Articles...
Feb 7 2008
THE future of a landmark at a Welsh resort looks secure after the Welsh Assembly Government overruled local support for its demolition....
Feb 7 2008
A SPECIAL branch police officer alleged to have stolen toilet paper and mops from Welsh police stations yesterday denied he was a thief....
Feb 7 2008
A FATHER cleared of murdering his six-year-old son, when he threw him from a hotel balcony, is highly unlikely to face any further charges in Britain, despite protests from his ex-wife, a government source said last night....
Feb 7 2008
RNID Cymru is looking for people to celebrate the Chinese New Year by signing up for the charity’s Great Wall of China trek....
Feb 7 2008
AN INVESTIGATION costing £20,000 into alleged fraud by Welsh councillors eventually identified potentially unlawful claims of just £130....
Feb 7 2008
PROSPECTIVE homeowners are being offered the chance to move into a new house for just 99p in the latest indication of the dire state of the Welsh property market....
Feb 7 2008
THE National Botanic Garden of Wales has won a £1.9m payment from the public purse to pay off its debt....
Feb 7 2008
A SURGEON at the centre of the “Bristol heart babies” affair 20 years ago yesterday spoke up for a junior colleague accused of performing a “technically incompetent” procedure that left a Welsh baby brain damaged....
Feb 7 2008
BILLY Bunter’s genes were probably more to blame for him being the “Fat Owl of the Remove” than his appetite for cream buns, a new study released today suggests....
Feb 7 2008
THE dramatic collapse of an Antarctic ice sheet in 2002 may not have been caused by global warming alone, research published by a Welsh academic today claims....
Feb 7 2008
CHILDREN and teenagers spend less time playing outside than ever before, a survey released today shows....
Feb 7 2008
THE luxurious indoor heated swimming pool has to be the most popular room in Michael and Diana Bryant’s six-bedroom home in Llancadle in the Vale of Glamorgan....
Feb 7 2008
A MOTHER of three was given a beating in her own home in front of her children after she protested about a local yob vandalising cars in the area....
Feb 7 2008
A SCENIC picnic site has been wrecked by illegal off-road bikers....
Feb 7 2008
DO you have a local shopkeeper, pub or organisation that deserves an accolade for their fantastic service?...
Feb 7 2008
PUPILS from Rhondda Cynon Taf have won places in national youth musical groups. Council Cabinet member for culture councillor Graham Thomas said: “The wealth of talent in the county borough is phenomenal.”...
Feb 7 2008
A CHURCH has celebrated its £172,000 upgrade....
Feb 7 2008
THREE teenagers were being questioned today in connection with a robbery at a petrol station in which a knife was brandished....
Feb 7 2008
POLICE are investigating the death of a man in a block of flats....
Feb 7 2008
VILLAGERS’ concerns over a series of cuts to their water supply are to be aired at a meeting....
Feb 7 2008
A PACT – Partnerships and Communities Together – meeting is to take place later this month....
Feb 7 2008
RESIDENTS in Cardiff are facing an inflation-busting 4.3 per cent hike in council tax bills as moves to crack down on anti-social behaviour are stepped up....
Feb 7 2008
FIREFIGHTERS were called after a pharmacy caught fire. Fire engines from Cardiff Central and Roath fire stations attended after the first-floor roof of Lloyd’s Pharmacy in Wellfield Road, Cardiff, caught alight at 1.40pm yesterday. Crews used a hose reel, extension ladder and thermal imaging camera to ensure the blaze was out....
Feb 7 2008
A BOY from South Wales who went missing for 10 days has returned home safe and well....
Feb 7 2008
£102,000 to launch a round-the-clock noise nuisance service...
Feb 7 2008
WHEN Carl Prance used to pay £200 to rent a mate’s caravan he never dreamt he’d be able to buy his own....
Feb 7 2008
A INSURANCE broker has announced 85 jobs will be created....
Feb 7 2008
TOURIST buses in a national park could soon be powered by 100% Welsh oil... vegetable oil, that is....
Feb 7 2008
The first train service from Ebbw Vale for 46 years began yesterday, after a £30m investment in stations, track and signals – and three years of delays. Rhodri Clark joined the passengers on one of the first trains...
