Articles...
Dec 22 2007
Black Friday is the biggest headache in the calendar for police and paramedics. Reporter GAVIN O’CONNOR joined officers on the beat in Cardiff......
Dec 22 2007
A FATHER cheated death in an horrific paragliding accident – and doctors said yesterday it is a “miracle” he has made it home for Christmas....
Dec 22 2007
THE protracted battle over the fate of Shambo, the bullock which some regarded as sacred and which made international headlines earlier this year, cost the Welsh taxpayer at least £200,000, the Western Mail can reveal today....
Dec 22 2007
AS MILLIONS of people across Wales unwrap their Christmas presents and tuck into a traditional family meal this year, thousands of others will be working....
Dec 22 2007
DISTINCTIVE jewellery has been stolen in a house burglary in a city suburb....
Dec 22 2007
A CHARITY is calling on people to spare a thought for lonely old folk this Christmas....
Dec 22 2007
A CHARITY is calling on people to make a green New Year’s resolution....
Dec 22 2007
POLICE are appealing for information after a man was punched and robbed by a trio of teenage hoodies in a city street....
Dec 22 2007
FAMILY and friends of a swimming instructor murdered in America staged a tournament in his name....
Dec 22 2007
SHOPPERS are finally heeding advice and stopping themselves becoming victims of car crime at the busiest time of year....
Dec 22 2007
TEACHERS in the Vale have threatened to go on strike in a row over funding for schools....
Dec 22 2007
PLANS for a £450m urban village on old industrial land in Cardiff, creating 2,700 jobs, have been given the go-ahead....
Dec 22 2007
A 26-YEAR-old man is recovering after he was stabbed twice in a city nightclub....
Dec 22 2007
A LUCKY pensioner who accidentally posted £200 along with a pile of Christmas cards got her money back – untouched....
Dec 22 2007
LLANDAFF Cathedral is gearing up for a record-breaking number of visitors this Christmas....
Dec 22 2007
A MUM’S tale of her son’s cerebral palsy diagnosis will now be published in America....
Dec 22 2007
RICHARD’S top turkey tips:...
Dec 22 2007
TRIBUTES have been paid to a Territorial Army soldier who was killed in a head-on collision with another car....
Dec 22 2007
HOLIDAY plans for thousands of Welsh tourists could be put in jeopardy after union bosses yesterday called a series of strikes at some of the UK’s busiest airports in a row over pensions....
Dec 22 2007
CHILDREN will be following Santa’s progress as he delivers gifts around the world on Google Earth this Christmas....
Dec 22 2007
INTERNET shoppers have been left empty handed after a Cardiff business failed to deliver the Nintendo Wii games consoles they ordered....
Dec 22 2007
Police are hunting the man who has indecently assaulted a string of women in the Roath area of Cardiff, over the past five months....
Dec 22 2007
LUCKY rugby fans have been handed a rare chance to pick up Six Nations tickets in time for Christmas....
Dec 22 2007
THE Encyclopaedia of Wales, produced by Academi and published by the University of Wales Press, will hit the shelves next month after a decade of research and production....
Dec 22 2007
MORE THAN 600 guards and train drivers for the company that operates the South Wales-London service are to be balloted for industrial action next week....
Dec 22 2007
IN the run-up to Christmas, young drivers are being warned they face being stopped and questioned by police....
Dec 22 2007
VALE HOTEL Hensol Park, Pontyclun Cost: £295 per head. Availability: fully booked since October. What do you get? £295 gets you a three day stay (Christmas Eve to Boxing Day) and a five course sit down dinner on the 25th. Call: 01443 667800....
Dec 22 2007
WHEN Dave Allen’s brother challenged him and his siblings to a Christmas lights competition it sparked a seasonal festive frenzy for the Barry truck driver....
Dec 22 2007
MORE than 300 jobs were under threat last night after a steel company in Newport went into administrative receivership....
Dec 22 2007
A DRUG commonly used to thin the blood could also be used to treat patients with lung cancer and improve the chances of survival....
Dec 22 2007
A MILLIONAIRE who illegally turned an historic £2m Georgian mansion into a “Footballers Wives-style” home was yesterday given seven months to restore it to its former glory....
Dec 22 2007
A PATIENT’S postcode could determine whether they have access to specialist but expensive drugs for cystic fibrosis....
