http://icwales.icnetwork.co.uk/expats/ Expats news, Welsh expats. en-gb http://icwales.icnetwork.co.uk/expats/expats-newsletter/2008/04/01/newsletter-no-80-91466-20702545/ Tue, 01 Apr 2008 11:29:00 GMT http://icwales.icnetwork.co.uk/expats/expats-newsletter/2008/04/01/newsletter-no-80-91466-20702545/ Well who would have believed it - our boys actually pulled it off! http://icwales.icnetwork.co.uk/expats/expats-newsletter/2008/03/06/newspaper-subscription-enquiries-91466-20569188/ Thu, 06 Mar 2008 14:17:00 GMT http://icwales.icnetwork.co.uk/expats/expats-newsletter/2008/03/06/newspaper-subscription-enquiries-91466-20569188/ Subscribe to any of our newspapers using our postal subscription service. http://icwales.icnetwork.co.uk/expats/changing-wales/2008/04/04/church-now-looks-absurd-archbishop-91466-20717675/ Thu, 03 Apr 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://icwales.icnetwork.co.uk/expats/changing-wales/2008/04/04/church-now-looks-absurd-archbishop-91466-20717675/ THE Archbishop of Wales today launched a stinging attack on the Church in Wales’ decision not to ordain women bishops. http://icwales.icnetwork.co.uk/expats/changing-wales/2008/04/03/elton-john-concert-to-break-liberty-stadium-record-91466-20712589/ Wed, 02 Apr 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://icwales.icnetwork.co.uk/expats/changing-wales/2008/04/03/elton-john-concert-to-break-liberty-stadium-record-91466-20712589/ SIR ELTON JOHN will set a Liberty Stadium attendance record when he performs at the £27m Swansea venue in June. http://icwales.icnetwork.co.uk/expats/changing-wales/2008/04/03/church-shuts-door-to-women-bishops-91466-20712625/ Wed, 02 Apr 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://icwales.icnetwork.co.uk/expats/changing-wales/2008/04/03/church-shuts-door-to-women-bishops-91466-20712625/ SENIOR clerics in the Church in Wales yesterday rejected by just three votes a controversial Bill which would have allowed women to be ordained as bishops. http://icwales.icnetwork.co.uk/expats/nostalgia/2008/04/01/stonehenge-dig-bids-to-solve-the-mystery-of-the-bluestones-91466-20701394/ Tue, 01 Apr 2008 08:42:00 GMT http://icwales.icnetwork.co.uk/expats/nostalgia/2008/04/01/stonehenge-dig-bids-to-solve-the-mystery-of-the-bluestones-91466-20701394/ ARCHAEOLOGISTS yesterday began a historic dig which they hope will unravel the ancient mystery of Stonehenge and its links to Wales. http://icwales.icnetwork.co.uk/expats/nostalgia/2008/03/29/cult-viewing-91466-20682995/ Sat, 29 Mar 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://icwales.icnetwork.co.uk/expats/nostalgia/2008/03/29/cult-viewing-91466-20682995/ WHO is Number One? Why did Number Six resign? And what does it all mean anyway? http://icwales.icnetwork.co.uk/expats/changing-wales/2008/03/03/warning-over-scrapping-severn-crossing-tolls-91466-20548998/ Mon, 03 Mar 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://icwales.icnetwork.co.uk/expats/changing-wales/2008/03/03/warning-over-scrapping-severn-crossing-tolls-91466-20548998/ TRAFFIC congestion in South-East Wales could increase if Severn Estuary motorway tolls were ended, transport experts have warned. http://icwales.icnetwork.co.uk/expats/newsletter-archive/2008/02/29/newsletter-no-79-91466-20542045/ Fri, 29 Feb 2008 12:12:00 GMT http://icwales.icnetwork.co.uk/expats/newsletter-archive/2008/02/29/newsletter-no-79-91466-20542045/ Welcome to this month’s offering of the best Welsh expats stories, hope you enjoy them. http://icwales.icnetwork.co.uk/expats/changing-wales/2008/02/27/casino-win-promises-hundreds-of-jobs-for-swansea-91466-20527910/ Wed, 27 Feb 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://icwales.icnetwork.co.uk/expats/changing-wales/2008/02/27/casino-win-promises-hundreds-of-jobs-for-swansea-91466-20527910/ MINISTERS yesterday sanctioned a wave of big new casinos – including one in Swansea – despite ditching the biggest “super- casino” over fears it would cause rising crime and increased addiction to gambling. http://icwales.icnetwork.co.uk/expats/nostalgia/2008/02/25/honouring-the-forgotten-pilots-who-kept-the-luftwaffe-at-bay-91466-20520281/ Mon, 25 Feb 2008 08:55:00 GMT http://icwales.icnetwork.co.uk/expats/nostalgia/2008/02/25/honouring-the-forgotten-pilots-who-kept-the-luftwaffe-at-bay-91466-20520281/ SHE spent large parts of the Second World War flying Spitfires between RAF bases. http://icwales.icnetwork.co.uk/expats/changing-wales/2008/02/25/hollywood-star-pays-tribute-to-tiny-cinema-s-closing-scene-91466-20518536/ Mon, 25 Feb 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://icwales.icnetwork.co.uk/expats/changing-wales/2008/02/25/hollywood-star-pays-tribute-to-tiny-cinema-s-closing-scene-91466-20518536/ A TOUCH of Hollywood glamour was brought to a quiet Welsh street at the weekend when one of the smallest cinemas in the world closed its doors for the last time. http://icwales.icnetwork.co.uk/expats/changing-wales/2008/02/20/wales-could-be-self-sufficient-in-renewable-energy-91466-20497256/ Wed, 20 Feb 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://icwales.icnetwork.co.uk/expats/changing-wales/2008/02/20/wales-could-be-self-sufficient-in-renewable-energy-91466-20497256/ WALES has the potential to generate all the electricity it needs from renewable sources by 2025, Environment Minister Jane Davidson said yesterday. http://icwales.icnetwork.co.uk/expats/changing-wales/2008/02/20/old-soldiers-medals-go-global-for-first-time-91466-20497359/ Wed, 20 Feb 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://icwales.icnetwork.co.uk/expats/changing-wales/2008/02/20/old-soldiers-medals-go-global-for-first-time-91466-20497359/ A COMPLETE record of the medals awarded to British soldiers from the First World War will go online for the first time today. http://icwales.icnetwork.co.uk/expats/changing-wales/2008/02/19/villages-row-over-earhart-landing-site-91466-20492025/ Tue, 19 Feb 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://icwales.icnetwork.co.uk/expats/changing-wales/2008/02/19/villages-row-over-earhart-landing-site-91466-20492025/ A ROW has broken out between two Welsh villages because both claim to be the place where Amelia Earhart touched down to become the first woman to fly the Atlantic. http://icwales.icnetwork.co.uk/expats/changing-wales/2008/02/19/cardiff-tipped-for-eastenders-role-91466-20492029/ Tue, 19 Feb 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://icwales.icnetwork.co.uk/expats/changing-wales/2008/02/19/cardiff-tipped-for-eastenders-role-91466-20492029/ TO MILLIONS of viewers, EastEnders is as synonymous with London as red buses and Big Ben are. http://icwales.icnetwork.co.uk/expats/changing-wales/2008/02/19/cameron-to-allow-free-vote-on-ending-idiotic-hunting-law-91466-20492071/ Tue, 19 Feb 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://icwales.icnetwork.co.uk/expats/changing-wales/2008/02/19/cameron-to-allow-free-vote-on-ending-idiotic-hunting-law-91466-20492071/ A TORY Government would give MPs a free vote on reversing the hunting ban, David Cameron said last night. http://icwales.icnetwork.co.uk/expats/changing-wales/2008/02/06/wag-s-600-000-offer-to-fund-a-welsh-daily-91466-20439730/ Wed, 06 Feb 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://icwales.icnetwork.co.uk/expats/changing-wales/2008/02/06/wag-s-600-000-offer-to-fund-a-welsh-daily-91466-20439730/ HERITAGE Minister Rhodri Glyn Thomas yesterday announced a £600,000 funding package as he invited bids to publish a Welsh-language daily newspaper. http://icwales.icnetwork.co.uk/expats/changing-wales/2008/01/31/blow-for-15bn-st-athan-academy-91466-20420187/ Thu, 31 Jan 2008 14:31:00 GMT http://icwales.icnetwork.co.uk/expats/changing-wales/2008/01/31/blow-for-15bn-st-athan-academy-91466-20420187/ PART of a huge £15bn defence training academy ear-marked for St. Athan in the Vale of Glamorgan is being ditched http://icwales.icnetwork.co.uk/expats/changing-wales/2008/01/31/honours-flummery-that-wales-can-do-without-91466-20416219/ Thu, 31 Jan 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://icwales.icnetwork.co.uk/expats/changing-wales/2008/01/31/honours-flummery-that-wales-can-do-without-91466-20416219/ As the Assembly Government considers introducing Welsh honours system, Political