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This Week in Barry

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News

Youths seen climbing onto roofs, setting fires and abusing workers in Barry

Police have been given additional powers in a bid to tackle the rise in bad behaviour in the town centre

Wales Online·3d ago
News

New Aldi store will be built in Barry

The supermarket chain said the new store will increase the shopping options for local residents

Wales Online·3d ago
News

Former Wilko store which became Barry high street blight set for transformation

The site is set for a new interim use while plans for a permanent future use are developed further

Wales Online·5d ago
Council

Barry kitchen extension refused over impact on conservation area and solar panels

Barry kitchen extension refused over impact on conservation area and solar panels  Barry and District News

Barry and District News·5 Oct
Council

Barry golf club applies for new fence and six five-metre flagpoles

Barry golf club applies for new fence and six five-metre flagpoles  Barry and District News

Barry and District News·3 Oct
Council

‘Why weren't we told?’ Mum blasts council over paedophile swimming instructor

‘Why weren't we told?’ Mum blasts council over paedophile swimming instructor  Barry and District News

Barry and District News·1 Oct
Council

Here's how much the Vale of Glamorgan Council paid for pothole compensation

Here's how much the Vale of Glamorgan Council paid for pothole compensation  Barry and District News

Barry and District News·29 Sept
News

Two injured and two arrested after large fight outside Barry nightclub

Two men have been arrested on suspicion of assault

Wales Online·28 Sept
Council

Money struggles faced by Vale schools raised in Senedd

Money struggles faced by Vale schools raised in Senedd  Barry and District News

Barry and District News·28 Sept
Council

Planning decisions in Barry include home extensions and art plans

Planning decisions in Barry include home extensions and art plans  Barry and District News

Barry and District News·28 Sept
Council

AI note-taking tool cuts social workers' paperwork from two days to hours

AI note-taking tool cuts social workers' paperwork from two days to hours  Barry and District News

Barry and District News·27 Sept
Council

Digital school bus pass scheme paused as pupils receive physical passes

Digital school bus pass scheme paused as pupils receive physical passes  Barry and District News

Barry and District News·24 Sept
Council

Wales’ historic chapels captured in new Barry photography exhibition

Wales’ historic chapels captured in new Barry photography exhibition  Wales 247

Wales 247·24 Sept
News

Strike announced at Barry primary school with two-day walkout as staff feel unsafe

The strikes are taking place 'due to the local authority's failure to adequately support the protection of staff health, safety and wellbeing.'

Wales Online·21 Sept
News

Head teacher 'constantly threatened' by her deputy, hearing told

Katy Williams, former head of Romilly Primary School in Barry, Vale of Glamorgan, gave evidence at an Education Workforce Council hearing relating to allegations against ex-deputy Indira Yagambrun

Wales Online·21 Sept
What's On

How to bag yourself a few million next week...no, really...

Webuyanycar Vale of Glamorgan branch is giving away Millions and cash prizes next week.

Skiddle·17 Sept
News

Banned driver who hit 90mph in a 30 zone told by judge he will kill someone 'sooner or later'

Georgie Norris, 42, led police on a chase in his Skoda Octavia on to the A48 towards his home in Barry and he continued to drive even after a stinger device was deployed

Wales Online·9 Sept
News

Barry Island's history as a holiday hot spot in the 1970s, 80s, and 90s

Looking back at old pictures of Barry Island in the 1970s, 1980s, 1990s.

South Wales Argus·7 Sept
What's On

GlastonBARRY Juniors Festival

Family tribute festival in Barry, Wales.

Skiddle·7 Sept
What's On

GlastonBARRY Tribute Festival

Come along to South Wales' biggest and best tribute festival.

Skiddle·6 Sept
Council

Council warning after doorstep callers target homes in Barry

Council warning after doorstep callers target homes in Barry  Barry and District News

Barry and District News·28 Aug
News

Barry mum died weeks after devastating 'silent killer' diagnosis

'Going through the whole process we realised that it really is the silent killer, they don't know until it's too late and something really needs to be done'

Wales Online·23 Aug
Council

Call for new town lido gathers pace as petition reaches over 1,000 signatures

Call for new town lido gathers pace as petition reaches over 1,000 signatures  Barry and District News

Barry and District News·18 Aug
News

Health plea for children as hepatitis A outbreak in Barry continues

Vaccinations will be administered to children from Tuesday

Wales Online·17 Aug
News

Parents urged to vaccinate children as hepatitis A outbreak grows

A free vaccination programme has been launched to protect children during a hepatitis A outbreak in Barry.

