Cowbridge GEM - January 27, 2011

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RIGHT: Villagers recently came together at
Peterston-super-Ely Community Hall for
their panto, ‘Dick Whittington’and
GEM photographer Ian Dixonwas there.
(See page 3 for a report and more photos).
THE BELLS,
THE BELLS!
COWBRIDGE’S clerk, Andrew Davies.
Town Hall bells MrDavies raised
should be ringing more than a few
laughs when he
again next week. revealed that, despite
The town has been the fact that the bells
silent since November, are supposed to ring
but a specialist compa- every hour– day and
ny is due next week to night – no one seemed
cure the problem. to have noticed.
The news was given He said that no one
to this week’s meeting had called into the
of Cowbridge with council office to ask
Llanblethian Town what had happened to
Council by the town the bells!
Barbers Town Council
72 B freezes precept Skin Studio
E of Penarth
F COWBRIDGEwith Llanblethian will stay at £52.08. The freeze was proposed by Advanced Treatments,
72 Eastgate Town Council has decided to freeze its Coun Jon Harris, the chairman of the finance Advanced Results
Cowbridge precept – to do its bit to hold down apnadss egden uenraanl ipmuorpuoslsye.s committee, and it was ‘Lose 2 dress
01446 775 107 t coTuhnec ailm toauxn.t charged to local householders poIrtt iiosn t rouf et,h oef tcootaulr sceo,u tnhcaitl tthaxe tboiwll nis ctohuen scmil’asll- sizes in just
s est of the three ele- 1 month’
8am to 6pm 1 ments. at
6 Days a Week is cSuorurtehn Wtlya lloeso kPionlgic aet HALFPRICE
N how much it will ask £720 down to
for, and in the light of £360
Plus: Government cutbacks, The revolutionary
E that element is unlike-
10am - 3pm ✁ ly to be frozen. i lipo is a low
The largest chunk level laser that
Sundays P of the council tax bill
releases trapped
will go to the Vale
O Council, and the fat cells from
budget is currently stubborn ares.
being prepared.
The full details • Lose up to 2 dress sizes.
This project has received funding should emerge in late • Money back guarantee.
through the Rural Development February orearly • Instant loss on first visit.
Plan for Wales 2007-2013 which March.
is funded by the Welsh Assembly • No need to diet.
Government and the European TRIBUTE TO • Improve skin texture and
Agricultural Fund for Rural MAYORESS get rid of cellulite.
Development.Creative Rural On a sadder note, Call the Skin Studio today
Communities is a regeneration this week’s town to book your appointment.
ainnitdia eticvoen leodm bicy dtheeve Vloaplem ent £1 council began with Terms and conditions: Payment must be made in full at
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organisations. 28thFebruary 2011 Mayoress, Janet W: www.skinstudiowales.com
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2 - THE GEM Thank you for saying you saw it in The GEM Thursday, January 27th, 2011
Confusion over THE COLUMN YOU WRITE Beware these
refuse collection RRRReeeeaaaaddddeeeerrrrssss’’’’ LLLLeeeetttttttteeeerrrrssss
prize potholes!
SINCEthe bin collection and the
snowfall before increase in bins that nor- We reserve the right to edit all letters. We do NOTaccept anonymous mail. Letters REJOICE! A the top of Market Street.
Christmas, mally arises over the and emailsMUSTinclude full address and a contact telephone number. An email new game Turn right and the
residents through- Christmas period. address alone is not sufficient. We will (in certain circumstances), protect a writer’s has been surface of High Street is
out Barry have seen The lack of informa- identity, if requested. Please keep yourletters BRIEF and address them to:The invented, namely, also turning into a cen-
an increase in black tion has meant that Editor, Glamorgan GEM Ltd, Graig House, 53 Eastgate, Cowbridge CF71 7EL. ‘plumb the depths tral trench.
bags lining our mbeaenny p ruetstiidnegn tthse hira vrueb- with a Barry pot- BaWrryh ysc nhooto olsr,g iann itshee the
streets. bish out onto the streets White Farm homes plan: hole’. older parts – High
Across Barry, bin to be collected, only to This is based upon Street, Cadoxton – to
massgtipirtvopuueueagnnatgi trotla heani ens,t oswrt hiadgierteheh apt o lsui utnwbatf lriobittcihrenmi gntha gte-o hihnaasvvIiteed ietns o owc ttlh aetekaanekr etcthnhoa elptlm eltach cbteieao.cnks TDHeERvE heasl boeenp muechr co mrmeenptarylieBosth botdoies w ilcl exoaminne thce peroprosnals isn mtCeahtsacey td; h odotehlexd etHteao nri2nl eep0, wda Cf rersotorsul n droovtbnf e(r eBtyosh o aeoskrufr,yc,h dcgVCoouaou ilualeltn d ysoc ubfpir leaG,v rteolthyayfefm?;e c r oiAoesrda gtfl ahibitnnayieto tnthhee
tion. Vale Council need to and speculation in recent months detail and they will make the final decision as to waterfront) new housing Government, or the for-
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were cancelled and neighbours, Cardiff, as simply rolls off the land at White Farm and Take as an example, tive with squatter’s
many residents across the capital city, have a flows downstream into the LowerColdbrook a party voice... the right-hand turn from rights to his, or her,
Barry have been strug- collection once a week – catchment. Market Street, Barry house!
gling to understand while Barry, being the There is nothing to manage orslow-down the ITreally is She says that into the ‘Kensington’of ChristopherShort,
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trol of the board- But that was exactly reference to the The Labour party means my letter about cation will be allowed to thing this Government Government in a pretty
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damaged so many mil- executives who ruined (‘FocusBarry and The people of Barry respond to her allegation party. England? Just think, a million
lions of lives, was that their own industry, for reality’) – courtesy have had enough of less in the context of my let- Dennis Harkus, What is the Bank of pound yacht would fetch
we would all agree, exactly that reason, to of Coun Rob than watertight promises ter. Barry England? We have the £200,000 VAT, but that
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member can actually jus- Barrie VEvans, unteers oryoung Prince’s Trust in
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in the publication, sched- Phillips on a bridge over the road to make safe passage to accuracy of tide tables, we recommend that anyone
Tel Rhoose uled for the end of [email protected] the other side for dormice (I am not certain which putting out to sea, or walking in an area where they
[phone] March. John Phillips, little creature was involved!). could be cut off, should always check with a tide table
The pictures are: West Llansannor Mrs D Coombes Herridge, Barry specific to their location.
