Articles...
May 17 2008
Rhodri Morgan, the First Minister, said everyone could be proud of Cardiff City, after the team was beaten one-nil by Portsmouth at Wembley....
May 17 2008
THE children of Lakeside Primary came to school decked out in blue, to celebrate the club’s match at Wembley today....
May 17 2008
A LUCKY hotel worker got the chance to see the FA Cup final in Wembley today....
May 17 2008
“C’MON the Bluebirds!” – that was the message today from First Minster Rhodri Morgan....
May 17 2008
FOR generations of readers, the phrase ‘Echo cartoonist’ conjures up memories of only one man – the legendary Gren....
May 17 2008
CARDIFF City fans were treated to a live performance from James Fox at the Echo roadshow on the eve of the FA Cup final....
May 17 2008
PUBS and clubs are being warned to check their insurance details if they are intending to broadcast the big event....
May 17 2008
THE children of Lakeside Primary came to school decked out in blue, to celebrate the club’s match at Wembley today....
May 17 2008
SCHOOLCHILDREN got a taste of footballing glory as they recreated the 1927 FA Cup final....
May 17 2008
CHILDREN from Radnor Primary School dressed up in blue to show their support of Cardiff City....
May 17 2008
TEACHERS at Pentrebane Primary School in Cardiff penned a special song for pupils to get in the Wembley mood....
May 17 2008
SCHOOLS across South Wales have been gearing up for today’s FA Cup final....
May 17 2008
IT WASN’T quite the sight two fleeing thieves wanted to see....
May 17 2008
The fictional Miss Marple would have enjoyed leading PCSO Norton Botterfield to his prey....
May 17 2008
A NATURE-LOVING housewife is leading a campaign to save a monkey puzzle tree which experts have branded “dangerous”....
May 17 2008
Knocking down walls, a hard-working couple transformed their house into a dream home. But now there’s one feature they can’t live without......
May 17 2008
THE founder of The Big Issue magazine, John Bird, will be sharing his entrepreneurial wisdom with business students and staff in the capital on Tuesday....
May 17 2008
MOTORISTS who ignore parking restrictions on Barry Island have been warned they face £30 on-the-spot fines....
May 17 2008
MEN ordered to serve in the coal mines during World War II have finally been recognised for their service....
May 17 2008
ELDERLY people who keep their savings under the mattress or in biscuit tins have been warned to be on the lookout for conmen and distraction burglars....
May 17 2008
THE tumbling prices of second-hand 4x4s may tempt rural motorists this year, but experts are warning them to beware the high running costs....
May 17 2008
AN Iraq veteran who suffered a brain injury when his vehicle was blown up yesterday said his life had been “destroyed” by a war he didn’t understand....
May 17 2008
MORALE among ambulance service staff in Wales has hit rock bottom, an MP claimed yesterday....
May 17 2008
IN 1926, writer Agatha Christie disappeared for 10 days....
May 17 2008
THE Welsh tourism sector is missing out because websites which show up on the internet in English can be Google ghosts abroad, industry leaders warned last night....
May 17 2008
ASHLEY WEAVER has painstakingly recreated Cardiff City’s winning road to Wembley – in Lego....
May 17 2008
FORMER AM Tamsin Dunwoody yesterday admitted she was “up against it” in her bid to succeed her late mother as Labour MP for Crewe and Nantwich....
May 17 2008
FORMER BBC sports reporter Bob Humphrys has thrown his full backing behind Cardiff City for FA Cup final victory against Portsmouth....
May 17 2008
A WELSH Cabinet Minister tipped as a candidate to replace First Minister Rhodri Morgan has undergone a heart procedure....
May 17 2008
“IT IS regarded as too English, too distant, too fast, too flash, too large and far too anti-Cymraeg for many.”...
May 17 2008
FORMER Welsh Secretary Ron Davies has welcomed his new job as a cabinet member in Caerphilly as “one very close to my heart”....
May 17 2008
This piece of leather is a potent symbol of the hopes and dreams of thousands of Welsh football fans....
May 17 2008
“I am looking forward to building a stronger economy in Britain,” Gordon Brown told the Commons last week, writes Tomos Livingstone....
May 17 2008
CARDIFF fans got to say a final farewell and good luck to the squad as they boarded the train bound for Wembley....
May 17 2008
CARDIFF City fan Ian Ball should be standing amidst thousands of fellow Bluebirds today, cheering on his team as they bid for FA Cup glory....
May 17 2008
FEW Cardiff City fans can describe themselves as a true Bluebird as truthfully as eight-year-old Cerys Courtney-Jones....
May 17 2008
A FUN-FILLED day is promised in Machen, near Caerphilly, on Sunday, May 25 with a festival in aid of the village’s primary school....
May 17 2008
BONNY Grainger’s husband Lee is such a Bluebirds fanatic he’s struggled to sleep all week....
May 17 2008
ASHLEY Weaver has painstakingly recreated Cardiff City’s winning road to Wembley – in Lego....
May 17 2008
NEIGHBOURS have banded together to decorate their homes in City’s colours....
May 17 2008
THE BOYS in blue have been out in force at a police station....
May 17 2008
IT’S the biggest game in the football calendar – and you can own your own special piece of the FA Cup final....
May 17 2008
BLUEBIRDS boss Dave Jones and his team certainly know how to look the part off the pitch, too....
