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Nov 22 2007
A PAY dispute involving hundreds of nurses has broken out at Cardiff’s University Hospital of Wales, sparking fears that operations will have to be called off....
Nov 22 2007
PRIME MINISTER Gordon Brown was yesterday accused of “not understanding” the formula that decides how much money comes to the National Assembly, after he suggested it was based on need....
Nov 22 2007
THE process for transferring powers from Westminster to Cardiff Bay again came under fire for being “too vague” yesterday, after Assembly Education Minister Jane Hutt faced a grilling on the subject from MPs....
Nov 22 2007
Extra cash will have to be found by the Welsh Assembly Government to cope with a rise in the number of people travelling by train, a committee of AMs has concluded....
Nov 22 2007
Backbench Labour AM Huw Lewis confirmed yesterday that colleagues in the party had urged him to stand for the Welsh leadership when Rhodri Morgan steps down in 2009....
Nov 22 2007
EVERY pound of weight dieting women lose during their lives will cost them a staggering £807 to achieve, according to a poll out today....
Nov 22 2007
A HOARDER who collected tonnes of rubbish at his home probably died when a stack of it collapsed upon him, an inquest heard yesterday....
Nov 22 2007
WALES and Ireland usually do battle on the rugby pitch....
Nov 22 2007
SCHOOLS should do more to teach young girls about body image, including teaching them how the media uses airbrushing to manipulate images, a report urged yesterday....
Nov 22 2007
WHEN Caroline Rich fled an abusive relationship she left with her most precious possession, her dog Harry....
Nov 22 2007
CATCHING a cold could cost men more than a day off work, according to new research in Cardiff....
Nov 22 2007
PARK visitors are being bowled over by an impressive new sculpture....
Nov 22 2007
A DRUG addict has been locked up for 124 days after stealing hair stylers and carrying diamorphine....
Nov 22 2007
STAFF at a city job centre had to have a police escort out of the building after being terrorised by a teenager who was having problems with his benefits....
Nov 22 2007
FREE parking for Christmas shoppers is being offered next week – thanks to a deal between Cardiff council and the Echo....
Nov 22 2007
LITTLE Lily and Billy have been friends since nursery....
Nov 22 2007
YOUNG judges have decided which school has won the first Cardiff Stop Bullying Award....
Nov 22 2007
SHOPPERS have been urged to be wary of opportunist thieves while stocking up for Christmas....
Nov 22 2007
TWO women were taken to hospital after a two-car crash....
Nov 22 2007
Fruit and vegetables: Not less than two portions per day per child (at least one must be vegetables or salad, and at least one must be fruit)....
Nov 22 2007
THE Welsh public will have a say on the controversial issue of “presumed consent” for organ donation....
Nov 22 2007
CERYS Matthews’ jungle beau Marc Bannerman has become the first person to be evicted from I’m a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!...
Nov 22 2007
QUEEN of Country music Dolly Parton has announced a return to Cardiff as part of her Backwoods Barbie tour 2008....
Nov 22 2007
LITTLE Alyshea Slee may look cute, but she is also a fighter....
Nov 22 2007
CARDIFF’S schools service is at breaking point over the controversial reorganisation plans, Labour councillors have claimed....
Nov 22 2007
ECHO readers were so revolted by an attack on a pair of paramedics in the back of their ambulance, they rang police and named suspects....
Nov 22 2007
THIS winter will be warmer than average – just like the six before – the Met Office is predicting....
Nov 22 2007
THE Welsh public will have a say on the controversial issue of “presumed consent” for organ donation, it was announced yesterday....
Nov 22 2007
A YOUNG dad is behind bars today after being found guilty of unlawfully killing a talented teenage hairdresser....
Nov 22 2007
ECHO readers were so revolted by an attack on a pair of paramedics in the back of their ambulance, they rang police and named suspects....
Nov 22 2007
A TRAGEDY which left one teenager dead and another young man behind bars unfolded after two groups of young friends – strangers to each other – chose the same time on a cold November night to visit Cardiff’s “Chip Alley”....
Nov 22 2007
THREE people have been arrested in raids aimed at combating music and film piracy....
Nov 22 2007
A MILLIONAIRE dragon will congratulate resilient award winners....
Nov 22 2007
LIFE-SAVERS are wanted to give blood for Christmas....
Nov 22 2007
SHINE a light in memory of a loved one....
Nov 22 2007
ENJOY a Victorian Christmas Evening at Cyfarthfa Castle, Merthyr Tydfil, in aid of the mayor’s appeal....
Nov 22 2007
PEOPLE are invited to offer a special present this Christmas by giving blood....
Nov 22 2007
THE walking dead descended on the Welsh capital in a bid to set a new world record – but sadly fell well short....
Nov 22 2007
A KEBAB shop has been suspended from trading after 11pm after “ignoring” its licence conditions for nearly two years....
Nov 22 2007
TEENAGERS wore their underwear over their clothes and raised £110 for Children In Need....
Nov 22 2007
STRICTLY Come Dancing star Gethin Jones wowed loyal supporters from his former primary school with some of his moves....
Nov 22 2007
A MAN is due to appear in court tomorrow charged with murdering a dad of four....
Nov 22 2007
ROLLERBLADERS, horse riders, cyclists and walkers will be out in force on the eve of a public vote which could see Wales win a slice of £50m lottery funding....
