Paul Haley from ‘Pride in Barry’ has been running a serious campaign urging the Welsh Assembly Government to re-invest some of the proceeds from the land sale at Barry Waterfront back into the town.

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Isn’t it about time we had our own crematorium in or near to Barry.

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The Knap Lake has now been drained revealing a shallow, slimy layer of mud littered with pebbles and lost dog toys. As well as the water disappearing the Swans are nowhere to be seen either.

Has a great conspiracy taken place?

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For those of you with a superstitious nature beware 2008.

Driving through Holton Road Sunday Night 6 January (the twelfth night of Christmas) I noticed that the Christmas lights were still switched all aglow on Kings Square. According to tradition all Christmas decorations are meant to be pulled down before the twelfth night.

“Christmas decorations should be removed so as not to bring bad luck upon the home. If decorations are not removed on this day, they should stay up all year.”

It all stems from the belief in the existence of mischievous ‘Tree Spirits’ who lived within Christmas Trees and other festive foliage who would cause havoc indoors until released.

Most homeowners in Barry have observed the tradition and removed all of their decorations - even the gaudy houses covered from top to toe in lights. Pity the council couldn’t organise a festive switch-off at the same time as the ’switch-on’

What does this mean for Barry in 2008, will the ‘tree spirits’ raise havoc in the town?

The debate is raging at the moment about the approach road to the cemetery and the proposal to build up to 60 houses along it. Is this sacrilidge?

No of course not.

First of all there is a shortage of good housing land available in Barry, there is also a shortfall in social housing stock. The site identified is available because the local authority has closed the former horticultural nurseries which occupied the site.

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