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Stories for 17 February 2005

Barry Arts

What's on in and around Barry

Monday - Gibbonsdown Childrens Centre, Ramsey Road, Barry.  more...

The Village

CLEVER director M Night Shyamalan will find it hard to beat his top-scoring film The Sixth Sense, but The Village is just as well thought out.  more...

Barry Features

Memories

50 YEARS AGO  more...

Barry Letters

Swan Song

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New steps

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Lifeboats

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Reaction

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Fall thanks

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Barry News

Fight over path

A SCHOOL'S head teacher and governors are at loggerheads with the council over a path they say will become "a dangerous rat-run" which will compromise children's safety.  more...

Vale to be stung by double tax rise

COUNCIL Tax will rise by 4.7 per cent in the Vale of Glamorgan.  more...

Campaigners join forces to stop phone mast plan

SUPPORT is growing for a campaign to stop a mobile phone mast being sited just yards from one of the Vale of Glamorgan's largest schools.  more...

Police operation deemed a success in town centre

THE Vale of Glamorgan Community Safety Partnership has announced the success of Operation Daventry, targeting pickpockets, bag snatches and retail theft in Barry Town Centre.  more...

Church hall reopens on 50th anniversary date

A BARRY church has celebrated a landmark anniversary by opening the doors of a completely refurbished hall - 50 years to the very day it first opened to the public.  more...

'Outstanding' school report

CHILDREN and staff from a Barry primary school are celebrating after a top-class report from inspectors.  more...

Pots of cash needed for China

A VOLUNTEER is raising money to go on a trip to help educate underprivileged people in China.   more...

Pupils put on a special show for class assembly

YEAR 4 pupils at All Saints Church in Wales Primary School have been busy.  more...

Pupils learn survival skills survival skills

FORTY pupils from Barry Comprehensive attended an activities day at Cwrt-Y-Gollen Army Training Camp, Crickhowell.  more...

Barry Sport

Barry fencer picks up a gold medal

BARRY fencer Susan Dodd picked up another Welsh medal at the weekend - and this time it was gold.  more...

Young Kyron among academy achievers

STUDENTS of the Welsh Academy of Martial Arts in Barry returned from London with outstanding results in the British Premier League finals.  more...

Children are going to great lengths

BARRY Amateur Swimming Club took part in the British Long Distance Postal swim, in which competitors have an hour to swim as many lengths of the pool as they can.  more...

Jenner Park debut bodes well for future

THE UNDER-14 soccer development squad from Barry Compre-hensive School played their first fixture under lights at Jenner Park.  more...

Eagles soar in title-winning showing

THE Eagles Gym fighters have proved they are ready to start bringing the titles home!  more...