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Neath could overtake Swansea
9/3/2010 - Neath return to Principality Premiership action tonight with a home game against Carmarthen Quins at The Gnoll (KO 7.15pm). If Neath win well they could overtake Swansea who, despite losing to both Newport and bottom c...

New Swansea gypsy site plan
9/3/2010 - Plans that could help set up a second gypsy traveller site could be approved by Swansea Council's Cabinet next week. A report has been developed that would give the Council proper guidance when considering where to pro...

Anglesey trailer thefts
9/3/2010 - Three trailers have been stolen on Anglesey. The latest incident was reported to police on Sunday when a quad bike trailer wen missing from a field in Llanerchymedd. A livestock trailer stolen from Tregaian near Lla...

Body in Bethesda blaze
9/3/2010 - The body of a man in his late thirties was found by North Wales firefighters at a house at Glan Ogwen, Bethesda, yesterday, Monday, after neighbours reported a fire. A joint investigation by North Wales Fire and Rescu...

Wales firms helped with tax problems
9/3/2010 - HM Revenue & Customs’ business payment support service (BPSS) has helped Welsh businesses reschedule £160m of tax in its first 15 months, new figures reveal today. The BPSS gives businesses with temporary difficulti...

Italians join Magners League
8/3/2010 - The Welsh Rugby Union has welcomed the initiative to introduce two new Italian teams to the Magners League from the start of next season 2010/11. According to the WRU the move will strengthen the Magners League competi...

Rare books saved for Wales
8/3/2010 - The future of a unique collection of rare books has been secured for Wales. The collection includes 175 incunabula (early printed books before 1500), around 500 rare Bibles, Restoration and Quarto drama volumes, includ...

JK Rowling inspires Welsh women
8/3/2010 - JK Rowling is the most inspirational and admired entrepreneurial female role-model for young women in Wales, new research reveals today - international women's day. The Harry Potter author was followed, according to ...

Hi tech helps Torfaen young jobseekers
8/3/2010 - The latest stage of Torfaen council’s pioneering project to ensure residents have access to 21st century technology, regardless of background or social circumstances, has been launched by Torfaen MP Paul Murphy. Fac...

Old mineshaft found under garage
8/3/2010 - Funding has been found to fill in a suspected abandoned mineshaft under a former garage near Pontyclun. It is believed the suspected mineshaft, which is at present causing a distinct and clearly visible surface depress...

Give carers a break
8/3/2010 - Flintshire County Council’s fostering team is taking part in Share the Care week to urge people to come forward to support one of the six disabled children and their families currently needing a break in Flintshire. ...

Two new schools for Swansea
8/3/2010 - Plans for two new primary schools in Swansea could be going out to consultation later this month. On Thursday this week Swansea Council's Cabinet will consider a report which recommends creating a new all-through Eng...

Anglesey says no more bickering
8/3/2010 - Isle of Anglesey County Council has named five top priorities for recovery with no more bickering between local politicians. Last summer an auditor general's report said the council had a long history of not being prop...

The Apprentice bids for jobs for young
8/3/2010 - Wales Office Minister Wayne David and Welsh Assembly Government Education Minister Leighton Andrews have joined forces with a former winner of TV’s The Apprentice to encourage local employers to say ‘you’re hired’...

How does hospital nosh go down?
8/3/2010 - The Wales Audit Office is inviting anyone who in the last 12 months has been a patient, or cares for someone who has been in hospital, to give their views on the food they received during their hospital stay. The quest...

Wales pick Gareth Delve for Ireland
8/3/2010 - Gareth Delve was today called into the Wales squad preparing for the fourth round RBS 6 Nations clash with Ireland at Croke Park this Saturday. The Gloucester captain and No 8 boosts a forward contingent which has rece...

Two-legged garden pests
8/3/2010 - It’s spring so Dyfed-Powys Police has launched a defensive planting initiative to keep your garden safe! We are always being reminded about how to keep your property safe, but Dyfed-Powys Police is highlighting one ...

Help for sick soldiers
8/3/2010 - Veterans mental health service extended across Wales A pilot project to support armed services personnel experiencing mental health problems as a result of their service will be extended across Wales, Health Minister Edw...

