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  • Bears side roar triumphantly

    THE PENARTH Bears Lacrosse Club was victorious last Saturday against Spencer Lacrosse Club of London, at Penarth Athletic Ground. The final score was 14-10 in the yearly SEMLA Flags Cup Competition, which runs concurrently with normal league play. The

  • October was a long, long month for the Old Boys

    JOINT divisional leaders Bridgend Sports breezed into the Cwrt y Vil headquarters of Old Penarthian last weekend and boosted their own aspirations as well as dealing a devastating blow to the pride of the hosts by running in 7 tries in a 44-17 victory

  • Cogan do themselves proud in tough clash

    With many of the Cogan team players and supporters being die-hard City fans it was pleasing to see the fans arrive in their numbers and cheer on their local underdogs. Current trophy holders Cardiff City ply their trade in the FA Premier Academy Division

  • Players continue to rise to the top

    PENARTH Hockey Club 1st XI continued their winning ways against Llanishen and Caerphilly last Saturday. In a game where the team played well within themselves, the Seasiders were 3-0 up at half time. Although they failed to capitalise on all the opportunities

  • Rich-World, Poor-World meal success

    AROUND 50 people attended a Rich-World, Poor-World meal at Albert Road Methodist Church Hall and Community Centre last Wednesday. Eight of them received a three-course meal and the remainder were given bread and a bowl of soup, a share-out that tried

  • Yacht club fined for teenager's accident

    PENARTH Yacht Club has been fined 2,500 after a 12-year-old boy suffered serious burns from falling into the remains of a Guy Fawkes Night bonfire. The club, which is based at the town's Esplanade, admitted failing to ensure the safety of the public at

  • Call for action over accident blackspot

    VALE planners are proposing to put a traffic island at the accident blackspot on Lavernock Road where a 76-year old woman lost her life last month. Cllr Maureen Kelly-Owen said that plans for the proposal had reached an advanced stage and should go before

  • Hallowe'en rampage

    A GANG of yobs caused more than 3,000 worth of damage at Penarth Leisure Centre after going on a Hallowe'en rampage. And the latest incident takes the staggering toll of damage caused by vandals at the site over the past three years to more than 300,000

  • What's on in and around Penarth

    THURSDAY The Kymin, Penarth. Baby Massage Classes, 3pm. Details telephone 02920 701801. Plassey Street Gospel Hall, Penarth. Coffee morning 10.15am. The Pilot, Penarth. Euchre Competition, 7pm. St Andrews Major Primary School, Dinas Powys. Aerobics Class

  • Patchy performance in victory

    DANGLING on the end of a three-match losing run, Penarth must have hoped that their visitors' undistinguished league form meant an easier ride than of late. Having scored two tries in the first seven minutes that's certainly how it looked. A perfectly

  • Cook faces 'ultimate challenge'

    A PENARTH chef has qualified for the final of the nation's premier culinary contest as one of the two top-scoring runners-up from the regional heats. Ross Williams, 32-year-old head chef of La Marine Restaurant, Penarth, was runner up in the South Wales

  • First Responders need you

    THE WELSH Ambulance Services NHS Trust is hoping the miraculous story of one South Wales man will inspire volunteers to join the First Responder scheme in Penarth. Gary Humphries, aged 50, from Energlyn, Caerphilly, would not have celebrated Christmas

  • Surfers launch brand

    A TEAM of avid surfers and skaters from Penarth have set out to promote Wales' waves by launching their very own clothing company. Rhys Wilton and Gareth Bennett formed Powertrip Surf in July, a company for surfers and skaters - run solely by surfers

  • Mystery creature call

    A WOMAN from Penarth claims she has been too frightened to go into her garden for a week after spotting an unusual creature spread across the wall. The lady, who does not wish to be named, contacted the Penarth Times after reading the letter entitled

  • Kenya calls for Penarth fundraiser

    THE unstoppable James Radford has jetted off to Kenya again on a mission to help more of the country's needy. Seventy-year-old Mr Radford, who lives on Redlands Road, Penarth, has visited the country countless times over the past ten years. He sold his

  • Brothers jailed for 'sick' crimes

    A 'SICK' career criminal with a 'perversion involving women's underwear' and his brother - 'an accomplished specialist in offences of deception' - have been sentenced to 15 years in jail. Their crimes included a string of burglaries - followed up by obscene