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Concern for missing Wrexham man
13/5/2008 - Police are concerned for the safety and welfare of a vulnerable 77-year-old man who has not been seen since Sunday night. Donald Thomas was last seen at 9.30pm at his home in Penycae where he lives alone. He is desc...

A degree of violence
13/5/2008 - A new degree in violence reduction and management has been launched by the University of Glamorgan Faculty of Health, Sport and Science. The BSc Hons in Professional Practice (Violence Reduction) is the result of 18 mo...

Toughest test for fittest sportsmen
13/5/2008 - The gruelling XTERRA triathlon returns to Neath Port Talbot in June and this year will be tougher than ever. The event, which attracts some of the fittest sportsmen in the world, is one of 90 races worldwide in the rap...

Swans boss is manager of the year
13/5/2008 - Swansea City boss Roberto Martinez has won the League Mangers Association Manager of the Year award. He picked up the prestigious award, which was voted for by his fellow managers, at last night's LMA ceremony after le...

Fruit only tuck shops a success
13/5/2008 - Children are much more likely to use fruit tuck shops at school if they are also banned from bringing unhealthy snacks on to the school premises. Cardiff Institute for Society, Health and Ethics conducted a cluster ran...

Wrexham travel shop blaze
13/5/2008 - Fire caused 20 per cent damage to Denbighshire Travel shop premises on Lord Street, Wrexham, this morning. Cause of the fire is thought to have been an electrical fault in a computer. Three fire engines and an aerial l...

Anglesey's new leader
13/5/2008 - Councillor Phil Fowlie has been elected the new leader of the Isle of Anglesey County Council. Councillor Fowlie, who represents the Rhosneigr ward, leads the Original Independents, which has 20 members on the County ...

Cockle beds reopened
13/5/2008 - Cockle and mussel beds in the Burry Inlet have reopened after they were temporarily closed after samples proved positive for diarrhetic shellfish poisoning. Swansea Council had issued a Notice of Temporary Closure of P...

Stars come out for 6 Nations heroes
13/5/2008 - Wales will hail its Six Nations rugby heroes at a free star-studded party at the Millennium Satdium on Monday May 26. Stereophonics and Feeder are two of the big name acts set to rock the stadium to celebrate Wales's 2...

Wales plan for 8,000 new businesses
13/5/2008 - A 36 million pounds investment plan to support Welsh entrepreneurs has been announced by Deputy First Minister Ieuan Wyn Jones today. The new Wales business Start Up project will provide support to entrepreneurs lookin...

Campaign starts as 470 wait for organ transplants
13/5/2008 - With 470 people in Wales waiting for an organ transplant, but with a desperate shortage of donors, a pioneering campaign was launched today aimed at increasing the number of donors. In the last five years, more than 75...

Half a million pounds to slim Caerphilly
12/5/2008 - A Big Lottery Fund grant of almost half a million pounds will be used to help tackle high levels of obesity in Caerphilly County Borough. Families will be recruited in early 2009 and will be helped to make changes incl...

Wales fights death-dealing worms
12/5/2008 - A research project is starting at Aberystwyth University which has the potential to improve the lives of millions of people who are regularly exposed to Schistosome parasitic worms. An estimated 200 million people are ...

Army helps to keep Wales tidy
12/5/2008 - Soldiers of the 14th Signal Regiment from Brawdy have once again removed tonnes of rubbish from two beaches in the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park. Frainslake Beach and Bullslaughter Bay, both on Castlemartin Range, ...

Sunny days not here to stay
12/5/2008 - Make the most of dry and sunny days lasting from now until Thursday in Wales, because more rain is on the way, according to the Met Office. This Evening and Tonight: After a fine evening, the night will remain dry w...

Youth boozing shocks Newport
12/5/2008 - Up to 40 teenagers and a number of traders from Newport are facing legal action following a joint council and police operation tackling alcohol-related disorder focussing on the Gaer. Helen Wilkie, public protection ma...

Swans sign Tricky Tom long term
12/5/2008 - Swansea City winger Tom Butler has become the latest player to sign a new long-term contract with the club. Butler joins Shaun MacDonald, Alan Tate and Owain Tudur Jones who have all committed themselves to the newly-p...