Editor Tomos Livingstone wonders whether it’s what Wales really needs http://icwales.icnetwork.co.uk/expats/changing-wales/2008/01/31/call-for-wales-to-introduce-public-health-law-91466-20416222/ Thu, 31 Jan 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://icwales.icnetwork.co.uk/expats/changing-wales/2008/01/31/call-for-wales-to-introduce-public-health-law-91466-20416222/ A HEALTH expert has called on Wales to introduce its own public health law to counter growing obesity levels and poor lifestyles. http://icwales.icnetwork.co.uk/expats/nostalgia/2008/01/31/curly-the-petrol-king-is-mourned-91466-20417445/ Thu, 31 Jan 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://icwales.icnetwork.co.uk/expats/nostalgia/2008/01/31/curly-the-petrol-king-is-mourned-91466-20417445/ ONE of Wales’ richest businessmen has died at the age of 85. http://icwales.icnetwork.co.uk/expats/changing-wales/2008/01/31/first-pension-payments-are-in-pipeline-91466-20418048/ Thu, 31 Jan 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://icwales.icnetwork.co.uk/expats/changing-wales/2008/01/31/first-pension-payments-are-in-pipeline-91466-20418048/ SOUTH Wales steelworkers who fought and beat the Government to win back their lost savings should get their first extra payments in May. http://icwales.icnetwork.co.uk/expats/changing-wales/2008/01/31/capitol-idea-is-a-30m-boost-for-complex-91466-20420857/ Thu, 31 Jan 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://icwales.icnetwork.co.uk/expats/changing-wales/2008/01/31/capitol-idea-is-a-30m-boost-for-complex-91466-20420857/ AMBITIOUS £30m plans to develop an apartment block at the Capitol shopping centre in Cardiff were unveiled today. http://icwales.icnetwork.co.uk/expats/changing-wales/2008/01/31/arms-park-choir-s-call-91466-20420861/ Thu, 31 Jan 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://icwales.icnetwork.co.uk/expats/changing-wales/2008/01/31/arms-park-choir-s-call-91466-20420861/ A MALE choir formed more than 40 years ago to improve the singing at Cardiff rugby matches is looking for new members. http://icwales.icnetwork.co.uk/expats/changing-wales/2008/01/31/from-campsite-to-care-home-plan-for-butlins-91466-20420865/ Thu, 31 Jan 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://icwales.icnetwork.co.uk/expats/changing-wales/2008/01/31/from-campsite-to-care-home-plan-for-butlins-91466-20420865/ A CARE home for the elderly could be built on part of the former Butlins holiday camp site on Barry Island. http://icwales.icnetwork.co.uk/expats/newsletter-archive/2008/01/28/newsletter-no-78-91466-20404534/ Mon, 28 Jan 2008 15:54:00 GMT http://icwales.icnetwork.co.uk/expats/newsletter-archive/2008/01/28/newsletter-no-78-91466-20404534/ Happy New Year and welcome to this months edition of the expats newsletter. http://icwales.icnetwork.co.uk/expats/changing-wales/2008/01/24/heads-of-valleys-tourism-hotspot-hope-91466-20387528/ Thu, 24 Jan 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://icwales.icnetwork.co.uk/expats/changing-wales/2008/01/24/heads-of-valleys-tourism-hotspot-hope-91466-20387528/ THE Welsh Valleys could be home to a £120m tourist industry which will generate up to 300 new jobs and attract nearly 250,000 visitors, under new proposals unveiled by the Assembly Government http://icwales.icnetwork.co.uk/expats/changing-wales/2008/01/24/michelin-stars-still-shine-over-two-welsh-restaurants-91466-20387601/ Thu, 24 Jan 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://icwales.icnetwork.co.uk/expats/changing-wales/2008/01/24/michelin-stars-still-shine-over-two-welsh-restaurants-91466-20387601/ WALES’ two Michelin star restaurants have retained their awards for gastronomic excellence. http://icwales.icnetwork.co.uk/expats/changing-wales/2008/01/24/drive-to-put-welsh-lamb-on-the-menu-in-china-91466-20387714/ Thu, 24 Jan 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://icwales.icnetwork.co.uk/expats/changing-wales/2008/01/24/drive-to-put-welsh-lamb-on-the-menu-in-china-91466-20387714/ THE start of Chinese new year celebrations marks a drive to promote Welsh lamb in the Far East and in UK takeaways.