OH dear! - I wouldn't go as far as to say that the loss to the Maoris has left Woodward's plans in complete disarray, which is basically what the New Zealand press are now saying. But there will need to be a huge step-up in class by the Lions if they
SEVERAL times over recent years I have found it necessary to seek the help/advice of the Citizens Advice Bureau (CAB), the office being situated at the rear of West House, Stanwell Road, Penarth. On each occasion my enquiries have been for entirely different
WITH reference to the demolition and rebuild of Beachcliff Buildings, Penarth Esplanade. In my opinion, the proposed demolition is nothing short of vandalism on a grand scale. These private developers are driven by profit making - how are they allowed
MY family originated in Kingsland, Herefordshire and I have traced over 800 descendants - but one or two have eluded me. I hope that the "power of the press" will succeed where the latest technology has failed. I would love to hear from any of your readers
THE cruise by the famous Paddle Steamer Waverley tomorrow (Friday, June 17) to pay tribute to the men who served aboard Britain"s Paddle Steamers in World War II is sailing from Penarth Pier at 11.45am - and all War Veterans are warmly invited to come
By Barbara Dean of Dinas Powys PENARTH suffered its first daylight bombing raid in the spring of 1940, when German bombers scored a direct hit on a private primary school situated in a large house near the junction of Stanwell Road and Cornerswell Road
MYSTERY SOLVED: Shirley Crates from Penarth recognised herself in the street party picture, published on Page 8 of the Penarth Times last week, and confirmed that the picture was taken in Salop Street. Shirley said: "I am the little girl on the far left
THERE was double joy for Penarth 2nd XI on the weekend with the best delivery of the season so far! Neil Stephens had to be removed from the field of play midway through the game to witness the birth of his second child - and victory put the team back
DINAS POWYS Second XI travelled to Girlings last Saturday with the memories of last year still fresh. On an almost identical wicket, in the same conditions, Dinas earned the same result in identical fashion. Having won the toss, Dinas elected to field
DO you remember being caught out doing something you really shouldn"t have been doing? As a teenager I was very keen on playing cards, preferably that old gamblers" favourite three-card brag. Finding people to play with was never really a problem, but
A PENARTH councillor has been awarded an MBE in the Queen's Birthday honours list. Alfred Clive Williams, aged 68, of St Anne's Avenue, is cabinet member for Social and Care Services on the Vale of Glamorgan Council. Cllr Williams was given the honour
PENARTH man Michael Lee has been named Welsh Top Teacher of the Term by Select Education's Cardiff's office. Michael, who qualified as a teacher in 2003, has worked in a number of schools across South Wales. Scott Kelly, business manager at Select Education
PENARTH indie band Session - recognised as one of the best unsigned bands in Wales - are about to record a new three-track EP called Timetable. Lead singer Cameron Stewart said: "Our new EP will be out very shortly. We're still playing around twice a
A REVAMPED Penarth Infoshop, which has received a complete overhaul thanks to 50,000 of Welsh Assembly Government money, was launched with a bang last Thursday. And the event became a double celebration, thanks to the news that the centre has won an additional
VALE planners have given the go-ahead for a waste disposal site to be built in Sully, subject to a report on asbestos being submitted to the authority. The Vale of Glamorgan planning committee unanimously approved the plans after visiting the site known
THE Chief Executive of the Cardiff and Vale NHS Trust has said its "limited capacity to carry out tests for cancer" will be overwhelmed if the number of referrals to the unit at the University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff continues to rise. Hugh Ross, the
WHAT a lovely village fete in Llandough last weekend. Congratulations to the Community Council who really provided something for everyone, particularly the children. There was a magic show, football, folk dancing, rides in a classic double-decker bus,
FOR the past few years in springtime, our garden has had an annual visitor, making its entrance just about twilight time. It"s a bat, which zooms about at break-neck speed for about ten minutes and then disappears. This year, it appears to have found
FOR just over two years I have lived in Penarth, having been a regular visitor since my childhood in Cardiff. I too have noticed the dilapidated state of those two houses in Bridgeman Road and concur with Fiona Stevens" letter (Penarth Times, June 2).
IT has been decided that Sunday, July 10 will be designated as the day for the celebration of the end of World War II. The Royal British Legion in Penarth will be holding a service of Remembrance and Thanksgiving at All Saints Church. The service will
AFTER a successful season at home, Dinas Powys under 12s football team finished the campaign by going on a five-day tour to Perugia, Italy. The boys played three matches and experienced the full local flavour in their first match, playing Tuoro, a town
SULLY Centurions 1st and 2nd XIs had a superb weekend, with both teams winning comfortably, while the Alliance side were defeated by a strong Maudlam side at Rhoose. The 1st XI travelled to Tondu and were put in to bat by the home side, a decision they
NO less than 86 Barry YMCA gymnasts have reason to smile as they successfully completed their next level of WAGA Awards. The YMCA gymnasts, who hail from across the Vale and Cardiff, have been working tremendously hard to achieve the level required to
THE six-a-side U14s competition at Sully Sports Club took the format of two groups of four teams with the top two teams in each group going through to the semi finals. Late withdrawals meant that both Sully Colts and Dinas Powys entered two teams and
A PENARTH householder has hit out at'scare tactics' being used to sell insurance cover for water services. Mary Douglas, of Station Terrace, says a letter sent out by an insurance company, which was forced into an embarrassing climbdown by the media earlier
VALE planners have given the go-ahead for new telecommunications antennae to be put up at the Robert Smith garage on Windsor Road - to the dismay of local residents and councillors. The council voted by eight to seven in favour of the proposal. Three
IF you're a teenager and you've been drinking, what's one of the most dangerous things you could do? How about climbing up a crane on a building site? That's just what two Penarth teenagers did - but they came back to down to earth with a bump, when they
PENARTH police want the power to make a town centre park an alcohol-free zone, to stamp out longstanding anti-social behaviour problems which officers say are scaring off the public. An alcohol ban at the Dingle would be the first of its kind in the Vale
