Articles...
Mar 14 2008
A convicted paedophile who sexually assaulted a 12-year-old girl and had sex with a 14-year-old was given an indeterminate jail sentence today....
Mar 14 2008
A BRITISH man, who leaped from a Greek hotel balcony clutching his six-year- old son, will not attend an inquest into the boy’s death, his lawyer confirmed yesterday....
Mar 14 2008
AN AIRLINE is claiming a world first with the launch of a tri-lingual website in English, Gaelic and Welsh....
Mar 14 2008
A LIMITED edition set of commemorative stamps released by the Royal Mail features the RNLI volunteer lifeboat crew from Tenby....
Mar 14 2008
A 28-YEAR-OLD man serving almost three years in jail for burglary has absconded from an open prison in Monmouthshire....
Mar 14 2008
A WIFE stabbed by her husband after a row over their pet dog died just minutes later, a jury heard yesterday....
Mar 14 2008
A HEALTH watchdog is to look into events surrounding the death of a priest who was stabbed to death by a mentally-ill man who believed he was the anti-Christ....
Mar 14 2008
WELSH national pride will be at its most fervent tomorrow as our rugby stars attempt to defeat the French and polish off the Grand Slam....
Mar 14 2008
CHILDREN as young as three are to be given tooth brushing lessons at school....
Mar 14 2008
THE CLASS of 1981 to 1988 at Heolddu Comprehensive School, Bargoed is having a get-together on Saturday, March 22, at 7pm. It is being held at the Lennox Club in the town....
Mar 14 2008
PUBS have banned suspects believed to have been responsible for assaulting a man and leaving him unconscious....
Mar 14 2008
THE UK’s top Salvation Army officers will be joining the 130th anniversary celebrations of a South Wales Valleys church....
Mar 14 2008
A CARER once charged with manslaughter over a disabled patient’s death has failed to overturn her ban on looking after vulnerable adults....
Mar 14 2008
THE Friends of Hailey Park are holding a history walk on Sunday....
Mar 14 2008
A FORD Escort convertible was found on fire early today at the rear of Fairfield Close, Blackwood. Cefn Fforest firefighters out the blaze around 1am....
Mar 14 2008
FLYERS from South Wales will soon be sampling the delights of the Nou Camp stadium, Las Ramblas and Gaudi’s Sagrada Familia....
Mar 14 2008
THE driver of a car who knocked down and killed a South Wales pensioner who was holidaying in Torquay with her husband has been warned he faces jail....
Mar 14 2008
A MAJOR initiative to increase the use of the Welsh language across the game of rugby in Wales has been launched by the WRU....
Mar 14 2008
TWO climate change champions have met one of television’s greenest stars to collect tips on cutting Wales’ carbon footprint....
Mar 14 2008
MOST people wouldn’t expect fish to come with chips before they have even been caught....
Mar 14 2008
NOMINATIONS for the inspirational People’s Fellow Award from Cardiff University have been flooding in....
Mar 14 2008
CANCER Research Wales is organising a fundraising five-a-side football tournament with a difference....
Mar 14 2008
CARDIFF Pinnacle will be holding a seminar on what should be done with ‘end of life’ recyclable domestic equipment....
Mar 14 2008
A NEW fingerprint security system is being used to provide top-level safety for children being collected from a busy nursery....
Mar 14 2008
AUTHOR Julie McGowan will be signing copies of her latest novel on March 20....
Mar 14 2008
POLICE Sergeant Richie Gardiner has his sights set on a place in the Beijing Olympics when he competes in the London Marathon....
Mar 14 2008
A VALLEYS family are celebrating their son being accepted into the 1st Queen Dragoon Guards....
Mar 14 2008
HAROLD and Hilda Odgers met by chance three months before their quickfire wedding – and 60 years later, they’re celebrating their diamond anniversary....
Mar 14 2008
STAFF at one of Wales’ best-loved attractions were getting ready for a special fundraising event to help children with cancer tonight....
Mar 14 2008
IF anyone has a problem in Maureen Burton’s community they know they can go to the card shop owner for help and support....
Mar 14 2008
LABOUR has been accused of working to ensure there is not enough time to secure a referendum on a Welsh Parliament before 2011....
Mar 14 2008
GORDON BROWN will be ready to fight a general election at any point from October this year, one of his Cabinet colleagues said last night....
Mar 14 2008
THE race is on to become the first place in Wales to ban plastic bags....
Mar 14 2008
A REPORT into the £4.5m costs of staging the last Assembly elections has prompted a government minister to call for a “thorough review” of financing....
Mar 14 2008
SCIENTISTS from a Welsh university have discovered a potential antidote to the deadly bio-terrorism weapon anthrax – the humble cup of tea....
