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Swansea Olympic torch bearer and charity founder appointed MBE
AN Olympic torch bearer and charity founder from Swansea has been appointed MBE.Virginia Prifti, 54, of Llanmadoc, formed the charity Lawrence's Roundabout Well Appeal. She launched the charity after...
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SWANSEA swimming star Ellie Simmonds has become the youngest person in living memory to be appointed OBE.The 18-year-old Olchfa Comprehensive School pupil, who took double gold in this summer's...
View ArticleSwansea DVLA worker appointed MBE for services to reducing transport fraud
A SWANSEA man has been appointed MBE for services to reducing transport fraud.Phillip Gyles Hodge has worked at the DVLA in Swansea for a decade and helps crack down on people illegally obtaining and...
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GLAMORGAN cricketer Robert Croft has saluted team-mates past and present after being appointed MBE.The spinner fondly recalled the winning Glamorgan team of the 1990s which contained the likes of...
View ArticlePontardawe woman appointed OBE for services to equality and human rights...
A PONTARDAWE woman has been appointed OBE. Olive Newton was appointed for services to equality and human rights issues and to the community in Neath Port Talbot.
View ArticleWindows and doors company chairman David Brace appointed OBE for services to...
THE chairman of a Bridgend windows and doors company has been appointed OBE. Dunraven Group chair David Brace has been appointed for services to business and to charities in Bridgend.
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Medal for top cop
SOUTH Wales Police Chief Constable Peter Vaughan has been awarded the Queen's Police Medal in the honours list.Mr Vaughan said it was a "privilege" to serve the communities of South Wales."I owe much...
View ArticleTransport workers stage industrial action against DVLA office closure plans
TRANSPORT workers in Swansea joined colleagues from across the country in striking against plans to close DVLA local offices.Members of the Public and Commercial Services (PCS) union working at the...
View ArticleFirst Minister Carwyn Jones wishes Wales a happy new year
WISHING Wales a happy new year, the First Minister said it would be a time to come together to fight the global economic downturn.Carwyn Jones said: "As we say goodbye to 2012, let us look forward with...
View ArticleHelp is on hand for people threatened with homelessness in Swansea
CHRISTMAS and new year is a joyous time for many, but some will have found themselves homeless over the holidays.But there are people on-hand to help out.Swansea Council's Housing Options is getting...
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Dive team join hunt to find missing husband
THE SEARCH is continuing in York for a Burry Port man who has been missing for more than a week.Chris Baker, originally from Carmarthenshire, was last seen on the morning of Thursday, December 21, with...
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Family's 2-year wait for mum's inquest
A SWANSEA woman says she has faced a near two-year wait for a hearing into her mum's death after a blood sample was mislaid.Jacqueline Jones has spoken about her ordeal following the delay over the...
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Fulham v Swansea City: Pablo Hernandez's return softens Michu blow
PABLO Hernandez makes a welcome return from injury at Fulham today — but Michu's absence will leave Swansea City searching for a goalscorer at Craven Cottage. Hernandez is back in the squad — along...
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Charity's ex-HQ set to make way for homes
A FORMER disability centre patronised by Catherine Zeta Jones will be turned into homes and flats if city planners give the scheme the go-ahead.The Longfields day centre in West Cross closed in 2011...
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Dwight Tiendalli : Swansea City fans have yet to see me at my best
MARTIN Jol is one of the few Premier League managers who knew who Dwight Tiendalli was before his move to Swansea City.The reason? In the 2009-10 Eredivisie season, Jol's Ajax team missed out on the...
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Jonathan Humphreys hails Ospreys' Richard Hibbard one of the best around
RICHARD Hibbard will face the Dragons at Rodney Parade on New Year's Eve with the Ospreys feting him as the premier hooker in Europe.The 29-year-old has been unable to establish himself with Wales and...
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Gorseinon family so glad that re-homed dog Smokey came into their lives
A SWANSEA family whose lives have been enriched by man's best friend have re-enforced the message that a dog is for life, not just for Christmas.Christine and Brendan Sweeney promised their two...
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Underwater team due to join York police search for missing Burry Port man...
A SPECIALIST under- water team has joined the search for a missing Burry Port man in York.North Yorkshire Police have renewed their appeal for information after Chris Baker, 29, and originally from...
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Swansea family's two-year wait for mum's inquest
A SWANSEA woman has told how she has been forced to wait almost two years to find out why her mother died after a vital sample was mislaid.Jacqueline Jones has spoken of her anguish at the delay into...
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Aberavon RFC hit in graffiti attack
VANDALS who have attacked a Port Talbot rugby club with graffiti have been labelled as cowards.Yellow spray paint has been used to deface the dressing room, exterior walls and pavements at Aberavon...
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