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Thriving rather than surviving

Wednesday, January 07, 2009

WHEN Prime Minister Gordon Brown warned in his new year message that 2009 "would not be easy" for Britain in light of the economic downturn, it is easy to get disheartened.

The last few months of 2008 were turbulent for the local economy, to say the least, as the...

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City houses fall 4.9% in one year

Tuesday, January 06, 2009

HOUSE prices in are continuing to fall across South West Wales. The latest survey by the Nationwide Building Society shows that across the UK,...

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OAP targeted by bank fraud loses £1,000

Tuesday, January 06, 2009

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...

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Schizophrenic mum strangled dogs and left them in bathtub

Tuesday, January 06, 2009

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 hallucinat...

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Party-goer chased and assaulted by gang in street

Tuesday, January 06, 2009

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...

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Record patient numbers at A&E due to freezing weather

An ambulance at Swansea's Morriston Hospital.

Tuesday, January 06, 2009

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

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One taken to hospital after accident involving lorry and two cars on A48

Tuesday, January 06, 2009

ONE motorist has been taken to hospital following a crash on the A48 near Cross Hands The smash, at 9am today, involved an HGV lorry and two...

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Arrest warrant out for court no-show

Tuesday, January 06, 2009

POLICE are still hunting for a man who failed to appear at Swansea Magistrates Court. A warrant for arrest was issued against Gareth William...

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Tragic dad died hours after asking his girlfriend to marry him

Westley Roach proposed to his partner on the day he died.

Tuesday, January 06, 2009

A FUN-LOVING Ammanford dad has lost his three-year battle against cancer — just hours after getting engaged. Father-of-one Westley Roach...

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Cork ferry could return by spring

The Swansea-Cork ferry at the ferryport terminal in 2002.

Tuesday, January 06, 2009

THE Swansea-Cork ferry route could be re-established by March. Campaign organisers say they hope to secure funds for the scheme before the end...

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