Archive for the 'Wales in the News' Category
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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Saturday, March 3rd, 2007
The latest on the Burberry situation is politics. Claiming the fight to keep the factory in Treorchy is causing Wales to look less appealing to business wishing to invest in Wales, CBI Wales director David Rosser seemed to feel attracting new business to Wales would be a bit more difficult because of the ongoing […]
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Saturday, March 3rd, 2007
Gwnaiff Trostre (yn Llanelli) ostwng y rhif o ddyddiau gwaith i bythefnos y mis nesa. Mae’r gostyngiad yn oherwydd am fod archebion yn brin a cafodd ddim cysylliad gyda’r ymgais gan Tata o India i brysu’r gwmni, meddai Trostre.
Stori BBC
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Saturday, March 3rd, 2007
Well, as expected, many Welsh pubs aren’t ready for the new smoking ban that’s due to go into effect next month. BBC contacted 100 establishments in Wales and found that only 69 felt they were set to implement the ban. The biggest challenge comes from creating an envrionment that will make regular customers who […]
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Tuesday, February 20th, 2007
Well, thankfully, the police have rounded up someone they believe may be responsible for the letter bombs of recent weeks (you may recall one was set off in a Swansea VLA). As is usual, neighbors reported the suspect, Miles Cooper of Cherry Hinton (near Cambridge), is a quiet lad and not someone you’d expect […]
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Sunday, February 11th, 2007
The ongoing campaign to Keep Burberry British sometimes falls out of the media spotlight but our valiant friends in the Rhondda make sure it’s not out of there for long.
Take for example the Demonstration organised by the team at Treorchy and held in London, outside Burberry’s premier London stores - this again drew national coverage. […]
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Thursday, February 8th, 2007
The night brought a blanket of beautiful snow to Wales and people woke up to the rare sight of fields of white. The largest snowfall was in South Wales where the accumulation was as much as a half a foot in some areas. Unfortunately the snow brought very cold temperatures with it making […]
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Monday, February 5th, 2007
Mae’r dafarnau yn dweud dy’n nhw ddim.
Erthygl BBC
Yn Saesneg
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Monday, February 5th, 2007
As sort of a follow up on an earlier article I posted regarding a new medical centre in Cardiff, an article on BBC today notes the lack of facilities for Welsh cancer patients. Stating that services are “over-stretched” and “over-complicated”, the assembly health committee review goes on to say that there is a “shortfall” […]
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Friday, January 26th, 2007
At least First Minister Rhodri Morgan thinks so. He cited a story from Friday’s Daily Express wherein it was noted the English are none too happy with the current two-tier health service. Wales, as of April 1, has taken a step forward in solving her health care issues by abolishing fees for prescription […]
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Wednesday, January 24th, 2007
Starting in 2008, people will no longer have to travel all the way to London to get cancer scans (PET scans). A new medical centre in Cardiff will provide the latest scanning technology services to patients in Wales. The new centre will be located at Cardiff University’s School of Medicine and is a […]
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Friday, January 19th, 2007
Debate, of course! Apparently disgruntled at Wales’ win in the bidding wars for the military training base in Glamorgan, some English MPs have taken exception to the selection process. But First Minister Rhodri Morgan assures us there were no ‘foul means’ involved in the bid.
BBC Story
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