Articles...
Dec 15 2007
IT'S D-Day for Rhydian, and the cream of Welsh sporting talent is uniting behind him in his final push to seize the X Factor crown....
Dec 15 2007
OLIVIA Newton-John has retraced her Welsh roots to the Cardiff drinking spot where her dad was born....
Dec 15 2007
WELSH rock group, the Stereophonics, yesterday visited their hometown to record an exclusive Radio One session....
Dec 15 2007
INTIMATE love letters from Diana, Princess of Wales, to her boyfriend Dodi Fayed, were revealed for the first time at their inquests yesterday....
Dec 15 2007
A TEENAGE soldier who bit a man’s face during a street fight walked free from court yesterday after his commanding officer said he was needed in Afghanistan....
Dec 15 2007
MEMBERS of Parliament yesterday backed a Commons motion calling on the Government to “intervene” to protect passengers travelling with a poorly-performing rail company....
Dec 15 2007
A CANTONESE speaker is so taken with the Welsh language that she is starring in a TV commercial to promote it....
Dec 15 2007
APPROVAL is likely to be granted for two school amalgamations....
Dec 15 2007
A BUNDLE of heartfelt letters dating back to 1916 have been found after they were apparently dropped in a street....
Dec 15 2007
THE Stereophonics went home for an intimate gig – and said it was good to be back....
Dec 15 2007
A CARDIFF travel agent is raising cash for charity by making a calendar – of customers’ holiday snaps....
Dec 15 2007
WHEN she won an Echo competition for free driving lessons more than two years ago, Gemma Chant was ecstatic....
Dec 15 2007
CYCLISTS and walkers are campaigning to keep a city park open after hours to allow commuters to travel through....
Dec 15 2007
EXTRA funding to prevent domestic violence has been pledged to police....
Dec 15 2007
A LIBERAL Democrat member has quit the party in Wales within days of joining – in support of former Vale of Glamorgan parliamentary candidate Mark Hooper....
Dec 15 2007
A CHIEF Constable has escaped formal action from his police authority despite being convicted of speeding....
Dec 15 2007
A VALLEYS council is one of six in the UK taking part in a initiative which should speed up the payment of benefits....
Dec 15 2007
At St David’s Centre, Cardiff, director Steven Madeley said, “All the figures show internet retailing is only around 9%. So while it is a challenge it still only represents a small portion of business. And you have to bear in mind if you order over the internet now, getting your present by Christmas may not be straightforward....
Dec 15 2007
DEPRESSING figures published yesterday show Wales still languishing at the bottom of the UK’s economic performance league table....
Dec 15 2007
HIGH street stores will be open until 11pm next week, the Western Mail can reveal today....
Dec 15 2007
A WELSH businesswoman and her team of all-female driving instructors have been given a makeover by formidable fashion duo Trinny and Susannah....
Dec 15 2007
Downing Street has run out of patience over the media’s coverage of the EU Treaty signing saga, saying it is a “fuss about nothing”. But, as Political Editor Tomos Livingstone recalls, making a fuss about nothing is a long and honourable media tradition...
Dec 15 2007
HE latest GVA figures – the standardised measure of economic performance – provide Deputy First Minister Ieuan Wyn Jones in particular with a huge challenge. Having spent years in opposition criticising the economic performance of the Assembly Government, he now has the responsibilities of office....
Dec 15 2007
THE restored railway between Newport and Ebbw Vale is due to be handed to Network Rail next week, senior officials heard at a crisis meeting yesterday....
Dec 15 2007
WOMEN with breast cancer have a better chance of survival if they are given a different hormone treatment....
Dec 15 2007
A MOTORCYCLIST responsible for the death of a teenager had killed on the roads before, the Echo can reveal....
Dec 15 2007
BRIDGEND council has granted the public free parking at its staff car parks in Sunnyside, Bridgend, today, tomorrow and from Saturday December 22, until Monday, December 24, after a request by the town’s chamber of trade....
Dec 15 2007
TWO youths accused of killing a 41-year-old West Wales man who was walking home from a night out with his girlfriend walked free yesterday after being cleared of all charges against them....
Dec 15 2007
PEOPLE who live in South Wales might laugh out loud at the idea that Caerphilly is a quaint village amid rolling green hills and gurgling brooks....
Dec 15 2007
PETROL prices must reach £1.83 per litre before motorists hang up their car keys and stop driving, according to the RAC....
Dec 15 2007
A WELSH police force is considering going it alone and giving its officers their disputed pay settlement in full – in defiance of the Home Office....
Dec 15 2007
A chief constable has escaped formal disciplinary action from his police authority, despite being convicted of exceeding a speed limit by 30mph....
Dec 15 2007
SHOPPERS are being urged to give Christmas gifts that make a difference....
Dec 15 2007
A TREE of Thought service will be held outside Merthyr Tydfil Civic Centre next week....
Dec 15 2007
FUEL protestors were today demonstrating at a fuel depot in Cardiff as part of a national campaign against spiralling petrol prices....
Dec 15 2007
A UNIVERSITY is offering students the chance to take a course in James Bond....
Dec 15 2007
A RALLYING cry of support has been issued on behalf of an appeal for Christmas presents....
Dec 15 2007
A 47-YEAR-OLD man screamed “please help me” down the phone to his girlfriend as flames ripped through his home, an inquest heard....
Dec 15 2007
HE latest GVA figures – the standardised measure of economic performance – provide Deputy First Minister Ieuan Wyn Jones in particular with a huge challenge. Having spent years in opposition criticising the economic performance of the Assembly Government, he now has the responsibilities of office....
Dec 15 2007
AMBULANCE crews in Cardiff and the Valleys have been attacked almost 100 times in just one year....
Dec 15 2007
IT is hoped a sponsored walk will raise £3,000 for Bangladesh cyclone victims....
Dec 15 2007
SOLDIERS who have returned home from Iraq personally thanked those who sent them parcels....
Dec 15 2007
A CUP of tea and a chat are just a stroll away for hundreds of people in New Tredegar following the opening of a new community cafe....
Dec 15 2007
AMBITIOUS plans to create a £450m urban village on old industrial land in Cardiff, creating 2,700 jobs, are set to be given the go-ahead....
Dec 15 2007
TWO men who conned post office staff during a currency exchange are wanted by police....
Dec 15 2007
A TEENAGE soldier who bit a man's face during a street fight walked free yesterday after his commanding officer said he was needed in Afghanistan....
Dec 15 2007
GREASE star Olivia Newton-John braved the cold in Wales yesterday – to trace her long-lost family....
Dec 15 2007
A MAN, a woman, and a teenage boy, were remanded in custody yesterday charged with manslaughter....
Dec 15 2007
THERE were no fire safety measures in a rented house where a man died in a blaze, an inquest heard yesterday....
Dec 15 2007
A SPECIAL international operation to clamp down on the users of child porn sites on the internet led police to raid the home of an Old Colwyn man....
Dec 15 2007
THE Kylie factor is fuelling sales of Doctor Who merchandise this Christmas, experts said yesterday....
