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May 13 2008
A peace activist and prize-winning chutney maker got so drunk on free champagne at an award ceremony that he hit another guest with an empty bottle....
May 13 2008
A 25-YEAR-OLD man was today arrested on suspicion of murder following the death of a woman in her 20s....
May 13 2008
HERE is a huge irony in the fact that, despite Welsh Labour’s massive opposition to the introduction of proportional representation (PR) in local government, coalition politics is now predominant in Wales....
May 13 2008
ONE of Wales’ most distinctive cathedrals features in a set of 10 new stamps released today....
May 13 2008
AS WALES basked in glorious sunshine yesterday forecasters said more hot and sunny weather is on its way....
May 13 2008
FOR more than a century, it housed the community lifeboat that saved sailors and swimmers in the rough seas off one of Wales’ most popular seafronts....
May 13 2008
A NUMBER of clerics have expressed concern about the Church in Wales’s treatment of Rev Mandy Williams-Potter, whose friendship with the former Bishop of St Davids led to his resignation....
May 13 2008
THE Liberal Democrats and Plaid Cymru are entering into “full negotiations” towards a coalition to run Wales’ largest council....
May 13 2008
THE popular Ty Hafan Barry Waterfront 5km Run may be taken “off road” next year....
May 13 2008
A MAJOR transport scheme to protect school pupils and encourage people to find alternatives to using their cars has been boosted by a £1.6m grant....
May 13 2008
A JAMAICAN drug dealer who ran a drugs shop through a hole in a garage wall has been jailed for three-and-a-half years and will face deportation when he is released....
May 13 2008
NEGOTIATIONS that could put Plaid Cymru councillors into positions of power in Cardiff for the first time are well advanced, the Echo can reveal....
May 13 2008
CARDIFF Bus has announced changes to its number 35 service....
May 13 2008
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May 13 2008
JACKIE Saleh’s nightmare began in 1986....
May 13 2008
MORE than three-quarters of women in Cardiff wish they were “more elegant”, according to researchers....
May 13 2008
RESIDENTS have been urged to seek rebates on their water bills as the row over the drainage system and the possible threat of flooding on their massive estate continues....
May 13 2008
CHARLOTTE CHURCH yesterday revealed how she bonded with daughter Ruby by breastfeeding....
May 13 2008
A BUILDING which once housed one of the most popular wedding and function venues in South Wales has been badly damaged by fire....
May 13 2008
STAFF who need their cars for work such as district nurses and volunteers who take pensioners to hospitals are among the people hit with a motoring stealth tax, it was claimed yesterday....
May 13 2008
MORE than £6.3m is being poured into schemes across Wales to tackle child obesity....
May 13 2008
BANNING children from bringing unhealthy snacks to school will boost the use of fruit tuck shops, research has found....
May 13 2008
WELSH scientists hoping to develop a groundbreaking form of cheap solar energy by copying the way plants absorb sunlight are on a mission to create “superleaves”....
May 13 2008
EIGHT nursing home workers were yesterday cleared of the wilful neglect of an 84-year-old woman at a residential home after the prosecution dropped the case....
May 13 2008
VOLCANIC ash that has rained down on the Welsh-speaking community of Patagonia for more than a week may cause long-term environmental damage and harm the health of the colony’s people, scientists said yesterday....
May 13 2008
THE police have been called in to investigate an all-night party when a city park was trashed....
May 13 2008
A FATHER stabbed his son to death in a drunken row over a late-night chip supper, a court has heard....
May 13 2008
A NEW Scandinavian-style sauna has opened at a council leisure centre....
May 13 2008
UP to four of the families of Cardiff City’s 1927 team who brought the FA Cup back to Wales for the first and – so far – only time will be at Wembley on Saturday....
May 13 2008
A MAN has been jailed for test-driving a “kid’s motorbike”....
May 13 2008
CLASSICAL singing star Katherine Jenkins has announced she will appear at Cardiff International Arena on December 22....
May 13 2008
The Echo’s FA Cup roadshow is in town every day this week....
May 13 2008
CARDIFF City fans queued in the sunshine to wish their heroes good luck for Saturday....
May 13 2008
A TEENAGE soldier will be giving schoolchildren a taste of Army life....
May 13 2008
AROUND 800 city centre flats and businesses lost power when workmen cut through a major electricity cable....
May 13 2008
STEREOPHONICS will headline a free Grand Slam party to celebrate the Welsh Six Nations triumph, the Western Mail reveals today....
May 13 2008
THE Office of Fair Trading will not extend an investigation that uncovered potential widespread evidence of price fixing in the construction industry into Wales....
May 13 2008
CELEBRITIES will urge the public to sign up to the organ donor register in the first campaign of its kind in Wales....
May 13 2008
THE family of an elderly couple found dead at their home today said they had been “devoted to each other”....
May 13 2008
A PENSIONER has died weeks after being acquitted of killing his girlfriend and “confessing” to his pet cats....
May 13 2008
A BABY who became one of the world’s youngest pacemaker patients when he had a device fitted at just five days old was last night battling the superbug MRSA....