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Thursday, January 27th, 2011 Thank you for saying you saw it in The GEM THE GEM - 3
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Peterston Community Hall treated to an
evening of pantomime
(and a cup of tea at the interval!)
PICTURES BYIAN DIXON
DICK Whittington put in an appearance
at Peterston Community Hall between
January 13-15 in a pantomime that
proved to be a rip-roaring success!
Despite the floods and rain, the hall was
packed foreach performance with the audi-
ences enjoying a highly polished and profes-
sional show from a company whose ages
ranged between 10 and 80 years!
Songs, dances and comedy jokes - plus a cup of
tea at the interval - ensured an entertaining
evening, with a special mention forthe excel-
lent singing honed by James Bull.
“Your crown is so shiny
I can see my face in it!
Your local quality care home
Milsom House
Residential &Nursing Home
•St Athan•
Manager Gillian Allison
Telephone [phone]
This cast member www.milsomhouse.co.uk
wasn’t ‘feline’ ❁❁❁❁❁❁❁❁❁❁❁❁❁❁❁❁❁
too well!
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FIRST SHOW ON THE NEW STAGE
OBITUARY
Consider yourself at home PASSING OF AN
in Cowbridge’s new school! OFFICER AND
A GENTLEMAN
by PHILIP
IRWIN Sqn Ldr PAULGRAY, RAF (Ret’d)
1931-2010
PUPILS at
Cowbridge PAULGRAYof
Comprehensive Oldbury, West
School are hard at Bromwich, joined the
work in rehearsals RAFin 1952 and served in
forthe musical the Royal AirForce
Oliver! Regiment, where his lust for
It will, of course, be adventure and travel was
the first time that the cultivated.
school has staged its He served in Cosford, Singapore
own show on its own Lines and Aden until 1959. While
stage – courtesy of the in Aden, Pilot Officer Gray took
brand new building. part in escort duty for the Queen
tCGtawpoeotocaa Ee ctppTmc hMahuuhhespaltee i:a vbnoro r“,eseen nIcA slw.tc lhh” t,mhi h oostsoeowo acas llnhfe d’ifhdosn ro Tuaos dratglh r , tesa erhah emetnaohadlwrliyll ssahiodw; “tAhaftt erre sthuelt eTdV inRehearsing the opening number (‘FooHd OGWlor iDouAs RFoEo dY’)O. U atApipohnnelupegadrtHIynri sn moiit nel dhvd 1i a2eeinl 9snet7 goic6Dfa,t t a 4gea r1uttd,eneeh9 k-m hdre5ettieh r n4eeam oegnr.xif eni tP e fl,-E c irujietooudnnasitti rcpneihnyoteceobi nctodftuoo ien roartlrgshal f .laha te ylen a sw Rdirohng ohnoceyearntatelr- Ototwatiihhn focfheeg fnHBa me iGc scnreohasei u ftemS fr alc,iltft ivnrhp dniCWeaease slA iiaalag asydilin,rnnir o.nnrP tcDteoguah’t asuaiaawr lylt Ce miS asdtahhent an uic dAsndtrus hc tori1rehhvete9 ah deopw9ne roft3 rgahuBrs,sat en ia antnhdhtnitgirsrdltae ae oibw-sny-
The school’s head of Jodie Prenger landing ASK FOR MORE! Air Force as a catering officer. future of this 13th century church.
music, Adrian Colborne, the role of Nancy, all the Many diverse locations were He assisted the British Legion’s
added that it was the pupils were very famil- named ‘home’, including Hereford, Llantwit Major branch and was
first time that the entire iar with Oliver!too.” Kuching Borneo, Acklington proud to march each Remembrance
school had been The show will have Northumberland, Finningley, Sunday at the Whitehall Cenotaph.
involved in one show. two Olivers, Callum Wegberg Germany, Brampton, Described as a real “character
He said: “In the past, Jones and Tom Hill, Brawdy, Scampton, Gutersloh and a gentleman”, he had estab-
we have had to put on playing alternate nights, Germany and St Athan. lished a reputation as a cheerful
separate shows for the and the same goes for He organised many Royal and compassionate leader who was
younger and older age the role of Nancy, where Reviews, including the 50th and fiercely loyal to his colleagues and
groups, so it is great to Melanie Stevens and 75th anniversaries of the RAF. to the Service.
have them all working Cate McHugh will take He was extremely proud that he He made countless friends and
together.” turns. had managed to stay at the ‘coal touched many lives in so many
The school’s last big All the other main face’throughout his career, where ways.
show was Les roles will have to stay he found the most satisfaction.
Miserables– staged at fit for all five nights (the Retired in 1989, he dreamt of a Thefuneral takes place tomor-
PPa oarvortiuhlsicoiannwg – ls’ sua ncGcdre atshnsa.d t was sTShauoteuwsrdd waayyi,l, l F Freuebbnrr ufuaraorrymy 81,2 t,o ABOVEB:u mOlbilvee)r agnedtt iAnsgh aa hFalertdc htiemr-eP fertoemrs O(Mlivres rC Horitncehyi)n.gs (Mr cctrooanlilnseiugnlegt a fnoocfr y hc iatsot e Gtrhirneeg al tot rcDaaailn nteeee c‘shS, nyfiubcriatllh’,er rC1o0aw.d1 o5(Fca’rmsi d Caahnyud, r Jctahhne, nuL aClrayon yc2ca8hr)uf aarnct h,S att
Many of the cast are at 7pm). and serving as a churchwarden at Crematorium at 11:30am. Family
still around, and are get- Matthew Whiteley, St Cadoc’s, Llancarfan. flowers only; donations to the
ting their teeth into the who played Inspector Life didn’t pan out that way and Royal British Legion via W. Brown
cast of waifs, villains Javert in Les Mis, will within months he was back again at & Son College Street, Llantwit
and upright citizens that play the villain of the St Athan as Community Relations Major. Telephone [phone].
