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  • Appeal for witnesses after motorist flees three-car crash

    A PENARTH family are appealing for witnesses after they were involved in a three-car collision that caused thousands of pounds of damage.The collision happened at the junction of Lavernock Road and Brockhill Rise, opposite the Glamorgan Golf Club, at

  • Another superb line up for music at lunchtime

    THE next Lunchtime concert at All Saints Church on Victoria Square, Penarth will take place on Monday, November 3. Concerts will take place every Monday between 1pm and 2pm.Music will be supplied by Nigel Lloyd-Latham, cabaret singer and pianist and Peter

  • Tennis Wales roadshows have record attendance

    RECORD numbers of volunteers and coaches attended the Tennis Wales Roadshows, which have toured the country, including Penarth, throughout October.A record 83 volunteers and coaches attended the events. “The aim was to update and inform the tennis

  • Penarth Hockey’s first team returns to winning ways

    THERE was a reversal of fortune for the two Penarth Hockey Club sides in the latest round of matches in the Davis Wood Hockey League, with the 1st XI bouncing back to form.Penarth 8-3 Cheltenham ‘B’Penarth’s senior side shrugged off

  • Night at the Casablanca

    ON Saturday, November 1 the Wales Millennium Centre will present a celebration of the life of the iconic music venue, the Casablanca club, Tiger Bay. As a part of the Centre’s 10th anniversary celebrations it will show the rich musical heritage

  • Missing players and injuries contribute to a Dinas loss

    Penrhiwceiber Rangers 3 V Dinas Powys 1 THIS was a lack-lustre performance by Dinas on Saturday, October 25, whose concentration seemed poor and never really looked like winning the game. In their defence they were without influential Pakistan International

  • Round up of Sully sporting teams

    WELSH FA Trophy third roundPenlan (Swansea) 4 - Sully Sports 2Sully travelled to Swansea for this Cup tie expecting a difficult game versus the Swansea Senior League leaders. What they found was a very small, poor standard pitch and a team that from the

  • Scary night at the Oscares

    THE SAFE Foundation is hosting a Hallowe’en Party at The Wharf Pub, Cardiff on Friday, October 31 with doors opening at 7.30pm.The SAFE Foundation is a registered charity based in Cardiff, working all over the world to give people access to basic

  • Joan and Jill win Annie’s Cup 2014

    THE Penarth Bridge Club celebrated the contribution that Annie Favager made to the club when they played Annie’s Cup Final on Friday, October 24.This year club handicaps were used in deciding who would play in the final, with the qualifying events

  • Duo wants to give back with dance

    THERE will be a selection of activities and events run by the incredible Destino Dance Company which was founded by Junaid Jemal Sendi and Addisu Demissie.They will be running fundraising workshops and performances throughout November in a bid to continue

  • Penarth runners tackle the Snowdonia Marathon

    IT MIGHT be the highest mountain in Wales, but that didn’t stop a hardy bunch of Penarth runners tackling the Snowdonia Marathon last weekend.In typical autumnal weather the determined runners completed one of the hardest marathons in the UK.For

  • Hard work pays off for Dinas Wolves

    A VERY professional performance from the villagers this Saturday knowing the homeside are a strong outfit at this level, Dinas had to be on their game throughout. Skipper Zak Fifield took advantage of the strong wind winning the toss and playing with

  • Sully Sports team boosted by theatre company sponsorship

    SULLY Sports Blues Under 12's are delighted to be wearing their new kit sponsored by Omidaze Productions.Omidaze Productions is a small theatre company based in Penarth. The name comes from the phrase "Oh My Days! ", meaning amazement and

  • Sully lose out to a strong Blaenau Gwent

    SULLY Indoor bowls team welcomed Blaenau Gwent to Sully Stadium on Saturday in what was going to be one of the important games of this seasons league matches.Sully who have won their two opening league games were up against Blaenau Gwent who are favourites

  • Free tots tennis at Penarth Windsor

    PENARTH Windsor Lawn Tennis Club, next to Evenlode School, is holding a free tennis taster session for children aged between three and four.On Friday, October 31 at 2pm it will be run by LTA qualified professionals and the class will give a basic introduction

  • Sully Sports struggle against Tonyrefail

    THIS weekend saw Sully Sports welcome Tonyrefail in the SWALEC Bowl.Conditions were right for running rugby again if a little wet under foot, even in the warm up you could see both sides were up for this cup match.So the game kicked of and Sports showed

  • Penarth Sea Angling club results

    COLIN Boagey caught a bass and a dog fish weighing 5lb 13ozs at the beach.A conger eel weighing 4lb 14ozs was caught by Kyle Jones from the pier.Chris Garner on the beach caught a conger eel and a cod weighing 4lb 10ozs.Fred Chick caught two conger eels

  • Local events and activities

    AT Ffotogallery, Penarth, they will be running a Family Fright Night on Friday, October 31. This is a free event and is open to all ages. Children must be accompanied by an adult.ON Friday, October 31 the Oystercatcher Hungry Horse in Terra Nova Way,

  • Tabernacle Baptist Church celebrates its 150th anniversary

    TABERNACLE Baptist Church is celebrating their 150th anniversary on November 1 and 2.150 years ago some dedicated members of Bethany Baptist Chapel, which can still be seen in the centre of Howells, House of Fraser store in Cardiff, were sent out to establish

  • Latest exhibition features incredible work

    AT Ffotogallery, Penarth from October 24 until February 21 2015 they will be working with Artes Mundi for the first time to present the work of two artists.They are delighted to show work by Ragnar Kjartansson from Iceland and Sanja Ivekovic from Croatia

  • Penarth Beaver Scout Colony work to gain new badge

    THE first Penarth Beaver Scout Colony is working on one of the new badges namely, the Disability Awareness Activity Badge, and on October 20, at their weekly meeting, they met Sian and Arnie the guide dog from Guide Dogs Cymru.To complete this badge,

  • Sea Cadets quiz town council

    PENARTH Sea Cadets have been given a rare insight into the inner workings of the town council Youngsters from the nautical charity were invited to West House for a presentation on the work of the Town Council on Tuesday evening, October 28.

