Archive
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Asylum bid
WITH reference to the Sully hospital site. I understand that the home office have submitted the highest monetary bid for the hospital building and surrounding land, with the intention of housing asylum seekers in a building especially refurbished for
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Cinema review 'Road to Perdition'
ROAD TO PERDITION (15) *** AFTER the critical success of American Beauty, that won director Sam Mendes an Oscar in 1999, he is now back at it, hoping to impress the critics with his artistic framing and narratives. But can he do it again? Michael Sullivan
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Gap in technology for internet users
PENARTH has yet to get broadband and will not do so until people register their interest. Residents have to register their intention with their service provider to get broadband for the internet. The broadband system allows the computer to be on-line
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Halloween warning
AS PENARTH'S Halloween celebrations kick off, police have unveiled their latest weapon in the fight against crime. Officers, who acknowledge tonight as one of the busiest periods in their calendar, now have an £80,000 mobile police station and CCTV station
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Broadband
FOR months now I have been contacting BT regarding Dinas Powys' inability to access Broadband Internet connection. Until 300 people request this service the local telephone exchange will not be upgraded, regardless of which ISP you use. So far 69 people
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What a racket
WINDSOR Lawn Tennis Club and new racquet specialist sports shop Court Sports have come together to provide a fun-filled evening of free tennis open to everyone! Peter Guthrie of Court Sports (recently opened four weeks ago in the Castle Arcade) will be
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DVD review 'ocean's eleven'
WHAT would you do for $150 million? Would you risk your life in one of the most daring heists ever planned? Well, that's exactly what happens in the hit movie Ocean's Eleven. Starring George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Matt Damon, Andy Garcia and the stunning
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Pathetic thief
WE LIVE in a block of maisonettes in Penarth that have security locks on the doors, but in the early hours of the morning on Sunday, October 20, some "petty thief" sneaked into our block and walked out with all the floor and door mats, a small plant pot
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Seasiders struggle
Penarth 0, Newport Saracens 40 THE 'POINTS for' column says it all as the toothless Seasiders continue to fail to impress opposing defences. Last Saturday's visitors, Newport Saracens, were sitting pretty on top of the Division 5 (East) table, having
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CD review of Ms Dynamite 'A little Deeper'
CD review WHO could say they had heard of Ms Dynamite before last year? Hardly many people. But who can say they haven't heard of her now? This young black woman has burst onto the music scene in a big way, and if her first album A Little Deeper is setting
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Speed fiend
MOST country lanes in the vicinity, such as Sully Road, Swanbridge Road, Cross Common Road, Cog Road, etc, fall into the derestricted zone, ie: maximum speed limit of 60mph. It would appear from the lunatic standard of driving along these hazardous lanes
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Rectory road ladies celebrate in style
THE LADIES first team players at Penarth Lawn Tennis Club in Rectory Road had much to celebrate on the night of the annual late summer ball. Earlier in the day they had earned the chance, as runners up in Division 2B East, to play against the winners
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Our sad loss
THE PEOPLE of Barry and Penarth are mourning the recent sudden and sad death of Irving Davies. He was our illustrious local boy, so very loved by his family and friends. His regular and frequent trips from London home to Barry just "to breathe the air
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Jamie gets closer to Popstars dream
A FORMER St Cyres pupil and budding Popstar has done himself proud after sailing through the latest vote-out in ITV's Popstars: The Rivals. Seventeen-year-old Jamie Shaw is thriving on the competition which is keeping the nation glued to their television
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Hello there
IT may interest you to know that you have a regular reader who lives thousands of kilometres south of you. After spending a very happy holiday in Penarth last year, I was anxious to stay in contact and was pleased to learn that the Penarth Times is accessible
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Young chefs win £3000 in contest
A PENARTH school has been rewarded for their endeavours in food technology by the Food Standards Agency. St Cyres year 11 food technology pupils have come second and won £3,000 in Curry's vouchers in the competition. Each member of the class were presented
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Car block issue
PENARTH residents are calling for a solution to the town's growing parking problems. Locals living in and around Windsor Terrace lane say the issue is becoming an 'absolute nightmare' as their drives are constantly blocked by cars. Sarah Davies told the
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Gales hit Penarth
GUSTS of more than 50mph hit Penarth again on Sunday causing widespread chaos across the Vale of Glamorgan. In the Penarth area the police took 205 calls during the storms. Most of the calls were trees, which had been blown over or branches on roads.
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Extracts from the Penarth Times from 25 and 10 years ago
25 YEARS AGO EXTRACTS from the Penarth Times of October 28, 1977: l The hand grenade found in a garden at Highwalls Avenue, Dinas Powys, was detonated by bomb disposal experts, when they found it was too dangerous to move. l The Vale leisure services
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Events going on in and around Penarth from Thurday October 31 to Tuesday November 6
THURSDAY Trinity Road Methodist Church, Penarth. ImmaChurch, Stopgap Kidz Club for children 5-11, 6.15pm-7.15pm. Call 029 2065 4387. Ysgol Erw'r Delyn, St Cyres Road, Penarth. Moderate pace fitness class, 6.30pm-7.30pm St Augustine's Hall, Penarth. 8th
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Race war
BUSH and Blair have declared war on 'world terrorism' and they want to spread democracy around the world. They have to be careful about making it appear to be a war between the white race and the coloured races. Then because democracy means 'majority
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Tigers roar to another win
Sully Colts Tigers U-8s v Sully Colts Sea Hawks ON SATURDAY at Burnham Avenue the Tigers put their unbeaten record on the line against the Sea Hawks in an eagerly awaited local derby. From the kick off the Hawks matched the Tigers all the way with some
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Top marks given to maths student
A DINAS POWYS man has won a prestigious prize for coming top of his degree course at university. David Lloyd, 22 who grew up in Caer-Odyn Road was awarded the prize for the best first class honours degree at Bristol University. He went to St Cyres School
