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Dec 20 2007
A MERGER between Swansea and Bro Morgannwg NHS trusts will go ahead next year. Health Minister Edwina Hart last night approved the plans for the new trust, which will come into being on April 1....
Dec 20 2007
FILM star Michael Douglas has a new role on American TV five nights a week....
Dec 20 2007
A POLICE constable forced to wear an electronic tag following a conviction for assault has been dismissed....
Dec 20 2007
SHOPPERS in South Wales are experiencing a bargain year as retailers slash their prices to tempt them to buy....
Dec 20 2007
The Church in Wales will take a historic vote on appointing women as bishops in April....
Dec 20 2007
Reducing the harm each of us does to the environment is a Christian duty, according to the Archbishop of Wales....
Dec 20 2007
COMEDIAN Ricky Gervais engaged in a debate about theology with the Archbishop of Canterbury – confessing at the end that he might have “blown his image” by taking life seriously....
Dec 20 2007
PRESSURES in the modern workplace threaten to devastate family life in Wales with disastrous consequences, the Archbishop of Wales has warned....
Dec 20 2007
A FIREFIGHTER has been congratulated by Gordon Brown for rescuing four children who nearly drowned....
Dec 20 2007
CHRISTMAS is an emotional time for families in most households – but what if you have no home or family?...
Dec 20 2007
A RECORD number of artists entered a contest to have their work sent all over the world on a mayor’s Christmas card....
Dec 20 2007
THIRTEEN people who help ring in over £400m a year for the Welsh economy are set to go head-to-head in a glittering annual awards ceremony....
Dec 20 2007
THERE will be carols by candlelight at a service this weekend....
Dec 20 2007
THE new royal harpist Claire Jones is to play for a local children’s hospice....
Dec 20 2007
Peter Robinson, 26, got the novelty bear from Asda’s store in Cardiff Bay as a Christmas present for son, Lucas-Owain, aged six months....
Dec 20 2007
IF YOU’RE dreading opening granny’s present this year and finding another garishly printed “Alan Partridge”-style jumper, don’t worry – this year it might just be fashionable....
Dec 20 2007
BUILDING work on a £32m leisure centre in Swansea will finish this month....
Dec 20 2007
SOUTH Wales’ top fireman today spoke of his fear of a Christmas tragedy caused by a blaze in a house....
Dec 20 2007
HE MAY be a novice compared to the real thing, but a Welsh student’s expertise in reindeer racing and chimney climbing was good enough to see him named the world’s best Santa....
Dec 20 2007
THE figures released by the fire brigade today revealed how many accidental home blazes firefighters dealt with over the five-week Christmas period in each council area:...
Dec 20 2007
MOSES Allen-Burnett was given an early Christmas present when Joe Calzaghe made a surprise visit to a hospital yesterday....
Dec 20 2007
A SOUTH Wales steel company has been fined after an accident in which a worker lost four toes....
Dec 20 2007
PUNTERS’ hopes of a white Christmas look dashed as forecasts are suggesting no snow over the festive season....
Dec 20 2007
AN arrest warrant has been issued for a South Wales teacher accused of distributing child porn over the internet....
Dec 20 2007
A MAN was taken to hospital after crashing his car into a telegraph pole....
Dec 20 2007
FESTIVE posties will be delivering a welcome gift to a children’s charity this Christmas – with a little help from Santa....
Dec 20 2007
FIREFIGHTERS were called after reports of smoke coming from a primary school – but found it was a smoke machine at the school’s disco....
Dec 20 2007
SHOPPERS are enjoying a cut-price Christmas with stores across South Wales slashing their prices more than ever before....
Dec 20 2007
THE most faithful member of a church congregation will be missing this Christmas – unless parishioners can track him down....
Dec 20 2007
A WOMAN had to be cut free from her car after crashing into the central reservation of a busy road....
Dec 20 2007
A TEENAGER from South Wales is runner-up in a UK-wide competition by search engine Google to find new ideas for its famous logo....
Dec 20 2007
POLICE are investigating an arson attack in a terraced street....
Dec 20 2007
MORE than 700 workers have lodged equal pay claims against Cardiff council which could lead to a multi-million- pound bill....
Dec 20 2007
THE owner of a big wheel on which school children became stranded has praised the quick work of staff to get them free....
Dec 20 2007
POLICE last night warned the public not to approach three men who fled a controversial open prison....
Dec 20 2007
THE UK’S longest paper chain has been made with the help of Cardiff shoppers....
Dec 20 2007
FRUSTRATED Welsh viewers will switch off their TVs this Christmas and do something else....
Dec 20 2007
A CULTURAL centre has been handed a further £40,000 in grants towards its £3.8m redevelopment....
Dec 20 2007
A YOUNGSTER is refusing to give in to his life-long battle with cystic fibrosis – which caused him to go suddenly blind when he was 10....
