Articles...
Apr 1 2008
ONE of South Wales’ most dangerous roads is in desperate need of attention to prevent further tragedies on it. That was the claim from a firefighter and an Assembly Member after two teenagers died in a crash on the A465....
Apr 1 2008
A WOMAN has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder, theft and deception after an pensioner was attacked in her home....
Apr 1 2008
ARCHAEOLOGISTS yesterday began a historic dig which they hope will unravel the ancient mystery of Stonehenge and its links to Wales....
Apr 1 2008
THE sister of one of 10 servicemen killed when an RAF Hercules crashed in Iraq urged a coroner yesterday not to be deterred from conducting a “full, frank and probing” inquiry....
Apr 1 2008
FREE parking becomes available at hospitals in Wales today....
Apr 1 2008
A TREND for male grooming parlours, once the preserve of upmarket areas of cities like London, is hitting Wales in style according to experts....
Apr 1 2008
WALES OFFICE Minister Huw Irranca-Davies last night agreed to take up the case of Welsh miners denied compensation they would have received if they had worked in Scotland....
Apr 1 2008
A COMPLAINT about a TV advert accused of mocking the Welsh was last night itself attacked for suffering from a “sense of humour bypass”....
Apr 1 2008
A SWANSEA lecturer was yesterday confirmed as one of five men killed when a private plane crashed into a house in Kent on Sunday....
Apr 1 2008
INTERNET users who have had bad experiences with holiday flights and accommodation booked online are returning to package holidays or traditional travel agents....
Apr 1 2008
A PLAID Cymru council candidate has been accused by her local Labour MP of hating the community she comes from....
Apr 1 2008
A RAFT of changes affecting everyday Welsh life, everyone from motorists to hospital staff and patients, have come into force across the nation today....
Apr 1 2008
ONE of Wales’ leading media experts warned that the Conservative vision for the future of British broadcasting could end in disaster....
Apr 1 2008
WALES’ captain fantastic is backing a campaign to celebrate fantastic Welsh inventions....
Apr 1 2008
CLIMATE change protesters invaded a South Wales coal mining site today and chained themselves to heavy machinery....
Apr 1 2008
WALES’ prison population has reached a record 2,762 inmates....
Apr 1 2008
A TWO-MONTH jail term was handed to a motorist who gave her sister’s name when she was involved in an accident....
Apr 1 2008
CONSTRUCTION companies in South Wales have been hit severely by the credit crunch....
Apr 1 2008
TROUBLED train operator First Great Western has come under fire again, this time from Prime Minister Gordon Brown....
Apr 1 2008
GROCERS raised more than £2,000 for a cancer charity by donning “silly” socks....
Apr 1 2008
JAMES Hatton had a bigger surprise than most in his Kinder Egg....
Apr 1 2008
THE FIRST Muslim minister in Britain made a visit to Cardiff to learn about the work that is being done to bring communities together....
Apr 1 2008
NEIGHBOURS of a man who installed a Mosquito device outside his house to stop anti-social behaviour say it is driving away innocent children....
Apr 1 2008
A WOULD-BE robber who held what appeared to be a knife to a student’s throat is wanted by police....
Apr 1 2008
WELSH sports fans are facing a television dilemma on Sunday as the capital’s football and rugby teams play on the same afternoon in two of the most important games in their histories....
Apr 1 2008
TICKETLESS Cardiff City fans won’t get a chance to snap up unsold seats for the FA Cup semi-final – which will be left empty by Wembley bosses....
Apr 1 2008
CARDIFF City fans who chipped in to buy a giant flag for Wembley will be carrying out a dummy run at Ninian Park tonight....
Apr 1 2008
A WOULD-BE robber who held what appeared to be a knife to a student’s throat is wanted by police....
Apr 1 2008
A HUSBAND and wife dental team have been warned they could face jail after stealing tens of thousands of pounds from the NHS....
Apr 1 2008
IF you know of a restaurant, pub, takeaway or snack bar that serves the best culinary experience we want to hear about it....
Apr 1 2008
TORY leader Nick Bourne has called on the Assembly Government to ditch its “anywhere but Cardiff attitude”....
Apr 1 2008
A CHANGE in the law could result in more stray dogs roaming the streets, causing road accidents and attacking people....
Apr 1 2008
GORDON BROWN last night put troubled train firm First Great Western on notice to improve or lose its franchise, saying, “I’m on the side of the passenger”....
Apr 1 2008
FOUR out of five people in Wales have been classed as “Nimbys” by an annual survey that reveals hardening opposition to new buildings, roads or industrial developments....
Apr 1 2008
WORK on plans to improve services at Prince Philip Hospital, in Llanelli, has been given the go-ahead....
Apr 1 2008
WELSH Labour has stepped in to ensure one of its favoured young councillors is able to stand for election again on May 1....
Apr 1 2008
A YOUNG woman passenger was terrified when a stranger jumped into the car she was sitting in and drove off at high speed....
Apr 1 2008
FROM today the Echo will bring you unrivalled coverage of the election battle for Wales’ capital on May 1....
Apr 1 2008
INVESTIGATORS were last night combing the wreckage of Sunday’s fatal plane crash for clues as to what caused the accident....
Apr 1 2008
TWO grieving families yesterday paid tribute to their “stunning, beautiful” teenage daughters killed in an horrific car crash at the weekend....
Apr 1 2008
A 73-YEAR-OLD man described by his barrister as “a headstrong man of the soil whose family has farmed for centuries” was yesterday banned indefinitely from keeping cattle, sheep or pigs....
Apr 1 2008
TEN days ago Gurkha ex-servicemen gathered in front of the Palace of Westminster to return the medals they had received for fighting in the defence of Britain....
Apr 1 2008
A MOTHER of three who recovered from cancer has stripped off with model Nell McAndrew....
Apr 1 2008
A DRIVER took a short cut over the central reservation of a road to save petrol....
Apr 1 2008
Miners’ champion Alun Davies has died at the age of 59....
