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Apr 29 2008
THREE men were arrested today by counter-terrorist officers in London and Wales as part of a long-term investigation into the Tamil Tigers - according to Scotland Yard....
Apr 29 2008
A BUSINESSMAN who travelled to the Philippines to try to buy a kidney to save his life has now had a transplant at a Welsh hospital....
Apr 29 2008
TRIBUTES have been paid to a 21-year-old student who died in a car crash....
Apr 29 2008
A HOARD of Bronze Age axes has been discovered by archaeologists....
Apr 29 2008
ARMED police last night arrested five people and seized two guns in Cardiff after a member of the public reported a person with a firearm near Roath Park off Ninian Road in Roath, Cardiff, at 8.15pm yesterday....
Apr 29 2008
AN investigation was under way last night after a 50-year-old man died at a metal recycling plant in Newport....
Apr 29 2008
HEALTH and safety officials are investigating after the death of a worker in Newport....
Apr 29 2008
THE terms of the Bishop of St Davids’ resignation yesterday will remain secret – at least until the Church in Wales’ accounts are published...
Apr 29 2008
A SCOUT group has thanked a housing association for revamping its Scout hall....
Apr 29 2008
A LEADING property adviser has become one of the largest consultancy teams in the city after adding four new appointments to its planning team....
Apr 29 2008
A CAMPAIGN to have an extra £20m pumped into projects in Barry has taken a major step forward....
Apr 29 2008
RECORD numbers of spring tourists are expected to visit an island given new-found fame on sci-fi show Torchwood....
Apr 29 2008
MASSIVE “efficiency savings” in crisis-hit social services at a South Wales council have been ordered as part of a three-year plan to slash a multi-million-pound overspend....
Apr 29 2008
A NEW partnership between Cardiff Blues rugby team and bread maker Warbutons is set to help young people get active....
Apr 29 2008
PROVING disability is no barrier to sporting achievement, a disabled Welshman is racing up the nation’s highest mountain next month – in his wheelchair....
Apr 29 2008
UP AND coming band The Hoosiers have confirmed a date at Cardiff International Arena as part of their UK tour....
Apr 29 2008
A CITY estate agents branch has been named one of the best in Wales....
Apr 29 2008
POLICE in Penarth are appealing for public help to catch thieves who have stolen tills from pubs in the town. Sgt Ian Willis said: “While thefts such as this are unusual I would urge all licensees and managers of licensed premises to be vigilant and take care when securing their properties.”...
Apr 29 2008
THE funeral of a teenager found hanged in a county hit by a spate of apparent suicides is due to take place tomorrow....
Apr 29 2008
With the local elections just two days away, HELEN BUCKINGHAM asks if apathy is going to be the real winner...
Apr 29 2008
ONE pensioner is so disillusioned with the political process he plans to tear up his voting paper at the polls on May 1....
Apr 29 2008
HOSPITAL staff were so shocked by an elderly woman’s injuries they photographed them and called the police....
Apr 29 2008
THE row over scrapping the 10p tax band has prompted working-class voters to abandon Labour and give the Tories a 14-point lead, according to a new poll published this morning....
Apr 29 2008
AN ECCENTRIC flying vet faces psychiatric assessments today after landing his plane near the American President’s ranch, his website revealed last night....
Apr 29 2008
THIS is not the first mishap to befall Maurice Kirk....
Apr 29 2008
A MAN who killed his secret lover and then set fire to her bed in an attempt to hide his crime was yesterday sentenced to life imprisonment....
Apr 29 2008
CONSERVATIONISTS at the National Trust plan to scupper the badger cull in Wales....
Apr 29 2008
AWARD-WINNING actor Glyn Houston has revealed that his biggest regret is turning down the big Shakespearean roles....
Apr 29 2008
A TEACHER who failed to stop pupils setting off fire crackers in class can continue to teach, a disciplinary hearing ruled yesterday....
Apr 29 2008
ITS walls are made of straw bales, it’s powered by wind and sunlight, was 12 years in the making and largely built by unskilled women volunteers from all over the world....
Apr 29 2008
A LIBERAL Democrat parliamentary candidate and councillor has printed election leaflets for his party’s opponents....
Apr 29 2008
THE Liberal Democrat-run Swansea Council is defending its social services staff over what it calls unwarranted attacks in election leaflets....
Apr 29 2008
DAFYDD WIGLEY returned to the site of one of Plaid Cymru’s greatest victories yesterday, predicting that Labour would take a nationwide hammering in Thursday’s council elections....
Apr 29 2008
A THIRD of all violent offences in South Wales happen in Cardiff....
Apr 29 2008
THE Echo is all set to move home after a “topping out” ceremony at its new offices....
Apr 29 2008
Violence against the person +32.9%...
Apr 29 2008
A PARTY has been organised to celebrate campaigners’ success in saving their local pub....
Apr 29 2008
KATHERINE JENKINS is crossing new boundaries again after being asked to sing the Welsh National Anthem at the FA Cup Final....
Apr 29 2008
LANS to introduce 20mph zones outside schools are welcome and long overdue. They’ll make roads safer and reduce the risks to children....
