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The great "cover up" By Mrs E Falcon
EVEN if you had the coupons, you couldn't find any clothes to buy. So when the USA sent us surplus clothing, we had to go to Trinity Church to get fitted out. I had a rather nice coat and was very proud. At the same time we were fitted with gas masks
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Dragons Under 10s do Wales proud
SULLY Dragons Under 10s completed their best ever season with a successful and highly enjoyable end-of-season tour to compete in the Kirton In Lindsey Tournament. This season saw the Dragons emerge as one of the leading teams in the Vale League, winning
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Pupils award for diet ideas
PUPILS from St Cyres have collected a Welsh award for their campaign to improve the diet of young people. Pupils Gabriella Bennett, Daniella Bennett and Naomi Foster collected their award from Children's Minister Jane Hutt after presenting their work
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Farewell to city ship
PENARTH schoolchildren were some of the privileged few invited on board to bid farewell to HMS Cardiff, as the ship visited its namesake city for the last time. Stanwell was chosen as only one of three schools to visit the ship in Cardiff Docks, and pupils
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A lotto cash to handle
A PENARTH youth worker will have joint responsibility for how 13.2 million of lottery money is spent on programmes for young people in Wales. Lisa Nelmes, aged 24, the information manager at the Infoshop on Stanwell Road, has been selected as one of three
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Heading
ALUN Michael MP enthuses in his Penarth Times column that Penarth needs the Headland Link to give seafront and town "a vibrant future." Vale Council leader Jeffrey James expresses delight that approval has been given to "this exciting scheme" to provide
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Fire service
I"M writing for two reasons. First to say what a wonderful proactive scheme our local fire service has in place with regard to encouraging installation of smoke detectors. After seeing their promotion some time ago in Tesco"s car park, I left my details
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Attendance
LAST Saturday, July 9 the Sunsets played at the Masonic Hall - but where were you? There were barely 60 people there and a lot of those were from out of town. If we don"t support our local talented groups, we won"t have the choice much longer. Name and
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Mals Memories
DO you remember what it was like to drive on the open road? That thrill has long gone, but it was a special feeling to have the freedom of our roads when they were virtually traffic free. When I was a boy it was still a relatively rare occasion to see
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Service for soldiers
A SERVICE was held to commemorate 60 years since the end of the Second World War. Dignitaries from Penarth and the surrounding area attended a service at All Saint's Church in the town last weekend. Rev Peter Cox led the prayers. Royal Navy representatives
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Legion holds hall dinner dance
On Saturday, July 23, the Legion is holding a Dinner Dance with disco music at the Masonic Hall, Stanwell Road, Penarth, at 7pm for 7.30pm, at a cost to members of 12 and non-members of 14. If you are interested in this event call at the club and add
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Last week success for Windsor
THE final week of the Summer Doubles League has, overall, been a very successful one for the Windsor Ladies Tennis Teams. Although the second team lost a close encounter with Radyr II who are top of their division, both the first and third teams were
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Phew, what a scorcher, with 300+ runs apiece
SULLY Centurions" 1st XI last Saturday played one of the most remarkable and high-quality games of club cricket, as they won at Newport by five runs in a match that produced three centuries and 600 runs. Centurions batted first and made the Newport bowlers
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Claire backs Wales Rally GB
PENARTH rally driver Claire Donovan is to officially support the Wales Rally GB in the run-up to the World Rally Championship event in Cardiff (September 15-18). Claire and her Wales Rally GB liveried Mitsubishi rally car will attend a range of events
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Rugby club looks back and forward
ALTHOUGH it is still the height of summer, and midway between seasons, the activity at Sully Sports RFC is continuing apace. At the club's AGM, chairman Ray Gallivan reported on a very successful 2004/05 season, both on the field under the leadership
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Lessons on Europe
ALBERT Primary School was filled with the sounds, tastes and traditions of the nations of Europe as the school was transformed into a mini European Union last week. Jane Davidson, minister for Education and Lifelong Learning at the Welsh Assembly, also
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Heat is on for runner
A PENARTH woman has completed a marathon in sweltering temperatures in Germany to raise cash for Marie Curie Hospice Penarth (formerly known as Holme Tower). German-born Heike Verdon, of Westbourne Road, finished the picturesque course from Oberwesel
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Fight for nursery
PARENTS of the children at Cogan Nursery have launched a campaign to stop the unit being closed by the Vale of Glamorgan Council. The council is currently reviewing the facility due to falling occupancy of child places. Donna Harris, whose daughter Josephine
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Family and friends bid farewell to talented film-maker Glyn
A PENARTH man who was an amateur filmmaker and a composer and a lifelong friend of Christopher Robin Milne, son of renowned author AA Milne, has died at the age of 88. Glyn Davies, of Bradford Place, died on June 29. He leaves wife Jeanne, with whom he
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ASBO offender sent to prison
A MAN has been sent to prison for breaching an ASBO which banned him from entering Penarth town centre. Troublemaker Sean Jenkins, aged 20, of Barry, has been sentenced to 120 days imprisonment for deliberately disregarding an Anti-Social Behaviour Order
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Chemical factory jobs blow
AN American-based chemical manufacturing company will make between 40 and 50 redundancies at its Sully plant next year - and transfer the jobs to workers in Germany and Italy. Hexion Speciality Chemicals, on Sully Moors Road, admitted on Tuesday afternoon
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Have-a-go hero Paul!
A HAVE-A-GO hero who tackled an escaping thief has been commended by Vale police for his bravery. Paul Marks, aged 46, from Dinas Powys, was knocked off his feet by the man when he went to the rescue of a distressed neighbour - but recovered to give chase
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Old friends
I SEEK from your readers information of Mabel, Joseph and sons Leslie and Stan. I do not have a surname for them or an address, but they lived in the Penarth area during the 1930s/40s. S Walters 22 Coychurch Road Pencoed Bridgend CF35 5NG
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It's a crime
RE the letter headlined "Sorry Tale" (Penarth Times, July 7). No, it is not a crime to capitalise on assets, nor is it a horror of horrors to make a profit. This is business. But it should be a crime to reap a good harvest from a business and building
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Demolition
IN reply to Gordon Bell"s letter (Penarth Times, July 7), the people of Penarth need to know that the planning application for the demolition of Beachcliff was recommended for refusal by the planning officers of the Council on April 11 for the following
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What's on in and around Penarthdisplayrange
THURSDAY All Saints Church Lesser Hall, Victoria Square. Penarth Local History Society meet 7.30pm. Plassey Street Gospel Hall, Penarth. Coffee morning 10.15am. The Pilot, Penarth. Euchre Competition, 7pm. St Andrews Major Primary School, Dinas Powys.
