Teachers win constructive dismissal case against Swansea Valley school

Teachers win constructive dismissal case against Swansea Valley school

THREE teachers at a Swansea Valley primary school have won their claim for constructive dismissal. Karen Thomas, Kathleen Davies and Mary Fair took...



Firefighters tackling seven grass fires

FIREFIGHTERS were today simultaneously battling seven grass fires across the region. A Mid West and Wales Fire Service spokeswoman said crews were in attendance at all locations and that the...

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Seven years for stabbing Swansea lover's son

A SWANSEA man who stabbed his girlfriend's son in the stomach, nearly killing him, has been sent to prison for more than seven years. Alan Thomas Rees knifed 20-year-old Nicholas Rees at a...


Reports may provide answers into teenager's drugs death

OFFICIAL reports into the deaths of three South Wales youngsters will be released next week. A trio of serious case reviews are due to be made public on Friday after lengthy investigations....


Successful one-stop shop halves hours to save cash

A ONE-STOP shop for council services in the centre of Pontardawe is to have its hours cut — even though bosses have hailed it a success. Hard-pressed Neath Port Talbot Council is to...

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School buses facing axe to reduce costs

A REVIEW of school buses is under way to help Neath Port Talbot Council save money. But education chiefs have pledged parents and pupils will be consulted if there are to be any changes that...

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Get the Irish on board the Swansea to Cork ferry

Swansea-Cork ferry passengers John Wilson, John Glover, Gilbert Miles, Ron Bendall and Trevor Barson all set to board the MV Julia. GM100310E-001

A SWANSEA tourism consultant has urged the city to make the most of the up-and-running Swansea to Cork ferry, citing Swansea City and...

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Blow as Kuqi joins  Swans' growing injury list

Blow as Kuqi joins Swans' growing injury list

SHEFKI Kuqi has joined Swansea City's growing injury list. The Finnish striker was expected to miss today's game with Sheffield Wednesday with an...

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Besian hopes to repay faith after fearing for pro career

Besian hopes to repay faith after fearing for pro career

BESIAN Idrizaj has finally put the health scare which threatened his career behind him — and now he wants to fire Swansea City to...

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Knockout king John celebrating British title

Knockout king John celebrating British title

SWANSEA mixed martial arts fighter John Phillips has been crowned the best in Britain. The former boxer from Townhill landed the Britis...

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Sousa plays the waiting game on transfers

Sousa plays the waiting game on transfers

PAULO Sousa admits he is in the dark over Swansea City's attempts to strengthen for the final push in their bid for the ultimate promot...

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Protest as Nick Griffin arrives for BNP membership hearing

BNP leader Nick Griffin was met with angry scenes as he arrived at a court hearing to decide whether his party's constitution broke race relations...

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Second rail union votes for strikes

A SECOND rail union announced today that its members had voted in favour of strikes in a row over Network Rail's plans to axe 1,500 maintenance jobs. The Transport Salaried Staffs Associatio...

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Dead in double suicide attack in Pakistan

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TWO suicide bombers targeting army vehicles detonated explosives within seconds of each other in the Pakistani city of Lahore today,...

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50-year-old women out-perform men in memory tests

MIDDLE-AGED women have better memories than men, a study claimed today. At the age of 50, women's memory out-performs their male counterparts, research from the Institute of Education at the...

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£10,000 price tag for world's oldest malt whisky

Claire Urquhart from Gordon and MacPhail, with Lance Cpl Alan Leiper  from the Royal Regiment of Scotland  holss  a bottle of the world's oldest bottled single malt whisky,  Mortlach 70 years old Speyside Single Malt Whisky, which has been revealed today at Edinburgh Castle by the whisky specialists.

THE world's oldest malt whisky went on sale today with a price tag of up to £10,000 a bottle. The Mortlach 70-year-old Speyside...

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