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Pub quiz in aid of children's charity
WHY NOT help your community while cooling off at the local pub this summer? NSPCC Cymru/Wales is calling on pub goers to challenge their landlord or landlady to donate funds from regular quiz evenings to raise funds for the NSPCC. Jo Leonard, community
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What's on in and around Penarth
Thursday - St Andrews Major Primary School, Dinas Powys. Aerobics Class 6pm-7pm £3 sess. Tel Charlotte 07870630096. * Salvation Army, Plassey Street, Penarth. Mums and Tots, 10am-11.30am. Toast, tea and squash. * The Kymin, Penarth. Tai Chi Class, 10.30am
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Dinas dominate season opener on slippery pitch
ELY RANGERS 0 DINAS POWYS 2 YOU COULD tell it was the start of the football season - the rain came down like stair rods! But this also made what was a good pitch even better, with the ball zipping about and suiting the Dinas side in their Welsh League
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David's historical tip from Nelson
AN unusual piece of Nelson memorabilia has fallen into the hands of a Penarth man. The decorative tip of a walking stick that once belonged to Lord Nelson has come into the possession of David Drennan, of Stanwell Road. Mr Drennan said: "Nelson ordered
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Astoria Cardiff and Vale Junior League
ONLY A few rearranged matches were played in the Astoria Cardiff and Vale Junior Cricket League this week, after they had been rained off earlier in the season. Barry U15s beat St Fagans U15s in an thrilling match at Barry Island. Barry scored 115 for
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Ship-shape and parrot fashion
THE last remaining Royal Navy parrot, who was told her choice language might offend the Queen, is spending her annual leave in Penarth. Sunny, an African Grey parrot, was presented to the HMS Lancaster in 2000 by the Sun newspaper as the ship's mascot
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Young disabled athletes get own club
THE OPENING of a new sports club for young people with disabilities has been announced by the Vale of Glamorgan Council. The Vale Allsports Club will open its doors in September and will give youngsters with disabilities the chance to take part in a range
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HMS Pickle sails through
IN A PICKLE: HMS Pickle passed Penarth en route to Cardiff Bay last Friday. The ship - an Anglesey-based replica of the vessel which carried Nelson's battle orders to the fleet, was among the many boats filling up the dock front at Cardiff Bay last weekend
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Dinas win season's first derby clash!
DINAS POWYS 1 BARRY TOWN 0 DINAS POWYS beat visiting Barry Town 1-0 in a keenly fought local derby match in the Welsh League Division 1 on Tuesday evening. After having had a poor season last year, both clubs are desperate to get back to the standards
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Justice 15 years later
A PENARTH man who attempted to rape an 83-year-old woman in her own home has been brought to justice 15 years after committing the crime, thanks to DNA evidence gathered following a traffic accident this year. Timothy Pugh, aged 47, of Culver Close, is
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Lloyd is Maynard's top choice
SULLY Centurions' all-rounder Lloyd Smith was named man of the match in Matthew Maynard's testimonial game in Cardiff on Monday evening, after scoring a run-a-ball unbeaten 85. Maynard rounded off his illustrious playing career by leading a Wales XI to
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Spectacular that
PENARTHIANS were treated to a military spectacular at the weekend with displays by the Army, Royal Navy and Royal Air Force in and around Cardiff Bay and the Esplanade. Highlights included helicopter aerobatics, a replica of Nelson's signal boat, and
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Town in fine shape
A PENARTH man at the forefront of international design has spoken of his fierce pride in his home town. Ross Lovegrove is transforming the shape of modern life across the planet with new concepts for everything from designer bottles to bamboo bicycles
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Residents ask for keys to St Paul's
A PENARTH residents' association has called on the Vale council to hand over a former church for use as a community centre. The Alexandra Ward Residents' Association want the council to give it the keys to St Paul's Church on Arcot Street, currently home
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Your name on the pier
YOU'LL have to keep it short and sweet - or have a very short name - if you want to be immortalised on Penarth Pier! The Vale Council has launched the Penarth Pier Brass Plaque Scheme, which gives residents the chance to buy a plaque to be fixed to the
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Young people take a hike for Lesotho
LAST Tuesday six members of the Lesotho 2006 team met in Knighton after between them completing the 177-mile hike along Offa's Dyke Path National Trail, which runs from Chepstow to Prestatyn. Lesotho 2006 is a project organised by young people from Penarth
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Individuals shine in U-13 cricket festival
CARDIFF and the Vale's U-13 age group participated in the North Wales Cricket Festival recently, and saw some good individual performances. The first match was against West Glamorgan. Cardiff and the Vale were put in to bat on a very wet pitch and slow
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Green Flag for park
PENARTH'S Belle Vue Park is celebrating after being named for the second successive year as a national award winner. The Green Flag Award scheme, managed by the Civic Trust, is the national standard for parks and green spaces. Winners vary from Victorian
