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• Joan's life on hold...

  A PENARTH woman who found a lump in her breast has been told by the NHS that she will have to wait up to 28 days for tests - despite being classed as a high-risk patient. read more

• Teaching post taught me a lot By Mrs D H Henderson

  A WHITE sheet-like object lay in the road 80 yards away. read more

• One way ticket to Ebbw Vale By Rowland Powell

  DESPITE my protests my father was adamant - I had to leave home for my own good. read more

• Pub cellar was no-go area for air raid gangs By Trevor Joyce

  I CAN remember one night between 1939-43 when the air raid sirens sounded. read more

• Asbestos

  THIS is in response to your article of May 26 about asbestos-related diseases and the symptoms you describe. read more

• Renewal

  READERS might be forgiven for thinking the whole of Plassey Street is included in the current Penarth Central Renewal Area. read more

• Boat trip

  THIS YEAR, about ten days ago in fact, I travelled on The Waverley for what was probably the first time in my life. I made a second trip on that paddle-ship only a week later. read more

• Vandals

  VANDALS ten days ago tore all the protective railings from the 200-year-old pond at Alexandra Park and threw them in. read more

• What gain?

  LAST weekend's exhibition on the Penarth Heights (former Billybanks) development showed Crest Nicholson's intent as cramming in the maximum number of dwellings - 450. read more

• Scrap pier

  ALTHOUGH the Penarth Pier pavilion is a listed building, I can't help thinking it has served its purpose, had its day and now is the time for a total demolition and a completely new building in its place. read more

• Dirty town

  I RECENTLY returned from a holiday in Spain, visiting a number of coastal townships. read more

• Booze fears

  WITH reference to your article in last week's Penarth Times about the Railway Public House requesting extended licensing hours until late Thursday to Saturday. read more

• Mal's Memories

  DO you remember when sparrows were commonplace? read more

• Duo find it plain sailing in double victory

  PENARTH sailors Jeff Dyer and Simon Cook are celebrating after winning the UK Enterprise Inland National Championships. read more

• Comedy of errors as Penarth are all out for just 86 runs

  PENARTH came down to earth with a bump last weekend, as they fell from the heights of top spot in the table to a comprehensive 89-run defeat. read more

• Centurions openers put paid to Panteg

  THE weather beat Sully Centurions 3rd XI and Alliance side, but the 1st XI won emphatically against a strong Panteg side by 72 runs. read more

• 'A kind man'

  A FORMER mayor of Penarth - one of just three survivors of a torpedo attack on a Merchant Navy vessel during the war in which 42 crew members perished - has died aged 87. read more

• Roll up for the sumo of fun

  NOW that the football season has well and truly finished, are you missing your soccer already? read more

• It's time to be heard

  ASSEMBLY member Lorraine Barrett has called on Penarthians to seize the moment and make their voices heard, as the Penarth Heights project enters public consultation stage. read more

• Professors take up quest

  A BOOK about sorcerers and spirit healers in ancient Europe, written by two Penarth professors, will hit the bookshelves later this month. read more

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