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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...

Small firms feel the blues
16/8/2010 - Following the end of the recession many small businesses are still reporting to have seen little or no increase in business whatsoever. And it is thought that with the Government restricting public spending, redundanci...

Cash machine had hidden spy camera
16/8/2010 - Police are warning people to be on guard when using cash machines after a cloning device was discovered fixed to an ATM at a supermarket in Porthmadog. Police were called to the Tesco store in High Street Porthmadog at...

Last day of summer for Wales?
16/8/2010 - Dry and sunny weather in Wales today could make it the last day of summer. The rest of the week will be damp, and rainy days could continue well into September, according to the Met Office. Today's forecast for Wales: ...

£4 million to help kids learn Welsh
16/8/2010 - A £4 million funding package to train early years Welsh medium practitioners has been announced by Education Minister Leighton Andrews. The Foundation Phase is a ground-breaking new approach to learning for children ag...

Seven arrests after three hurt in Dolgellau disturbance
15/8/2010 - North Wales Police are appealing for witnesses following a serious distubance in Dolgellau which occurred at 02.00hrs on Saturday morning. The incident occurred between the park and the leisure centre in Dolgellau. ...

Arson attack on historic tea house
13/8/2010 - Fire seriously damaged the 100-year-old Grade ll rustic tea house in Newport’s Belle Vue Park in the early hours today. “Having viewed the damage, I am extremely upset and disappointed about this act of wanton vandalis...

Nefyn's Ryder Cup boost
13/8/2010 - One of the iconic golf courses helping to sell Wales around the world in the build up to The Ryder Cup has got new practice facilities - thanks to Ryder Cup Wales. Ryder Cup venue Celtic Manor in the South East and Nef...

Look out for birds in the bush
12/8/2010 - RSPB Cymru is warning gardeners and local authorities in Wales to consider late nesting birds before hedge trimming Thousands of gardeners across Wales who will be thinking about trimming hedges ready for winter in the...

Half a million in Wales on jobless benefits
12/8/2010 - The Government’s overhaul of the welfare system will help to free vulnerable people trapped in a downward spiral of benefits dependency and support them back into employment or training, says Welsh Secretary Cheryl Gillan...

How Rome conquered Wales
12/8/2010 - Archaeologists from Cardiff University have made a major new discovery that will change the way we think about how Britain was conquered and occupied by the Roman army almost 2,000 years ago. A complex of monumental bu...

Wales Sevens squad named
12/8/2010 - Wales Sevens coach Paul John has announced his 12-man squad to take part in the Middlesex Sevens at Twickenham on Saturday (14 August), competing under the temporary name of Amser Justin Time (Wales Development). John ...

Mobile phone thieves busy
12/8/2010 - Gwent Police are warning the public to take care of their possessions after an increase in the number of thefts of mobile phone from public houses recently. In the last month nine mobile phones have been stolen from p...

Prestatyn teenager missing
12/8/2010 - Police are concerned for the safety of a 14 year old girl missing from her home in Prestatyn. Emily Bradbury is last thought to have been in Chester City Centre on Tuesday August 10, but has been missing from home in P...

Shooting famous Welsh people
12/8/2010 - Famous faces of Wales are the subject of a new photographic exhibition coming to the Millennium Centre in Cardiff next month. The subjects - including Shirley Bassey, Anthony Hopkins, Jonathan Pryce, Sian Phillips and...

Killer bug could spread worldwide
11/8/2010 - An antibiotic-resistant gene which could spread round the world has been discoverd by a Cardiff University scientist and has been found in UK patients for the first time. Professor Tim Walsh from the School of Medicine...

Historic iron heads stolen
11/8/2010 - Police are appealing for information to help them trace a pair of sculptured iron heads which were stolen from the gateway of a country house near Ruthin. The blackamoor heads were stolen off the gateposts of Plas yn L...

Boost for Oystermouth Castle
11/8/2010 - Oystermouth Castle, Swansea, is to be given a million pound facelift with the aim of boosting visitor numbers from the present 5,000 a year to 25,000 a year by 2014. Just under £1m will fund a comprehensive programme...

New Welsh homes must go green
11/8/2010 - Environment Minister Jane Davidson today reminded planners and developers that from next month all planning applications for new homes in Wales will be expected to comply with stronger environmental standards. "We know...

Morison debut for Wales
11/8/2010 - Millwall striker Steve Morison is likely to make his Wales debut in Wales's friendly with Luxembourg at Llanelli's Parc y Scarlets on tonght (7.45). Morison, aged 26 and standing 6ft 2ins tall, has played for England ...

Heaton in goal for Bluebirds
11/8/2010 - Tom Heaton will start in goal for Cardiff City at home to Burton Albion in a Carling Cup first round tie tonight (kick-off 7.45pm). David Marshall was due to feature in the Scotland squad this week, but pulled out w...

4,000 seek school counselling
11/8/2010 - School-based counselling services in Wales are helping thousands of children and young people become more confident in school and improve their attendance, Education Minister Leighton Andrews said today. Latest figures...

Vandals attack Llanelli park
10/8/2010 - Thousands of pounds worth of damage has been caused to a much-loved Llanelli park which was developed after years of fundraising by the local community. Play equipment at Penyfan Quarry was attacked by vandals sometime...

Making Ponty a magnet for shoppers
10/8/2010 - Pontypridd town centre is to undergo a £10.5million regneration aimed at making it a major shopping destination in the South Wales Valleys.. The funding will support a major remodelling of the street scene in and aroun...

Joe Allen comeback for Swans
10/8/2010 - Joe Allen is set to make his comeback from a shoulder injury in tonight's first round Carling Cup tie against Barnet at the Liberty Stadium. Allen has yet to play this season after having a shoulder operation in the s...

Bluebirds tribute to Brian Clark
10/8/2010 - Cardiff City today paid tribute to former player Brian Clark who died last night, aged 67. The club said he would forever remain a true Cardiff City icon following his two spells with the Bluebirds, most prolifically b...

Police cuts could bring more farm crime
10/8/2010 - Farmers on Anglesey fear that they have become a source of rich pickings for thieves and it could get worse with proposed policing cuts, says Dewi Jones, NFU Cymru’s County Chairman for Anglesey. “Sadly, over the pas...

Swansea station facelift
10/8/2010 - The contract has been awarded for construction to begin on Swansea High Street station. The upgrade will help boost Swansea’s public transport network as the scheme sits alongside ongoing works to refurbish the city’s ...

Slowing down ageing disease
9/8/2010 - Providing people with early-stage Alzheimer's disease with rehabilitation directed towards helping them with everyday activities is an effective means of enabling them and their families to manage the effects of the condi...

Wales has happiest people
9/8/2010 - Wales is the happies region in Britain, according to a new survey. Just under a fifth of people living in Wales describe themselves as perfectly happy, compared to a UK average of just 12%, according to research by di...