May 17 2008
HE might not be a City supporter but Walter Rae has a special interest in today’s big match....
May 17 2008
A GROUP of mischievous Cardiff City fans swamped the office of their Portsmouth-loving boss and turned it into a Bluebirds’ shrine....
May 17 2008
DEVELOPERS have appealed against the rejection of controversial plans to build flats and houses on the site of a popular pub....
May 17 2008
FORMER Cardiff City star Adrian Alston and his Welsh-born daughter Debbie will be watching the FA Cup final from their Australian homes....
May 17 2008
CITY striker Jimmy-Floyd Hasselbaink last night stressed he believes everything is coming together at just the right time for the Bluebirds ahead of their historic date at Wembley....
May 17 2008
CYCLISTS across South Wales are today making final preparations to saddle up for a day of pedal-powered fundraising....
May 17 2008
A CARDIFF-BASED building company has received awards for its “sensitive and environmentally-friendly approach” on two housing schemes....
May 17 2008
RESIDENTS’ group Ely Garden Villagers has welcomed the partnership agreement signed by the Liberal Democrats and Plaid Cymru on Cardiff County Council....
May 17 2008
BABY falcons have hatched in a nest perched on the clock tower at Cardiff City Hall....
May 17 2008
A GROUP of young street artists are adding their own brand of colour to rundown sites across the city....
May 17 2008
COUNCILLORS in Cardiff have voted to give themselves their first inflation-adjusted pay increase since Russell Goodway, below, was the city council leader....
May 17 2008
IT was the biggest match in Cardiff City’s history until today of course. But what would a modern football writer make of the Bluebirds’ triumph at Wembley in 1927? STEVE TUCKER uses reports from the day to give a modern slant on that famous occasion...
May 17 2008
The soaring number of eco-communities and eco-homes have resulted in a growing demand for sustainable materials....
May 17 2008
THEY can vary between Tolkien-style earth mound homes and sleek monuments to the very latest in design technology....
May 17 2008
IVE years on from the invasion of Iraq, the arguments over whether the decision to go to war was correct or not appear pretty much exhausted. A majority in Britain probably still feels mistakes were made, either in the decision to go in, or in the lack of a post-war plan – or both....
May 17 2008
TICKETS for Wales’ free Grand Slam Celebration next Bank Holiday were snapped up within 10 minutes of being made available to the public....
May 17 2008
ALL girls aged 12 and 13 in Welsh comprehensive schools will be offered the first vaccine to protect against a form cancer from September, it emerged yesterday....
May 17 2008
A LUCKY hotel worker got the chance to see the FA Cup final in Wembley today....
May 17 2008
“C’MON the Bluebirds!” – that was the message today from First Minster Rhodri Morgan....
May 17 2008
FOR generations of readers, the phrase ‘Echo cartoonist’ conjures up memories of only one man – the legendary Gren....
May 17 2008
CARDIFF City fans were treated to a live performance from James Fox at the Echo roadshow on the eve of the FA Cup final....
May 17 2008
PUBS and clubs are being warned to check their insurance details if they are intending to broadcast the big event....
May 17 2008
WHEN is a woolly jumper not a woolly jumper? When it’s used as a liner for your summer hanging basket...
May 17 2008
What a difference a week makes. After indifferent weather for the first few days of the month of May, the heatwave struck....
May 17 2008
IT IS one of the few first names on show in nearly every supermarket in Wales thanks to its connection with one of the country’s most popular foods....
May 17 2008
Rachel is of Hebrew Origin and means ‘ewe’ and ‘innocence and gentility of a rose’...
May 17 2008
RAIL passengers travelling to London from parts of Wales face a trebling of fares, thanks to English passengers pretending to come from Wales....
May 17 2008
BONNY Grainger’s husband Lee is such a Bluebirds fanatic he’s struggled to sleep all week....
May 17 2008
A GROUP of mischievous Cardiff City fans swamped the office of their Portsmouth-loving boss and turned it into a Bluebirds’ shrine....
May 17 2008
NEIGHBOURS have banded together to decorate their homes in City’s colours....
May 17 2008
THE BOYS in blue have been out in force at a police station....
May 17 2008
CHILDREN from Radnor Primary School dressed up in blue to show their support of Cardiff City....
May 17 2008
SCHOOLCHILDREN got a taste of footballing glory as they recreated the 1927 FA Cup final....
May 17 2008
TEACHERS at Pentrebane Primary School in Cardiff penned a special song for pupils to get in the Wembley mood....
May 17 2008
SCHOOLS across South Wales have been gearing up for today’s FA Cup final....
May 17 2008
ASHLEY Weaver has painstakingly recreated Cardiff City’s winning road to Wembley – in Lego....
May 17 2008
IT’S the biggest game in the football calendar – and you can own your own special piece of the FA Cup final....
May 17 2008
BLUEBIRDS boss Dave Jones and his team certainly know how to look the part off the pitch, too....
May 17 2008
HE might not be a City supporter but Walter Rae has a special interest in today’s big match....
May 17 2008
DEVELOPERS have appealed against the rejection of controversial plans to build flats and houses on the site of a popular pub....
May 17 2008
FORMER Cardiff City star Adrian Alston and his Welsh-born daughter Debbie will be watching the FA Cup final from their Australian homes....
