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Irritating song reminds folk to lock up
2/9/2010 - A survey carried out by Gwent Police shows that the annoying but catchy ‘Be Aware’ song, reminding people to lock up, IS helping to reduce the number of insecure properties. The force has teamed up Gio Compario, the opera...

Police investigate fatal accident
2/9/2010 - Police are continuing to investigate the fatal road traffic collision that occurred on the A44 at Ponterwyd, Aberystwyth on 31st August 2010. The five people in the car were three 16 year old girls and 2 boys aged 1...

Take a walk up Snowdon
2/9/2010 - Members of the International Police Association in North Wales are being invited to take part in a four peaks hill walk to mark the IPA's Diamond Jubilee in 2010. On Sunday September 12, IPA members will climb one of f...

Caernarfon Bay body identified
1/9/2010 - North Wales Police can now confirm that the body found in Caernarfon Bay on Tuesday 31st August 2010, is that of missing kayaker Ms Elizabeth Ashbee of Shropshire. ...

£825,000 for rural Welsh health services
1/9/2010 - A range of projects to benefit from the Rural Health Innovation Fund have been announced by the Health Minister, Edwina Hart, during a visit to a rural foot care clinic in Maes Elyfryn, Llandeilo. The £1million Welsh A...

Wrexham MP slams Police job cuts
1/9/2010 - POLICE work praised by the Secretary of State for Wales will be affected by cuts being imposed by her Government. That is the warning by Wrexham MP Ian Lucas, after Secretary of State for Wales, Cheryl Gillan, visited...

Honey Ice cream on the menu
1/9/2010 - To celebrate the forthcoming Conwy Honey Fair on September 13th, the Groes Inn, just outside Conwy, is working in partnership with local bee keeper, Pete Barrar, of Conwy beekeepers, to harvest honey to be used in a new i...

Parents fly home to identify MI6 spy
26/8/2010 - The parents of Gareth Williams, the alleged MI6 spy found dead in a sports holdall at his flat in London, arrived in London from holiday today to identify his body as the mystery surrounding his death continued. Mr and...

WRU heartbreaking defeat against South Africa
25/8/2010 - Wales suffered their second heartbreaking defeat in the Women's Rugby World Cup when going down 10-15 to South Africa in a hard fought encounter at Surrey Sports Park. Led by the superb Jamie Kift, Wales mount...

Chepstow Bank Holiday meeting transferred to Bath
25/8/2010 - Chepstow Racecourse's August Bank Holiday meeting next Monday (30 AUGUST) is being transferred to Bath Racecourse. The decision was taken during an official inspection of the Welsh racecourse after an isolated outbreak o...

Green credentials of wool to be promoted
25/8/2010 - Members of the public at this year’s Meirionnydd County Show were urged to help get British sheep wool to the London 2012 Olympic Games, through signing a public petition to revive the fortunes and popularity of British w...

Alun wyn Jones to skipper Ospreys
25/8/2010 - Alun wyn Jones has been named today as the Ospreys skipper for the 2010/11 season. He takes over from Wales captain Ryan Jones in a move designed to allow the No8 to concentrate on leading his country in a gruelling Wo...

Stan's bell returns to fire station
25/8/2010 - Recently a bell, which was once one of a pair, has been returned to Porthmadog Fire and Rescue Station, in memory of firefighter Arthur Stanley Pierce, who was a crew-member for years. The bells were fitted to the Bedf...

Man wanted for Dyfed/Powys robbery
25/8/2010 - POLICE investigating a robbery of an elderly female are appealing for information on the whereabouts of Darren John Wilcox. The 30-year-old is wanted in connection with the offence which occurred at the home of a 70-...

Brunel statue missing
25/8/2010 - Police in Milford Haven are investigating the removal / theft of a bronze statue of Izambard Kingdom Brunel from its plinth at Brunel Quay, in Neyland, Pembrokeshire. It is believed to have occurred sometime overnight on ...

Helicopter rescues girl from Snowdon
25/8/2010 - North Wales Police helicopter flew a teenager to hospital after she was taken ill 2000 foot up a mountain in Snowdonia. The crew were called yesterday after receiving a call that a 17 year old girl, in a group of seven o...

Firt Minister says well done for best exam results ever
25/8/2010 - First Minister of Wales, Carwyn Jones congratulated students collecting their GCSE and Welsh Baccalaureate Qualification results. The First Minister, who joined students at Treorchy Comprehensive as they collected t...

