HISTORICAL FACTS: 4 | History Defined

The couple who risked all to open a craft beer bar in the pandemic - and turned it into a £500,000 business

Claire and Tim Whalley gave up their corporate jobs and invested their life savings to open Craft Republic - two weeks before the pandemic hit

Birmingham Post · Feb 12, 2023

The people who could lose their 'sanctuary' amid plans to more than double allotment fees

"I am a cancer sufferer. I was diagnosed during the pandemic and honestly, without the plot I don't know how I would have got through it."

Wales Online · Feb 10, 2023

Pencoedtre High School in Barry put in special measures after damning Estyn inspection report

Pupils at Barry's Pencoedtre High don't develop reading or numeracy skills as they should, the critical Estyn report added

Wales Online · Feb 7, 2023

Work gets underway on new Barry transport interchange

Phase one of the development is expected to be complete by May 2023

Wales Online · Jan 18, 2023

Plans to redevelop landmark Cardiff building into 'state-of-the-art' space inspired by Newport Market

The plan takes inspiration from Newport Market and Goodsheds in Barry but with an uniquely Adamsdown feel

Wales Online · Jan 18, 2023

Wife begged for ambulance for two hours while watching husband die in front of her

Rob Weekley suffered a heart attack at his home in Barry so wife Lesley called 999, only to be told no ambulances were available, with her husband dying hours later as teams arrived

Daily Mirror · Jan 11, 2023

Woman crashes Ford Fiesta after downing vodka shots

She was more than double the alcohol limit when she crashed into a Mazda6 in Barry

Wales Online · Jan 9, 2023

Eight-year-old girl injured by 'aggressive' dog attack while rollerskating

Police in Barry are investigating the report

Wales Online · Jan 6, 2023

Plan to sell alcohol until midnight on Barry residential street met with staunch opposition

The former Switch 'n' Socket shop is set to turn into a convenience store

Wales Online · Jan 4, 2023

'Our kids can't go to school because the council has housed us miles away'

'I've begged the school to take me to court because at least then something will get done'

Wales Online · Dec 19, 2022