populate the Dickens piece, the evil Bill
story. Sykes. Memories and tales of the
The show, of course, Richard Wilkes will
is so well-known that be the Artful.Dodger,
few reminders need to while Rhys Jenkins is ladies of the round table
be given of hit songs looking forward to play-
such as ‘Consider ing the classic comedy THE mist, murk SOUTHERNDOWN WI NEWS
Yourself’, ‘Where is role that is Fagin. and relentless rain
Love’and ‘As Long as The orchestra for the did not dampen the booked, and the meeting mous, some personal,
he ANmeeadnsd Ma Ce’a.m pbell sshchoowo lw piullp biles .m ade up of spirits of w‘barisn gaanlo ningf’onrmigahlt,, ewaistyh andC shoilmdree nw earep ptreuaere.d to
Southerndown WI
members sitting at a be the fount of much
members attending round table to tell jokes, amusement on the evi-
the first meeting of anecdotes, and reminis- dence of teachers and ex-
2011. cences. teachers, and modern e-
ABOVE and BELOW: Rehearsing the opening scene. No speaker was Some were anony- mail seems to produce
much mirth.
President Rhiannon
COMMUNITY
Gaen welcomed mem-
NEWS bers and spoke of forth-
TREOES, LLANGAN coming events including
& ST MARY HILL the county show, spring
Your local correspondent is council meeting
Nancy Davidge, “Tynewydd”, (Porthcawl), walks and
Llangan. [phone] craft shows and classes.
Afternoon meetings
Eisteddfod raised. I remember the for four months of the
ABOVE: The two Olivers, Tom Hill (left) meeting event quite clearly, as year were proposed for
and Callum Jones. together with Mary, we members to discuss, with
READERS of The made dozens of Welsh the venue possibly
GEM may have cakes which sold as they Southerndown All Saints
already heard the news came off the bakestone. Church.
that the National This took place at the St This was a meeting of
Eisteddfod of Wales is Mary Hill Fair at Fferm humour and bonhomie,
to be held at Llandow Goch. and the next one will be
in 2012. An open meeting is on February 10 at
COWBRIDGE BRIDGE CLUB Llangan resident, Mrs being held at Treoes 7.15pm at Saint Brides
Mary Crandon, has been community hall today Major Church Hall.
THE latest bridge results are as Cowbridge & District Bridge Club asked to arrange a meet- (Thursday, January 27) The speaker is
follows: club night, Tuesday, January 18: ing for the people of at 7pm when an Stephen Jarvis on the
Vale of Glamorgan Bridge Club club 1st, Hugh Williams and Gordon Llandow, St Mary Hill Eisteddfod official will ‘History of Kitchen
night, Monday, January 17: Berrey 63.89 per cent; joint 2nd, and Treoes, who may be be on hand to speak to Gadgets’.
1st, Mary Moore and John Beard Barbara and Colin Easterbrook, and interested in forming a anyone wishing to help Please bring your
6a5n.d0 5M aprejro rciee n Mt; o2rrnids ,6 2L.i8n8d;a 3 rPdi,n Mnoickke Marian East and Pauline McAllen, cfoorm thmisit teevee tnot .raise funds aItn thsep 2e01c2t eivoennt . fthave ocuormitep eotiltdio ng!adget for
Best and David Birt 62.50; 4th, Irene 60.42; 4th, Mearl Owen and Debbie The three villages ASITE visit will be held Members were given
Thomas and Graham Jones 59.85; 5th, Rosevear 60.07; 5th, Ann Miller and made a gallant effort at land opposite the new programme after
ABOVE: Melanie Stevens (Nancy), Vida Halford and Glyn Williams 57.32; Judy Springett 58.68; 6th, Teri Pollard when the Eisteddfod was Twchwyn, Llangan, re paying their subscrip-
with her ill-chosen boyfriend Bill Sykes 6th, Ray Smith and Gwynne Maddox and David Wright 56.94. held at Pencoed in 1998, proposed riding stables, tions.
(Matthew Whiteley). 54.29. BS when nearly £2,000 was at 1pm on February 3. BM
Thursday, January 27th, 2011 Thank you for saying you saw it in The GEM THE GEM - 5
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‘Tractor Boys’ £1,695 cheque
RIGHT:
presentation to Tenovus
Roy Thomas,
the executive
chair of
Kidney Wales,
with Anna
and her
father Neil.
Brave Anna (11) is
a ‘fantastic role
model’ for charity
by PHILIP
IRWIN
ABOVE: The cheque presentation took place in the Farmer’s Arms in Aberthin with Mr David Rees
ACOWBRIDGE
handing the cheque over to Tenovus. (PHOTOGRAPH BYGLYN EVANS).
girl has been hailed
ACHARITYtractorrun held in memory Young mum tells as a “fantastic role
of a Vale woman, Ann Rees, raised model” by a
£1,675 forthe Tenovus charity. research charity
The event, organised by ‘The Tractor Boys of pupils: ‘Tobias Brave little Anna
Aberthin’attracted more than 30 entries from Moaksom and her fast-
around the Vale and Bridgend, and even the English footed friends and fami-
borders. is still Tobias...’ ly have raised more
The run wound its way through the Maesteg val-
than £5,000 for Kidney
leys on October 31, covering more than 30 miles.
Research in Wales.
