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Real Radio ‘rules airwaves’

REAL Radio is Wales’ biggest commercial station, according to figures released by industry body RAJAR. Read

Police bust huge cannabis factory

NEARLY 1,000 cannabis plants with a street value of £300,000 have been discovered by police during a dawn raid at a derelict pub. Read

Real Radio ‘rules airwaves’

REAL Radio is Wales’ biggest commercial station, according to figures released by industry body RAJAR. Read

Dad drowns in holiday tragedy

A 42-YEAR-OLD dad from South Wales has died swimming with his son in powerful seas off the south coast of Devon. Read

Road shut for hours by man’s death

ONE of Cardiff’s busiest routes was shut for several hours today after a man died on the road in the early hours. Read

Tooze murder hunt at dead end

THE brutal double murder of pensioners Harry and Megan Tooze may never be solved, the Echo can exclusively reveal today . Read

Welsh dialect recordings given to the British Library

IT CONTAINS farm labourers’ Shakespeare-inspired expressions and the reasons why Pembrokeshire is called “Little England”. Read

1,000 cannabis plants uncovered in police raid

NEARLY 1,000 cannabis plants have been discovered by police during a dawn raid at a derelict pub. Read

Batman Bale asks for privacy over assault claims

WELSH-BORN Batman star Christian Bale spoke publicly today for the first time about the assault claims made against him, and asked for privacy. Read

Watchdog to probe taxi driver crash death

A police watchdog said today it will investigate a head-on car crash which led to the death of a taxi driver. Read

Decision due on Sikh teenager's bangle case

A Sikh teenager excluded from school over a bangle she claims is central to her faith will learn next week if the decision to ban her from lessons was justified. Read

Referee admits falsely claiming disability benefits

A man who claimed he was so sick he could barely walk has become the third benefit cheat caught refereeing football matches in an undercover sting. Read

Cardiff at bottom of A&E waiting time league

EMERGENCY patients at Cardiff’s University Hospital of Wales continue to face the longest waits for A&E treatment, new figures revealed today. Read

Severn Barrage long-list unveiled

ALL the rivals to controversial plans for a £15bn Severn Barrage have been unveiled. Read

Call to speed up bids for more Assembly power

WELSH Secretary Paul Murphy today said the process by which the Assembly bids for more power could be sped up. Read

Homes in class of their own

MEL MATHIAS keeps meeting people who were pupils or teachers at the Old Grammar School in Cowbridge. Read

City to host cheese awards

THE cheese oscars are to be held in Cardiff later this year. Read

Timetable now set for academy plans

DETAILED plans for the multi-billion- pound Defence Technical Academy at St Athan will go before Vale of Glamorgan councillors for approval next spring. Read