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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. read more

• 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, as part of the celebration marking 200 years since the Battle of Trafalgar. read more

• Dinas win season's first derby clash!

  DINAS POWYS 1 BARRY TOWN 0 read more

• 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. read more

• 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. read more

• 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. read more

• 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. read more

• Town in fine shape

  A PENARTH man at the forefront of international design has spoken of his fierce pride in his home town. read more

• What's on in and around Penarth

  Thursday - St Andrews Major Primary School, Dinas Powys. Aerobics Class 6pm-7pm £3 sess. Tel Charlotte 07870630096. read more

• 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. read more

• Dinas dominate season opener on slippery pitch

  ELY RANGERS 0 DINAS POWYS 2 read more

• David's historical tip from Nelson

  AN unusual piece of Nelson memorabilia has fallen into the hands of a Penarth man. read more

• 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. read more

• 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! read more

• 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. read more

• 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. read more

• 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. read more

• 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. read more

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