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Cinema Review
The One (15) IN 1998 Martial Arts expert Jet Li, whose championship winning Wu Shu fighting abilities are well know in Hong Kong made his American movie debut in LETHAL WEAPON 4. Since then his rise to worldwide fame has been meteoric, with KISS OF THE
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Tim gets into an Ivy League of his own
OUTSTANDING St Cyres School sixth-former Tim Naylor will jet off to the USA in September, to study at Harvard University. Tim, 18, has been awarded a prestigious scholarship of more than $30,000 to study at the impressive Ivy League establishment. The
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On the trail of Olympic gold
TWO Penarth sportsmen are brushing up on their skills, ready for the Special Olympics 2003. Weightlifter, Ben Taylor, 21, and golfer, Mark Merrett, 31, have been chosen to represent Great Britain in the event which takes place in Dublin. Ben is currently
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CD Review
EVERYBODY has heard the names Peggy Lee, Dusty Springfield and Erma Franklin - but not everybody has heard them sing, especially youngsters. Now a brilliant new album Lady sings the blues is doing its bit in reawakening Blues and introducing the genre
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What's On
EVENTS IN AND AROUND PENARTH FROM THURSDAY, APRIL 18 UNTIL WEDNESDAY, APRIL 24 THURSDAY Parish Hall, Britway Road, Dinas Powys. Dinas Powys Players production of How The Other Half Lives, 7.30pm. Telephone 029 2051 2868 or 029 2070 3254 for tickets. (
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Language!
While not wishing to start a debate on the recent redecoration of the surface of Windsor Road, I can't believe we're just going to have to put up with the 'Safle Bwe' that the Vale's artists have treated us to down by the Dingle. This isn't just nit-picking
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Leisure time can be a pleasure time
AS THE days get longer and the nights get lighter, people in the Vale of Glamorgan might find themselves at a loss as to what they can do. The weather warms, and you feel you want to do something. But what? It doesn't really matter what you do. The key
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Council is sent a nasty surprise
ANGRY residents at the Harbour View and Royal Close Estates are sending the Vale Council a sarcastic birthday greeting. The disgruntled locals have sent the authority a 1st birthday card 12 months after they last had any information about development
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Fund-raising fun
COMMITTED pupils at a Penarth School have raised £800 for three charities thanks to a Lenten Project. The youngsters at St Joseph's RC Primary School organised lots of fun activities to raise money for CAFOD, the children of Chernobyl and the work of
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End of all?
IN REPLY to Audrey Adsett it may be that we have reached the zenith of our civilisation. Regarding space aliens - we have had Star Trek for years, so I don't suppose if any did come we wouldn't be too surprised. The chief danger of the future is that
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It's Full Stop
READERS may have seen the recent NSPCC Full Stop public education campaign asking people to take more action to help the hidden victims of child cruelty. A new TV ad shows a cartoon child 'bouncing back' from abuse until he turns into a real child lying
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Wake-up call
I AM writing to ask the vandals who regularly smash the windows of Penarth Leisure Centre to think before they cause damage next time. Nearly every week my husband is called out in the early hours of the morning to wait for a glazier and sweep up their
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Meet the Gang!
ENTHUSIASTIC Penarth youngsters are putting on their best ever performances in this year's Gang Show - and you can see it for free, thanks to the Penarth Times. Seventy-five Brownies, Cubs, Scouts and Guides from Penarth, Dinas Powys, Llandough and Sully
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Renee takes Ladies surfing championship
RENEE GODFREY of Dinas Powys, won the prestigious British Ladies Surfing Championships recently at Cornwall. Last year Renee, a product of Atlantic College, made the eyes of student surfers turn to Swansea, when she picked up a Cultural and Sporting scholarship
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Call to halt PO closures
PENARTH residents are being urged to sign a petition to help save local post offices. According to Penarth Conservatives, many post offices in this area could be at risk. Dianne Rees, the prospective Conservative Assembly said: "We are leading a local
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You CAN stage a jubilee bash!
PENARTHIANS could be celebrating the Queen's Golden Jubilee after all thanks to an offer of help from the Vale of Glamorgan Council. The authority has pledged to support the community, saying it will pay for street and road closures and public liability
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Memories from the Penarth Times
25 YEARS AGO EXTRACTS from the Penarth Times of April 15, 1977: * Headmaster of Stanwell Comprehensive School, Dr M H Johnes, congratulated a group of pupils whose achievements were recognised at the School's Award Ceremony last week. The group who were
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Reunion call
Ole Uetonians Association (200 members and families) are making the fourth, and most likely last visit to our former base in August. Should any readers who served at former RAF Uetersen wish to join us or hopefully find old pals please contact Paul Jeacock
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Website helps former pupils plan reunion
FORMER pupils from St Cyres are planning a reunion with the help of popular website www.friendsreunited.co.uk People who attended the Dinas Powys and Penarth sites between 1976 and 1981 are hoping to get together in September and have put a note on the
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Anglers not a risk
FURIOUS Penarth anglers have hit back at local residents who compl-ained about fishing on the pier and Esplanade. Fishermen, some disabled, say they would go elsewhere in the Vale if there was another safe location. The outburst follows a letter in last
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Open question
ON GOOD Friday I noted several charity shops in the town centre of Penarth were open. I would not wish to make any clear negative value-judgement about this, but a precedent may be being created nonetheless. Good Friday is a bank holiday, let alone its
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Ninja Tots classes huge success
LYNNE has introduced these classes to give the younger ones a chance and to channel them into martial arts at an early age. It not only teaches them self defence, but helps teach them self awareness, disciplines, balance and co-ordination, and most importantly
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Thank you all
A MESSAGE of thanks and appreciation to all who made so much effort to make my 80th birthday weekend so full of surprises, so heart-warming and so humbling. To all my family for the fantastic dinner party on Thursday, for all the love and affection shown
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Kennel hits back
THE VALE of Glamorgan Council's official dog pound has hit back after being criticised by a Penarth woman. Croft Kennels, near Coity, was recently awarded the authority's dog kennelling contract for the third successive year. But after the news was published
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DVD Review
WHEN besotted teenager Berke (Ben Foster) is dumped by childhood sweetheart Allison (Melissa Sagemiller) he thinks it's the end of the world. And so starts Get Over It (12) which sees Berke fighting to win back Allison from new beau and boy band wannabe
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Six points gained
LAST WEEK Dinas Powys AFC again played two games in their third Division Welsh League campaign. It was another six points gained as they defeated Caldicot away 2-1 on Tuesday night and then were victorious on Saturday at the Murch beating Caerau Maesteg
