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Stories for 18 August 2005

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What's on in and around Penarth

Thursday - St Andrews Major Primary School, Dinas Powys. Aerobics Class 6pm-7pm £3 sess. Tel Charlotte 07870630096.  more...

Penarth News

Green Flag for park

PENARTH'S Belle Vue Park is celebrating after being named for the second successive year as a national award winner.  more...

Ship-shape and parrot fashion

THE last remaining Royal Navy parrot, who was told her choice language might offend the Queen, is spending her annual leave in Penarth.  more...

Young people take a hike for Lesotho

LAST Tuesday six members of the Lesotho 2006 team met in Knighton after between them completing the 177-mile hike along Offa's Dyke Path National Trail, which runs from Chepstow to Prestatyn.   more...

Your name on the pier

YOU'LL have to keep it short and sweet - or have a very short name - if you want to be immortalised on Penarth Pier!  more...

David's historical tip from Nelson

AN unusual piece of Nelson memorabilia has fallen into the hands of a Penarth man.  more...

Residents ask for keys to St Paul's

A PENARTH residents' association has called on the Vale council to hand over a former church for use as a community centre.  more...

Town in fine shape

A PENARTH man at the forefront of international design has spoken of his fierce pride in his home town.  more...

Spectacular that

PENARTHIANS were treated to a military spectacular at the weekend with displays by the Army, Royal Navy and Royal Air Force in and around Cardiff Bay and the Esplanade.  more...

Pub quiz in aid of children's charity

WHY NOT help your community while cooling off at the local pub this summer? NSPCC Cymru/Wales is calling on pub goers to challenge their landlord or landlady to donate funds from regular quiz evenings to raise funds for the NSPCC.   more...

Justice 15 years later

A PENARTH man who attempted to rape an 83-year-old woman in her own home has been brought to justice 15 years after committing the crime, thanks to DNA evidence gathered following a traffic accident this year.  more...

HMS Pickle sails through

IN A PICKLE: HMS Pickle passed Penarth en route to Cardiff Bay last Friday. The ship - an Anglesey-based replica of the vessel which carried Nelson's battle orders to the fleet, was among the many boats filling up the dock front at Cardiff Bay last weekend, as part of the celebration marking 200 years since the Battle of Trafalgar.  more...

Penarth Sport

Individuals shine in U-13 cricket festival

CARDIFF and the Vale's U-13 age group participated in the North Wales Cricket Festival recently, and saw some good individual performances.   more...

Astoria Cardiff and Vale Junior League

ONLY A few rearranged matches were played in the Astoria Cardiff and Vale Junior Cricket League this week, after they had been rained off earlier in the season.   more...

Dinas dominate season opener on slippery pitch

ELY RANGERS 0 DINAS POWYS 2  more...

Lloyd is Maynard's top choice

SULLY Centurions' all-rounder Lloyd Smith was named man of the match in Matthew Maynard's testimonial game in Cardiff on Monday evening, after scoring a run-a-ball unbeaten 85.  more...

Dinas win season's first derby clash!

DINAS POWYS 1 BARRY TOWN 0  more...

Young disabled athletes get own club

THE OPENING of a new sports club for young people with disabilities has been announced by the Vale of Glamorgan Council.   more...

  
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