datTedh eb vacinkt atog et htrea 1ct9o5r0s sd arenwd 6a0 lso.t of attention and ILTu nwnaosn a hdaady dFrieoanda- by TIM moMvmr eLnlto.”yd said: “The HoTwheel l1’s1 -Sycehaor-ool lpdupil
FarAmperre’ss eAnrtmatiso inn eAvbeenritnhgi nt ooonk Jpalnaucaer yat 2t1h eand ed, but fighting back CHAPMAN children are so excited from Cowbridge
ftd“StphhaSaaareeurplAm tlgceeiycehvhcs iHrSipeetp aeqnoMyalrut kTnsdt,re.e hte as s Da,tn m onHwwda kav ThhstniIoeoo d gn L f mawoooRl rvlAaeet oudtrtehhe sesRMe e , ia i nAttblaY rossruantnturcsni guncit’Wno mhs wHer h easieusun tInshiest suta sbhhhNc,la ,uicii nsnsJne dEiedst awo,fsi sfv.r Wt o”pgWis dra gesuneraSsaibaeisldnbnisn:d taaeg-nnddd tYiepTulchenoxuossge lepgbpsl ioliti soaaelilsina fsio G nB rnhhasehwa i odaosrraw ordnuay a n,rahdtl m oo eyvts r sirtNs a iassfatttonf hhhntindoeeect n“lhsftoiuoaAtkeohbry F“ewlgiseet Hs h?i’ret oh ”stoteawn htiu insaailg nldym f hi gov sr‘ yesr Ioh r usyewlsi in xvtkfahdiee enlmai’nl s.t st to‘ iyidsnlbt vaa oateetthinnehodrs’ndeyr:t, thTtl“hwoioMniohh usHFwee isach.syei ”ehktoa el ae Tnie lr o-aFs wssofb iutowt ioiooltrraniahpel ksmdsa e yo eithao!ntsoon”ui mkuFad de r riose ouhhiponfneo fnaaoiglrner-:ft. dtFpCcttABhooaoauaeme trrnAranrar tedKlnai u n.oaReine tifncdfyddduf ha t annoW1’h h,ste,n 0ee h wyiw km ratrl hh,aWatht o riioraiinsatgcman hii ohelnMndeepwr ge r,swrte r nehfs2dassue ksisfnn-oidvrse chtsnraheoiibalsAddrue:i,mdt tA“ewy aAwdn hnd nintiditocnnhaa hna t ak Mh Meawinerldos laod£n ,asc a 5ewk todyk,hsn0ei osaaf-0romaegtA0 mi-.lsB-p wOeciVtitktffhaohauEil m danSd R:nndcoihkeolrhneyay yeo ai sa esqtu Jdeintruno d oTogfe eurhn.!hdi geeeB:ohr n.oe“m dfiIfons aco rgasa u tn narhdb’etlier
Tobias, aged six, was strong and clever, and Barry and west Wales to Spa in Cowbridge, ral- ure at the age of four to donate to Kidney
Stand-in speaker paralysed from the neck likes his own way. thank the people who lied support from fami- after suffering with Wales is important to
enthrals members dlaoswt An uginu stt haen dc roelmlisaiionns the“ Hhoes ipsi tlaikl ea tnhde lbikoesss otof have supported her fam- layll ahnedld f raie vnadrsie, tayn do fthey pheigriho tdesm opf eerxattruerme. ely uAsn, naas hnaodt oton ldye hala swith
in Addenbrooke’s tell the nurses what to ily through such a diffi- events. “She currently has 25 kidney problems but
ToJfaH n2Eu01 af1rir yws t1a 1ms, heweehtlidenn ogn Cmhtaeaiernrm mianmbageru rtashsni eneenncg.dt ha o nrJtadeols lek,endetp ebtry- HtcihooiTnsldhp riefterarneol ,mi wnTa Cost bahrimaeap sbt’ry saie dtatfgeroen-r.2-- dhanoo.“ids Etpevdue tru yipn i nadt aopy uh sishh ccehh aaiiirrs caeumftlFeotr ittwoiiomnanaread lits no:cl dtoh“ mITetiih rn ewgl i avGbseE as.cMsok Cp1a0hrkAat, r ilfanean smtd hW iehly ieSl lfwriraaiaimesnnessdd,e , ataonok pflwiuefinert h-ccstieainonv tntih n oaegfn ntdher eaxwrnt i sktlpwli dlnaoneneetyd a mNnageuyyog .f tearnathtn,e srrpe, lcMaeniatv re1sdh6 a ayl lekairds-
business was con- which even included an mer classmates, as to keep his neck to Ysgol Gwaun y Nant excellent £800. Various years. My husband and “Their commitment
ducted and Molly eventful trip to Russia. Fiona explained what straight. because it is a place of other events, such as I are hoping to be able to renal research might
Rangerwas Asequel is eagerly had left her son requir- “At the hospital so much happiness, and mean that one day, peo-
thanked forrepre- anticipated. ing 24-hour a day care. school he did a test I was able to meet the Robbers came ple like my father and
stFCheeonesl ttlWiienvgagIe l RS iantet a HDl ieJlanarhmya mat wpTDrhiaotTovhvmhi ieadesa ed.sed eva lebnincydii onBSugehs tee tsinyludapepder sGvneeeEenc“nMktIi . lt ahkoteonf proT iwcott ubuibyraeeoss u iwi nnih tThahh viaees wttRwhhheoTiy cahdyhgeie ae a nhsroh sef ao scdwilxteee.vd”ae crhheerLe r l,to hwMyaadnrs, cmlihfuei“l.cIdh rw eaan np tawerdht otoo f wrTeeoarbseisa ussr’oes through roof! dgodaopiau eTltgryhhahsretoiti seocu rnhtg rwsahe ia oortt rrnmoa ’ufnte n sKnhdptaiel.dv”arngen eottyo
November. The next meeting “His neck got pushed quipped: “ Of course he them that despite the Wales trustees, Raj
Everyone agreed that will be held on round a lot and it got is, he went to Ysgol severe injuries, he is still Aggarwal, who
the Christmas dinner, February 8, when the damaged at the top. Gwaun YNant!” the same vibrant, tena- received the cheque on
held in the village hall, guest speaker will be “The nerves at the top As she showed the cious, wonderful little behalf of the charity
hcweaasdss .bt h e aeTnnhk eae dcg orfemoarmt ssieutttctei-eng VCPhalalaerrirmniesa ,cS Lyc.lootyt,d osf SD osdqof un“eI’tet h zwieissod vr eksr.ony esmcakud c ahn wdthe hereye poeruf a“p,THi lFoseb i toihahnesaa sl oae namten sph th aepamris ciatcsuzaeirdmne:gs- bthoey“m.I waa sp icgtluarde too f shhoimw swethariseitd ihlr:i kdf“aeeWm dAeiicn layanrt aeea,d n bA dsl emufsrpasipeenonddrdats-,,
up and decorating the is being very brave.” brain, character and smiling and being who are so committed
tables. ADVICE The one question the intelligence – he is the cheeky. I’ve reassured to fundraising for
Unfortunately, children were quick to same person as before, them that Tobias is still Kidney Wales.
