Paedophile groomed girls as young as 11 while working at Barry Island Pleasure Park
A paedophile who worked at a popular fairground groomed girls as young as 11, buying them food, alcohol, cigarettes and soft toys. Carl Lintern, 42, worked at Barry Island Pleasure Park in the Summer of 2023. He first came to…
New parking charges to be introduced in Vale of Glamorgan
Drivers will soon have to pay to park their cars at a number of popular seaside spots in the Vale of Glamorgan. Vale of Glamorgan Council’s cabinet members agreed in principle to parking charges being introduced at car parks in…
Two teenage boys arrested following serious assault on a 12-year-old girl
Two teenage boys have been arrested following a serious assault on a 12-year-old girl in Barry at the weekend. Police were called at around 5pm yesterday (Sunday, November 24) to a report of an assault near the Harbour Road car…
‘Proper tidy’ rise in customers on trains to Barry Island following return of Gavin and Stacey
Barry Island is seeing a ‘proper tidy’ rise in customers as new trains and the return of some old favourites give the area a welcome boost. More than 100,000 people caught the train to the Island in July and August,…