Dec 22 2007
ALMOST the entire Welsh housing market is now beyond the reach of first-time buyers, according to new research released today....
Dec 22 2007
The Church must play a leading role in pressuring the Government to face up to the challenge of climate change, according to the Bishop of Monmouth....
Dec 22 2007
Chaplains in the workplace can help combat stress, according to the General Secretary of the Presbyterian Church of Wales....
Dec 22 2007
MILITANT atheists who pour scorn on the Christian faith as “superstitious nonsense” are denounced today as the “new fundamentalists” by the most senior Anglican clergyman in Wales....
Dec 22 2007
A CRUEL twist of fate may see two students forced to return to Pakistan – just as their parents are granted a temporary reprieve over their failed asylum application....
Dec 22 2007
A COMMITTEE of MPs has delivered another criticism of the Assembly Government for publishing its requests for extra power too quickly....
Dec 22 2007
RESEARCH in Wales has shown a frantic session of Christmas shopping can be better for your health than activities like aerobics, swimming or the treadmill....
Dec 22 2007
PLAID Cymru leader Ieuan Wyn Jones yesterday summed up 2007 as the year when the party put the interests of Wales above political ambitions....
Dec 22 2007
A POLICE watchdog yesterday concluded its investigation into the death of five people in a head-on car crash on the M4 in South Wales....
Dec 22 2007
A GOVERNMENT agency yesterday admitted yet another sensitive data blunder – this time online....
Dec 22 2007
There is more chance of a wet Christmas than a white one this year because the cold snap is almost over, said the Met Office yesterday....
Dec 22 2007
THE Millennium Stadium apologised last night as it emerged that £100,000 raised at the Tsunami Relief concert in January 2005 was only paid to the charity this week....
Dec 22 2007
TRIBUTES have been paid to a Territorial Army soldier who was killed in a head-on collision with another car....
Dec 22 2007
HIGH street traders gearing up for today’s “Scramble Saturday” claim gloomy Christmas shopping predictions triggered by the credit crunch and the rise of online shopping have proved unfounded....
Dec 22 2007
THE families of the four teenagers who were seriously hurt in a house fire in Llanelli have given their thanks for the hundreds of messages of support they have received....
Dec 22 2007
A SERIAL pervert has attacked his 12th victim....
Dec 22 2007
A PROJECT which is helping hard-up families over Christmas has been recognised for its good work....
Dec 22 2007
FIFTEEN new jobs have come to South Wales with the opening of a 51-room Travelodge....
Dec 22 2007
A PARAGLIDER is home for Christmas thanks to a quick-thinking paramedic who saved his life after a horrific accident....
Dec 22 2007
CHILDREN with cerebral palsy have been given a donation of £1,500 for essential therapy equipment....
Dec 22 2007
AN alcoholic who bit a man’s nose the night he was murdered by her boyfriend has walked free from court....
Dec 22 2007
EIGHT trees in Deri Road have been axed in the last two weeks. Yesterday was D Day for the ninth and final one....
Dec 22 2007
AN architect who scaled a tree to stop workmen chopping it down has been arrested....
Dec 22 2007
A JEWELLERY designer is providing work experience for people with learning disabilities....
Dec 22 2007
STAFF at a new store in Cardiff are to take part in a Christmas-themed fancy dress day to raise cash for charity....
Dec 22 2007
BLOOD donors will make a generous start to 2008....
Dec 22 2007
THE annual River of Light Lantern Parade brought joy, noise, colour and warmth to Caerphilly on one of the coldest nights of the year....
Dec 22 2007
PUPILS have been cooking up a special Christmas dinner for the community....
Dec 22 2007
THE new characters of Creature Discomforts are now featuring on free Christmas e-cards....
Dec 22 2007
EARLY intervention is being hailed as a success in preventing anti-social behaviour in one South Wales county....
Dec 22 2007
PLANS have been put forward to create a new entrance for lorries at one of Cardiff’s most popular parks....
Dec 22 2007
THOUSANDS of people have had their Christmas travel plans ruined after a holiday firm went bust....
Dec 22 2007
SNEAK-IN burglars have stolen cars from two homes....
Dec 22 2007
POLICE are appealing for witnesses after a Cardiff City fan was brutally beaten up travelling back from an away game....
Dec 22 2007
X FACTOR’S Rhydian has revealed he is set to turn his back on the music that made him a household name when he releases an album of non-classical songs....
