VIDEO – Barry Island Pleasure Park

Anyone living in the HTV region during the 1980’s must surely remember this iconic commercial for Barry Island Pleasure Park! The advert seemed to run for many years and had that familiar theme tune which someone has uploaded to Youtube in all it’s glory. The advert first aired when Barry Island Pleasure Park had an […]

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MUSIC – The Barry Horns perform ‘Only You’

Wales’ number 1 brass-driven group The Barry Horns here bring you their own version of the 1983 No 1 Christmas hit previously by The Flying Pickets. This charity single is released in December to help raise money for Prostate Cymru. Visit http://www.prostatecymru.com/ for more details on prostate cancer. The Flying Pickets were founded by and […]

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VIDEO – Police at Barry Island

A youth is marched over by a policeman on Barry Island promenade in South Wales – it’s not apparent what the situation is building up to this – but watch what happens next!

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Zapcat Powerboat Racing in Barry Island.

The weather forecast was looking quite bleak with rain and moderate winds on the cards. Luckily the odd shower didnt last more than a few minutes and so the Zapcat Grand Prix 2010 could take place at Whitmore Bay (that’s Barry Island beach to you and me!) It is now the second year that Barry […]

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PHOTOS-Cardiff football tournament at Sully

On Saturday 12th June the latest Youth Summer Festival Football Tournament was held at Sully Sports and Social Club with their vast fields. The site is in Sully, just outside Cardiff, and featured teams from throughout South Wales, including Rhoose, Cardiff and Barry. The forecast was good but luckily there was some cloud and blustery […]

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