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Driver hit with baseball bat and robbed in early evening attack in Swansea city centre

A DRIVER has been beaten around the head and had his car's sat nav system stolen in a shocking attack in Swansea. Police believe the motorist may have...



Public outcry over chamber revamp cost

Llanelli Town Council Chamber after its £600,000 makeover. PD100308C-01

LLANELLI Town Council has been blasted for a plush revamp of its town hall in the midst of the recession. Councillors last week unveile...

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Wales ambulance chief to stand down

THE head of the ambulance service will stand down at the end of the month, it was announced today. AMs praised Alan Murray for stabilising the Welsh Ambulance Services NHS Trust as its chief...

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Latest traffic and travel information

Check for accidents and roadworks, see live pictures from M4 and A-road cameras, and check for delays and cancellations on planes and...

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Hero cop dived in to grab suspect

PC Gerwyn Brooks beside the River Tawe. He dived into the river to apprehend and arrest his suspect.AW090310B

A MODEST bobby who jumped into the River Tawe to arrest a heroin user following a high speed chase through the streets of Swansea has...


Gambler hurled trolley at Swansea casino roulette table

Aspers in Swansea

A GAMBLER threw a trolley at a city casino roulette wheel in a temper — allegedly causing more than £6,000 worth of damage....


Father found guilty of daughter's murder

Chanelle Sasha Jones

A FATHER who stabbed his teenage daughter to death and then drove her dead body around for 10 hours was found guilty today of murder. G...





 

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Walker signs new Ospreys deal

NIKKI Walker has signed a new two-year contract with the Ospreys. The 27-year-old has become an integral part of the Liberty Stadium region's squad...

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Williams v Bowe: expect a classic, says Gatland

SHANE Williams has been challenged to set the record straight when he goes head to head with his Ospreys pal Tommy Bowe in Dublin on Saturday. A year ago in Cardiff, when Ireland claimed...

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Enzo sure Tobias can go all the way to the top

Enzo sure Tobias can go all the way to the top

ENZO Maccarinelli has tipped Swansea super-middleweight Tobias Webb to replicate his own glory and become a world champion. Maccarinell...

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Medals aim as Natasha focuses on 2012

Medals aim as Natasha focuses on 2012

SWANSEA weightlifting star Natasha Perdue is a woman on a mission this year, gunning for Commonwealth Games medals as her preparations...

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Mr Dependable delighted to step into the breach again

Mr Dependable delighted to step into the breach again

GRAND Slam captain Ryan Jones may be missing, but stand-in skipper Martyn Williams insists Wales won't be short of leadership material...

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Apology for women raped by father over 25 years

TWO women who were raped and abused by their father over 25 years – bearing seven of his children – were given an apology today by the...



Former teacher jailed after stabbing father in fatal attack

A FORMER PE teacher stabbed his elderly father 14 times with a potato knife and then told police "he has been winding me up all day", a court heard today. Robert Walsh said he had drunk 10...


£15m bonus payout as Northern Rock cuts losses

Northern Rock chief executive Gary Hoffman

NORTHERN Rock today said it was paying staff £14.9 million in bonuses after losses narrowed last year. The bank reported a pre-tax...

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Five 'arrested days before launching UK terror attack'

FIVE men linked to a UK terror plot which would cause "mass casualties" were arrested days before they planned to strike, a court heard today. A British intelligence officer, identified only...


Network Rail draws up contingency plan amid strike threat

NETWORK Rail (NR) has drawn up contingency plans to deal with the threat of a strike by thousands of workers which could hit Easter travel plans, it was revealed today. Ballot results being...

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