Popular pupils cut teenage smoking
12/5/2008 - Smoking rates among teenagers can be reduced by training popular secondary school pupils to promote anti-smoking messages in conversations with friends, a new study has found. Peer pressure and peer selection play a la...

Couple found dead at Abergavenny
12/5/2008 - Two people found dead at an address in Frogmore Street, Abergavenny, at approximately 3.30 pm yesterday (Sunday) have been named as 82 year old Thomas Charles Hughes and 86 year old Nancie Aluine Hughes. Gwent Police a...

Bangor wounded man serious
12/5/2008 - A 19-year-old man arrested on suspicion of wounding following an incident in Bangor High Street on Saturday night has been released on police bail pending further inquires. A 43-year-old who suffered injuries remains a...

Criccieth wounding charge
12/5/2008 - A 20-year-old man was due to appear before Llangefni Magistrates today charged with section 18 wounding. He was arrested with a 23-year-old man on Saturday, May 10, following a report of a burglary at a house in the Pe...

Free rail travel extended
12/5/2008 - Free rail travel is to be introduced in more parts of Wales. Deputy First Minister Ieuan Wyn Jones said today the concessionary fares rail pilot scheme will be extended to the Cambrian Coast railway in the winter, an...

Charlotte Church says breast is best
12/5/2008 - Charlotte Church today (Monday) called on other young mums to consider breastfeeding after new statistics revealed that only 42% of Welsh mothers under 20 start to breastfeed compared to 76% of mothers over 30. The sin...

Warm weather brings out burglars
12/5/2008 - Warmer weather has brought burglars out in the Vale of Glamorgan as householdrs have been guilty of leaving doors and windows wide open. South Wales Police are warning residents to take suitable precautions to keep th...

Gwent girls go missing
11/5/2008 - Gwent police are looking for for two Hengoed girls, one aged 16 and the other 11, who have been missing from their homes since Wednesday May 7. It is believed they could be together as they are friends. Shauna Thomas, ...

Cash boost for Gwynedd firms
11/5/2008 - Over 500 businesses have benefited from Gwynedd Council's business development package from 2003 to 2008 and now more firms can benefit from the scheme. Grants are available for new businesses or existing businesses lo...

Duffy dubbed Princess of Wails
10/5/2008 - Welsh soul singer Duffy has been dubbed the Princess of Wails by leading US newspaper the Wall Street Journal. The paper says Duffy's concert at the Apollo Theatre in Harlem next Monday is part of the American debut of...

Severn Estuary a model source of energy
10/5/2008 - Cardiff University School of Engineering researchers are making it possible to more accurately predict the impact of using the Severn Estuary, the world's second highest tidal range, as a source of energy. They have...

VE Day in Swansea
10/5/2008 - Swansea will remember VE Day tomorrow (Sunday) when the Lord Mayor, Councillor Sue Waller, lays a wreath at the Monument Gun, New Cut Road, in memory of all those who sacrificed their lives for their country. Million...

Woman attacked in Caernarfon
9/5/2008 - Police are appealing for information after a woman was attacked in the Caernarfon area. At approximately 10.15 pm on Tuesday May 6 a woman was walking alone past Llanbeblig Cemetary when she was stopped by two men in a...

Get hooked on fishing
9/5/2008 - Have you ever wanted to try fishing, but don't know where to start? Help is at hand from Pembrokeshire Fish Week. The festival, from 21 to 29 June, has learn-to-fish days at many fisheries around the county. Free ...

Swansea grows tree-mendously
9/5/2008 - Planning work in Swansea pedestrianised shopping area is making it look tree-mendous. Rows of street trees are being planted along Nelson Street and Union Street as part of a 3.8 million pounds scheme to improve the ap...

Making Wales a global force in rugby
9/5/2008 - Craig White, one of the most respected rugby fitness and conditioning coaches in the world game, has joined the Welsh set up alongside an already formidable and successful team of conditioning, nutrition and sports medici...

Welsh politicians' pay under scrutiny
9/5/2008 - An independent panel is to look into the pay of Welsh Assembly members. "We are committed to being open and transparent and that includes information about our own pay and support," said Presiding Officer Lord Dafydd E...