Welsh link to dead MI6 spy
25/8/2010 - A Welsh link to the alleged MI6 spy found dead in a large sports holdall in a London flat came today with a report that he was named Gareth and spoke with a Welsh accent. Neighbour Laura Houghton, quoted by the Daily M...

Dylan Thomas Centre to become creative world hub
23/8/2010 - Swansea's world-famous Dylan Thomas Centre could be transformed into a 21st Century hub for culture, creative industries, education and enterprise. Swansea Council is looking to join forces with the University of Wales...

Congratulations to Anglesey A level students
23/8/2010 - Corporate Director of Education and Leisure, Richard Parry Jones, is very pleased with the A level results in Anglesey secondary schools this year “I am very pleased with the results in the Anglesey schools again this ...

Minister visits restored Llanelly House
23/8/2010 - The £6m restoration of Llanelly House will capture the heart and soul of Llanelli and preserve its history for generations to come, said Secretary of State for Wales, Cheryl Gilla, during a visit to the house. The refu...

Wales' women's rugby make 4 replacements before big match
23/8/2010 - Wales have made four changes for the side to face South Africa in today's second Pool A clash of the Rugby Women's World Cup in Surrey Sports Park, Guildford. (KO middayWinger Caryl James and centre Ceri Redman replac...

Cardiff mayday call lands three youngster in hospital
23/8/2010 - Three young people were transferred to hospital yesterday evening after members of the public dialed 999 to inform the Coastguard they could hear their cries for help offshore of the Aberthaw Power Station near Cardiff. ...

Win a prize with fifty well chosen words
23/8/2010 - A Mini Saga competition, where entries must be EXACTLY fifty words, was launched on Sunday 1 August at the National Eisteddfod in Ebbw Vale by Richard Davies, Chair of the 2010 Blaenau Gwent and Heads of the Valleys Nat...

Police want information after farm arson attacks
23/8/2010 - North Wales Police are appealing for information following two arson attacks at a farm on Llangwyllog in Anglesey, last month. Detective Constable Gerallt Davies said that the first fire was in outbuildings at the farm b...

Welsh donor gets big thank-you from leukaemia sufferer
21/8/2010 - An ABM worker who donated bone marrow to a young Bratislava man he has never met is overjoyed to discover the transplant has been a success. During February, Princess of Wales Hospital staff member, Gavin donated his...

How do you know where your keys are?
21/8/2010 - How do you know where your keys are? Why do we develop habits and what influences our judgement? Throughout Cardiff University, psychologists, behavioural geneticists and neurologists are working together to understand...

Take the Trekker Test and find your best walk
21/8/2010 - With the Wales Valleys Walking Festival soon approaching (04-19 September), ‘The Valleys - Heart and Soul’ campaign has launched the ‘Valleys Trekker Test’, to help visitors find the most suitable walking route for their ...

Anglesey Policemen appeal for sponsors
21/8/2010 - Two Anglesey police officers are appealing for sponsors to help them raise much needed funds for Help for Heroes. PC's Kevin Taylor and Dan Doughty and two friends plan to walk up Snowdon twice on Wednesday August 25 to ...

Welsh Baccalaureate results up on last year
21/8/2010 - Leighton Andrews, Welsh Education Minister said, as he celebrated the success of Welsh students: “It’s wonderful to be able to share in the celebrations with students today – once again the young people of Wales have ever...

Have your say on Welsh food for Wales
21/8/2010 - The Welsh Assembly Government is currently seeking people’s views on the draft food strategy for Wales, 'Food for Wales, Food from Wales 2010-2020'. To complement this, a series of regional consultation events will be hel...

Best place for a picnic in Wales
16/8/2010 - Gnoll Country Park in Neath has been voted the second best place to picnic in the UK. In the Warburtons Picnic Awards 2010, the popular Country Park was voted the best picnic spot in Wales and was then put up against n...

Empty dinghy sparks 'copter search
16/8/2010 - Coastguards are asking members of the public to contact them if they have information about a green dinghy found abandoned two miles north west of Bull Point on the north Devon coast. The small green dinghy was discove...

Solar panels cut costs in Bridgend
16/8/2010 - Four months after installing solar panels on the roof of Bridgend County Borough Council Civic Offices, the investment is already making savings in the amount the council spends on heating water. As well as reducing co...