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Two men killed in high speed motorcycle crash may have been trying to avoid a dog

TWO Llanelli men who died in a horror motorcycle smash in Thailand may have been trying to avoid a dog, an inquest has heard.

Matthew Jenkins, aged 24 of Granby Close, Morfa, and 23-year-old Alex George of Llwynhendy Road were on a lads holiday with friends Ross Robinson and Nick Harris in Pattaya when tragedy struck on May 22 last...

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'£6m flooding fix fund disappears down drain'

PLANS to invest up to £6 million towards new storm water drains in Llanelli have been scaled back after Ofwat forced Welsh Water to cut household bills, it has been claimed. Plaid...

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Bus driver twice drink-drive limit.

A BUS driver taking children to school in Cardigan was more than twice the legal drink-drive limit. David Wyndham Evans of Maesglas, Cardigan, was dropping off children at Ysgol Uwchradd...

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Play area to get royal treatment.

THE opening of Bancyfelin's new £80,000 play area next month promises to be a right royal occasion, with the Duke of Edinburgh performing the official opening. Prince Philip has been...

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School closures not a 'done deal'

EDUCATION bosses have hit back at claims primary school closures across South Ceredigion are a "done deal". The area is facing a huge change with proposed plans to close up to six primary...

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Kids not allowed on free school bus.

SCHOOL transport plans have left parents reeling — again. Three families from Gorslas and Capel Hendre are battling against Carmarthenshire Council's policy on free transport to...

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Public have say on elderly care.

A PUBLIC meeting will be held in Carmarthen over the future of care homes Argel and Tawelan. Christchurch Hall in Lammas Street, will host the meeting on Monday, March 29, at 7pm, which aims...

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'we'll take it up with uefa'

'we'll take it up with uefa'

PAULO Sousa is considering complaining to Uefa over Swansea City's treatment by referees after yet another big call went against them last night.

Swansea's hopes of automatic promotion to the Premier League look all but over after West Bromwich Albion won the top-of-the-table collision 2-0 at the Liberty.

The second-placed Baggies...

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Futures are on the line, warns Wales boss

WALES will bring their sorry Six Nations campaign to a close on Saturday with Warren Gatland warning that jobs could be on the line. The New Zealander has responded to the defeat by Ireland...

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Jones pencilled in for derby day return

THE Scarlets are hopeful Dafydd Jones will return for an Easter derby with the Ospreys after the influential flanker's comeback was again put on hold. Head coach Nigel Davies had been hoping...

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Wales eyeing the scalp of under-strength Boks

WALES plan to take full advantage if South Africa's lukewarm attitude to this summer's rugby Test in Cardiff sees them send an under-strength line-up to the Millennium Stadium. The match on...

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Fledgling Tom is flying in to make history

Fledgling Tom   is flying in to  make history

TOM Prydie was due to fly to Scotland this week for an Under-18s game in Melrose — instead he will run out in front of 74,000...

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Plenty of life in this old lag yet

Porridge runs at the Grand   until Saturday.

Porridge; Swansea Grand Theatre

SHADES of the prison house, to paraphrase William Wordsworth, begin to close around the portly frame of Norman Stanley Fletcher in this lovingly crafted stage version of the classic BBC comedy series about the inmates of Slade Prison.

Pivotal to the success of the play is Shaun Williamson's...

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Film review: Shutter Island

A scene from Shutter Island

WHAT have the Wales Six Nations team and Leonardo DiCaprio's turn in Shutter Island got in common? Neither starts performing until the...

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An absorbing family affair

Mothers and Daughters Depot Studio, Arts Wing, Swansea Grand Theatre MOTHER'S Day was always going to be a poignant one for me this year, as I lost my own mother last June. It might be...

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Young players rose to challenge

Two One-Act Plays Dylan Thomas Theatre, Swansea THE Dylan Thomas Theatre Youth Academy operates under the umbrella of Swansea Little Theatre and is in the capable hands of Clare Friswell...

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Touring role for Rhydian Roberts

Rhydian Roberts.

WELSH X Factor star Rhydian Roberts is set to take centre stage alongside Jason Donovan in an award-winning show. Jeff Wayne's musical...

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