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What's on in and around Penarth from Thursday November 21 to Wednesday November 27
THURSDAY Trinity Road Methodist Church, Penarth. Immannuel Church, 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
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Vandals target bus
MINDLESS vandalism is destroying a Penarth bus service which transports elderly and disabled people. The bus is life line for a lot of old people who can not get to the shops or go to events. Vandals broke windows on four separate occasions in the last
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Award for dogs who bring joy
A PENARTH woman has been rewarded for her years of commitment to helping others. Mary Evans has been visiting Holme Tower Hospice with her dogs for 15 years. And now she has been presented with an award from the Kennel Club of Britain. Mary of Shakespeare
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Group draws on lottery cash
ART has been given a boost in Penarth with a substantial lottery grant. Penarth Community Art Project was set up by Ruth Fielding in March 2001. It is a charity project and needs funding to exist. The £5,000 lottery grant will help it to carry on. Its
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Fire-fighters strike action
PENARTH fire-fighters took to the streets last week to give their support to the national strike. All service personnel walked out throughout Wales at 6pm on Wednesday, November 13. Which meant that people's houses were protected by a few vintage green
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Tennis and tea a the Windsor LTC!
SATURDAY afternoons at Windsor are a very sociable affair - with mix in tennis followed by afternoon tea in the clubhouse. This is a brilliant opportunity for new members to get to know the club, meet a lot of people and to play some enjoyable and not
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Giving hel pto cancer victims
TWO charitable local girls are raising funds to go to Australia and help to collect money for a local charity. Katrina Davies, 17, of Dockdwy Road, Llandough, and Gemma Burke, 18, of St Cyres Road, Penarth, both go to St Cyres School sixth form. They
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Poole saves the day
IT WAS another home game for Dinas Powys last Saturday when they entertained Treharris in the Second Division of the Welsh League. The visitors had improved comsiderably since the beginning of the season putting together a run of good results and like
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Food parcels
AS THE Christmas festivities approach, may I ask readers to consider for a moment those who may be unable to provide for themselves and their families in the way they might wish? The Penarth Christmas Fund and Penarth Round Table again hope to provide
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Autumn fair
ON BEHALF of the organisers of the autumn fair, held at Trinity Day Centre on November 9, may I thank everyone who gave their help, donations and support, making the event such a success. An amount of more than £850 was raised, and combined with our spring
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Mixed results in shop testing
PENARTH'S teenage drinking and smoking epidemic is to be tackled in a hard-hitting operation. Vale of Glamorgan Council Trading Standards officers have targeted a number of shops throughout the area to check whether cigarettes, fireworks and alcohol are
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Well done
IT WAS a privilege to attend the very moving funeral service for young Matthew Lewis at All Saints Church, Penarth. The large number of young people present must have given comfort to his parents and family. I write to commend the students from St Cyres
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Extracts from the Penarth Times from 10 to 25 years ago
25 YEARS AGO EXTRACTS from the Penarth Times, of November 18, 1977: l There is still a good chance that the Kymin House and four acres of grounds at Beach Road, Penarth, may be used for the benefit of townspeople. Unconverted tries by S James and S Evans
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Big thankyou
I WOULD like to thank the people who came to our assistance on Saturday, October 26, at Cosmeston Lakes Country Park after my dog collided with my friend, knocking her to the ground, causing her to sustain a very painful wrist injury. A gentleman, accompanied
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Hospital gets royal visit
LLANDOUGH Hospital was visited by royalty this week. The Countess of Wessex was at the hospital on Tuesday, November 19, to meet patients in the poisons ward and open the new diabetes centre. She also unveiled the plaque in the chapel to an audience of
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Fun for all the family
IF YOU are looking for some sort of tonic from all the bleak news we keep hearing about, then Penarth Operatic and Dramatic Society's forthcoming pantomime Babes in the Wood, is just the thing for you. It is full of fun and laughter, and is ideal family
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Pier disrepair
IN RESPONSE to your article concerning the pier in last week's Penarth Times. We are rather concerned that there has been no action on improvements to the pier since the Labour controlled Council did it up, after several years of Tory neglect. Having
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Not guilty plea by Army major
A FORMER Sully resident has denied cheating to win a million on ITV's Who Wants to be a Millionaire programme. Army Major Charles William Ingram pleaded not guilty on Wednesday, October 23, at Southwark Crown Court. The 39-year-old of High Street, Easterton
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Cinema review 'Mr Deeds'
SAID to be a classic, Mr Deeds Goes To Town is meant to be one of legendary director, Frank Capra's finest. Now the remake is here, who of Hollywood's finest could step into the shoes of Gary Cooper? Well, we could have had Tom Hanks, Nicolas Cage or
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Jamie sings for his supper
FORMER Penarth pupil and teen sensation Jamie Shaw is facing his toughest night on the hit ITV series 'Popstars: The Rivals'. This Saturday, the six remaining songsters longing for a chance at stardom have to sing for their supper once more. And at the
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Undermining
FEW READERS may know that decisions are to be taken during the next month which will radically undermine the power of local government with regard to its procurement of services, its planning powers and its regulation of health and safety and care for
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DVD review 'The Panic Room'
ON FIRST glance, the plot may not look like it can hold up a whole film. The ex-wife of a huge pharmaceutical businessman buys a massive house. On viewing the property, she discovers a 'panic room' - a small space secured with steel and state-of-the-art
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Hospital plans for roundabout
LLANDOUGH Hospital has plans to put a road in to help traffic congestion. The proposed road will take traffic from Penlan Road as the present access to the site. Head of planning for the Vale of Glamorgan, Rob Thomas said: "The plans for the roundabout
