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Mobile phone in health hazard row
A PENARTH man is up in arms over the fuss being made about mobile phone masts, saying there is more risk from the handsets themselves. Brian Williams of Pant-y-Celyn Road, Llandough, is a member of the Radio Society of Great Britain (RSGB). He is worried
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Grand dinner
WE WOULD like to thank Ann Mules and all the ladies of the Keep Fit Club for the wonderful jubilee dinner and entertainment given to the Old Age Pensioners. Thanks from the 100 plus who attended. Name and Address received
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Cafe asset
IT IS SO nice to see new ventures doing well, and as I live in Victoria Road, I have been very pleasantly surprised at how popular the Atlantic Cafe has, and continues to be. I'm sure it will long be a landmark in the town, and I often make a short pilgrimage
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Kind ladies
ON JUNE 7, together with my wife and daughter, I was invited to attend a jubilee celebration that was organised by the Albert Road Keep Fit Ladies. We had a lovely meal, raffle prizes and entertainment. The Keep Fit Ladies have been meeting in Albert
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Link is too costly
THE WALKWAY meant to link Penarth to the prosperous Cardiff Bay is under threat after reports reveal it may be too expensive to build. The preferred scheme for the new Penarth Headland Link has been costed at nearly £13.5 million. The Vale of Glamorgan
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DVD Review: X-Files 'Nothing Important Happened Today'
THE X-FILES Nothing Important Happened Today is the third DVD of the new series available to buy. Following the tense television drama series, the feature-length films are full of political intrigue. In Nothing Important Happened Today, there are less
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Next stop - space!
TWO PENARTH students have won a scholarship to space school in America. Gwenan Knight and James Penn, from Stanwell Comprehensive, had to complete a project on establishing the first colony on Mars in just 14 days to qualify for the chance. However the
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Successful schools' football course
A FIVE WEEK Vale of Glamorgan schools' football programme has been voted a great success. Run by the Football Association of Wales and the Vale of Glamorgan Council, the programme provided youngsters and teachers with one-and-half hours of football a
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Showing they care
A PENARTH church youth group took to the streets last week to help out their local community. The Tabernacle Baptist Church has a strong following of teenagers. On Thursday, June 6, 25 of them went out to clean Windsor Road of litter and discarded chewing
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Welsh Castles Relay proves challenging
TWENTY MEMBERS of Penarth and Dinas Runners raced in the 2002 Welsh Castles Relay on the weekend of June 8-9. The race started at Caernarfon Castle on the Saturday morning, and finished at Cardiff Castle late Sunday afternoon. More than 50 teams took
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Pub thanks
ON BEHALF of the Cheshire Home Penarth Committee, I would like to thank all those pub landlords who allowed us to make a collection on Friday, May 31, and to their customers who give so willingly. In particular, the young people of Penarth who so often
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No beacon
WHY wasn't the beacon on Cliff Walk lit for the Queen's golden jubilee celebrations? Might I suggest that better use could be made of it if it were dismantled, painted and with a bit of imagination incorporated into the new children's play area nearby
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Party thanks
THE CWRT Y Vil Community Association would like to thank the following companies for there donations to the jubilee party: Vale of Glamorgan Council, David Lush Butchers of Penarth, Churches fruit and veg, David Morgans of Penarth, Cutting Garden form
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Extracts from the Penarth Times 25 and 10 years ago
25 YEARS AGO EXTRACTS from the Penarth Times of June 17, 1977: Opposition is still mounting to the OAP concessionary fares tokens scheme which was introduced at the beginning of April. Mrs Iris Jeffries needed quite a bit of help to carry off her 'shopping
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Phone risks
AS A non mobile phone owner/user I am unable to grasp the concept of "yes, we want mobile phones but no transmitter masts in our back yard please". Over the past six months the Penarth Times has reported on numerous telephone mast site rows, oftenleading
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Pony needs his pals again
A DINAS Powys woman is appealing to the community to help a close friend of her late sister. Sue Lewis, of Longmeadow Drive, said: "I'm sure many people will remember my sister, Helen King. She ran Dinas Powys Animal Aid for many years. When she died,
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PC Game Review: Project IGI
Project IGI: PC CD-ROM The game places you as David Llewelyn Jones, an ex SAS soldier. You are sent on a 'Black Ops' mission into post-Soviet Russia to recover a stolen US nuclear weapon and to prevent a reoccurrence of Chernobyl. Get carried away with
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Health needs
AS SOMEONE who has been campaigning for better mental health services for more than three years, I resent John Evans' remarks last week about needs of service users. Hospital treatment is, and always has been, an essential part of treatment as it provides
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Cinema Review: 40 Days and 40 Nights
AFTER Pearl Harbour and Black Hawk Down, Josh Hartnett has become a star overnight. Now he has taken on comedy, something that could add to his success or badly damage his growing credibility. After being dumped by his girlfriend, Matt (Hartnett) embarks
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Events in and around Penarth from June 20 to 26
THURSDAY St Augustine's Hall, Penarth. 8th Penarth Brownies, meet term time, 6pm-7.30pm. Girls age seven to nine welcome. Telephone 029 2070 2145 for further information. St Augustine's Church Hall, Penarth. Yoga for health and harmony, 7.45pm-9.15pm.
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Cup progress for Sully
SULLY CENTURIONS had a frustrating time last Saturday when the heavens opened with victory in sight. It looked as if it would be a similar story on Sunday when the Sully side arrived at Penarth for what promised to be a mouth watering Welsh Cup tie, and
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Mini golf 'danger'
A PENARTH father is warning people there is an accident waiting to happen on the cliff tops. Graham Wigmore of Cosmeston Drive was playing a game of mini golf on Cliff Walk with his 11-year-old daughter Eleanor and niece Kristina Drake, 10, on Bank Holiday
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Well pickled - for charity
A PENARTH man got into a pickle for charity last week. Clifford Jones of Beach Road is a manager at Harry Ramsden's fish restaurant in Cardiff Bay. Clifford, 56, told the Times: "The staff are always taking part in charity events, and it was duty manager
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CD Review: Emotions
'EMOTIONS', Heat magazine's CD of the month is a must for those quiet nights in with friends. It has a strange mix of artists, from Ronan Keating and Natalie Imbruglia to Squeeze, Billy Ocean and even David Cassidy. But nevertheless it manages to pull
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Great help
A BIG vote of thanks to Maureen Kelly Owen who opened our Jubilee party at Byrd Crescent, and also to all who gave up their time to man different stalls and make the party one to remember. Until next time, to everyone, a big thankyou. Mary H Byrd Crescent
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Road fears
I READ with interest the article in last week's Penarth Times concerning the closing of St. Anne's Avenue because of the fear that motorists would use this road as a shortcut, thus avoiding the new traffic lights at the junction of Dinas and Lavernock
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Glenn started here
AN EX-PENARTH Times reporter is thriving in his home from home. Glenn George, 59, used to live in Paget Terrace with his mum Peggy, his late father Glyn, his two brothers Derek and Peter and his sister Carole. Eager to forge a career for himself, Glenn