  • Thank you for all of the support

    THE Macmillan Cancer Care Coffee Morning held at All Saints Church, Lesser Hall, Penarth on September 27, raised £713. All Raffle Prizes were claimed. Thank you to all the helpers and supporters for helping us reach this total. Mary ThomasPenarth

  • Penarth Swimming Club is back with a splash

    PENARTH Swimming club is finally moving back to its usual home at Cogan Leisure Centre following a prolonged period of disruption as a result of the fire which left the club operating a scaled down schedule at Cardiff International Pool. As of November

  • Local fisherman catches a giant cod

    DAVID Manley, who is not a part of any club yet, caught an impressive 9lb cod on the Penarth Beach at 8.30pm.David managed to reel in the fish by the RNLI slipway 30 minutes before the high tide.The cod was caught on a one hook boom rig, with an 80lb

  • Shock at lack of help for Welsh NHS

    I AM shocked at the latest revelations that the Welsh NHS is facing meltdown and is in crisis.This can only be put down to the disastrous way in which it is being run by Welsh Labour. How can Ed Miliband say they will fix the NHS in England when they

  • There are two sides to every story

    ONE reads of criticisms and complaints about our hospital services but there is also another side to the coin. During the morning of October 16, the day of our Diamond Wedding Anniversary, I had the misfortune to suffer a stroke. The doctor’s phone

  • Lewis keeps Dinas alive against Cardiff

    Dinas Ladies 1 v 1 Cardiff LadiesTHE game was played at a good pace from start to finish but Dinas ladies showed why you should never give up.Cardiff got off to a bright start moving the ball very well and out muscling the home side in the early encounters

  • Beautiful setting for a ramble

    ROBIN and Pepper were joined by four walkers at Llangynidr and upon their arrival a huge rainbow arched high in the sky. Setting off in dry weather through the village to the lovely old stone six-arched bridge erected in 1700 as a link between the Usk

  • View from Westminster – Stephen Doughty MP

    UNUSUALLY this week I wanted to write about a devolved issue – one that affects all our lives – the NHS. Most people I speak to are full of praise for the care they receive from our fantastic NHS staff.But constituents sometimes come to Vaughan

  • Don’t complain about the bus service

    ALTHOUGH I now live in Hampshire, I still receive the Penarth Time. Imagine my surprise when opening my copy dated October 9, the front page article on the five ladies complaining about the bus time table.I spent all my childhood living on the seafront

  • Old Penarthians no match for unbeaten Cambrian Welfare

    LAST Saturday, October 25, Old Penarthians took a rest from league action to play in the first round of the SWALEC sponsored WRU Bowl competition. The opponents, Cambrian Welfare, who travelled to Cwrt-y-vil from the Clydach Valley, were unbeaten in the

  • Recent results from Sully Bridge Club

    SULLY Bridge Club results for the week ending October 25:Monday, October 20North/South1st Alan Jones / Carolyn Matthews 62.502nd Patsy Cohen / Joy Secular 57.183rd Gareth Stone / Brian Gardner 54.63East/West1st Peter Millar / Jane Brook 62.502nd Anne

  • Recent results from Penarth darts league

    THE newly formed Lion B team won at home this week, they took on the Coro Oldies and came away with an 11-2 win. Lion B took both pairs with Russ x4 and Mitch 120, S Keepin 125 and Paul x20 took the second of the pairs wins. Dai hit 105 for the Oldies

  • Penarth listings

    THURSDAYThe Albion, Penarth.Acoustic open mic session 8.30pm-11pm. Tel 07989478140.Old School, Sully.Zumba class. 7pm-8pm. Tel 02920 705805.Cogan Leisure Centre, Penarth.Weightwatchers class 6.30pm. Tel 02920 256732.All Saints Church HallZumba Fitness

  • Penarth Pool League

    THE current table for the Penarth Pool League is: PLD PTSLyndon (Lads) 4 34Sai La Vie (Deja vu) 4 33Sai La Vie 4 31Labour (Q-Tips) 4 28Coro (Potters) 5 26Ex’s (Bees) 5 25Con’s (Pot & Tuck) 5 20Lyndon (Scorpions) 3 16Hollywood

  • Dinas Powys residents oppose Post Office move

    DINAS Powys residents have opposed plans to move the Murch Post Office to a nearby newsagent.Proposals have been put forward to move the existing post office on Camms Corner to the McColls newsagent on Castle Drive, a distance of 320 metres away from

  • Cogan stay top of the league

    COGAN Coronation AFC was back in action last Saturday with an away trip to play Stanleytown FC in the South Wales Senior League Division Two. The tie saw the top place team make the trek to the Valleys to pit their wits against the side that sat bottom

  • Home side knowledge proves vital for Penarth win

    PENARTH Bowling Club’s indoor season continued in a winning vein with victory over Cowbridge BC in last Wednesday’s Men’s match. There were some raised eyebrows at the start of proceedings when “Rambo” Butler lined up with