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Supercasino Royale
PENARTHIANS who feel their luck is in may soon be able to hit the blackjack tables at a supercasino for Wales located opposite Penarth Marina. Cardiff Council has made an official bid to bring a regional casino to the Welsh capital, which will support
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What matters to town
THE PENARTH Society has published a new pamphlet called Penarth Matters - addressing what it sees as the main issues facing the town. The Penarth Society says its mission is to make Penarth a better place to live and work. The pamphlet focuses on major
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Emotional ceremony to remember
PENARTH people remembered their loved ones at a moving ceremony - the switch-on of the Marie Curie Hospice Christmas lights. Two hundred people attended the ceremony which was part of the hospice's Lights to Remember event that is running until January
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Police hunt flasher who targets girls
POLICE say they are increasingly concerned about a pervert who is targeting teenage girls in Penarth. Penarth Police are hunting a man who has indecently exposed himself on four separate occasions in the past month. Mike George of Penarth police said:
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Bringing shelter to a ravaged province
SAPPER Sean Daly of Penarth is helping to build winter shelters to be used as clinics and classrooms in the earthquake ravaged province of Kashmir, Pakistan. Based in the town of BAGH, Sean, aged 18, is serving with 59 Independent Commando Squadron Royal
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Cockles well warmed
Old Penarthians 53 Old Howardians 0 IT MAY well have been a bitterly cold afternoon at Cwrt y vil last Saturday, but both Old Penarthians and Old Howardians produced a display of festive fare that was enough to warm the cockles of the hearts of the hardy
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New coach in the club
PENARTH Lawn Tennis Club has appointed Rob Cunningham as its new coach. He succeeds Anna Sorkin at the Rectory Road club, who has moved to London with her family. Rob, who has a BSc in Applied Sports Science from Glamorgan University, has a wealth of
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Four wins in a row is icing on Christmas cake
PENARTH Ladies hockey club were in a festive mood as they enjoyed four wins out of four in their last matches before Chris-tmas. The Firsts played at home on both Saturday and Sunday last week in the league and the cup. Saturday's fixture saw them take
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Dinas face aggressive opponents
DINAS POWYS 2 BETTWS 2 DINAS Powys went into last Saturday's Welsh League Division 1 game with the confidence gained from their previous game but were brought down to earth with a bump by the'in your face' style of the opposition. The early pace was frenetic
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Seasiders run riot in rout
NOW THIS was much more like it and a fitting Christmas celebration for a side that are beginning to take themselves seriously as promotion contenders. Penygraig were, as expected, far more competitive than their lowly position suggests, but the Seasiders
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Top award for academic
AN ACADEMIC from Dinas Powys has received an honorary Professorship from the Russian Academy of Science in Moscow for his work with asbestos. The Academy in Moscow is the world's leading university in asbestos sciences. Prof John Bridle has been running
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Crooks banned
PENARTH police have launched a new initiative to help shopkeepers in the town centre identify shoplifters and troublemakers. The new Penarth Shopwatch scheme, which is a joint initiative between shopkeepers and the police, aims to drive known criminals
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Dame Tanni is the leader of Oz pack
FORMER St Cyres pupil Dame Tanni Grey Thompson will lead team Wales to Oz for next year's Commonwealth Games. Dame Tanni has been invited to captain Team Wales again at the games to be held in Melbourne. The Melbourne Cricket Ground will host the opening
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Arrests made in crackdown on violent crime
SOUTH Wales Police made 21 arrests in the Vale of Glamorgan last weekend as part of Operation Arrowhead. The twelfth Operation Arrowhead between Friday and Saturday (December 17th -18th ) focused on tackling violent crime in the festive season. In the
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Yob gang targets club
THE OLD Penarthians Rugby Club appears to be the new target for anti-social yobs. Clare Hooper, social secretary at the club, said: "We have been having serious problems with a gang of youths congregating in the park near the club for some time. "They
