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• Shock over death

  THE family and fianc of a 33-year-old Penarth woman who collapsed and died while walking home after a night out have spoken of their'complete shock'. read more

• Dogged performances by Penarth, but no repeat of last year's success

  PENARTH Lacrosse Club arrived for the Stockport Easter 8s on Easter Sunday with a nine-strong squad hopeful of improving upon last year, when they finished runners-up in the Plate competition (for all non-Northern Premier League teams). read more

• Centurions get season off to strong start with friendly rout

  SULLY Centurions' new season got under way last Sunday with a friendly against Blackwood at Sully, made possible by the superb efforts of groundsman Don Sylvester who worked all morning to make sure the ground was playable. read more

• It's double woe for Old Penarthians

  CARDIFF'S Cae Delyn Park proved to be a disastrous area for Old Penarthians last Satur-day, when the First and Second sides produced performances well below standard as they succumbed to clear-cut defeats to their old rivals Rhiwbina. read more

• Luke impresses Welsh coaches with golf swing

  CONGRATULATIONS to Luke Blatchford, aged ten, of Glamorganshire Golf Club. read more

• Seasiders want chance of glory

  PENARTH 18 ABERDARE 12 read more

• Labour's 60-year stay in Penarth

  The Cardiff South and Penarth seat has been in Labour hands since 1945. read more

• Travellers

  HAVING read the recent, massive media coverage and seen the relevant photographs, huge numbers of decent, law-abiding, taxpaying citizens must be sickened by the despicable tactics being employed by thousands of today"s travellers/gypsies in their attempts to set up permanent sites in or immediately adjacent to Britain"s small towns or villages. read more

• Tragic loss

  I WAS saddened to read your recent article "Parents mourn loss of toddler to meningitis" about the tragic death of Joe Davies, aged three years, from Dinas Powys. read more

• Mast plan

  THIS is an open letter to councillors representing the Vale regarding the Vodafone application for a mast sited at Clive Place, Penarth. read more

• Mal's Memories

  DO YOU remember your first television? read more

• TV to reflect reality

  PENARTH played its part in filming for a brand new television show this week. read more

• Cut waste in half

  A PENARTH couple are urging others to give recycling a go after more than halving the amount of rubbish they create. read more

• Jeweller accused of theft

  A PROMINENT Penarth jeweller appeared before Barry magistrates yesterday charged with the theft of 120,000 from a 93-year-old woman. read more

• Man held in sex case

  OFFICERS from South Wales Police investigating the attempted rape of woman in Berkely Drive, Penarth, in 1990, yesterday arrested a man in connection with the incident. read more

• School's delight

  THE headteacher of a Welsh-speaking Penarth primary school has spoken of her delight at the opening of a new 1million state-of-the-art classroom block - and the possibility of a new school gymnasium to follow. read more

• Quarry fight is set for High Court

  CAMPAIGNERS trying to stop a superquarry near Michelstone-le-Pit say they will take their battle to the High Court after the plans took a big step forward this week. read more

• Head's cash concern

  THE headmaster of a Penarth Secondary School has said the education of schoolchildren in the Vale of Glamorgan is suffering because 400 a year less is spent on each Vale pupil, compared with English counterparts. read more

• Ex-partner's gun threat

  A MAN took a shotgun to his ex-girlfriend's flat and threatened to kill himself if she did not get back with him. read more

• Dredging fears

  VALE environmentalists and Penarth Town Council have voiced strong objections to proposals for new dredging operations in the Severn Estuary which would see 400,000 tonnes of material extracted each year. read more

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