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Joanne Popham, from Morriston, with her father, Paul.

'Cancer isn't waiting for my father'

THE wait goes on for a cancer sufferer who is desperate to prolong his life. The family of 63-year-old Paul Popham were told yesterday afternoon that...



Pals plan cut-price funeral for a friend

Pals plan cut-price  funeral for a friend

FRIENDS have arranged a frugal funeral for a hugely popular life-model in Swansea today. And pals of Matthew Sighdawn Mills, who has...

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Hundreds dead set on fame game bid

Hundreds dead set on fame game bid

THEY stood for hours in the cold, but with no promises the queue would lead to fame and fortune. Big Brother mania once again came to...

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'Be positive and we can beat the crunch'

ONE of the city's business leaders is urging everyone to be more positive in a bid to beat the economic downturn. Peter Birch, of Swansea Business Improvement District, and Oxford Street...

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Search begins for our new charity of the year

CHARITY may begin at home, but the Evening Post can help along the way. Today we launch the search for our new charity of the year for 2009/10, to follow in the footsteps of current...

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Thriving rather than surviving

Thriving rather than surviving

WHEN Prime Minister Gordon Brown warned in his new year message that 2009 "would not be easy" for Britain in light of the economic...

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City houses fall 4.9% in one year

HOUSE prices in are continuing to fall across South West Wales. The latest survey by the Nationwide Building Society shows that across the UK, houses prices fell by 15.9 per cent last year,...

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OAP targeted by bank fraud loses £1,000

A SKEWEN pensioner has told how her Christmas was almost ruined after fraudsters cloned her bank details and swiped more than £1,000 from her account. Barclays customer Linda Matthews said...

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Schizophrenic mum strangled dogs and left them in bathtub

A WOMAN strangled her two dogs and left them in a bath of water at her Swansea home. The single mother, a schizophrenic who suffers hallucinations, had heard voices telling her to drown the...

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Party-goer chased and assaulted by gang in street

POLICE are appealing for information about a late-night house party in Killay which saw one of the guests chased into the street and viciously beaten. The victim suffered a double fracture...

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Record patient numbers at A&E due to freezing weather

An ambulance at Swansea's Morriston Hospital.

THE freezing conditions have caused extra problems for hospital staff — with record numbers of patients turning up at Accident...

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Henson hungry to star for Wales

GAVIN Henson is hungry to return to the international arena with Wales. So says Ospreys coach Sean Holley after the former Swansea star's surging...



Not quite LA, but Scarlet Edwards doesn't mind

Not quite LA, but Scarlet Edwards doesn't mind

THE delights of Dubai, Hong Kong and Los Angeles will seem a world away from Galway's sparsely-populated Sportsground when the icy wind...

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Dyer tries to put bad boy tag to bed

Dyer tries to put bad boy tag to bed

MEET Nathan Dyer and you won't believe he ever got told off at school, never mind that he has been in trouble with the law. Swansea...

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Bessone set for comeback

FEDE Bessone is expected to take a major step towards full fitness in Swansea City's reserve match against Forest Green Rovers in Port Talbot tonight. The Argentinian left-back was...

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Ospreys set to give Ryan a well-earned break

Ospreys set to give Ryan a well-earned break

RYAN Jones is poised to sit out the Ospreys' top-of-the-table Magners League encounter with Munster at the Liberty Stadium on Friday...

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Mel B is scared of going solo in Las Vegas

Mel B scared of going solo in Vegas

Mel B says she is "scared" at the prospect of performing a solo show in Las Vegas. The former Spice Girl is moving to the US city for the March start...



Elvis' daughter defends Scientology

Elvis Presley's daughter Lisa Marie has defended Scientology

Elvis Presley's daughter Lisa Marie has defended Scientology, the religion that she, bereaved actor John Travolta, and his wife Kelly...

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Singles sales hit record high

Bands such as the Killers had sales success with singles

Popular releases from bands such as the Killers, Snow Patrol and Take That coupled with a digital boom boosted last year's music market...

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Christian puts Adams up for BB boot

Terry Christian and Verne Troyer during the King For A Day task

Terry Christian has secretly put up Ben Adams as the third person for eviction on Celebrity Big Brother. Christian earlier picked glamo...

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Daniel Craig 'loved Defiance story'

Daniel Craig and Satsuki Mitchell arrive for the European premiere of Defiance

Daniel Craig starred in his latest film for the love of the story it told, he said. Speaking at the European premiere of holocaust-the...

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