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No to mast
I AM writing regarding the campaign to stop a Vodafone 3G mobile phone mast from being erected at Clive Place, Penarth. It should be noted that a recent report by the National Radiological Protection Board concluded that "while there is no hard evidence
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Fixing trains
IN response to Cllr Ernest"s tirade on Assembly Members regarding train services (Penarth Times, February 23). I would like to make the point that Cllr Ernest"s time would be better spent reflecting on the fact that it was his Tory Government that fragmented
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Windsor face Dinas in opening league match
WINDSOR Under-18 Boys team faced Dinas Powis in a derby match to open their National Junior Club League campaign. In the opening singles rubber, Dan Owen of Windsor was edged out 6-4 6-4 by Tom Walbyoff of Dinas in a close battle. Tom Cole defeated Jake
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Impatient drop shot proves costly to Old Penarthians seconds
THE LATEST round of Six Nations matches was the reason for yet another blank Saturday in the ASDA National League programme and the absence of a fixture for the Old Penarthians senior squad. Both reserve sides were, however, in action with the Seconds
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The only goal of the game means victory for Dinas
TAFFS WELL 0 DINAS POWYS 1 DINAS Powys won their Welsh League Division One fixture away to Taffs Well by the only goal of the game last Saturday. The match was played in bright sunshine but with a blustery wind blowing down the pitch making life very
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Ringer forced to pull out of Commonwealth Sevens
PENARTH rugby star Jamie Ringer has been forced to withdraw from the Wales Rugby 7s squad set to compete in the Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games. A cartilage injury has ruled the 29-year-old flanker, who was a pupil at St Cyres Comprehensive School,
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Specialists work hard to raise awareness of killer conditionawareness
CANCER specialists at Llandough Hospital have been working this week to raise awareness of Mesothelioma - a killer disease with no cure brought on by contact with asbestos - as February 27 was National Mesothelioma Day. Kay Rowe, a specialist oncology
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Major boost for sport
DINAS POWYS councillors say that work on an 800,000 sports pavilion in the village should start later this year. Cllor Margaret Randall said: "The approved Vale Council building budget for 2006/7 includes 800,000 for Parc Bryn Y Don. "Contracts should
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Pupils can read in recycled comfort!
THE arrival of an unusual new reading area - a beach hut made of old drinks cartons - has brought a taste of summer for pupils at a Penarth school. Produced for a ReWorked exhibition at the town's Washington Gallery, the hut, which has now been presented
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On your bike to help!
MARIE Curie Hospice Penarth has a brand new bike up for grabs - totally free for one lucky winner! Become one of 500 cyclists riding across Poland and other European countries in September 2006 as part of The Great 500 Cycle Challenge for Marie Curie
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Council to clean up car park
A PENARTH councillor has welcomed assurances from the Vale of Glamorgan Council that action will be taken to resolve anti-social behaviour and health-hazard issues causing concern for local residents at the Cliff Parade Car Park. Cllr Anthony Ernest,
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Time to play fair
THE Town Mayor Councillor Charles Curran will be hosting a Fairtrade Coffee Morning between 10.30am and 12.30pm on Monday, March 6 in the Paget Rooms. The event, which is being organised in conjunction with the Penarth Fairtrade Forum, is to help the
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Despicable theft fromcemetery
A GRIEVING family have voiced their anger at "despicable" thieves who they say stole a floral wreath from their father's grave at Penarth Cemetery. Lorraine Groves, of Dinas Powys, said: "My father passed away just over a year ago. "As a family we are
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Scheme gives grant aid to sports groups
A FURTHER 22 clubs and organisations are set to benefit from a scheme which has seen more than 300,000 pumped into sport and leisure activities in the Vale of Glamorgan since its inception seven years ago. Run through the Vale Council, the local Community
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Sci-fi fun for adults...in Penarth?
PENARTH locations are highly likely to feature in a new Russell T Davies drama called Torchwood - which has been billed as an adult version of Doctor Who. A spokesperson for BBC Wales said that the series would be filmed mainly in and around Cardiff and
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A great start: Now onwards
ON behalf of the Penarth Youth Project and the Vale Youth Service, Penarth Town Council would like to thank all individuals and groups that kindly gave up their time to take part in the inaugural Penarth Youth Festival that took place from February 10
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James just keeps on helping
PENARTH man James Radford confessed he feels "useless" when he"s not making a difference to the lives of poverty stricken Africans. And that is why the 71-year-old from Redlands Road is returning to the country just five months after his last visit. Mr
