 | Infantryman is top gun | | 3:53pm Sun 11 May 08 | | PRIVATE Simon Fairhurst is the top shot in his 58-strong platoon. After completing the tough six-month Combat Infantryman's Course in Catterick, Simon, 19, from Dinas Powys, was declared the top shot by his platoon commander, Captain Alex McDougall, who said: "Private Fairhurst's shooting scores were consistently the highest over the six month course. |
| Join in fun and a flutter | | 11:16am Sunday 11th May 2008 | | DINAS Powys Infants School Parents Association are hosting a Race Night next Thursday, May 15, at Dinas Powys Infants' School on Cardiff Road. |
 | Youngster donates birthday presents to hospice | | 11:09am Sun 11 May 08 | | IT is not often you get a six-year-old refusing birthday presents, but Olivia Tucker from Penarth was happy to do this to help the children and families who visit Ty Hafan, the Children's Hospice in Wales. |
| Activities galore during adult learners' week | | 4:44pm Saturday 10th May 2008 | | MAY 17-23, is Adult Learners' Week throughout Wales and there are plenty of free activities going on in the Penarth area to which people can come along. |
 | Piercrawl on way to Penarth | | 12:57pm Sat 10 May 08 | | THE Great British Piercrawlers will be reporting for duty at Penarth Pier next month, as they continue the fun competition to rediscover the seaside piers of England and Wales
As reported in last week's Penarth Times, The Great Big Piercrawl starts at Brighton Pier on June 10 - as author Chris Foote Wood, brother of comedienne Victoria Wood, revisits all 55 piers for his new book, "Walking Over the Waves - Quintessential British Seaside Piers", which is released this month. |
 | Happy ending after charity theft | | 8:41am Sat 10 May 08 | | CHARITABLE regulars from a Penarth pub came to the rescue of a good cause this week, after cash was swiped from a charity box. |
 | Gym needs work to avoid closure | | 4:36pm Fri 9 May 08 | | A PENARTH boxing coach fears the building he has trained countless youngsters in could face closure if urgent repairs aren't made by the Vale of Glamorgan Council. |
 | BBC return to Penarth | | 12:14pm Fri 9 May 08 | | BBC PRODUCTION crews were back in Penarth this week to film the second series of Doctor Who spin-off series, The Sarah Jane Adventures. |
| Tories take the lead in Vale | | 8:25am Friday 9th May 2008 | | THE Conservatives are to lead the Vale of Glamorgan Council following last week's local elections. |
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