because of illness, the SURGERY ask was: “How is Tobias but has just lost his Tobias!” “It’s amazing what a
guest speaker was young lady’s determina-
unable to attend. THE Cowbridge ward Local church’s History tion can achieve. She is
cwoamLs umpceikrttiseluyea,, d oJenode W tooif l rlteihagemalse, mofe Gmlbaemrso rogna nthe Vale ‘rededication’ lecture ahre afgvaainrntdgals ectsiacsr rorioef ldteh omen doidfefil-,
members with tales Council, Couns Geoff COWBRIDGE and culties that she has
from her time as a Cox, Val Ellis and Aservice of rededi- good thing to rededicate District Local faced.
mature student studying Hunter Jarvie will be cation is to take the building following History Society’s “She has raised a
to be a music teacher at place at the United the renovation. next lecture will be staggering amount of
Trinity College, holding a surgery this Free Church in “We have had a new on Friday, February money which will go
Tell us all Sfraotmur 1d1aay,m J aton u1a2r.3y0 2p9m, Cthoew bcroimdgpel ettoi omn arokf raonodf o, thweri nwdoorwk sc, omdpoloerts- 4L,e asst e7r.3H0aplml o ifn t hthee trkoeiswdenaaerrydc shc foiunnntdodi titinhogen vstaihtmaatle
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not necessary. thought it would be a Church Centre. All are welcome! leading to the return of the stolen goods.
6 - THE GEM Thank you for saying you saw it in The GEM Thursday, January 27th, 2011
STATE OF THE ART £4M MEDICAL
CENTRE OPENS AT WATERFRONT
ABOVE: Gwenda Thomas AM with Vale AM
Jane Hutt and Nigel Coulter of Opco.
THE new £4million Thomas, and replaces many professionals of
West Quay Medical the three converted varied disciplines that
Centre at Barry shops on High Street, we have working here
previously used by the at the centre.”
Waterfront was burgeoning medical The project was
officially opened on practice. delivered by specialist
Wednesday, West Quay Medical medical centre devel-
January 19. Centre business man- opers and investors
The state-of-the-art ager, Colin Blackwell, Matrix Medical.
22,000 square foot, commented: Alistair Blacklaws,
“We’re absolutely of Matrix Medical, said
two-storey medical
centre at Hood Road in delighted that Gwenda that they were “very ABOVE: The West Quay practice business manager, Colin Blackwell (left) with members of the project team.
Thomas was able to encouraged” by the
the heart of Barry’s
come along to officially forward thinking
Innovation Quarter,
open ourfantastic new nature and proactivity
was built by the spe-
centre. of the GPs, Cardiff and
cialist south Wales con- “West Quay is Vale University Health
struction company already proving to be Boards (UHB), the Vale
Opco. perfect, both for our Council and the Welsh
The ultra modern existing and new A s s e m b l y
centre, which serves patients, and also those Government.
12,500 patients, pro-
vides cutting-edge
facilities for 10 GPs Dr Keith Holgate
and five nurses, is (right) and
equipped with three
Nigel Coulter.
treatment rooms, a
proposed pharmacy
and administration
space. The centre
employs a total of 34
people.
It was officially
opened by the Deputy
Minister for Social
Services, Gwenda
Ysgol Gymraeg Sant Baruc news Re-cycling Health and safety now
Christmas on the curriculum for
Winners weigh up
greetings!
local college students!
YSGOLGymraeg Sant
their success in Baruc has had a very busy
BARRY College
month collecting and re-
held a special
cycling Christmas cards.
recycling campaign Every class competed ‘Health Week’
against each other to see recently, when local
who could collect the most organisations gath-
cards. ered at the college’s
On Friday, January 14, Colcot Road site for
every bag was weighed to
a health fayre.
find out who had collected
the most. Members of the
The winning class was RNID’s Noise Squad
Class 2 and their bag attended as part of its
weighed 175kg, but congrat- ‘Don’t Lose the Music’
ulations to every class for awareness-raising cam-
their work! paign.
As part of the cam-
Ailgylchu
paign, students were PICTURED: Engineering student Joshua
asked to plug their MP3 Lawler with the RNID ‘sound head’.
cardiau players into a specially-
designed head that Terrence Higgins Trust, taken on a lot of advice.”
Nadolig measures sound pres- Fire Service and South Plumbing learner
sure, lighting up green, Wales Police also attend- Rajdeep Singh added:
BUYsgol Gymraeg Sant rtoed t hoer d aanmgbeerr l eavceclo orfd itnhge ed.Holistic therapy stu- “inIfto’sr mgaivtieonn Im cea nl outsse oatf
Baruc yn brysur iawn y volume. dent Chris Batey said: home and at college.
mis yma yn casglu ac ail- Also present were the “It’s been really good “The bike has been
gylchu cardiau Nadolig. college childcare team and really informative. my favourite – watching
Cystadlodd pob dosbarth and food co-op with I’ve picked up plenty of my tutor struggle on it.”
yn erbyn ei gilydd i weld pwy healthy eating advice, healthy living tips and
fyddai’n medru casglu'r learning zone, sport and DANCE MAT TASTERS
mGwweynaef ro yg 1a4rdeiga uo. IAorn adwdyrdd finitgn ehsesa ldthe pcahretmckesn, tt hgei vc-- FREE ‘dance mat’taster sessions for children are
pwyswyd pob bag i ddargan- card scheme, and health being held at Barry Leisure Centre this Saturday,
and safety, offering January 29.
fod pwy oedd wedi casglu’r
advice on how to avoid Youngsters aged six upwards will be invited to
mwyaf.
DoYsb daorsthb a2r tahc b ruodeddudg eoil boaegdd sgluipeTssht eas tnidlst -twutrdaipelksn etrsw. itfhr oamn thrayl fo-huot utrh es enseswio nins tearta cetiitvhee rd a1n2cpem m–1a2ts.3 f0oprm f roeer
Ysgol St Baruc pupils with yn pwyso 175kgond llongy- hair and beauty offered 12.30pm–1pm, with children aged 10 or more at
their Christmas cards. farchiadau i bob dosbarth am free hand and upper 1pm–1.30pm and 1.30pm–2pm. Advance booking
ei gwaith! back massage and the is recommended to secure a child’s place.
