Barry man dies after tourist boat capsizes
A man from Barry, in South Wales, has died, and several other tourists injured after a boat capsized in South Africa on Saturday.
Banks' 'refusal' to lend affects Welsh business
An owner of a hot sauce company in Barry says he wants to expand his business and go global but he cannot secure a loan from the bank.
Barry named leading Welsh 'digital champion'
The town of Barry has been named Wales' leading 'digital champion' after its online presence grew by more than 22 percent since last year.
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Nursery call to relax regulations
Abeer Bafaqih, owner of Daisy Day Nursery in Barry and Cardiff, believes there is scope for childcare regulations to be relaxed for older children to help keep costs down.
Man arrested on suspicion of attempted abduction
A 27-year-old man from the Barry area has been arrested on suspicion of attempted abduction. Police have been investigating a number of suspicious incidents in Barry and Penarth involving the driver of a car. They are not looking for anyone else in connection with the incidents.
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Police want to speak to man about 'suspicious incidents'
Police in Barry are appealing for information following a series of suspicious incidents involving the driver of an old-style green coloured Ford Fiesta.
Police say he has approached both children and adults.
The first incident happened just before 12.30pm on Sunday 6th January on Rectory Road, Penarth. This was followed by another incident the next day at 9:15am on Redlands Road, Penarth, 7.30pm on Winston Road in Barry and then at 9.15pm on Fern Drive in Barry.
Police are asking anyone who may have any information regarding the man who is described as a white, balding man of stocky or chubby build between 20 to 30 years old and unshaven with a tribal tattoo on one of his arms at any of these locations around these times, to contact them on 101.
– Matt Rowlands, Barry Neighbourhood SergeantAs a precautionary measure we always advise that any suspicious incidents should be reported to us.
We don’t believe there to be any need for alarm at this time but of course – as always – we encourage people to be vigilant.
Flooding brings traffic to standstill in Vale of Glamorgan
Power restored to 400 homes following bad weather
Power has been restored to hundreds of homes in Wales after they were plunged into darkness following bad weather last night.
Western Power say around 400 properties were affected for a short period of time.
Experts are still working on 22 houses in Abergavenny, Barry and Pantyffynnon, which remain without power.
Western Power said the outage could be due to lightning in the area, but the exact cause is still being established.
Investigation underway following boat deaths
Brad Geyser, the joint operations commander for South Africa's National Sea Rescue Institute, tells ITV Wales of the dramatic rescue following the capsizing of a charter boat on a popular sight-seeing trip in South Africa.
64-year-old Peter Hyett from the Vale of Glamorgan in South Wales died along with a South African tour guide.
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Barry man dies after tourist boat capsizes
A man from Barry, in South Wales, has died, and several other tourists injured after a boat capsized in South Africa on Saturday.
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Skomer Road is closed in both directions after an accident between Cook Road and Pencoedtre Road. Police are directing traffic.
Young girl hospitalised after Barry hit-and-run
Police are searching for the driver of a vehicle that collided with a six-year-old girl in Barry yesterday afternoon.
The incident happened around 4.55pm, and the car failed to stop after the collision.
The girl is currently in intensive care in hospital.
– South Wales PoliceIt would appear that a grey or silver coloured estate type vehicle was travelling along the road at a relatively slow speed when it has come into contact with a young child.
Police would also like to speak to the drivers of any grey or silver coloured Estate vehicles which may have been in the area at the relevant time.
"Our pupils are delighted... there was an injustice"
Pupils at Barry Comprehensive School are among some 2,000 Welsh teenagers receiving their improved English Language GCSE results today.
Headteacher Gerard McNamara told ITV Wales his pupils were 'delighted' with their higher grades and were now able to focus on their A-levels.
Welsh exam board the WJEC was ordered to re-grade the papers in a controversial move by Education Minister Leighton Andrews.
It followed concerns that a change in grading boundaries meant some students were awarded lower grades than expected.
However, pupils in England who sat the same exams set by the WJEC will not have their grades changed.
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