Penarth | Archive | 2006 | April
THURSDAY more...
I READ with interest Justin Lewis letter (Penarth Times, April 6) informing us of another delay in providing a safe cycle route to Cardiff. more...
FOR a long time I have followed the Cardiff Gilbert and Sullivan Society with pleasure and interest. more...
READERS will be grateful to John Evans for confirming he s employed in representing mental health patients (Penarth Times, March 23). more...
DURING the State of the Area Debate, I asked if it would be feasible to open the Barrage road across the bay, for a set period in the morning, say from 7am to 9am. Then again in the evening from 4pm to 6pm, for light traffic only and going only one way - eg to Cardiff in the morning and from Cardiff in the evening. This would relieve the congestion at Baron s Court roundabout and also cut the pollution by petrol fumes on Windsor Road. I was informed the Barrage road was not built for traffic. What I would like to know is could it be looked into, as an alternative route to and from Cardiff for light traffic? more...
A DYING Sully mum s final wish to see her two young sons happy is to be fulfilled thanks to the generosity of friends. more...
A DINAS POWYS schoolboy miraculously survived a 20ft fall off cliffs at Llantwit Major while filming his art project last weekend. more...
PLANS to construct an electricity-producing barrage across the Severn estuary from Lavernock Point near Penarth to Somerset are back on the political agenda at the highest level and have won the approval of both the First Minister of the Welsh Assembly Government and the Welsh Secretary. more...
ELEVEN-YEAR-OLD Ryan Thomson has had the most egg-citing Easter break - winning both a top boxing accolade and bagging a family holiday to Hollywood! more...
PENARTH-BASED actor Charles Dale - well known for his parts as Dennis in Coronation Street, the randy chef in The Lakes and Steve in BBC Wales drama Belonging - is fast establishing a big name for himself in British television. more...
THE WELSH National Opera, which is marking its 60th birthday this weekend, has launched an online auction enabling followers to share in its long history. more...
A PENARTH woman s efforts to keep her little ones clean has won her a top award. more...
A PENARTH swimming club has been forced to close after 50 years. more...
AFTER 20 years service, Maintenance Officer Clifford Parker will be retiring from his post at Marie Curie Hospice Penarth in May this year. more...
A STUDY carried out by the Vale of Glamorgan Citizens Advice Bureau has revealed that there are currently no NHS dentists taking on patients in the Vale area. more...
SULLY SPORTS 1 more...
THE fact that Old Penarthians cannot wait for the current season to end was clearly underlined by the disastrous events of Easter Saturday. more...
BETTWS 3 more...
THE ladies and gentlemen s joint finals weekend at Sully Indoor Bowls Club on April 8 and 9 was a big success, with a very good standard of bowling by all competitors. more...
FRIDAY, April 7 was the final day in the Windsor Tennis Club Mixed Doubles Winter League. more...
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