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  • Fly-posting plague

    AN ANGRY Penarth resident has hit out at entertainments promoters who are illegally sticking "ugly" posters up across the town. Sheila Drew, of Paget Place, is at the end of her tether over the luminous posters which she says could put people off visiting

  • Making play safer

    CHILD safety is top priority at a Penarth park, where improvements will help protect youngsters. Belle Vue Park is to get a new entrance in the perimeter fence, resulting in a gateway closer to Albert Road's supervised road crossing. Additionally the

  • Goodbye to floods misery for homes

    COGAN residents who have suffered devastating flooding in their homes could be helped by a £1.75 million scheme to tackle the problem. Dwr Cymru Welsh Water has started work to reduce the risk of sewage flooding, with improvements set to benefit those

  • Cinema Review

    ROCK STAR (15) FOR millions of people around the world the dream of becoming a famous rock star slowly dwindles away as we reach our late teens. But for Chris Cole (Mark Wahlberg) being a rock star is the one dream he can't let go. By day he still lives

  • What's On

    Events in and around Penarth from Thursday, January 17 until Wednesday, January 23 THURSDAY * Plassey Street, Gospel Hall, Penarth. Coffee morning 10.15am. * Penarth Leisure Centre. Gullyvers Adventure Play Centre, Monday to Friday 9.30am til 7pm. Saturday

  • One from the heart

    PENARTH businesses have been asked to have a heart and sponsor a song at a charity Valentine's Ball next month. The event, organised by town mayor Cllr Carole Clifford, takes place on February 16 and will benefit her chosen charities, Home Access Trust

  • Black mark for bus

    ONE of Penarth's most popular eve-ning bus services should be revised because of "unreliability" say local councillors. The 344, which runs from Cardiff Central through Penarth Centre and Esplanade to Barry Island, "has a very tight schedule which often

  • Games Review

    Sabrina - Magical Adventure (Animated Series): PC CD-ROM A superb addition to the series with some great animation. The game offers some fun animation which helps to explain the storyline. The game places you as Sabrina, who is on a mission to get back

  • Lessons to be learned

    Penarth 8, Newport Saracens 21 There are many reasons why Newport Saracens returned to the top of Division 5 (East) this week for the first time since early November. Some were good and others less savoury, but there is much to learn from this match for

  • Town is a TV 'star'

    PENARTH is fast becoming a chosen location for television programmes. This week will see the start of the third series of Belonging, a BBC Wales drama set in the Caerphilly. But a number of sites in Penarth attracted the film crew. Locations such as the

  • Phoenix Gymnastics secure £5,000 sponsorship deal

    PHOENIX Gymnastics Club right across the range are set to take advantage of a huge boost to their training facility in the shape of a new 12m spring tumble track. The purchase of this vital equipment has been made possible through a partnership between

  • Successful start for Predators

    PENARTH ROLLER Hockey Club, now in their fourth season in the Welsh Association of Skater Hockey League, were in action last weekend. The Predators (U-16) Youth team played their opening two fixtures at Rhondda Fach Leisure Centre and had a full squad

  • CD Review

    HITS 51 is a great compilation, with all the top hits from 2001. There's a bit of reminiscing as recently-split bands Steps and Five star with One for Sorrow and Closer to Me, while there's also some upbeat parts with plenty of dance, pop and R&B.

  • Solicitor struck off for using clients' money

    A PENARTH solicitor has been struck off after using £12,000 from his firm's client account. Nigel Richardson, 54, of Park Road, even made a credit card payment of £1,500 out of the money, a solicitors' disciplinary tribunal heard last Thursday. The hearing

  • BT pull plug on 15m mast

    A PHONE mast planned just metres from a Penarth nursery school will not be constructed after a petition from parents and neighbours. The 15-metre phone mast, feared by some to cause increased cancer risks for children, was set to go behind Bute Cottage

  • Win tickets to the Regal Welsh Snooker 2002!

    THIS MONTH sees 32 of the World's top snooker players return to the Cardiff International Arena for the Regal Welsh 2002. And, thanks to the Times, you could see all your favourite players in action. This includes defending champion Ken Doherty, Welsh

  • Video Review

    JOSIE AND THE PUSSYCATS (PG) is not a well-known film, yet it's out now to buy, boasting an all-star cast. It centres on Josie (Rachael Leigh Cook, Antitrust), Melody (Tara Reid, American Pie) and Val (Rosario Dawson, Down to You), three teenage girls

  • Are you ready for the euro?

    THE EURO: it happened to twelve countries in Europe at the start of this year. But what does it actually mean to the people of Barry? According to one couple, it's a great chance for the currency to be sorted out before Britain loses Stirling. Peta and