Archive for the 'Wales in the News' Category
Wednesday, March 26th, 2008
We’ve all heard about ‘Identity Theft’, we’ve all been warned to keep our information save and be careful who we pass our details on to, many of us will shred our bills prior to binning - but now you can go one step further by moving to Neath!
According to a story posted on the Guardian […]
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Monday, January 28th, 2008
Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire - Jerome Bartens, 11, had been diagnosed as deaf in his right year at the age of 2. Stuck in there for the past nine years, the 1cm long bud apparently ’snapped off’ when Jerome was a toddler until recently when out it popped out.
At time of writing, this is the most […]
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Sunday, September 23rd, 2007
From the BBC News website, please contact the Police if you have any information - these cowardly crimes sicken me. Our thoughts are with Mrs Williams and her family.
“Police in Swansea are appealing for help after a “horrendous” attack on a 75-year-old woman in her home.
They believe Annie Williams was punched and kicked […]
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Sunday, August 26th, 2007
Hmm, £34,000. Just think what you could do with that! Well, John Butterly from Flintshire spent a little more than that of his employer’s money to buy, among other things, TVs, clothes, audio equipment and a fridge freezer.
As an education officer for British Waterways, he’d been given a company credit card to by […]
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Thursday, August 9th, 2007
Although meant to be in use by 2004, the start of construction on Valleywood has been delayed due to a variety of environmental concerns surrounding animals and sewers. But it now looks like everybody has the green light for construction of the £300 film studio action set to be built on the old coal […]
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Saturday, July 28th, 2007
The ever popular blow-up sheep has now ventured into the world of sport as they become jockeys in the Llandudno annual donkey derby.
Unfortunately, this year insurers had refused to insure the event so the usual jockeys, local children, were unable to take part. The derby has been held for the past 39 years with […]
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Sunday, June 17th, 2007
Congratulations to Paul Potts!
Paul won the final of ‘Britain’s Got Talent’ this evening. Keep an eye out for his first album!!!
Link: Previous Post
Link: Britain’s Got Talent
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Tuesday, June 12th, 2007
What? Hang on… Four feet, surely five toes per feet?
No, okay, what? Cats usually have, and this is news to me, 18 toes: five on their front paws, four on the rear. But in Wales, or Felindre to be more exact, there’s a cat with 26 toes. (Cue the X-Files music)
Apparently, […]
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Sunday, April 1st, 2007
Dr. Who fans in four locations in Wales were treated to an exclusive preview of the new series season. Cardiff, Swansea, Aberystwyth and Wrexham hosted the premieres of the series which is produced in Wales. Much of of filming is also done in Wales (Cardiff), with rave reviews by the lead actor, […]
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Friday, March 30th, 2007
It’s happened. Despite the valiant battle by the workers, Burberry’s Treorchy factory has closed its doors for the last time.
The factory has been operating the Rhondda Valley for the past 60 years but today Burberry ceased to operate in South Wales as the site was no longer considered ‘commercially viable’.
Spare a thought for the […]
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Saturday, March 17th, 2007
The Neath Port Talbot planning commission has now given its OK to plans for a new warehouse, some offices and new roads off Fabian Way on the old Delta Compton site. Hoping to bring 1,500 jobs to the area, the distribution point warehouse will run round the clock and employ about 350 people.
Stori yn […]
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Sunday, March 4th, 2007
If you’re American rapper Kanye West then you can afford to splash out a bit when you order a take-away. This coming week, Kayne and friends are going to dine on the finest of Welsh take-away food.
Excluding transportation costs, the meal will cost £2,000. Transportation costs are likely to be significantly more than that […]
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