Penarth | Archive | 2005 | July
WHAT on earth do the women, opposing the development of the building owned by the Rabaiotti family, hope to achieve as a result of their so-called victory at stopping the proposed development? more...
PERHAPS it was not entirely unexpected that my recent letter to the Penarth Times, which cast doubt on the role of local Labour politicos in moving forward the Penarth Headland Link, would go unchallenged. Indeed the response from at least two of your contributors was not only underwhelming, but also highly personal, in their unwarranted attacks on me (July 21 issue). more...
THE PENARTH Summer Festival has this year offered a varied and interesting programme, but not all the events have attracted the support they deserved. more...
FURTHER to the letter from Chris Arnold "Feline Friend" (Penarth Times, July 21). more...
DO you remember when newspapers cost just a few old pence? more...
ARE you one of the people in this photo? Perhaps you know someone who is, and what the occasion is. more...
PROPERTY developer Decourcy has pulled the plug on the Penarth seafront cafe quarter scheme. more...
A PENARTH woman will take audiences back to the roaring 1920s as part of the cast of West End musical Thoroughly Modern Millie, showing at the Wales Millennium Centre until August 20. more...
A TELEVISION writer for ITV's hit series The Bill, who lives in Penarth, has told how nights out on London's backstreets with real-life officers provided inspiration for scenes in the gritty drama. more...
THE Vale Council says pubs and clubs in Penarth could face closure by Christmas after calling last orders for new alcohol licences. more...
PENARTH Lifeboat Station, which has saved 165 lives and rescued 1,235 people since opening in 1980, is celebrating its 25th anniversary this year. more...
TWO teenage brothers, fed-up with having nothing to do, have kick-started a campaign to bring youth activities onto their estate. more...
THE final plans for the dramatic transformation of the Billybanks site have not been submitted to the council - but they are already the talk of the town. more...
PENARTHIANS donned ball gowns and black tie to raise 7,000 at the inaugural summer ball of the town's Save The Children group. more...
A ROMANTIC sales rep from The Penarth Times popped the question to the love of his life on top of New York's Empire State building. more...
A PENARTH man has been promoted to the rank of Colonel after 25 years service in the Regular Army. more...
DINAS Powys First Eleven entertained Creigiau last weekend at an overcast Bryn-y-Don. more...
THE LAST two weeks have seen a variety of results for Belle Vue Ladies, drawing two matches, winning one and losing one. more...
SULLY Centurions 1st XI took an under-strength side to Pontypridd, but still came away with an emphatic seven-wicket victory. more...
PENARTH 1st XI travelled to the Diamond Ground without a few key players to face a Cardiff team who themselves were lacking a few of their top players. more...
VALE cricket star Michael O'Shea will make his first class debut for Glamorgan against Bangladesh A in a three-day match this week. more...
LAST week saw the visit to Penarth of a veteran United States sailor, Mr Arthur La Chance of New Hampshire. more...
MARCH 6, 1942, as an underage volunteer in the ATS I set off to do my initial training in Wrexham and then on to Devizes, Wiltshire where I became a radar operator. more...
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