May 13 2008
FANTASY author Philip Pullman plans to take a break from novels to work on a comic....
May 13 2008
A 10-YEAR-OLD had a double triumph at a singing competition....
May 13 2008
A STRATEGY to reduce carbon emissions by schools, other council-run buildings and vehicles by 20% over the next eight years has been agreed by councillors....
May 13 2008
A LEADING authority on the history of cemeteries and funeral rites will be giving a lecture on the Victorian Funeral today at 7pm....
May 13 2008
THE family of a teenager killed in a car crash today have paid tribute to him as a “hard-working, intelligent, young man”....
May 13 2008
Retired police chief Frank Neal has died aged 90....
May 13 2008
CONTENDERS for a prestigious national arts competition have been whittled down to 100....
May 13 2008
THE wife of eccentric aviator Maurice Kirk has claimed he will probably be deported from the US within 10 days....
May 13 2008
A former mayoress of Barry, Edna Miles, has died aged 77....
May 13 2008
Former haulier Noel Wynn has died aged 87....
May 13 2008
A CHARITY lottery is aiming to boost its ticket sales....
May 13 2008
The FA Cup final will bring back special memories for one South Wales man – former professional footballer Rees Thomas played for both Cardiff City and Portsmouth....
May 13 2008
A BARBERS’ shop is helping children get into the FA Cup final spirit while raising cash for charity....
May 13 2008
CITY schools are receiving posters to remind pupils of the support on offer to cope with exam stress....
May 13 2008
CUSTOMER service centre staff will be doing their bit to support Cardiff City while fundraising for Marie Curie Cancer Care....
May 13 2008
ARRIVA Trains Wales has a new operations and safety director....
May 13 2008
THE Wales Millennium Centre (WMC) has been considered one of the most welcoming theatres in the UK after being shortlisted for a coveted award....
May 13 2008
SUPPORT our Cardiff City glory boys by sending us your good luck messages! We will try to publish as many as we can on our website at www.icwales.co.uk and in the pages of your Echo as the big day gets nearer....
May 13 2008
THE South Wales Warriors are to test their strength in a different way by facing the quiz power of the BBC’s Eggheads....
May 13 2008
WHEN Cardiff funnyman Rod Woodward filmed “Do the Ayatollah” to support his beloved Cardiff City on the road to Wembley there were 100 fans backing him in the video....
May 13 2008
FANS on the FA Cup trail will be treated to free pies before heading to Wembley from Ninian Park on Saturday....
May 13 2008
SEVENTEEN people were arrested in two weeks thanks to action by CCTV operators in Barry....
May 13 2008
CONSOLIDATED lender Picture Financial has said it is cutting 85 staff at its Newport headquarters – blaming the global credit crunch for its troubles....
May 13 2008
RUGBY fans will get to see the Stereophonics for free at a star-studded bank holiday bash to celebrate Wales’ Grand Slam....
May 13 2008
A CARDIFF mum has been reunited with one of the three daughters taken from her 22 years ago....
May 13 2008
A former Tory Assembly candidate has accused Plaid Cymru of breaking its election promise to help small businesses....
May 13 2008
LABOUR AM Lesley Griffiths has called for a referendum on lawmaking powers for the National Assembly to be held on a weekend to maximise voter participation....
May 13 2008
ASSEMBLY Presiding Officer Lord Elis-Thomas, pictured, insisted yesterday that the devolution settlement was working well in Wales, a year after controversial new arrangements were introduced....
May 13 2008
WELSH politics has entered a new era of Continental-style pluralism following this month’s council elections, according to the head of Wales’ leading think tank....
May 13 2008
WALES rugby sensation James Hook is today urging people to sign up to a vital campaign that could save thousands of lives....
May 13 2008
“It’s not at the forefront of people’s minds.”...
May 13 2008
But any conservationist will tell us that beneath its often calm, blue surface, lies a host of hidden problems underwater, from over-fishing, to pollution and disturbance....
May 13 2008
ST MARY the Virgin Church in Bute Street, Cardiff, is reopening its newly-refurbished community hall and kitchen area....
May 13 2008
VOLUNTEERS are to blitz a South Wales river as part of a big clean-up....
May 13 2008
THE national DNA database will go “on trial” in Wales charged with being an unacceptable infringement of civil liberties....
May 13 2008
ELVIS fans can get all shook up at a fundraising evening....
May 13 2008
ALMOST £1.5m is being poured into schemes across South Wales to tackle the problem of child obesity....
May 13 2008
A SHOP assistant had a screwdriver held to his throat and was threatened with his life during a robbery at a city Spar shop....
May 13 2008
DOZENS of waltzing pensioners took to the Wales Millennium Centre....
May 13 2008
STEREOPHONICS will headline a free Grand Slam party to celebrate the Wales Six Nations triumph, the Western Mail reveals today....
May 13 2008
A CARDIFF mum has been reunited with one of the three daughters taken from her 22 years ago....
May 13 2008
WALES rugby sensation James Hook is today urging people to sign up to a vital campaign that could save thousands of lives....
May 13 2008
A CARDIFF mum has been reunited with one of the three daughters taken from her 22 years ago....
