MAY I take this opportunity to thank all who have worked so hard on this programme. It is our intention to show everyone that not only does Barry have a great deal to offer both its residents and visitors, but Barry is growing and developing all the time
GWENT'S Darren Campbell (pictured above) is the latest Gwent sprint injury concern following the scare suffered by Newport's Christian Malcolm (above right). Campbell has given Britain's athletics team a fright after revealing he has a slight hamstring
NEWPORT council set special rules to stop table dancing on christian holy days - but it forgot about Good Friday. Members of St Mary's Catholic Church, Stow Hill, are upset that table dancing at the Baltica club could clash with Good Friday. The club
A NEWPORT-born surgeon who oversaw an operation during which the wrong kidney was removed from a Korean war veteran has retired, it was revealed yesterday. Newport High School old boy John Roberts, who lived in Stow Park Avenue, is understood to have
THE WATERFRONT Festival attracts visitors from far and wide and businesses are desperate to get on board. One such lucky company is White Dove, situated in Hadfield Road, Cardiff. And they are proud to sponsor this year's Barry Waterfront Festival, happily
A GROUP of animal rights campaigners gathered outside a factory in Newport to protest against the company's link with a controversial laboratory. Members of the Welsh branch of Stop Huntingdon Animal Cruelty (SHAC) waved banners and leafleted visitors
SOUTH Wales' The Vanities are so eighties they've even been produced by a bloke from Spandau Ballet. It's easy to mock that decade but SB were one of the biggest bands on the planet and primed their own kind of revolution. Tony Hadley's stupid clothes
BARRY'S massive Waterfront Weekender is here. Since the start of the summer your Barry & District News, the official media sponsor, has been bringing you all the latest news as it happened. And in the build up to this great event - there's been a
CHANGES to the way Gwent patients can get out-of-hours GP services will be introduced at the end of September - and health bosses are gearing up for an information campaign to spread the word. Every household in Gwent will receive information through
HUNDREDS of residents in Blackwood risk being booked by police officers just for parking outside their own homes this weekend. People living in six streets near the Showfield in Blackwood have been told by Gwent Police they must find an alternative parking
WELSHMAN David Davies stormed into the final of the 1500m freestyle tomorrow with a commanding display in the heats this morning. The Cardiff-born 19-year-old was the fastest qualifier to make the final, not only beating his personal best but also setting
AN HISTORIC Cwmbran mill is set to become a major tourist attraction. Torfaen planners this week approved an outline application to develop a visitor centre at the Grade II listed Llanyravon Mill. The Friends of Llanyravon Mill hope the application will
A RECORD number of students were celebrating A-level passes across Gwent yesterday. St Joseph's RC High School celebrated a pass rate of 100 per cent with 77 per cent of students getting grades A to C and 33 per cent achieving a grade A. Sue Jenkins,
The whole idea came about as a result of the wonderful weekend of entertainment put on by the Royal National Lifeboat Institution's Barry station, which in 2001 celebrated 100 years of saving lives along the Vale of Glamorgan coast. Over the space of
ANOTHER one of those retro rock bands with through-a-hedge-backwards hairdos, the Glitterati play Cardiff's Barfly next week. They're supporting YHA on Monday, August 23, three days after they release new single Back In Power. "I've always had pretty
MURDER, mythology, mirth-making, a trilogy of Shakespeare and one of the world's best dames - and all under one roof. The autumn season at the New Theatre in Cardiff has something for everyone. It begins in September, when the Welsh National Opera will
TOP rugby players need more rest periods, says Wales coach Mike Ruddock, freshly back from a three-week fact-finding visit to Australia. The hot topic in Welsh rugby is limiting the amount of rugby leading players take part in to avoid burn-out and keep
THE future of the Alcan works in Rogerstone is being secured by a £6 million investment, with the promise of new jobs at the plant. The announcement by the firm marks a remarkable turnaround for Alcan, whose long-term future in Newport appeared uncertain
THE HORNS are already blowing for one of the biggest weekends in the jazz calendar - the 21st annual Brecon Jazz Festival. For non-afficionados, the biggest name is crossover success Amy Winehouse, singing in the Watton Marquee on Saturday night. Other
SLEEPY Welsh band The Afternoons have teamed up with Rosie Thomas for their new EP, Fading Fast. They sound much better for it, with Rosie singing in place of The Afternoon's songwriter Richard Griffiths. He heard her sing on local radio and got in touch
WOMEN are being trained to land themselves a plumb job in a male-dominated job. A two-year, women-only NVQ II certificate course in plumbing has been set up at Coleg Gwent's site in Pontypool. The aim is to encourage its 15 female students to join the
BARRY'S fantastic Waterfront Weekender is all set to be enjoyed by thousands of visitors as entertainment fills the streets. As official media sponsor the Barry and District News spoke to two young people who will be looking forward to it more than most
ARCHAEOLOGISTS who discovered the remains of what was once Wales' largest city have now unearthed a new mystery. Stuart Wilson, of Monmouth Archaeological Society, who is leading the dig for the lost city of Trellech, discovered a block of disjointed
AFTER nursing her dad back to health Dido found more choppy waters on her second album, Life For Rent. Mono caught up with her on the road to her Welsh gig next week. A singer-songwriter with a trip-hoppy bent, Dido was never going to change the face
MAY I take this opportunity to thank all who have worked so hard on this programme. It is our intention to show everyone in Barry who reads it as they stroll around this fantastic Waterfront Weekender that not only does our town have a great deal to offer