Thursday, January 27th, 2011 Thank you for saying you saw it in The GEM THE GEM - 7
Head pulls Vale’s ‘Thriller Queen’ set to
out of ‘Yes
entertain for years to come
Campaign’
IN 12 short months, a novelist from the Taunton, DCI Marvel, becomes Holly’s nemesis,
Vale has been hailed as one of the world’s blaming him for not catching the killer, and takes
THE headteacherof comments: “As to the leading crime writers. over the investigation.”
BPrairmrya ry SchoIosll awnidll itanelalvyco hlovefref,m esrehendet hohafe drt h speu ehprsepoaodnr--t BlaAckyleaanrd asg,ow, aBs eglrienedtae dB wauiethr’ sa cfcirlsati mno –v ealn,d two begTihnes tpor etsasuunrte h tihmen a nmdo tuhnet sb oond yH coolulyn ta sm tohuen ktsil.ler
take no furtherpart to the ‘Yes’campaign as weeks ago, a second, Darkside, was received with At times during Darkside,Belinda suffered from
in the ‘Yes she believes in the princi- similar excitement. writer’s block, but compensated for that by putting
Campaign’, which ple of devolution. The Sunday Times enthused: “She’s a thriller in marathon 15-hour days when the words began to
seeks greater law- “She did not believe it queen”, adding that she is “the woman most likely flow.
mWcaaankldeiinsd,g aa tfpeteo rwae rUsc KofmIoPr- htbtihyaoad nta slc,l po tahmosel pi ipttri oicwslaeialt i stc haeielmn dpWpoalrreitsclieseadhs- tcBorei lmAleinaletdd-hwa ot hautoevgl ehdf”i gs.Thhhete bi sGa cwEkMr iat gitnahgian tis nht etthhr eed ecSbrciuamtn end oignveaenvlr iewa,nas erevae“drD etraosr wktosooidr!ke” oisu ta –m soor eI choompep ltehxa tp ilso tth aen cda tsoeo fko rf otrh-e
plained of children Assembly Government. inspired more by the thought of how an ordinary Belinda’s third book is almost complete and a
being used as “On reflection and family copes with an extraordinary crime, than the fourth is already brewing in her fertile mind, so her
‘props’at a political looking at it in a broader crime itself. growing army of loyal readers is set to be enter-
event. pheoalidttiecaacl herc oanctceexptt,s tthhaet Ke“itIh s Bawen an etettl,e vthisei ovnic itnimte rovfi ethwe wmiotho rtsh em murodtehresr, of tainDeadr kfosird yee warass t op ucbolmishe.ed in hardback on January ABOVE: Darkside
Two weeks ago, Kevin school involvement in who wanted Ian Brady to tell her where her son’s 6 and has already gone into a second print run. ABOVE was released on
MUKahIPonieny ,l awsth oy esatro’os dg efonr- tbheiesn meviescnot nsctoruueldd. have bod“yI bweagsa nb utori ewdo.nder TIM CHAPMAN Belinda Bauer. January 6.
eral election, said he had “She has no personal what it would be like to
been amazed to see chil- political aspirations and be a member of her fami-
dren from the Island’s regrets that this has now ly and how it had affect-
primary school sitting become a political issue ed them.”
beside computers with a and she will have no fur- Blacklandstold the
big ‘Yes’ displayed on ther involvement in the story of 12-year-old
them at a HUB event campaign. Her involve- Steven Lamb who
prior to Christmas. ment amounted to about believes his uncle was a
Roger Lewis, the 90 minutes of school victim of the child mur-
WRU chief executive, time, which she has since derer Arnold Avery 18
was being announced as made up.” years earlier. He thinks
chairman of the ‘Yes’ Mr Mahoney said he that if his uncle’s body
campaign, and a cam- believed that what had can be located on its pre-
paign website was happened contravened sumed resting place,
launched. The event was the Education Act of Exmoor, it might heal his
shown on TV. 1996, which forbids “the family’s damaged rela-
Mr Mahoney said promotion of partisan tionships, so he starts
Janet Hayward, the head- political views in the communicating in code
teacher, and Lee Waters, teaching of any subject to with the jailed killer.
the chairman of gover- any pupil” under the age Critics praised the
nors, a member of the of 12. evocation of childhood
‘Yes for Wales’steering Mr Mahoney said he fears and the atmospheric
committee, should not could not understand scenes of Exmoor, but
have allowed youngsters why Lee Waters had met Belinda explained that
to attend the event. with the children: “Since neither had posed her a
An internal investiga- when have school gover- problem.
tion has been carried out nors been taking classes? “I have a very clear
by Mr David Vining, the “The suggestion that memory of my own life
vice-chairman of the the leading light on the at the age of 12 which I
governors, who informed ‘Yes’ campaign’s steer- loved, so it was easy to
Mr Mahoney of his find- ing committee is present- revisit it for the character
ings. ing a fair and balanced of Steven.
The investigation said view of both sides of this “I was able to write
that the four pupils had issue is almost too laugh- about Exmoor from
attended the launch of able to comment on.” memory because I knew
the ‘Yes’campaign web- Mr Mahoney said he the area from many years
site because the school had been granted a meet- before – my mother still
had been named UK ICT ing with the chief execu- lives not far away, so I
‘school of the year’. tive of the Vale Council have been back there
Mr Vining said that: and the director of educa- since.”
“Before attending the tion, adding he would be Belinda added that
event, parental consent lodging a complaint with while people had been
was obtained for all of the Local Authority gripped by the character
the children.” ombudsman. of the serial killer Arnold
He went on to say that A Vale Council Avery, a man who glories
the school had informed spokeswoman stated: in his superiority over
the director of education “This is a matter for the other people, some read-
that it would be taking school’s governing body. ers had been disturbed by
part in the event and no In accordance with him.
objections were received Welsh Assembly The tale of innocence
from the LEAor parents Government procedure, in a psychological war
of the children. the complaint has been with unrepentant evil
Mr Vining pointed out answered within the won the Crime Writers’
that Lee Waters had met school complaint proce- Association Gold Dagger
with the children prior to dures. Award for 2010 and was
the event “to explore the “If the complainant translated into more than
arguments both for and remains concerned about 20 languages worldwide.
against to ensure the chil- any aspect of the Fans of the book will
dren understood the con- response, the matter will be delighted to hear that
text of the event and the be referred to the govern- it looks likely to be made
purpose of the website”. ing body’s complaints into a film.
