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Pyramid fraudster guilty of deception

Pyramid fraud  victims Mavis Duggan (left) and Vera Green. PD100310D-01

LLANELLI victims of a pyramid scheme described as "a cancer that affected the whole area" have welcomed the conviction of the conman behind the scam.

The get-rich-quick scheme that attracted £34 million across the UK by conning investors left many out of pocket. Its mastermind, former cab driver Kevin Foster, has now been found...



Money problems force Gwenllian Court Hotel near Kidwelly into administration

Money problems force Gwenllian Court Hotel near Kidwelly into administration

A LEADING West Wales hotel has gone into administration after its owners "lost a lot of money". The administrators say the Gwenllian...

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Museum boost hopes for town.

WELSH quilt expert and collector Jen Jones is putting together a bid to win museum status for her Lampeter centre. Ms Jones, who opened her second exhibition in the revamped Old Town Hall...

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Pay-off fears on cheaper homes.

WHITLAND councillors are concerned at a county council plan to allow a developer to avoid building affordable housing by "paying it off". At last Thursday's meeting of the county council's...

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Chiefs' warning after fatal blaze.

THE death of an elderly Boncath man following a bungalow fire has prompted fire chiefs to hammer home a vital 'get out, stay out' safety message. Eighty-five-year-old Kenneth Pope was...

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Funding blow for violence victims.

A SUPPORT group for victims of domestic abuse is having its funding slashed as the council makes drastic cutbacks to services. The Carmarthen branch of Women's Aid, which provides support...

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Parents' school transport anger.

PARENTS in Tumble whose children were refused free transport to school last September are still waiting for a decision from Carmarthenshire Council. Families in the village claim they were...

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Cheltenham move hope for O'Leary

KRISTIAN O'Leary hopes to continue his career at Cheltenham Town after impressing in a reserve fixture for the League Two club.

The 32-year-old, who featured in the Robins reserves defeat by Birmingham, is a free agent following his release from Swansea City and is keen to return to the club at which he spent a month on loan in 2006.

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Four-week ban for Cai

OSPREYS prop Cai Griffiths has been banned for four weeks by a Welsh Rugby Union disciplinary panel. Griffiths was cited for dangerous play following an incident in his side's Magners League...

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Loughor to face Waun in cup final

LOUGHOR will meet Waunarlwydd in the final of the Tovali Challenge Cup after beating BP Llandarcy 24-0 in a scrappy semi-final at Dunvant. Loughor fly-half Tom Davies fired over three...

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Gower: Plan B could be Swans' secret weapon

MARK Gower has praised Paulo Sousa for providing the grit to go with Swansea City's guile, insisting: "Now we have a plan B." Swansea battled to a 1-0 victory at Watford on Tuesday as...

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Jones warns Wales of O'Driscoll threat

STEPHEN Jones today warned his Wales team- mates they need to play smart to stop "the complete rugby player" celebrating his 100th cap in style in Dublin on Saturday. Brian O'Driscoll will...

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Traders vow to fight on after recession took its toll on town

Shopkeeper Nicola O'Brien says the empty shops create a depressed atmosphere in the town.

SO there's another crisis gone: the recession, we are told, is over. But its impact hasn't quite disappeared.

Take a walk down the high street. Does it look as though the recession is over? On average, 15 per cent of shops are empty. More than 100,000 people became insolvent over the past year, and 20,000 companies have gone...

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Go gently into that good house

Go gently into that good house

Where do you go when you want a dinning experience with a difference? EMMA JUDD and friends are some of the first to the first to try...

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Sprayed on style

Rebecca Craven plays the leading role Tracy Turnblad in Hairspray.Andrew Davies

BIG is beautiful and back-combed is boss at Penyrheol Theatre, with the bold and brassy Hairspray on offer. The winning tale sees Tracy...


Hit show Mamma Mia is record breaker in Cardiff

THE international tour of the Abba musical Mamma Mia! has broken all box office records for its run at the Wales Millennium Centre in Cardiff. Just over a week after tickets went on sale,...

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Spotlight on a host of talent

Abertawe Festival for Young Musicians, Taliesin Arts Centre, Swansea University THE wealth of musical talent in and around the region never ceases to amaze this reviewer, and there is no...

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