STUDENTS of the Welsh Academy of Martial Arts took part in a martial art tournament held in Glynneath. Making his debut in his very first tournament was Joshua Harris aged eight years, who was first up to fight. Joshua did extremely well but unfortunately
CONGRATULATIONS to Nicole Gannon, aged 10, nine-year-olds Carys Knapman and Jaye Hall, and Shannan Bates, aged eight, from Barry Rhythmic Gymnastic Club. Nicole and Carys shone at the recent novice-intermediate and grades competition in Caerleon. Nicole
ALL Barry Comprehensive School year groups from year 7 to 13 have played a number of rugby fixtures so far this year. The 1st XV are playing in the Dragons Trust Midweek League, involving players from years 11, 12 and 13. Results: v Cowbridge (cup) lost
WHEN Rhoose woman Tina Evans witnessed tiny babies suffering from Aids at the Casisi Orphanage in Zambia a year ago, she was so touched by what she saw that she vowed to go back and make a difference. So now Tina is in the process of packing her 100kg-baggage
A FOUR-STAR hotel was fined 40,000 yesterday after two guests died from Legionnaires Disease - including a woman from Barry. Five guests were struck down by the disease after eating food from a buffet unit at the hotel in late 1999 and early 2000. Barry
A RHOOSE Point resident says she is concerned about the stability of the railway embankment that runs behind her home after experiencing seven major floods in the last three years. Since Karen Gallimore and her family moved into the brand new Maes y Gwenyn
A VALE vet has been banned from the offices of his governing body after his latest run-in with the authorities. Police had to be called to the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons when Maurice Kirk swore, made unfounded allegations and threatened to have
A 44-YEAR-OLD Barry woman narrowly escaped death when a car careered out of control and crashed into a wall outside her front door. The vehicle came off the road at a bend on Coldbrook Road East at about 1pm on Sunday - just as Linda Hughes was getting
THERE WAS no game for The Linnets last weekend, so fans contented themselves by attending latest regular progress report meetings organised by Barry FC at The Castle, Jewel Street. There were statements from the club as to how things were progressing
THE 6TH ANNUAL AGM of Cardiff and the Vale Ladies Past Captains Golf Society was hosted by Brynhill Golf Club. In the morning, 56 members played 18 holes of golf, 20 played bridge and a total of 58 assembled for lunch. The weather was glorious, so the
A VALE woman was left high and dry after Barry Leisure Centre hosted a Cardiff swimming club's gala - and closed the pool to regular customers. Carol Hockley of Castle Drive, Dinas Powys, has taken her eight-year-old niece Hannah to the swimming pool
A HIGH-PITCHED alarm that can be heard by young ears only is deterring large groups of youths from hanging around the entrance to a Barry shop. Robert Gough, owner of Spar on Barry Road, installed the'Mosquito' on the front of his store about a month
CADOXTON councillors have hit out at plans to extend a Barry supermarket. German discount superstore Lidl has submitted a planning application to the Vale council to expand its Pencoedtre Village shop by around a third. The company would need to purchase
THE VALE of Glamorgan Council says it is treating a potential cockroach infestation at Barry Leisure Centre "very seriously" after a cluster was spotted in a unisex changing room. A member of the public came across the troublesome insects while getting
BARRY Island beach may soon be flying the prestigious Blue Flag after the water quality in Whitmore Bay met the award's strict criteria for the first time. The popular bathing area met EC guideline standards for water quality, which are 20 times more
TUESDAY was a black day for hundreds of families when the news they were dreading was confirmed - that 500 jobs are to be axed at the Vale's DARA facility. Maintenance work on RAF fighter jets is to end at the Defence Aviation Repair Agency in St Athan