Mar 14 2008
A PENSIONER who has been unable to obtain a visa for his Chinese internet bride is planning to leave his sheltered accommodation in Wales for a new life in China....
Mar 14 2008
A GP who prescribed painkillers to a young boy with E.coli O157 symptoms said he did not know there was an outbreak in the South Wales Valleys....
Mar 14 2008
PROSTITUTES and kerb crawlers have been targeted in a police operation to help get working girls off the streets....
Mar 14 2008
POSTAGE stamps could be sold alongside pints if a Welsh politician gets his way....
Mar 14 2008
A TEENAGER accused of raping a younger girl in a field told a jury it was she who instigated sex, not him....
Mar 14 2008
CANCER patients and consultants will be taking to the catwalk to raise money for a Cancer Care Cymru fashion show....
Mar 14 2008
RAIL passengers have been warned to expect delays next Thursday and throughout the Easter weekend....
Mar 14 2008
ALED Jones (left) made a flying visit to Cardiff Bay ahead of his appearance in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang at the Wales Millennium Centre. Aled will be playing the role of Caractacus Potts in the production which runs from July 3 to August 30 while Ian Watkins, better known as H from Steps, will play the evil child catcher....
Mar 14 2008
A QUALIFIED pilot has denied he was driving badly the day a pensioner died on the M4....
Mar 14 2008
AT FIRST glance it looks almost identical to the delicate blooms that paint swathes of the Welsh countryside blue every spring....
Mar 14 2008
HEALTH Minister Edwina Hart has ordered health bosses to ensure hospital services are safe after a report revealed a catalogue of failings in patient care....
Mar 14 2008
CARDIFF police are inviting drivers to get their sat-navs post-coded....
Mar 14 2008
SAFETY checks are being carried out on memorial stones in Valleys cemeteries....
Mar 14 2008
A TALENTED football “freestyler” is getting a look at Cardiff City’s Wembley opposition – before hopefully appearing with the players on the famous turf....
Mar 14 2008
ASSAULT, fraud, theft and deception. These are just some of the offences suspended South Wales police officers have been accused of in the past three years....
Mar 14 2008
AN Indian restaurant in West Wales was yesterday named Welsh Curry House of the Year 2008....
Mar 14 2008
A QUARTER of adults and school children in Wales have serious problems with reading and writing, new figures reveal....
Mar 14 2008
A JUDGE slapped an Asbo on rail worker Sammy Shead after he battered at the front door of an ex-girlfriend....
Mar 14 2008
SWALEC staff have raised nearly £80,000 for the children’s hospice Ty Hafan....
Mar 14 2008
CHILDREN will be given lessons in how to brush their teeth properly....
Mar 14 2008
RIDING stables will today be offered a lifeline from soaring insurance bills caused by a controversial legal ruling that leaves them liable for accidents caused by “spooked” horses....
Mar 14 2008
CARDIFF City Football Club could be in administration as early as next week....
Mar 14 2008
AN INCREASE in academic salaries of more than 10% in the space of two years has failed to significantly close the gap between male and female pay, new figures reveal....
Mar 14 2008
CHOOSING the perfect name for your child is always a tough decision....
Mar 14 2008
A FEAST of curry and comedy was due to take place tonight with award winning comedian Jeff Mirza....
Mar 14 2008
CARDIFF City have laid evidence before the High Court claiming Sam Hammam referred to Langston’s money as his own....
Mar 14 2008
A POSTMAN who helped a pregnant mum give birth on her doorstep has been rewarded for his first class actions....
Mar 14 2008
HEALTH experts are to be sent into classrooms to teach children how to brush their teeth....
Mar 14 2008
A MAJOR route in Caerphilly county will be closed to through traffic for a week as Welsh Water carries out work to supplies....
Mar 14 2008
A CONTROVERSIAL plan to knock down a much-loved pub and build flats in its place has been recommended for approval....
Mar 14 2008
THE damage after Caerphilly’s annual Big Cheese event on nearby playing fields was so great last year that work was needed on the site....
Mar 14 2008
FRENCH fever is gripping Cardiff ahead of Wales’ Grand Slam challenge tomorrow....
Mar 14 2008
PLANS are in place to avoid a beer drought on Saturday....
Mar 14 2008
THE Welsh wife of France’s Prime Minister will not be able to join in the celebrations should Wales secure the Grand Slam tomorrow....
Mar 14 2008
IT IS 30 years since Gareth Edwards’s Wales career ended with a Grand Slam-winning defeat of the French. As the current crop attempt to emulate the achievement, Wales’ greatest ever player told Steffan Rhys about the emotional moment...
Mar 14 2008
A TEENAGER stole clothes from a women’s fashion shop....
Mar 14 2008
A PENSIONER was found badly injured in a house in a city suburb early today....
Mar 14 2008
CHOOSING the perfect name for your child is always a tough decision....