With regard to Janet committee.” Now Belinda, a former
Hayward, Mr Vining, TIM CHAPMAN Cardiff journalist and
screen-writer, has
WEST FARM released her second
novel, which has connec-
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8 - THE GEM Thank you for saying you saw it in The GEM Thursday, January 27th, 2011
LOCAL DOG
BREEDER
JOINS AN
ASSEMBLY
PROTEST
RIGHT: The protesters outside The Senedd.
(Photograph by Amelia Kinsey
of Sturtmoor Photography).
ABRIDGEND-BASED cial businesses but also “hobby that the legislation is badly definition of a breeding bitch is the existing enforcement officers. rules.”
dog breeder has joined a breeders” – dog lovers who drafted. any such dog over six months old He said: “The legislation is The GEM asked if the cost
protest group that is lobby- bthreemed i nth ceoirm opwenti tdioong,s atnod s hmoowre whSoh hea tso ltdh rTehe eo Gr mEMor:e “bAreneydoinneg –ti ownh iisl eb tehtwe eKeenn onnele Cyeluabr daenfdini- ftlhaewire wd oarnkdlo waidll. vastly increase of licences was a factor in the
ing the Assembly over new
than 800 have already signed a bitches, will have to apply for a eight years old.” “We agree that commercial protest, and Mr Richardson
legislation designed to reg- petition. licence, and that definition will Aspokesman for the cam- puppy farms need to be regulat- said it was not.
ulate puppy farms. Diane Bains, who runs ‘Purr- catch many hobby breeders who paign, Colin Richardson, also ed, but this will make it harder
The group claims that the new Fection’was a commercial dog are not running a puppy farm. from Bridgend, said that policing for inspectors to focus on the He estimated the likely cost
rules will catch not just commer- breeder herself, and she feels “What is more, the Assembly the new licence would be beyond ones that may be breaking the was in the region of £500
AFTER 900 JOBS ARE PHASED OUT IN THE VALE...
‘Different product’ is the Bosch defence
as it plans new plant near Worcester
THE Vale’s Assembly Now, a Local helped many people REPORTby TIM CHAPMAN He said: “I have had She said: “Worcester, near to the M5 motor-
Memberis to contact Enterprise Partnership in affected by the closure to take a big cut in Bosch Group is a market way at Worcester.
Bosch to ask it about Worcester is applying to to find new work, but wages, but I think a lot leader in the develop- “Wychavon District
its “decision-making the UK government for there are still many peo- “Cutting jobs in one April, said it was disap- of people may have to ment and manufacture of Council has approved
pec1am,r0soe0hcr0 esg suespd”p jooitrb tas mtf otae cryrn eegaaetirett £Both4tohe6s e cJlrmaah ptn eiirlesnol tiij otHetincuau ttrtstinotv. eoAh faeM nlepd v seifnianv itdaes ptblaoorleee c g aahwol i bhgteiohogc -, dosiakonmninoldpl'mte a dthych at.ej voroTeebn sh jw oetwhbsileeesl pssftooieat rlres lt,ei a ntoo gGnuf lpoyto hv aftee fon r ncebaomwe u evansnpiatttrple yulg, yariaibnannnl gdaet ptWthhoaeoiHtn r cftediae nsersg atvaei ewdrtl :ooa“ “ ypwW”mhh.eiheacynrh t c iaosnb uoneldauo-rtt bcAArennicsTddaiosrrue erswywwe e s oaarfrei Redgt h:Tii eon“ n.I”f aia nD lm aan vApcieiMears-l ctwpaioruchomt iodlmemuh ceeoterahtcsitevi ia aenl Clg mtea aarnrnrdpdkair fetodfot do.rpumsl cafetonssr-t, taphhoapetvp“e elFni cntioinaoauattlti llobn ineneeew n samfippotaelpra.d r neon vaitannhldges
Worcester. would dismay the com- are losing that are very more prosperous area, n’t they bring the work sonally very disappoint- “The Cardiff closure so timescales have not
The irony for workers pany’s local employees. difficult to replace. just seems totally to south Wales where ed, following the appar- is planned for mid 2011 been set, but it is unlike-
in south Wales is that the “This news will come “I recognise that wrong. there already is a work- ent decision to invest in and any new business ly that the new site will
multi-national is switch- as a real body blow to Bosch is a multi-nation- “I will be contacting force and hand over a major new develop- opportunities for the site be completed until at
ing its alternator produc- those workers who have al firm operating in the company to ask from one product to ment in England, that were carefully consid- least 2015.
tion from its Vale plant lost their jobs in the many different sectors, about their decision- another. the Bosch site at Miskin ered during the evalua- “As a local company
to Hungary in a bid to south Wales plant. but someone at the top making process.” “It is the same line was not considered tion phase. based in Worcester for
save costs, which has “The Assembly's must be looking at the A former Bosch that we heard before – viable for reconfigura- “An ‘outline plan- almost 50 years, and
meant the phased loss of ReAct scheme has bigger picture. employee, Colin Tucker, the products were differ- tion to house the new ning’ application has with a dedicated and
900 jobs. who lost his job last ent and there was noth- development.” been made by Bosch skilled work force,
ing available for us.” A Bosch spokes- Thermotechnology – B o s c h
Since leaving Bosch, woman told The GEM trading as Worcester, Thermotechnology
Mr Tucker has been that the plant in the Vale Bosch Group – with the remains committed to
helped by ReAct fund- and the one in Worcester support of Worcester the long-term develop-
ing which enabled him “operate within very dif- LEPto relocate its cur- ment of the company
to retrain as a forklift ferent market sectors”. rent location to a site within Worcester.”
truck driver and stay in
employment.
