Jul
2008
Articles from 5th Jul 2008
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Wacky radio show coming to Barry
Jul 05 2008 | Wales News
GRAB your microphone and head for the land of Gavin and Stacey – it’s Barryoake time! Read
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Dad who shook his baby daughter to death jailed
Jul 05 2008 | Wales News
AN RAF technician who shook his baby daughter to death then blamed his wife for the killing, was jailed for six years and eight months yesterday. Read
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£20m claim facing AMs on Barry trip
Jul 05 2008 | Wales News
MEMBERS of a National Assembly committee are to take a day trip to Barry as part of an investigation into a claim that the town is owed £20m for vital development projects in the resort. Read
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How I caught a double killer ... in his grave
Jul 05 2008 | Wales News
In the second day of our reports on a lifetime’s achievement award for Detective Chief Inspector Paul Bethell, DAVID JAMES revisits the case that made his name Read
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Police appeal over missing girls
Jul 05 2008 | Wales News
Appeal for help to find missing girls Read
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City centre tower block plans defended
Jul 05 2008 | Wales News
THE real-estate investment firm behind a controversial planned city tower block have defended their proposals. Read
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Tortoise returns after two years
Jul 05 2008 | Wales News
WHEN one-eyed Fred the tortoise was stolen from his hutch, his owners feared they would never see him again. Read
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Pensioner caught drink-driving twice in 26 hours
Jul 05 2008 | Wales News
PENSIONER Derek Ogden was stopped for drink-driving TWICE in two days. Read
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Critic ‘profoundly amazed’ by rail service’s food
Jul 05 2008 | Wales News
THE woeful “British Rail sandwich” was once a staple of every comedian’s repertoire. Read
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Singing star Duffy starts a row in her hometown
Jul 05 2008 | Wales News
SINGING sensation Duffy has described her Welsh hometown as a place “where pipe dreams are quashed in order to prevent you from being disappointed”. Read
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Hain kept busy with book on his hero Mandela
Jul 05 2008 | Wales News
PETER HAIN is writing a biography of his friend and hero Nelson Mandela as he deals with the “surreal limbo” he has been left in following an investigation into campaign donations. Read
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University honours attack victim
Jul 05 2008 | Wales News
A WELSH student killed after a nightclub argument spilled onto the street was yesterday awarded a posthumous degree. Read
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Rhodri Morgan urges Wales to heed his health warning
Jul 05 2008 | Wales News
WALES must embrace a healthy diet and more exercise in an attempt to reduce dependence on the NHS, First Minister Rhodri Morgan has said. Read
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Popular policeman’s funeral
Jul 05 2008 | Wales News
HUNDREDS of family and friends yesterday attended the funeral of a popular police officer who died while on holiday. Read
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MEP says both Labour and Church tested by women’s official role
Jul 05 2008 | Wales News
LABOUR MEP Eluned Morgan will today draw comparisons between the challenges facing the Labour Party and the Church in Wales in the struggle for gender equality. Read
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Welsh MPs’ spend stays secret
Jul 05 2008 | Wales News
A BID to reveal exactly what Welsh MPs claimed under the controversial “John Lewis list” expenses system has been rejected by the House of Commons authorities. Read
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Hundreds turn out for motorists’ fuel protest
Jul 05 2008 | Wales News
ORDINARY motorists assembled in a mile-long protest convoy yesterday to voice their anger over the rocketing price of fuel. Read
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To be recognised at last, the Swiss VC hero of Wales’ most heroic stand: Rorke’s Drift
Jul 05 2008 | Wales News
A “FORGOTTEN” foreign hero of the epic defence of Rorke’s Drift is finally to get recognition in the country of his birth, more than 100 years after the famous battle. Read
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Powys cannot restrict wind farms
Jul 05 2008 | Wales News
AN “UNLIMITED” number of wind farms could be built in parts of Mid Wales under planning guidance proposals out for public consultation, it has been claimed. Read
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Cheeky TV portrait of Lembit Opik
Jul 05 2008 | Wales News
THE Welsh Liberal Democrats have urged voters not to overlook Lembit Opik’s political work as broadcasters prepare to show an intimate portrayal of the MP and his Cheeky Girl partner. Read
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Motorboat three towed to safety
Jul 05 2008 | Wales News
THREE people on board a motorboat had to be towed to safety by Conwy’s Inshore Lifeboat yesterday after a collision in the town’s marina. Read