Nov 22 2007
Bethan Jones is a married mother-of-two from Cardigan....
Nov 22 2007
MEMBERS of Dyfed-Powys Police Authority could have forced Chief Constable Terry Grange to stay for three months before allowing him to retire early, it was confirmed last night....
Nov 22 2007
PRIME Minister Gordon Brown apologised yesterday for the loss of 25 million people’s personal details amid claims the scandal involved high-ranking civil servants....
Nov 22 2007
There was only one subject MPs wanted to discuss at Prime Minister’s Questions yesterday. Political Editor Tomos Livingstone watched as Gordon Brown rallied to the aid of his under-fire Chancellor...
Nov 22 2007
A HAULIER yesterday warned that a major blockade of oil refineries around the country was imminent because of crippling fuel prices....
Nov 22 2007
PUPILS let off firecrackers, took mobile phone calls, listened to MP3 players and used games consoles during lessons at a Welsh secondary school, a professional conduct and competence committee heard yesterday....
Nov 22 2007
RELATIVES involved in a dispute over images of a decapitated biker yesterday reiterated their calls for North Wales chief constable Richard Brunstrom to resign....
Nov 22 2007
A FORMER soldier was yesterday convicted of killing a teenager who bravely stood up for a young woman on a night out....
Nov 22 2007
A SEASIDE town is to become the UK’s first to run its Christmas lights by solar power, it was claimed yesterday....
Nov 22 2007
LITTLE Lily Roberts and Billy Gray have been friends since nursery....
Nov 22 2007
A COUNCIL today pleaded guilty to three offences after a severely disabled young man died in its care....
Nov 22 2007
THE case of one of Britain’s most senior traffic policemen, who was due to appear in court today charged with speeding, has been adjourned....
Nov 22 2007
A CREDIT union’s office has been refurbished thanks to a generous donation....
Nov 22 2007
NEW food logos aimed at helping consumers make ethical decisions could lead to “choice overload” for bewildered shoppers, it was warned yesterday....
Nov 22 2007
CAMPAIGNERS yesterday appealed to Welsh shoppers to choose “sustainable fish” to safeguard deep sea fish stocks including the old favourite – cod – from depletion....
Nov 22 2007
SET in a turret with near-360 degree views across one of Wales’ most westerly islands, the Pembrokeshire coast and St Bride’s Bay, it could be one of the best offices in the world – and it could soon be yours....
Nov 22 2007
AN attempt to order an investigation in the wake of the sudden departure of the managing director of the organisation that sells Cardiff to the world is set to be blocked....
Nov 22 2007
THE Welsh public will have a say on the controversial issue of “presumed consent” for organ donation....
Nov 22 2007
QUEEN of Country music Dolly Parton has announced a return to Cardiff as part of her Backwoods Barbie tour 2008....
Nov 22 2007
TWO women were taken to hospital after a two-car crash....
Nov 22 2007
CERYS Matthews’ jungle beau Marc Bannerman has become the first person to be evicted from I’m a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!...
Nov 22 2007
DOES your employer recognise the value of tackling workplace stress? Do they strive to ensure their workforce is fit for the challenges they face? Undue stress can take its toll on employee health and affect services, which is why local government and councils in particular take their workforce’s health seriously....
Nov 22 2007
SHINE a light in memory of a loved one....
Nov 22 2007
CHILDREN have been practising their scales ahead of performing at a charity Christmas concert....
Nov 22 2007
A COUNCIL today pleaded guilty to three offences after a severely disabled young man died in its care....
Nov 22 2007
TEENAGERS wore their underwear over their clothes and raised £110 for Children In Need....
Nov 22 2007
ADAM’S parents, Paul and Meryl, and sister Alison Warman said in a statement today: “Having placed our trust in the professional care provided by Rhondda Cynon Taf council and their carers at Clwyd Wen, we feel deeply let down....
Nov 22 2007
PEOPLE are being urged to donate things to the charity Save the Children which helps victims of the Bangladesh cyclone....
Nov 22 2007
AT the age of 16 Rachel James gave birth to her first child Jerrelle....
Nov 22 2007
A LOCAL choir is on the hunt for more male voices....
Nov 22 2007
THE response to this year’s Santa Appeal in Caerphilly has been a big success with gift donations pouring in....
Nov 22 2007
A COMMUNITY has been made a brighter place after residents planted thousands of bulbs....
Nov 22 2007
MOST people in Wales feel the older generation were better neighbours, according to figures published today....
Nov 22 2007
STRICTLY Come Dancing star Gethin Jones, pictured, returned to his old school yesterday to show pupils his latest dance moves....
Nov 22 2007
THE case of one of Britain’s most senior traffic policemen, who was due to appear in court yesterday charged with speeding, has been adjourned....
Nov 22 2007
POST Office closures are to be put on hold in the run-up to local elections next year, it emerged last night....
Nov 22 2007
CATCHING a cold could cost men more than a day off work, according to new research in Cardiff....
Nov 22 2007
THE case of one of Britain’s most senior traffic policemen, who was due to appear in court today charged with speeding, has been adjourned....
Nov 22 2007
A SOPHISTICATED scam to steal people’s identities is sweeping through Cardiff....
Nov 22 2007
PENSIONERS in Cardiff will be treated to a free Christmas dinner....