Apr 29 2008
IF your name is James, you are hard-working, romantic, willing to commit and earn at least £25,000 a year, you are a very lucky man indeed....
Apr 29 2008
THE cost to taxpayers of sending a waste recycling officer from Wales to Australia for 10 months will be £25,000 – not including her salary....
Apr 29 2008
MOTORISTS in one Welsh city will soon be forced to slow down to 20mph outside every junior and primary school in a new bid to save children’s lives....
Apr 29 2008
A MAN who left two children home alone – a poorly three-year-old locked in a bedroom and a baby downstairs in a bouncing chair with two dogs – appeared in court yesterday....
Apr 29 2008
ONE of South Wales’ biggest schools has joined the fight against petty crime and anti-social behaviour....
Apr 29 2008
TWO bunnies are hoping for a new home....
Apr 29 2008
THIS is the face of one of the men believed to be responsible for a knifepoint robbery at a Tesco store....
Apr 29 2008
THE Stroke Association in Wales is seeking views on community stroke services....
Apr 29 2008
FIREFIGHTERS are to raise cash for former members of the service this weekend with a charity car wash....
Apr 29 2008
A VALLEYS council has backed down on an apparent decision to shut several leisure centres on Bank Holiday Monday....
Apr 29 2008
MASSIVE “efficiency savings” in crisis-hit social services at a South Wales council have been ordered as part of a three-year plan to slash a multi-million-pound overspend....
Apr 29 2008
A CAMPAIGN to have an extra £20m pumped into projects in Barry has taken a major step forward....
Apr 29 2008
ONE of Wales’ biggest bands will play an intimate warm-up show at The Point in Cardiff Bay....
Apr 29 2008
ONE of Wales’ leading forces in broadcasting yesterday called for the creation of an independent production fund to ensure the nation views world-class television....
Apr 29 2008
AN amateur pilot from Wales faces tests at a psychiatric hospital today after landing his plane near the American President’s ranch, it was reported last night....
Apr 29 2008
THE new rail service between Wrexham and London began yesterday amid calls for it to overcome a red tape mountain....
Apr 29 2008
COVERED from head to toe in coal dust, men emerge from the cage after travelling up from the bottom of the Tower Colliery pit for the very last time....
Apr 29 2008
WALES’ greatest musical exports are taking the rest of the world by storm in a 21st century revival of Cool Cymru....
Apr 29 2008
THE first British UN commander in Bosnia Colonel Bob Stewart is to advise Welsh businesses on how to improve their performance....
Apr 29 2008
KATHERINE JENKINS will become the first person ever to sing the Welsh national anthem as part of the pre-match festivities for the FA Cup Final....
Apr 29 2008
THERE’S nothing quite like home support when you’re on a mission to score a winner....
Apr 29 2008
IF you would like to nominate a home or business for our Blue Up Your House competition then e-mail us on: echo.picturedesk@mediawales.co.uk...
Apr 29 2008
THIS was the scene as the miners of Tower Colliery travelled to the bottom of their pit for the last time yesterday....
Apr 29 2008
A TEENAGER was robbed in daylight at Cardiff’s main bus station....
Apr 29 2008
LABOUR’S final party political broadcast in advance of Thursday’s council elections features repeated images of antisocial behaviour....
Apr 29 2008
BOGUS fundraisers have been conning people out of cash on their doorsteps....
Apr 29 2008
A FATHER-OF-TWO who travelled to the Philippines to try to buy a kidney to save his life has now had a transplant on the NHS in South Wales....
Apr 29 2008
POLICE are investigating after a man believed to be an illegal immigrant registered to vote in a city ward in Cardiff....
Apr 29 2008
A SUSPECTED arson attack has destroyed four vehicles belonging to a South Wales charity....
Apr 29 2008
A TEACHER accused of being unable to prevent pupils using MP3 players, mobile phones and setting off a firecracker in class was yesterday told he could continue working in the profession....
Apr 29 2008
THIS time last year, Paul Potts was selling mobile phones. But 12 months on, life couldn’t be more different for the 37-year-old....
Apr 29 2008
AMERICAN police have ordered an eccentric flying vet to undergo psychiatric assessments after he landed his plane near George Bush’s Texas ranch....
Apr 29 2008
SWANSEA City football fans came out in their thousands last night to watch their team celebrate promotion to the Championship with an open-top bus parade through the city’s crowded streets....
Apr 29 2008
A BRIDE-TO-BE claims her wedding plans were left in tatters after her reception was double-booked....
Apr 29 2008
RECOMMENDING a friend to a library has whisked 10-year-old Scott Roberts away to learn how to be a children’s animator....
Apr 29 2008
PANIC-BUYING motorists have been condemned after their actions left some South Wales petrol stations temporarily out of fuel....
Apr 29 2008
A NEW hospital offering secure mental health facilities has been opened by a local Assembly Member....
Apr 29 2008
A SCHEME to stop children deliberately starting fires has been rolled out across South Wales....
Apr 29 2008
AN ELDERLY woman was treated for smoke inhalation after a kitchen fire....
