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Apr 21 2008
THREE pupils were arrested today during a mass protest outside a school over plans to make some of their teachers redundant....
Apr 21 2008
DETECTIVES investigating the disappearance of an Indonesian woman arrested a man on suspicion of murder today....
Apr 21 2008
FOUR people died and two were seriously injured in road crashes at the weekend....
Apr 21 2008
A 13-YEAR-OLD from the US has won the junior prize in the world’s leading competition for violinists....
Apr 21 2008
LEGENDARY British rhythm and blues singer Georgie Fame last night backed the campaign to save the St Donats Arts Centre from closure....
Apr 21 2008
FOR once, much to our amazement, the council thought of pedestrians when it changed St Mary Street....
Apr 21 2008
THE Scout movement in the capital is booming as youngsters swap their scarves and woggles for skateboards....
Apr 21 2008
ENCORE! needs boys aged 10 to 14 for Guys And Dolls....
Apr 21 2008
TWO men have been arrested after an 82-year-old man was attacked outside his home....
Apr 21 2008
PHOENIX Fitness and Community Centre in Cardiff’s Cowbridge Road West will be holding an charity open day on Saturday, June 7....
Apr 21 2008
POP queen Madonna showed no sign of relinquishing her crown as the most successful female solo artist of all time by clocking up her 13th UK number one single yesterday....
Apr 21 2008
IT WASN’T their usual beat and running in the desert heat made a change from chasing muggers through rain-soaked streets....
Apr 21 2008
ALISTAIR DARLING has defied Labour’s 10p tax rebels by ruling out immediate concessions for hard-hit low earners....
Apr 21 2008
A CONTROVERSIAL database that calculates council tax bands according to features like parking space and the view from the front room is to be used in Wales....
Apr 21 2008
NOT once in his 44 previous victories had Joe Calzaghe performed in front of an audience as high-profile as that which witnessed his 45th straight win in the early hours of yesterday morning....
Apr 21 2008
THE funeral of a woman who apparently hanged herself will take place this week....
Apr 21 2008
A POEM by Bette Pim has been released by the Merchant Navy Association (Wales) for the occasion:...
Apr 21 2008
A WEBSITE offering Cardiff’s young people a variety of topics and advice was praised during the first European Youth Information Day....
Apr 21 2008
THE crucial role that merchant seamen from Barry played in helping to win World War II has been commemorated as members of the Merchant Navy Association of Wales marched through the town....
Apr 21 2008
THE Merchant Navy Association (Wales) was granted the Honorary Freedom of the Vale of Glamorgan in April 2005, pictured above....
Apr 21 2008
CEFN Hengoed Ladies’ Choir, near Ystrad Mynach, is recruiting members in all sections....
Apr 21 2008
THE family of 1927 Cardiff City goalie Tom Farquharson is to fly across the world to support the Bluebirds in their 2008 FA Cup bid....
Apr 21 2008
AN award is being introduced across Wales to help people choose healthier food when they eat out. The Healthy Options award will be awarded to food businesses which offer their customers a choice of healthy dishes....
Apr 21 2008
TWO North Wales NHS trusts plan to go ahead with a merger, further reducing bureaucracy in the NHS....
Apr 21 2008
CELEBRITIES, politicians and boxing fans across South Wales were celebrating Joe Calzaghe’s historic win yesterday which made the Newbridge fighter the light- heavyweight champion of the world....
Apr 21 2008
S4C and BBC Wales have won a series of awards at the Celtic Media Festival in Galway....
Apr 21 2008
A CARDIFF student’s research has been included in the prestigious journal Bioscience Horizons....
Apr 21 2008
WALES is to get a £2.2m flagship centre to tackle child abuse, the Western Mail can reveal....
Apr 21 2008
THE world’s first Commissioner for Older People starts work today....
Apr 21 2008
WALES could soon be treating overseas nationals who fall seriously ill while in breach of their visa conditions very differently to the rest of the UK....
Apr 21 2008
THE rain may have been good for the flowers, but it didn’t put off visitors to this year’s Royal Horti-cultural Society Spring Flower Show either....
Apr 21 2008
A TEENAGE supermarket worker was yesterday found hanged in Bridgend....
Apr 21 2008
TEACHERS and civil servants in Wales will be joining forces this week in the first coordinated strike action organised across different parts of the public sector for 30 years....
Apr 21 2008
KEEPING up with the Joneses could be causing the credit crunch to bite even deeper, a new survey reveals today....
Apr 21 2008
TRIBUTES have been pouring in for a popular teenager who was found dead after a night out with friends....
