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Unsafe graves will be laid flat
THE CHURCH warden of St Augustine's has warned that unsafe graves in the churchyard will be laid flat at the end of October unless family members take action. Mary Cole said: "A certain number of graves in the churchyard are in real need of repair, some
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Victim is left to pay huge bill
PENARTH web-surfers are being warned to check their bills after complaints of a 'premium calls scam'. Vale of Glamorgan Council Trading Standards has issued the advice following complaints from a number of residents. The first 'scam' happens on access
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Last-gasp penalty steals win for Penarth
AT 4PM last Saturday, Danny Brookman struck the sweetest of penalties plumb through the uprights. Immediately referee Steve Edwards blew to signal not just the three points but also the end of a contest which Penarth had just won from rivals Cowbridge
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Assault
I am writing this letter to confirm to the Penarth public, that the piece in last week's Penarth Times concerning Ian Munn assaulting his ex-girlfriend wasn't about me. It was my brother who finally retaliated and lashed out - just the once. The police
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Healthcare advice
VALE of Glamorgan AM Jane Hutt was in Penarth on Tuesday to launch the 'Healthmap' initiative which aims to provide locals with a clear guide to the healthcare services available. The schemes answers questions like: How do you register with a GP? Which
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Helpline
LEAVING a violent relationship isn't easy, that's a fact. Recent research by The Body Shop showed that women across the UK think they would pack their bags straight away if their partner hit them. Yet the shocking truth is that a woman is beaten an average
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Memories
EXTRACTS from the Penarth Times of September 14, 1979: l The Vale Housing Committee is at present 'stymied' from taking decisions on remedial works and conversion to gas central heating at Royal Close and Harbour View estates, Penarth, it is claimed.
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CD review
THE LIBERTINES have arrived at the top of the charts from nowhere - or so it seems. They came to the fore first in 2002 with their debut Up the Bracket and this release, called simply The Libertines, is truly an eclectic bunch of tracks. Co-frontmen Carl
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Cinema review: Ae Fond Kiss
THE original Ae Fond Kiss was a sad song written by Robert Burns to the lover he must give up because society forces them apart. This film is also a story about forbidden love. Director Ken Loach was determined to cast the story's Pakistani family with
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Busy zebra
I RECENTLY idled away some of my time sitting on a bench outside the Post Office on Windsor Road and was much bemused by the slowness of the traffic. I thought perhaps this was due to drivers pausing to peruse the shop windows or even to gawk in amazement
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Ignorance
IT WAS inevitable that the hunting of foxes and stags for fun was going to be banned - we just needed that last brave leap forward. The pro-hunting lobby are behaving like spoilt children who are having a last tantrum before you take their toy away. They
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What's on in and around Penarth
Thursday Trinity Community Centre. Penarth and District Stroke Support Group meet 5.30pm-7.30pm. Enquiries 029 2051 2105. St Cyres, Dinas Powis. Tai Chi Chuan, 6.30pm.8pm. All Saints Church, Penarth. Golden Jubilee Exhibition 10am-5pm and 6.30pm-8.30pm
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Dismal game's short on ideas
THE BUBBLE of euphoria that cocooned Old Penarth-ians following their fine win at Cefn Coed a week ago was blasted into oblivion during the course of 80 disastrous minutes at Cwrt-y-Vil on Saturday. In a match that appeared to feature two sides devoid
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Talk to me
WITH the new Parliamentary session underway it seems like an appropriate time to remind readers about my regular advice surgeries, held weekly throughout the Vale of Glamorgan. Wherever you live you can be sure that I will be holding a surgery near you
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Irreplaceable
HUNDREDS of mourners attended a service at All Saints Church last Thursday to pay their last respects to the Penarth teenager killed in a hit-and-run incident. Craig Hopkins, aged 19, of Castle Avenue, died after being hit by a car in Penarth Road, Cardiff
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Dinas ride luck before taking win
3rd Team Vale League: Dinas Powys 3 Blazes 2 WITH the referee not arriving for this game there was doubt about it going ahead but eventually it was decided to play the game with one of the Blazes officials volunteering to referee the game. Dinas took
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Instructors upgrade martial skills
MEMBERS of South Glamorgan Karate-do Shotokai are lucky to have a high standard of coaching at their club. The 30-year-old Penarth club recently sent its instructors and assistant instructors to upgrade and update their qualifications. This was done under
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Goodbye Maggie
TRIBUTES have been paid to a Penarth woman who was a leading figure in establishing the WAY (Widowed and Young) Foundation - a national charity organisation that helps young people through the trauma of bereavement. Maggie Cripps, 53, of Cosmeston Drive
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Congratulations to top mark students
THE HEAD of Westbourne School says he is delighted with an excellent set of GCSE results this year. Head of the school Ken Underhill said: "I am absolutely delighted with our results again this year. I would like to thank the staff and students for all
