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Calls for compulsory level crossing questions as dramatic new footage released

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THE driving test should include compulsory questions about level crossings, a rail chief said today.

The call from Network Rail chief executive Iain Coucher came as his company revealed worrying numbers of level crossing incidents involving road users last year.

"Motorists are too often playing Russian roulette with a 200-tonne...

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ARE you selling your home? Or are you a first time buyer struggling to get your foot on the ladder? If either of the above describes...


Wait goes on for teen drug death answers

Andrea  Townsend and Gemma Evans were convicted of manslaughter by gross negligence over the death of  Carly Townsend in 2007.

FRESH demands for answers have been issued into how the authorities allowed a Llanelli teenager to return to the care of drug-abusing...


Oil giant invites bids for Welsh refinery

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OIL giant Chevron is looking for a buyer for a West Wales refinery that employs 1,400 people. The American company said it would "solic...

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Pensioner left hoax bomb at dentist

A PENSIONER left a bogus bomb at his dentist at the climax of a revenge attack triggered by the belief he had been overcharged, a court heard today. Peter McShane, aged 84, of Pembroke Dock,...


Family and friends' delight at 'fitting tribute' to Professor Hywel Teifi Edwards

Mourners at the memorial service for  Hywel Teifi Edwards, the father of BBC newsreader Huw Edwards, at Bethesda Chapel, Llangennech.AW070210J

"A VERY fitting tribute to a wonderful, academic scholar" — that's how the memorial service of a great Llanelli Welsh-language...

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Ground makeover is a step nearer after funding boost

IT'S full steam ahead for a £750,000-plus recreation ground makeover, after a vital cash injection. A three-year drive to secure new changing rooms for Felinfoel's Recreation Ground is...

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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 their first Grand Slam in 61 years, Bowe won the wing battle hands down by setting up a try and scoring another after racing clear with Williams in hot...

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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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Swans back in winning groove

Watford 0 Swansea 1

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Film review: Green Zone

Pictured: (l-r) Jason Isaacs as Briggs and Matt Damon as Chief Warrant Officer Roy Miller in Green Zone

MATT Damon has once again teamed up with Bourne Ultimatum director Paul Greengrass for a fast-paced thriller set in Iraq in March, 2003.

This time round the duo choose fact over fiction for a big screen account of the American search for weapons of mass destruction in Baghdad.

Damon plays US Army chief Roy Miller leading a team on...

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Stage review: Matthew Bourne's Swan Lake

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IF you think spectacle belongs entirely to cinema these days with the 3D wizardry in movies like Avatar and Alice in Wonderland, think...

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Hundreds pack hotel to voice views on festival

HUNDREDS of people packed out a meeting to discuss plans for a controversial student festival in Pembrey. Organised by community leaders and chaired by town mayor John Rees, the turnout at...

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NEW! Top ten video games in the UK - March 8, 2010

Top ten games supplied by Gamestation

HERE is our new weekly list of the top ten video games in the country, supplied by Gamestation in Union Street, Swansea. 1  &...

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Twilight's top for daughter of Michael Sheen — just

Michael with daughter Lily with the OBE he received from  the Queen,

MICHAEL Sheen has admitted his new movie Alice in Wonderland has failed to topple Twilight in his daughter's affections. The Port Talbo...

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