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Death driver facing jail

Jolanta Pietrusinska.

A WOMAN is facing a prison sentence for causing a man's death by careless driving when she was over the legal alcohol limit.

Jolanta Pietrusinska, of Nathan Street, Llanelli, sobbed in the dock at Swansea Crown Court after pleading guilty.

Proceedings were translated into Polish when the 51-year-old mother of two appeared before...



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...


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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Ireland 27 Wales 12

KEITH Earls scored two tries as Ireland easily beat Wales at Croke Park.
Tomas O'Leary also crossed as Wales suffered their third defeat in this year's Six Nations Championship.
Earls scored his first try moments after Lee Byrne had been sin-binned.
O'Leary then ran in from 25 yards as Wales again paid a big penalty for being reduced to...

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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 Wednesd...

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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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Stage star Peter Karrie supports Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber's show

Peter Karrie.

STAGE star Peter Karrie has leapt to the defence of Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber after critics savaged the composer's follow-up to hit musical Phantom of the Opera.

Love Never Dies opened in London's West End this week to a string of poor reviews.

But Welsh star Mr Karrie, who played the Phantom for the longest in the show's history,...

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Welsh rock music Man Micky Jones dies

Man's Micky Jones.

MICKY Jones, one of the leading lights of the much-loved Welsh rock act Man died on Wednesday, aged 63, after a long battle with ill...

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Swansea artist celebrates a creative peak with mountain Cwtch

Ann Jordan.

A MATURE student from Killay is offering to Cwtch a mountain this weekend — with a massive hand knitted blanket. Swansea Metropo...

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Calvin Harris gig cancelled

Calvin Harris gig cancelled

TOMORROW'S planned visit by dance DJ Calvin Harris has been cancelled. Calvin was due to draw a crowd to Club Essence in Swansea as...

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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...

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