Glamorgan Star

19/08/2024

Daniel did not pose any threat or justification for being attacked.

AN Aberdare man has been sentenced after an assault in Porthcawl. The victim of that assault died of his injuries a week later.

19/08/2024

Martin from Barry talks about being a Blood Bike volunteer.

Glamorgan Star news - A RETIRED businessman from Barry has described how volunteering as a rider for Blood Bikes Wales allows him to combine his love of motorbikes with delivering vital supplies to hospitals where time is of the essence.

16/08/2024

Joe speaks about being a tattoo artist to local group members.

Glamorgan Star news - A LOCAL tattoo artist, Joe Phillips, who has a studio in Cadoxton, entertained an audience of around 70 in July at St Francis Millennium Hall.

16/08/2024

Pupils raised £26,393 for their new new minibus

Glamorgan Star news - SIXTH FORM pupils at the Penarth special education needs school, Ysgol Y Deri, have raised £26,393 in collaboration with Careers Wales.

15/08/2024

Highlighting fantastic local businesses led by women.

Glamorgan Star business - Here, we highlight a few of the fantastic local companies led by accomplished women. We are lucky to have such a diverse range of enterprises.

15/08/2024

State-of-the-art luxury care home opens in the Vale.

Glamorgan Star news - A COUPLE who ran a chain of chemists in south Wales before opening a popular local tourist attraction, which still attracts thousands of visitors a year, are the first to move into a new state-of-the-art luxury care home in the Vale of Glamorgan.

14/08/2024

Action is underway to remove illegal caravans in Porthcawl.

Glamorgan Star news - BRIDGEND County Borough Council (BCBC) has confirmed that action is underway to remove a number of caravans that have been parked illegally on land near Wilderness Lake at Heol Y Goedwig in Porthcawl.

14/08/2024

Gareth from Cowbridge will walk 180 miles for Melanoma cancer awareness this week.

Glamorgan Star news - A COWBRIDGE resident will start next week on a marathon trek to raise money for Velindre Hospital. The charity challenge is called ‘Miles for Melanoma’.

13/08/2024

Asda staff in Barry recently hosted a spectacular BAFTA-style awards evening.

Glamorgan Star news - The event celebrated the hard work and dedication of colleagues and also raised an impressive £1185.85 for the ‘Tickled Pink’ charity.

13/08/2024

Delyth from Llantwit Major competed in the Bench Press Championships in Turkey last week.

A WOMAN from Llantwit Major is representing Great Britain in the European Bench Press Championships in Turkey.

13/08/2024

Pictures showed it looking more like a muddy swamp than a lake.

Glamorgan Star news - FOR visitors to Cardiff, a walk around Roath Park is a popular activity but there are changes over time because of the build up of silt which has led to the lake being dredged in the past.

12/08/2024

Prison officer tried to smuggle drugs into the Parc Prison.

A 30-year-old woman from the Rhondda was sentenced to prison for six years at Merthyr Tydfil Crown Court on Friday August 9 2024.

10/08/2024

£1.5m cash for leasing land for Cardiff City Football Club.

Glamorgan Star news - THE Vale Council will receive a £1.5 million cash injection after leasing land in Hensol for Cardiff City Football Club to build a new training base.

08/08/2024

Most of Wales team comes from Barry and Bridgend areas

THE Football Over 70s and 75s World Cups will be held in Cardiff this summer, and the core of the Wales team hail from the Barry and Bridgend areas.

08/08/2024

A great Women in Business special feature is in this week's edition of the Glamorgan Star.

Catch us in this weeks .star ⭐️showcasing women in business 🤓

08/08/2024

Replacement joints from dead bodies were alleged to have been stolen.

A FUNERAL worker was sacked after expensive titanium hip replacement joints from dead bodies were stolen from a major Cardiff crematorium.

07/08/2024

Mark Drakeford in shock return to Welsh Government.

ELUNED MORGAN unveiled her new cabinet, with Mark Drakeford making a shock return to the Welsh Government as health secretary.

07/08/2024

Enthusiasts organised the Bridgend Mixed Outdoor Rounders league with eight teams in League One.

ROUNDERS enthusiasts have organised the Bridgend Mixed Outdoor Rounders league, with eight teams in League One.

07/08/2024

Why don’t people in America know where Wales is?

DO you remember the time a very young Charlotte Church was introduced to the then President of the United States, George Bush?

07/08/2024

Llantwit Major's boot and shoe shop c1910.

A PHOTOGRAPHIC record of Wine Street held by Llantwit Major Local History Society archive offers a window on the past.

07/08/2024

ON TODAY - Vale of Glamorgan Show 'remains a marvellous way to bring together town and country'.

AUGUST is once again upon us and all over Wales, rural communities are busy preparing for their local agricultural shows.

02/08/2024

Sheila has kept children at St Illtyd Primary School safe for the last 22 years.

A LOLLIPOP lady in Llantwit Major has completed her last safe crossing of Station Road as she retires.

01/08/2024

Dinas Powys legend came to the rescue at the Olympics!

DINAS POWYS sailing legend Hannah Mills played an unexpected cameo role in the Olympic opening ceremony when she came to the rescue of a senior dignitary by sheltering him with an umbrella during his speech.

31/07/2024

Unpredictable weather this summer actually came up trumps.

FOR the 11th evening ramble with Joy from Penarth and District Ramblers, the unpredictable weather this summer actually came up trumps in the form of warm sunshine and little breeze, as a group of 16 met at Rhoose railway station car park at the start of the four-mile walk.

31/07/2024

Jason rode to Istanbul for the British Heart Foundation.

A SCOOTER enthusiast from Barry has raised more than £1,400 for the British Heart Foundation after completing a mammoth 4,000-mile round trip to Istanbul, Turkey.

30/07/2024

Brian Mayne looks at the issues around artificial grass.

I WAS recently asked to sign a petition to get the Senedd to ban plastic grass, so I thought I’d take a look at the issues around artificial grass and its impact on the environment and wildlife.

30/07/2024

A fond farewell to Miss Alison Browning.

Barry Island Primary School

STAFF at Barry Island Primary School have said a fond farewell to Miss Alison Browning, who has retired after teaching there for more than 30 years.

29/07/2024

Naming ceremony of the new lifeboat and official opening of new lifeboat station.

THERE was a double celebration at Barry Dock RNLI on Sunday - the naming ceremony of the new Shannon class all-weather lifeboat and the opening of the new lifeboat station.

29/07/2024

Dinas Powys residents complain of finding rubble in the gardens and lawns of their new homes

RESIDENTS on a Vale housing estate built just five years ago have complained about finding rubble on their lawns and back gardens after they moved in.

29/07/2024