the Road" to driver David John Richardson of College Road, Barry. * The old-established
LIFESAVERS have been given a boost with a three-year sponsorship deal which will be matched by Sportswatch Cymru. The Surf Lifesaving Association of Wales, which operates around the Barry coastline and other areas, has been given a three-year sponsorship
GENERAL manager of Dow Chemicals, Louis Oostvogels, presented a new resuscitation training aid to'Spud' Davies, the cox'n of the Barry Dock Lifeboat Gerry Adams, the lifeboat press officer, said: "This valuable piece of equipment is vital to keep the
A BARRY mum is wrapping up warm for a whole new kind of cold as she gets in training for a tough trip to the icy Arctic. And if her team is successful, she will be one of the first women to reach the Geomagnetic North Pole. Joanne Davies, aged 39, is
A BARRY boy has made it to the very top of the pile in big business by becoming the overall head of Sony. Sir Howard Stringer assumed the position of chairman, group CEO and representative corporate executive officer, Sony Corporation. He will run Sony's
BARRY'S unsung heroes are the backbone of our community according to Mayor June Germon, who is throwing her support behind the Citizen of the Year competition. The Town Councillor told the News, the official media sponsor of the contest, how important
A MEMORIAL service will be held this Sunday to commemorate the life of a man who was at the heart of the Barry community for decades - as a teacher, a Justice of the Peace and a sportsman. John Henry Beer died aged 68 on January 30, while on holiday in