South Wales Argus·17 Aug
Council

Community library marks ten years of public service

Community library marks ten years of public service  Barry and District News

Barry and District News·13 Aug
News

Second arrest after early morning mass brawl on busy street

A second man has been arrested following a mass brawl on a busy Barry street in the early hours of the morning

South Wales Argus·5 Aug
News

Heartbreak for pet owners as family-run Vale Veterinary Centre closes

A veterinary practice has closed all three of its branches, leaving pet owners in need of alternative care. Vale Veterinary Centre confirmed it ceased trading as of July 27, with branches in Barry, Ne

South Wales Argus·3 Aug
Council

Latest planning applications include residential plans

Latest planning applications include residential plans  Barry and District News

Barry and District News·1 Aug
News

Health plea as hepatitis A outbreak in Barry continues

The outbreak has been ongoing since May

Wales Online·28 Jul
News

Police are appealing for witnesses following a dramatic street brawl over the weekend

South Wales Police are appealing for witnesses following an affray on Broad Street in Barry in the early hours of Sunday, July 26.

South Wales Argus·28 Jul
Council

Council earns a prestigious accreditation — here's what it means for residents

Council earns a prestigious accreditation — here's what it means for residents  Barry and District News

Barry and District News·28 Jul
News

He made £545,000 from crime – he'll pay back next to none of it

Lee Scarfe, 38, had thousands of pounds in cash in his car when he was stopped by police in Barry

Wales Online·27 Jul
Council

Former Wilko used for first time in three years as craft market draws hundreds

Former Wilko used for first time in three years as craft market draws hundreds  Barry and District News

Barry and District News·25 Jul
News

Man spends every morning making one of Wales' most popular beaches look beautiful

Russell Morgan drives a tractor along Barry Island beach each and every day to ensure it is clean and tidy for the day's visitors

Wales Online·25 Jul
Council

Summer reading challenge gets music-themed twist

Summer reading challenge gets music-themed twist  Barry and District News

Barry and District News·23 Jul
Council

Green light for major Barry waterfront regeneration project

Green light for major Barry waterfront regeneration project  Wales 247

Wales 247·23 Jul
Council

Digital bus passes set to replace paper for school pupils in the Vale

Digital bus passes set to replace paper for school pupils in the Vale  Barry and District News

Barry and District News·22 Jul
Council

Warm weather delays waste collection in the Vale of Glamorgan

Warm weather delays waste collection in the Vale of Glamorgan  Barry and District News

Barry and District News·21 Jul
News

New future planned for historic Barry building that's falling into ruin

The old building in Barry, which dates back to the Victorian period, is described as being in a 'very poor state of repair'

Wales Online·20 Jul
News

Barry Island eyesore plagued with controversy for decades totally transformed, and people are loving it

The 100-year-old Victorian building has been completely transformed having been a derelict eyesore for over 30 years

Wales Online·18 Jul
Council

Grant applications open to support older people in the Vale of Glamorgan

Grant applications open to support older people in the Vale of Glamorgan  Barry and District News

Barry and District News·14 Jul
News

There's a new Lounge opened at one of the most iconic destinations in Wales

Luxury new lounge bar the Morio Lounge has opened in the Nell's Point toilet block on Barry Island.

South Wales Argus·13 Jul
News

Follow this urgent advice before you head to the water - what you need to know

Barry Dock RNLI have issued an urgent reminder to people planning to head out onto the water this week as temperatures continue to soar.

South Wales Argus·12 Jul
Council

Plans to bring former Barclays bank in town centre back into use approved

Plans to bring former Barclays bank in town centre back into use approved  Barry and District News

Barry and District News·8 Jul
News

Major review to look at all options for Wales' struggling universities including mergers

Deputy minister for skills and tertiary education Cefin Campbell spoke with Sion Barry

Wales Online·7 Jul
Council

What the Vale council decided on Barry planning applications - including static home

What the Vale council decided on Barry planning applications - including static home  Barry and District News

Barry and District News·6 Jul
Council

Why is the grass so long and overgrown in the Vale of Glamorgan?

Why is the grass so long and overgrown in the Vale of Glamorgan?  Barry and District News

Barry and District News·2 Jul
News

Transgender woman masturbated in front of hospital nurses

A Barry transgender woman masturbated in front of shocked staff at the University Hospital of Wales in Cardiff

South Wales Argus·1 Jul