Oil4Wales
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Cost of ambulance Mayor’s Borrowers buck
concert
trend in libraries
delays in the Vale is this
Saturday around the Vale
‘absolute madness’
THE Mayor of
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appealed to people in expected trend by residents of the Vale are that period.
the town not to miss attracting more vis- library members, includ- The report goes on to
QUESTIONS He has organised a overnight, but these are “I would urge anyone the concert featuring itors in recent ing 58 per cent of chil- say that the Vale’s per-
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The monetary cost of that negotiations have Cowbridge and from the increase.” With regards to the North Road, I use this road
these delays has been been going on with the Gus and James community shop in The report adds that as a pedestrian regularly; however, only this week
calculated at £1.2m as fire service about mov- Pontyclun; or by phone there are 62,625 regis- I was actually hit by the wing mirrorof a moving
each unit hour of ambu- ing ambulances to their from the Mayor, Coun tered library members,
lance time is valued at site, but I have no idea if TWO Cowbridge playing a year up. Taylor, on 01446 with 14,150 of these vehicle.
£76. it has been agreed.” RFC under-16 play- Joining Gus is James 775627. aged under 16 years. The driverstopped and apologised... however!
Coun John said that At the moment, two ers received the ulti- Sheekey. Tickets will also be This means that just David Davies,
the situation was ambulances are parked mate accolade when Although a keen available on the night. over 50 per cent of the Cowbridge
“absolute madness.” in Llantwit Major they were called up rsupgobrtyi npgl atyaeler,n Jtsa mexetse’nd Art show
News from 2nd Llantwit to join the Wales to soccer, where he has
under-16s squad. had trials with Cardiff LOCAL artist and
Major Boy’s Brigade It came as no surprise City and Swansea City, Watercolour Society
to all those who have and kick-boxing, where of Wales member
Teams shine in followed the careers to he was Welsh junior Peter Cronin will be
date of loose-head prop champion.
competitions Gseucso nMda rcoPwh eJrasmones and recSoignnciet igoani naitn ugn ddiesrt-r1ic4ts eHxahlilb, Citionwgb aritd gthee, frOolmd
Sheekey; in fact the only level, James has February 1-15
A TEAM of four Llantwit Major boys are surprise to the parents impressed all who have (excluding Sundays).
boys took part in the only Welsh team to and coaches at their observed his meteoric He prefers to paint
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Well done to Sean Saturday, January 29, at elation in the front row. young players how hard He has conducted
CDHcohaJn rasrpiissmJ!toe an dnTe ,h soSe fa cmtaeon nmPd ip rcoekutAfinotildroedsxn,, 2mofpofmIerfre . ah inneyflopor nmoen a wttihooenu ldodar ylci kaoner fhWooalnlTlooehwsui srs( s Ela asa tltseoatsnr)t tg uirn nelgicds oetw groi-ntf1hi1t ishoins wbleanionrtgr,e kedc a adannod dsrme et iarotaptfei ndnreilanywt guwa,rr iacdtlhos t.maa-l- eawvto erntkhisne g m Oaanilnddl yd Haiyna l lcw,l aasatsenerds-
each of ten questions, with donations, call call-up (a year early), The good news for colour.
including Gideon, Flags Andy Wellsbury on and then playing repre- Welsh rugby is that the The exhibition also
of African Countries, 01446 796374. sentative rugby every pair are still growing! features recently com-
and General Sport. They DC season after that, often TG pleted oil paintings.
now go through to the
next round which takes Green placements for unemployed
place in February.
Ateam of three boys
JOBLESS people in the Vale are learning
recently took on the 7th
Northampton Boys’ carpentry skills while helping to protect
Brigade Company in the the environment.
BB National Chess com- The Vale Council’s lifelong learning employment
petition and won – con- training service (LLETS) is offering work place-
gratulations to Sean ments to long-term unemployed at Barry’s Holm
Chapman, Alex Harris View Centre.
and Elliot Gordon. Five local people who had been unemployed for
The team will be at between six and 10 months have now been recruited,
and are helping to turn waste wood and donated tim-
home in the next round
ber into usable garden products, such as planters and
to either Cheam or
nest boxes, while picking up valuable carpentry
Bracknell. Good luck skills, a spokeswoman explained.
lads!
As with the LEFT: Examples of garden products for sale
M a s t e r t e a m at the workshop, all made from waste and
Competition, the donated wood.
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Pupil ‘concussed’
Cowbridge Town Council News
after road accident by PHILIPIRWIN
COWBRIDGE headteacher, said: “An to the boy, who was NEWSLETTER wants to call in to the raised the condition stances – a combination declined to comment on
Comprehensive accident occurred at fully conscious. Cowbridge with council offices and leave of the pathways of heavy rain and a pre- what plans it has.
School is reminding approximately 3.25pm “Hospital treatment Llanblethian Town their e-mail address, we through Twt Park vailing wind from one The town council
pcruopsislsin tgo traokaed sc ar–e ohand “J Talenhfuet asprcyuh po4io l l(c Taotun techseedr aenyne)dd. wwaeSsrneh ’et arcedoqvnuistiirenedud e.”db:y “Wthee Cedo uton pcirlo dhuacs e dae rceidg-- wtthoie lryle ctahereievn ae md idta.e”kde tsou trhee t lhiastt dDuercienmgb er freetzhee, prya,r Htiitec ucsolaauirdl dd tihoreanctl,ty i oinhn a.t”phpeeon- nbNoeeetwendp othrat btm uthsaeire kmre at rcklesotis nhecades,
aftera boy was con- of the school day and boy’s parents the follow- ular electronic CRIME-FREE and suggested that again if those weather and the council will join
cussed in an acci- was walking to meet his ing day that he was suf- newsletter. COWBRIDGE the council look at conditions were repeat- the chamber of trade in
dent earlier this grandparents, who had fering from slight con- The decision was THE council were ways of keeping ed. However, his com- emphasising that it is a
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leak in one of the exist- OGMORE retired resi- AT the council meeting, houses at the school criminal. clearing the path.” its support for the council meeting under
ing buildings (block E). dents met at the Mr Nev White (club camp, Ogmore-by-Sea He told the council TOWNHALL retention of the cat- the heading of ‘any
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of a part which has This skip is notfor pub- ITwas reported that the asking that the applica- ICYTWTPARK came about through a set owns the lease, which to take advantage of
now been replaced. lic use. application to build tion be called in. COUN John Wilks of unusual circum- runs out in March. It has this.