THE country comes to the town tomorrow as thousands converge on Blackwood's showfield for the Bedwellty Show. There's a packed programme for the whole family to enjoy, from traditional livestock competitions, involving Shire horses, cattle, sheep and
ASPIRING Welsh punk band Sammo Hung have finished their new single, I Love The Leader. It's due to be released on No Danger Recordings soon and will be their first release since their quirky debut album. It's been remixed by Charlie Francis who has been
ALL ABOARD! The Vale of Glamorgan Steam Railway has its Heritage Centre on Barry Island and the elegant, old-fashioned locomotives will be the perfect way to travel between the Waterfront Weekender and our picturesque beach in style. And as an extra treat
Mike Rees of joint marketing agents, Chesterton, said: "From our feedback, it's clear that Waterfront Barry is very popular with developers and prospective house-buyers alike who want to benefit from a cosmopolitan lifestyle at an accessible price. Although
THE NATIONAL Garden of Wales could be the ideal place to take the kids this summer. The stunning Great Glass House with it's myriad of exotic plants is a marvellous centrepiece for any day out, but add to that a new children's playground, a mini-farm,
JOANNA Newsom is a pixie- voiced harpist from the gold-rush town of Nevada City, California. She sings disconcertingly like a ten-year-old but plays the harp like she was ringing a bell. Next month she embarks on her debut UK tour to promote her debut
NEXT Friday is the last in August, which means the summer is pretty much gone. What blinking summer, I hear you cry? Someplace out there under the same stars (the ones beyond the black clouds) the sun has been shining, turning everyone a nice shade of
EVERYBODY is buzzing about Barry. As the Waterfront Weekender brings thousands of visitors, massive plans to breathe new life into this old town are making ripples across the country. Not only do we have a fantastic two days of entertainment, but the
WELCOME to the autumn season at Abertillery Community Theatre. Once again we bring you the best of the blues as September kicks off at the forefront of British Blues with legendary Stan Webb's Chicken Shack on September 3. After interviews on Radio 1
Racehorse Inn, Waunavon. THIS traditional pub, perched on the top road between Brynmawr and Blaenavon, has arguably the best views in Gwent, looking down from the heights to Abergavenny and Crickhowell. It also has some of the best food in the county.
The Dilshad Restaurant, Clarence Place, Newport. THE Dilshad is a comfortable and friendly restaurant with that traditional Indian feel. Low lights, Indian music and pictures of tigers on the walls - now that's what I call an Indian. To start I had the
A DISPUTE that "divided the community of Caerleon" is set to continue after the council said no to felling protected trees. David Gilfillan, of Radford House, Broadway, asked the council if he could chop down a row of 21 trees bordering his back garden
ELECTRICIAN Kid Carpet is going to play as many gigs in Cardiff in one day as he can next week to promote the release of his EP Dope. The Kid has lined up Moloko, Capsule and Spillers so far but is keen to find more venues to make his merry din in. Then
Barry's Waterfront Festival is the flagship event for the town and is one that grows in popularity every year. Now on its third time around, the festival has grown from 7,000 visitors at its inaugural event to 14,000 people in 2003. The Vale of Glamorgan
FIVE Gwent players are named in Mark Hughes' squad for Wales' World Cup qualifying games with Azerbaijan and Northern Ireland next month. Bidding to make an impact will be James Collins, Paul Parry, Danny Gabbidon, Carl Fletcher and Nathan Blake. Hughes
IT'S August, so you're going to have to roam a little further for your fix of decent rock. Been to Bath recently? Tokyo lo-fi surf rock trio 5, 6, 7, 8s (why don't bands like this ever come to Wales?) are playing the Moles Club on Sunday, August 15. They're
THE NATIONAL Garden of Wales could be the ideal place to take the kids this summer. The stunning Great Glass House with it's myriad of exotic plants is a marvellous centrepiece for any day out, but add to that a new children's playground, a mini-farm,
FOR A full-on, breath-taking experience, you have to take on the South Wales Karting track. With 850m of pure adrenaline on their outdoor circuit, it's Wales' only fully floodlit track, and is fully licensed to hold MSA licensed events. And there is no
CHUGGERS plays pop! Sal, the Welsh band, are back heavier and chunkier than ever for the release of their debut album, Dysfunctional. They've got riff-reinforced guitar-built walls, 21st feminist lyrics and enough extra touches to separate Sal from the
IT is making a name for itself as one of the most popular sports at the Olympics, and beach volleyball is quickly establishing itself as one of the most popular new sports in South Wales. The sport has seen a massive rise in popularity since it was first
I had a really frustrating day yesterday when I was supposed to be in Edinburgh promoting my fight on October 22, which is going to be at the Royal Highland Showground. Frank Warren arranged for me to do a press conference up there at around 10am which
"THE WORLD is a nicer place, in my beautiful balloon. "It wears a nicer face in my beautiful balloon. "We can sing a song, and sail along the silver sky, for we can fly..." So the Supremes sang, among others, and while someone should tell Richard Branson
IT MAY not quite be at Brecon's level yet, but Pontypool's annual Jazz in the Park festival is building quite a reputation. This is the fifth year that jazz fans have been invited to the town's extensive park for a weekend of live performances from some
A NEWPORT couple claim a South Wales travel company showed them no compassion when a family bereavement forced them to cancel a trip. Andrew and Cheryl Payne, from Rogerstone, lost nearly £250 when Mr Payne's father fell ill and Cardiff-based Ticketline
