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Cup victory to end season for Dinas
DINAS POWYS 31PTS, PENTYRCH 15PTS DINAS POWYS finished their season on a high note last Saturday with victory in the SA Brain East District Challenge Cup final against spirited opposition from Pentyrch, at the Glamorgan Wanderers ground. In what was a
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DVD review One Hour Photo
PERHAPS this film is so chilling because it really could happen to you. One Hour Photo stars Robin Williams as lonely photo technician Seymour 'Sy' Parrish. Working in the clinic surroundings of SavMart, Sy - the photo guy -becomes deeply obsessed with
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St Joseph's Rugby and Netball Tournament
THE 15th Annual St Joseph's Tournament, once again kindly sponsored by JM Textiles, took place on Saturday, May 17, with the indifferent weather posing a real threat to the event. Miraculously, the torrential rain of later in the day held off just long
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What's on in and around Penarth from Thursday May 29 to Wednesday June 4
THURSDAY Christian Spiritualist Church, 4 Arcot Street, Penarth. In the hall, healing from 10.30am to 1.30pm. Cosmeston Christian Fellowship, Lower Penarth Community Centre. "Cosmatots" mums and toddlers 1.30pm-3pm. Telephone Nicola 20706327. Trinity
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Accurate portrait of life in Valleys
PENARTH-based Belonging star William Thomas has revealed that the inspiration for his role in the hit BBC One Wales drama came from a radio series. William, 57, is a familiar face on screen and TV, having starred in films such as Twin Town, with Rhys
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Still suffering, years after war
A PENARTH man who brought charity to the homeless in Serbia has spoken of his "humbling" experience in the country. Nick Osbourne, who was town mayor in 1982, visited war-ravaged Serbia at the end of April. And the company director of Wasons says witnessing
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Rainy days
MR BARRETT'S proposal for Glebe Street is somewhat myopic. Meatologists must have refrigeration at all times. To have photographers, jewellers, clothiers, opticians and other traders sell with and from trestle tables or even exhibit their wares outdoors
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Car parking
TO THE people of Penarth. As you will know by now the Vale of Glamorgan Council have embarked on the pedestrianisation of Lower Glebe Street. The immediate affect of this has been a reduction of trade for shops in the area. Realistically, what Penarth
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CD review Think Tank Blur
BLUR is back - and sounding just as strange as ever. Damon Albarn has penned the lyrics of all 13 tracks on this CD, and from one to the next, there is no way you can say they all sound the same. And there is no chopping and changing of style either.
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James and Jack reach final
SIX BOYS represented Murch Junior School recently in the area final of the 2003 UK Chess Challenge. Lloyd De-Claire, Jake Durham, James Harris, Nathan Thompson, Scott Walker and Jack Williams all played very well, after lots of practice in the school
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Young tennis stars show their talent
DESPITE atrocious weather conditions a 10 and Under Mini Tennis Tournament was played on the new courts at Windsor LTC last weekend. Windsor, now an LTA accredited Mini Tennis venue hopes to host many festivals to encourage the young stars of future tennis
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Extracts from the Penarth Times from 25 years ago
EXTRACTS from the Penarth Times of May 26 1978: The Vale Council's lottery will be launched next week and tickets will go on sale in shops and pubs throughout the area, at 25p each. Council tenants in Penarth will soon have the opportunity of paying their
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cinema review Darkness Falls
Darkness Falls (15) More than 150 years ago, in the small town of Darkness Falls, an old lady named Matilda Dixon used to give children a gold coin in return for their baby teeth. And this kind old lady earned the nickname The Tooth Fairy. This good deed
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Be brave
I welcome the pedestrianisation in Glebe Street. It will not damage trade. But I hope that this is only a start to serious planning for traffic safety and circulation. Radical efforts have been made in cities like London and Barcelona as well as small
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Pop star's vow to make voice heard
Jamie Shaw has admitted that he wouldn't buy his band's new single if he wasn't on it. Jamie's group One True Voice have been criticised for their lack of personality and are lagging behind in the success stakes compared with Girls Aloud. But the 17-year-old
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New rules to help area's homeless
DESPITE claims that the Vale of Glamorgan is the wealthiest area in Wales, Shelter Cymru is constantly battling with homelessness. A recent survey by Barclays Bank claimed that properties in Penarth, Cowbridge and Llantwit Major have nudged the Vale into
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No entry
IT IS great that the new extension to Dinas Road is now open and in use but would drivers please note that coming out of Beechwood Drive into Dinas Road you are supposed to turn LEFT! My husband, who is recovering from a heart attack, is sure to have
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Reaching for the stars
TWO PENARTH teenagers will soon be aiming for the stars when they jet off to NASA in America to join an elite summer school. Georgina Campbell, 17, of Maillards Haven and Tom Troth, 17, of Westbourne Road, each won a place at the International Space School
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TV garden show forced to give up
A PENARTH school was beaten by the weather when a top TV programme was forced to postpone the completion of a designer garden. Ysgol Pen-y-Garth on Redlands Road were chosen to have their designs made in to reality on S4C gardening series Clwb Garddio
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Rusty gates
MY NAME is Rusty Gates and I reside at the entrance to the public shelter on Penarth Promenade. I have lovely views of the Bristol Channel, Flatholm and Steepholm Islands and have, until recently, been able to share a chat with my friends "New Lampposts
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Death alert after grass fire attacks
FIRE chiefs fear a tragedy could happen because they are being overwhelmed by deliberate mountainside and grass fires. They warn that they cannot be in two places at once, and are worried that while crews are battling to cope with these arson attacks
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Town trade dying
A councillor claims that if Penarth is to prosper, it must follow the example set by Cowbridge. Vale of Glamorgan and Penarth town councillor Anthony Ernest has expressed concern about the town's future in an interview with the Times. And a trader in
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Boat 'stunt'
I AM writing with regard to your recent article and photograph of Mr Simon Rabaiotti on his wedding day, having been taken to the church in the RNLI lifeboat. I must express my grave concern about trivialising this vital service. Were the seafaring public