Apr 21 2008
A TEENAGE supermarket worker has been found hanged in the South Wales area blighted by a series of tragic deaths....
Apr 21 2008
POLICE were today due to formally identify a man who died trapped in the wreckage of his burning car....
Apr 21 2008
THE stars of hit comedy Gavin and Stacey have been besieged by celebrity fans after their double-Bafta triumph....
Apr 21 2008
PEOPLE living in Cardiff are kidding themselves when it comes to their class....
Apr 21 2008
RUGBY league fans will have the chance to get their hands on some silverware during the engage Super League trophy’s tour of schools....
Apr 21 2008
TRAFFIC was left at a standstill in parts of the capital as South Wales shoppers helped a home furniture store celebrate its 21st birthday....
Apr 21 2008
WELSH WAG Danielle Bux was in the city with celebrity boyfriend Gary Lineker to give her support to a charity which is helping people recover from spinal injuries....
Apr 21 2008
PLANS are in motion to transform one of Cardiff’s most exclusive addresses into a park facility....
Apr 21 2008
THIS week, the Echo profiles the key ward battles on which the race for power hangs. Today, the fight for Bridgend council seats....
Apr 21 2008
AN across-the-board inspection of social services is currently taking place throughout Caerphilly county....
Apr 21 2008
MUMBLES PIER is set to become home to a new museum dedicated to the history of the world’s first passenger railway service, the Mumbles train....
Apr 21 2008
THE worst long-term benefit blackspot in the UK is Merthyr Tydfil, where one in five people have been claiming for more than two years, show new Department for Work and Pensions figures....
Apr 21 2008
HIT “Barry-girl-meets-Essex- boy” sitcom Gavin And Stacey triumphed in an evening of surprises at the TV Baftas last night....
Apr 21 2008
THE Assembly Government is in serious danger of finding itself in a financial straitjacket, according to Plaid Cymru’s economics adviser....
Apr 21 2008
MORE than 500 patients are killed and a further 25,000 are injured every year in Wales because of mistakes made during the course of their NHS treatment....
Apr 21 2008
FOR most of the past 30 years, a Welsh scientist has ploughed a lonely furrow as he perfected a simple way to improve crop yields in poor countries....
Apr 21 2008
REDUNDANCIES have been announced at a Valleys school....
Apr 21 2008
CHILDREN from a South Wales housing estate have staged a demonstration to demand a playground....
Apr 21 2008
A PARLIAMENTARY candidate has warned householders to be aware of a charity shop scam....
Apr 21 2008
CHILDREN got into the eco spirit with a free fun day at an environmental education centre....
Apr 21 2008
A YEAR ago, Perla Ernest could barely say her own name....
Apr 21 2008
SINCLAIR C5 enthusiasts from around the country gathered at the vehicle’s birthplace for a bizarre world record attempt....
Apr 21 2008
POLICE are beefing up patrols in part of the capital after a spate of robberies in the space of 24 hours....
Apr 21 2008
CONFESSING to more crimes should have resulted in a shorter sentence, defendant David Large, 25, told an appeal at Cardiff Crown Court....
Apr 21 2008
VULNERABLE youngsters in Wales will be getting a helping hand from the Principality Building Society....
Apr 21 2008
AN across-the-board inspection of social services is currently taking place throughout Caerphilly county....
Apr 21 2008
POLICE are beefing up patrols in part of the capital after a spate of robberies in the space of 24 hours....
Apr 21 2008
PLANS are in motion to transform one of Cardiff’s most exclusive addresses into a park facility....
Apr 21 2008
CHILDREN from a South Wales housing estate have staged a demonstration to demand a playground....
Apr 21 2008
THIS week, the Echo profiles the key ward battles on which the race for City Hall hangs. Today – can the Tories leave Labour leaderless?...
Apr 21 2008
JOE Calzaghe’s sister and mother have spoken of their pride in the champion fighter’s historic win – even though they could not witness it at first-hand....
Apr 21 2008
WALES is to get a new £2.2m flagship centre to tackle child abuse....
Apr 21 2008
A WOMAN has died after being attacked in her home....
Apr 21 2008
THE world’s first Commissioner for Older People starts work today....
Apr 21 2008
WELSH WAG Danielle Bux was in the city to give her support to a charity which is helping her brother recover from spinal injuries....
Apr 21 2008
ANOTHER teenager has been found hanged in Bridgend. The 19-year-old, who was last night named by friends as Sean Rees was found dead yesterday after a night out....