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‘People are afraid of what they may catch in hospital’
Jul 05 2008 | Wales News
“I think he would still be proud of it. It has stood the test of time quite well really after 60 years. Problems like bed shortages and long waiting lists are inevitable, but in my opinion it is still delivering the goods.” Read
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Old-timer has done us proud
Jul 05 2008 | Wales News
FEW of us get to our 60th birthday without a few creaks and groans. Read
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Hundreds say farewell to policeman Rhydian
Jul 05 2008 | Wales News
HUNDREDS of mourners yesterday attended the funeral of a popular police officer who died while on holiday. Read
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Spadework gives pupils lessons in climate change
Jul 05 2008 | Wales News
VOLUNTEERS brightened up a school garden and installed a weather station to help pupils learn about climate change. Read
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Wales link in US presidential candidate’s past
Jul 05 2008 | Wales News
DEMOCRATIC presidential hopeful Barack Obama may be the direct descendant of an American pioneer born in Anglesey in the 18th century. Read
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Schools scheme will not be able to reverse worrying trend in results
Jul 05 2008 | Wales News
A NEW scheme to assess the effectiveness of schools in Wales will “do little” to address the gap in achievement at Key Stage 3 between Welsh pupils and their English counterparts, teachers’ leaders have warned. Read
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Colleges hold funding talks to avert course and job cuts
Jul 05 2008 | Wales News
COLLEGE bosses are holding crunch talks with the Welsh Assembly Government as a funding crisis threatens hundreds of lecturers’ jobs. Read
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Prayers to be said for hotel-fall mum
Jul 05 2008 | Wales News
A YOUNG mother was still fighting for life in hospital last night after plunging eight storeys from a hotel balcony while on holiday in Spain. Read
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A very happy 60th birthday to our NHS
Jul 05 2008 | Wales News
THE NHS is regarded as one of Wales' greatest contributions to modern civiliastion, As it celebrates its 60th anniversary today, Health editor Madeleine Brindley spoke to staff and patients about their memories of healthcare before and after Aneurin Bevan Read
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What would Nye Bevan think of the NHS today?
Jul 05 2008 | Wales News
TODAY, on the 60th anniversary of the formation of the National Health Service, Victoria Winckler, director of the Bevan Foundation, and Dai Davies MP, who represents Aneurin Bevan's former seat of Blaenau Gwent, give their contrasting views on Bevan's legacy. Read
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Do you know a real champion teacher?
Jul 05 2008 | Wales News
A GOOD teacher does a lot more than just pass on knowledge to younger generations. Read
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Bus service cuts will leave us stranded, says blind man
Jul 05 2008 | Wales News
A BLIND man claims he will be stranded at home when his “lifeline” bus service is axed at the end of the month. Read
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Manics’ Bradfield gives voice to ‘taboo’ subject
Jul 05 2008 | Wales News
MANIC Street Preacher frontman James Dean Bradfield has written a new song about the taboo subject of domestic violence against men. Read
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Do the Daleks have the Doctor’s number?
Jul 05 2008 | Wales News
THE Daleks may have taken over the Earth, leaving David Tennant’s Doctor facing an uncertain fate, but that’s not why anxious sci-fi fans jammed phone lines across the country last Saturday. Read
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Council leader defends U-turn on new school
Jul 05 2008 | Wales News
THE leader of the council which reversed plans to build a new English-language school has defended its actions. Read
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Pregnant Kemi faces deportation on Tuesday
Jul 05 2008 | Wales News
THE Home Office is planning to deport a five-months pregnant Nigerian woman and her family on Tuesday. Read
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Innovative work wins award for Connaught
Jul 05 2008 | Wales News
A SOUTH Wales training academy has won an award for its contribution to the construction industry. Read
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New mosque’s start marked by VIP visitor
Jul 05 2008 | Wales News
A FORMER Pakistani prime minister has helped to inaugurate the building of a new £7m mosque in Cardiff. Read
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‘My son’s attacker should never have been freed’
Jul 05 2008 | Wales News
A MOTHER has spoken of her anger after a paedophile was released from jail early – allowing him to rape her son. Read
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Justice catches up with city burglar
Jul 05 2008 | Wales News
A BURGLAR has been locked up – years after burgling a student house in Cardiff. Read
