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MARK ORDERS COLUMN: The punishment didn't fit the crime
IF it wasn't exactly transportation to Botany Bay, the fate of the poor sap written about in the Irish ballad Fields of Athenry, the treatment of Hugh Watkins by the Welsh Rugby Union wasn't the last...
View ArticleSongwriter Garth Hewitt will be going centre stage at Sketty Methodist Church
SINGER-SONGWRITER and author Garth Hewitt will be performing at Sketty Methodist Church, Dilwyn Road, Sketty, on Friday at 7.30pm.
View ArticleFire safety breaches at Swansea's Grand Hotel could have cost lives, court hears
FIRE safety breaches at a city centre hotel — including screwing a fire door shut — put lives at risk, a court has heard.The director and company behind The Grand Hotel in Swansea has admitted six...
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Dyfed-Powys Police must keep its helicopter say force bosses
THE Dyfed-Powys Police chief constable, senior officers and commissioner are all "of one mind" on the importance of keeping the force helicopter.The dedicated Dyfed-Powys chopper is due to be scrapped...
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Hunt on for Alan Sugar-style guru for Swansea schools and colleges
WANTED: An Alan Sugar-style guru to go into our schools and colleges to inspire a new generation of entrepreneurs.Swansea Council, in conjunction with Gower College, is looking for an 'enterprise...
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Scarlets scrum-half Aled Davies hopes for call-up
SCRUM-HALF Aled Davies hopes his form in helping push the Scarlets to the verge of the Pro12 play-offs has put him in the mix for a Wales call-up this summer.The 20-year-old has been one of the success...
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Swansea City's Leon Britton hopes for tension at Chelsea
LEON Britton hopes there will be tension in the air at Chelsea this weekend as Swansea City go in search of another success at Stamford Bridge.Swansea stunned the reigning European champions on their...
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School bus driver Alyn Davies, 45, from Cwmavon, convicted of sexually...
A BUS driver has been convicted of sexually assaulting a school girl as he drove her home from school.Alyn Davies, 45, was found guilty by the jury of eight men and four women sitting at Swansea Crown...
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Swansea people unhappy? It all seems a bit of a mystery
IT may be Britain's wettest city and it may not always seem like the most glamorous place on earth, but is Swansea really the third unhappiest place in the UK?It is according to a survey by the Office...
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Swansea City manager Michael Laudrup: 'If we end the season in 14th or 15th,...
IT was the second Saturday evening of the season, and Swansea City had just seen off West Ham to make it two wins from two under Michael Laudrup."Beat Sunderland next week and we will be a quarter of...
View ArticleFog on roads at Pont Abraham, heavy traffic coming into Swansea
Swansea roads are experiencing heavy traffic this morning. There is build up of traffic on the Mumbles Road, particularly at the Sketty Lane junction.Traffic is also slow traffic on the M4 eastbound at...
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UK avoids triple dip recession as economy starts to grow
THE UK economy grew by 0.3 per cent in the first three months of this year.The news comes ahead of a two day visit by the Welsh Secretary to key businesses and organisations in Swansea and Neath Port...
View ArticleWest Wales beaches reopen following slurry leak
BEACHES at a West Wales seaside resort have reopened after more than 3,000 gallons of slurry leaked from a burst tank on a farm. Traeth y Dolau, Traeth yr Harbwr and Traethgwyn in New Quay were closed...
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Matthew Stevens admits he deserved early World Snooker Championship exit
MATTHEW Stevens admitted he only had himself to blame after he crashed out in the first-round of the World Snooker Championships in Sheffield.Stevens fell to a 10-7 defeat to Hong Kong's Marco Fu...
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Fire safety message after man suffers hand and face burns in chip pan explosion
FIREFIGHTERS are urging the public to be careful when cooking after a Swansea man suffered serious burns to his hands and face when a chip pan exploded. Experts say the casualty threw a burning pan...
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Dylan Thomas expert puzzled by BBC drama on poet's New York death
A DYLAN Thomas expert says he doesn't understand why the BBC will commemorate the centenary the poet's birth with a programme on his death.Laugharne book shop owner George Tremlett is also concerned...
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LEE TRUNDLE COLUMN: Brendan Rodgers would have been sacked but for Luis Suarez
BUT for Luis Suarez, Brendan Rodgers might not be the Liverpool manager anymore. Suarez has carried Liverpool for a lot of this season and, if he had not been around, I reckon it's a decent bet that...
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Turnover tumbles at insurance giant Admiral
TURNOVER has tumbled by £35 million at insurance giant Admiral.The firm, which employs more than 1,800 people across two sites in Swansea, turned over £551million in the first three months of the...
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Emma's Beauty Blog: Starting out . . .
So here it is – my first EVER blog! All about one of my few real passions – beauty! Did I train in make-up artistry with Jemma Kidd? No. Have I ever worked at the Dior counter in Selfridges? No. Do I...
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More tributes for Port Talbot schoolgirl Maria Titley
MORE heartfelt tributes have been left in memory of a 17-year-old girl who has suddenly died.St Joseph's Comprehensive School pupil Maria Titley died on Tuesday morningHer friends have been pay tribute...
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