Feb 7 2008
HE regularly delivers sermons from the pulpit, but now Reverend Keith Kimber is using the latest technology to spread the gospel....
Feb 7 2008
RESIDENTS are being duped into donating clothes to bogus charities....
Feb 7 2008
A SPECIAL branch police officer alleged to have stolen toilet paper and mops from Welsh police stations yesterday denied he was a thief....
Feb 7 2008
THIRTY youngsters will be able to swap old rugby shirts for free new ones....
Feb 7 2008
SOUTH Wales Police have come under fire for banning Wolves fans from travelling independently to their FA Cup tie with the Bluebirds....
Feb 7 2008
A CHILD broke both his feet by jumping out of his bedroom window because his mother neglected him, a court heard....
Feb 7 2008
A MOTORIST has spoken of the moment his elderly mother-in-law died as a runaway trailer hit their car....
Feb 7 2008
FIRST-TIME buyers in South Wales will be able to snap up a new home for a reservation fee of just 99p....
Feb 7 2008
THE dispute which threatened to bring inter-city rail services between South Wales and London to a halt has been settled....
Feb 7 2008
A PACT – Partnerships and Communities Together – meeting is to take place later this month....
Feb 7 2008
RESIDENTS in Cardiff are facing an inflation-busting 4.3 per cent hike in council tax bills as moves to crack down on anti-social behaviour are stepped up....
Feb 7 2008
A BOY from South Wales who went missing for 10 days has returned home safe and well....
Feb 7 2008
A UNIQUE online attempt to take the debate on a new Welsh Language Act away from “anoraks” was launched at Westminster yesterday....
Feb 7 2008
MEDIA and children’s experts yesterday reacted with outrage to news that the BBC is to axe iconic school-based drama Grange Hill....
Feb 7 2008
A MURDER investigation has been launched after a man’s body was found in his home....
Feb 7 2008
A FAMILY living above a takeaway slept through a drama unfolding on their doorstep when a van went up in flames....
Feb 7 2008
A SCHOOL has become the first in Wales to introduce unisex toilets....
Feb 7 2008
EDUCATION chiefs faced the wrath of frustrated parents at a packed public meeting over school closures last night....
Feb 7 2008
THE hunt is on to find top temps....
Feb 7 2008
COMEDIAN Dara O’Briain has announced a tour date in South Wales....
Feb 7 2008
A BOY from South Wales who went missing for 10 days has returned home safe and well....
Feb 7 2008
VILLAGERS’ concerns over a series of cuts to their water supply are to be aired at a meeting....
Feb 7 2008
POLICE are investigating the death of a man in a block of flats....
Feb 7 2008
FIREFIGHTERS were called after a pharmacy caught fire. Fire engines from Cardiff Central and Roath fire stations attended after the first-floor roof of Lloyd’s Pharmacy in Wellfield Road, Cardiff, caught alight at 1.40pm yesterday. Crews used a hose reel, extension ladder and thermal imaging camera to ensure the blaze was out....
Feb 7 2008
Baby’s name: Cai Llywelyn Campbell....
Feb 7 2008
A PUB chef forced to hang up his apron because he had cancer is returning to work with a new lease of life....
Feb 7 2008
A HOUSING association is redeveloping a town centre eyesore for its new headquarters....
Feb 7 2008
OLDER people in Wales could be given a single card to get them money off services....
Feb 7 2008
CARE Forum Wales is looking for nominees for its Wales Care Awards 2008....
Feb 7 2008
BOOKWORMS are being invited to join a reading club....
Feb 7 2008
ENTRIES are continuing to flood in for the Echo’s Pet Idol 2008 competition....
Feb 7 2008
ARTS organisations in Wales need to be more “proactive” if they are to stave off a funding crisis, it has been claimed....
Feb 7 2008
THE sister of a woman allegedly killed by her husband and hidden in a metal drum for 23 years has spoken of her distress at listening to the grisly details of her death....
Feb 7 2008
PRIZED tickets for Saturday’s Six Nations clash between Wales and Scotland are changing hands for £250 a pair – despite poor pre-tournament sales....
Feb 7 2008
FANS who miss out watching the sellout Wales-Scotland clash live on Saturday can see the Six Nations clash on a big screen....