Dec 20 2007
A HOUSE-BUILDER has sponsored 10 workmen to help redevelop a popular cultural centre....
Dec 20 2007
SHOPPERS have helped to raise £3,000 for disadvantaged children in South Wales....
Dec 20 2007
A MIDWIFE from the Vale has been named the Outstanding Healthcare Provider Of The Year 2007....
Dec 20 2007
CHRISTMAS has come early for Vale MP John Smith after he received a cartoon from the political cartoonist, Mumph....
Dec 20 2007
A YOUNG carer is hoping her experiences will help others in the same situation....
Dec 20 2007
A MANAGEMENT team have been getting their hands dirty on the shop floor to help in the Christmas rush....
Dec 20 2007
CHILDREN from two schools are to star in a professional opera that they also helped write....
Dec 20 2007
A TEENAGER was told she was “too fat” for surgery just 90 minutes before her tonsils were due to be removed....
Dec 20 2007
A MERGER between Swansea and Bro Morgannwg NHS trusts will go ahead next year. Health Minister Edwina Hart last night approved the plans for the new trust, which will come into being on April 1....
Dec 20 2007
A RENOWNED restaurant once credited with putting Wales on the culinary map reopened yesterday under the guidance of a chef whose previous restaurant has been ranked among the world’s best....
Dec 20 2007
TEENAGERS in the 1st Battalion Welsh Guards have been given a future they never thought they would have....
Dec 20 2007
THE live firing exercise is designed to get the adrenalin racing and heart thumping....
Dec 20 2007
CHRISTMAS presents with a difference have been given to council chiefs by residents battling to save a “green lung”....
Dec 20 2007
FIRST Minister Rhodri Morgan has spoken of his love of South Wales’ Flat Holm Island as he attended a gallery to celebrate its history....
Dec 20 2007
THE personal details of 6,500 pensioners were missing for UP TO A MONTH before anyone noticed, it has been revealed....
Dec 20 2007
ONE of the world’s leading engineering consultancies says the way the LNG pipeline was constructed across Wales could pose a major safety risk....
Dec 20 2007
Plaid Cymru MP Adam Price last night called for all further commissioning work on the pipeline to be halted pending a UK Government investigation....
Dec 20 2007
A WELSH council has been condemned for removing bilingual roadsigns from a complex roundabout and replacing them with English-only ones....
Dec 20 2007
IT IS USED to share photos with friends, to post messages to old acquaintances and to exchange virtual cocktails and kisses with users around the globe....
Dec 20 2007
A DISABLED teenager who hopes to compete in the Paralympic Games has been awarded an £8.3m payout against the NHS in Wales....
Dec 20 2007
FIRE officers investigating a blaze which left four teenage girls with up to 41% burns on Monday said yesterday that several aerosol cans were taken out of the bedroom where the fire started....
Dec 20 2007
RUBY, the name chosen by Charlotte Church for her first child, has become the most popular girl’s name in Wales, it was revealed yesterday....
Dec 20 2007
A HEAD chef who was attacked by two colleagues at a Chinese restaurant was yesterday awarded £30,316 in High Court damages....
Dec 20 2007
GORDON BROWN said yesterday his difficult early months in 10 Downing Street will be “quickly forgotten” by voters who were more interested in his long-term plans....
Dec 20 2007
THE past 12 months have been a “rollercoaster year”, Welsh Secretary Peter Hain admitted last night....
Dec 20 2007
NICK Clegg prompted controversy yesterday less than 24 hours after taking over as leader of the Liberal Democrats – by saying he didn’t believe in God....
Dec 20 2007
AN animal rescue charity is pleading for help after taking in double its capacity of homeless cats....
Dec 20 2007
A MIDWIFE who turned up for work smelling of alcohol was yesterday struck off the UK register after being found guilty of misconduct....
Dec 20 2007
A BISHOP yesterday attacked the erosion of Christmas’s true meaning by political correctness and sensitivity to other religions....
Dec 20 2007
BUS and taxi drivers are ignoring a new 20mph along Cardiff’s St Mary Street putting pedestrians in danger, council chiefs admitted....
Dec 20 2007
AN AFFORDABLE housing specialist has won a national award for its construction training....
Dec 20 2007
HE MAY be a lone ranger but for someone who loves the outdoor life Huw Lloyd has bagged one of the best jobs in Britain....
Dec 20 2007
YOUNG people in Wales most want to work in health, creative arts and education, a new survey shows....
Dec 20 2007
A PAINTER and decorator who has been given 34 fines for parking outside his own home is refusing to pay the 35th....
Dec 20 2007
WORK began this week on a £3m waterside development in Cardiff that will bring unprecedented boating facilities to the capital and secure more than 40 jobs....
Dec 20 2007
THE Children of Peter Lea Primary school in Cardiff have devoted themselves to helping out in the community and raising money for charity this Christmas....