Finger lickin' thieves
7/3/2010 - Two men are currently in custody after being arrested following a robbery at Kentucky Fried Chcken in Rhuddlan last night (Saturday). Shortly after 11pm North Wales Police were informed that a robbery had taken place a...

Aaron Ramsey has high hopes after leg break
6/3/2010 - Arsenal and Wales midfielder Aaron Ramsey, who broke his leg in a tackle at Stoke City last Saturday, says he is determined and focussed on overcoming the injury and hopes to be back fitter and stronger than before.   ...

Protest march against Ridsdale regime
5/3/2010 - Cardiff City Chairman Peter Ridsdale today challenged anyone thinking of joining a protest march against his regime to look in the mirror and ask if they really care about Cardiff City Football Club and its future. “...

Lavish leisures at Newport school
5/3/2010 - Newport High School has received part of a £15million cash boost from the Welsh Assembly Government. The new state-of-the-art leisure facilities at the school include a 25m swimming pool, four court indoor sports hall...

Historic day for Welsh language
4/3/2010 - The Welsh language today takes another step to becoming an official language of the EU with Welsh translation being used for the first time at the European Parliament. At the same time, Plaid Cymru’s leader Ieuan Wy...

Plaid anger at being left out of leaders' debates
4/3/2010 - Plaid Cymru is to review its support of the BBC licence fee after the party was left out of the forthcoming TV leaders' debates. Together with the Scottish National Party, Plaid today complained of a stitch-up between ...

Cwmbran £20,000 Ryder Cup boost
4/3/2010 - A Torfaen golf course is benefiting from a £20,000 package of improvements thanks to Wales hosting the biggest golf tournament in the world. Cash for the improvements at the nine-hole Llanyravon Golf Course in Cwmbra...

Anglesey says bin it and grow
4/3/2010 - Residents on Anglesey are being encouraged to take up home composting this spring with a chance to collect a free compost bin. The Isle of Anglesey County Council Waste Management Section, in partnership with the Holyh...

Man held after Cardiff woman murdered
4/3/2010 - South Wales Police have launched a murder investigation following the death of Karen Welsh, who was found dead in her home at Lowfield Drive, Thornhill, Cardiff, by police officers on Tuesday. A 31-year-old man from th...

Sleeping on the problem
4/3/2010 - A Colwyn Bay couple whose £400 savings for a new mattress was stolen by a burglar have been given a new mattres and a new bed by a local bedding firm. The lcao community rallied round to help Burt and Flo Hancock, fr...

Faster wheelchairs for Wales
4/3/2010 - Steps to speed up delivery of wheelchairs to patients who need them have been announced by Health Minister Edwina Hart. Faster access to equipment including communication aids and artificial limbs will also be prioriti...

Colwyn Bay suspect murder charge
4/3/2010 - A man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after a road collision on the A55 at Colwyn Bay on Wednesday. A woman passenger was taken to Ysbyty Glan Clwyd hospital at Bodelwyddan with minor injuries and later...

Wales hails Michael Foot as a true giant
3/3/2010 - Tributes have been paid to Michael Foot, former MP for Ebbw Vale, who has died aged 96. Chris Roberts, Welsh Labour's General Secretary remembered driving Foot around North Wales in 1989. " I was in awe of a lovely...

Shot Newport boy fighting for life
3/3/2010 - A Newport man aged 50 has been arrested after a boy aged 15 suffered a gunshot wound to the head in the Somerton area of Newport. Police found 15-year -old Louis Hole alone in a house in Hawthorne Avenue and he was tak...

Wales take on Sweden at Liberty
3/3/2010 - Wales play a friendly football match against Sweden at the Liberty Stadium tonight (7.45 pm) without skipper Craig Bellamy, Hull’s Sam Ricketts and Swansea’s Joe Allen due to injury. Bellamy was left out of the sq...

Swans pair up for monthly awards
3/3/2010 - Paulo Sousa and Dorus de Vries have both been nominated for February awards. Swans boss Sousa is one of four in the running for the Manager of the Month award while Dorus de Vries is up for the Player of the Month gong...