South Wales Echo (Cardiff, Wales) back issues from July 2009:
Volunteering key to a new career; ADVERTISING FEATURE.
Jul 01, 2009 ... SINGLE mum Yvonne Knowles urges others to take up volunteering as a stepping stone to finding work. Yvonne has returned to full-time work after gaining invaluable experience through volunteering and support from Jobcentre Plus. Yvonne 47, ran her own ladies clothing ...
Busmen ride the freeway to aid charities.
Jul 01, 2009 ... Byline: Jessica Flynn TWO pensioners will embark on a 300-mile bus odyssey around Wales to raise money for a major South Wales charity. Neighbours Jeff Amos and Brian Lee hope to raise cash for the Sully children's hospice Ty Hafan by spending four days travelling the ...
WHAT'SON.
Jul 01, 2009 ... THE Friends of St Lawrence at Lavernock, the small medieval church on the coast at Lavernock Point between Penarth and Sully, are holding a Service for Sea Sunday on July 12 at 3pm to which all are very welcome. The Reverend Margaret Stark will lead the service. Free parking is available ...
Second hospital staff member has swine flu; Nine new cases of virus in Wales confirmed by laboratory tests.
Jul 01, 2009 ... Byline: Madeleine Brindley ANOTHER person working at the University Hospital of Wales has been confirmed as having swine flu. The 25-year-old man, who has not been named as he is no longer at work, is one of nine new confirmed cases of the virus announced yesterday. ...
Rundown area set for renewal.
Jul 01, 2009 ... A RUNDOWN part of Barry is set to receive substantial investment next year. Vale of Glamorgan council cabinet members have agreed to declare the Castleland ward in Barry a renewal area. Councillor Rhodri Traherne, cabinet member for economic development and ...
Top musical to be staged; NEWSBRIEF.
Jul 01, 2009 ... TOP musical The Thorn Birds will be at Wales Millennium Centre from July 7 to July 11. Staged by the Wales Theatre Company, it will be directed by its internationally acclaimed, ...
Explore gardens for a good cause; NEWSBRIEF.
Jul 01, 2009 ... THE annual Open Gardens Trail in Penarth takes place on Saturday, July 25, from 10am to 6pm and on Sunday, July 26, between 2pm and 5pm. Admission to the event, in its 13th year, is by rover ticket to all gardens at a cost of pounds 4, which also includes tea and ...
Ultrasound postgrad course; NEWSBRIEF.
Jul 01, 2009 ... THE University of Glamorgan will offer the first postgraduate ultrasound courses in Wales. The courses, which include a postgraduate diploma and a Master of Science, will increase the clinical ultrasound skills of a range of healthcare ...
BROUGHT TOJUSTICE.
Jul 01, 2009 ... THE following cases were heard at Cardiff Magistrates' Court: Amy Lisa Druce, 22, of Bute Street, Butetown, Cardiff, was given a 12-month community order and told to pay pounds 50 compensation to her victim after pleading guilty to assaulting a woman, failing to surrender to custody, ...
Welcome to the Valleys - land of opportunities! Report talks up region as 'a honey-pot for tourism'.(Report)
Jul 01, 2009 ... Byline: David Williamson LIFE in the Heads of the Valleys is often criticised as beset by unemployment and poverty. But a major new report says there is much in the area to be praised while attacking some of the worst Valleys stereotypes. The Bevan ...
AMs call for tough measures to tackle hospital violence.
Jul 01, 2009 ... NOT enough is being done to protect NHS staff from violence and aggression, a cross-party group of AMs will claim today. They will condemn a "general lack of urgency" and a low number of prosecutions, amid concern that the official figure of 6,950 incidents in 2008-09 may not be ...
Wales give it their best shot in the Tri-Nations; HOCKEY.
Jul 01, 2009 ... Byline: Steve Jones WALES' veterans enjoyed an eventful weekend competing in this season's Tri-Nations tournament in Edinburgh. The Dragons didn't always en-joy the rub of the green, as injuries, suspect decision-making by officials and a taxing fixture schedule all ...
School nets a great medal haul in UK championships; ATHLETICS.
Jul 01, 2009 ... EIGHT pupils from King's Monkton School in Cardiff took part in the finals of the UK Independent Schools Athletics Championships in Birmingham, where they won five medals. After qualifying in Yeovil, last month, the Welsh youngsters represented the south west region in various ...
Devils add Armour to their side; ICE HOCKEY.
Jul 01, 2009 ... ALAN Armour has signed for the English National League Cardiff Devils. Former Swindon Wildcats and Bracknell Bees player Armour will be a key player for the club and his capture from ENL rivals Oxford City Stars is a major coup for Cardiff Devils, who now have direct links with ...
A sporting search is on; NEWSBRIEF.
Jul 01, 2009 ... SUPERMARKET Asda is launching a search for all sports and activities providers in South Wales to help provide free sports for kids as part of its ongoing commitment to ...
New shop for town centre; NEWSBRIEF.
Jul 01, 2009 ... A FORMER Ferrari's bakery shop in Valleys town centre is re-opening as a mobile phone store. ...
Youngsters' gold award; NEWSBRIEF.
Jul 01, 2009 ... FIVE young people from Merthyr Tydfil have been awarded the Duke of Edinburgh Gold Award. Former Bishop Hedley High School students Elizabeth Sullivan, Victoria Scrivens and Bleddyn Escott, ex-Cyfarthfa High School pupil Rachel Jones and Daniel Evans, who had ...
Coach firm facing drivers' hours rap; Offences not a threat to safety, insists boss.
Jul 01, 2009 ... Byline: Rhodri Clark A COACH firm featured in a fly-on-the-wall TV documentary faces disciplinary action at a public inquiry. The Traffic Commissioner for Wales - the official who licenses bus and coach operators - will consider the "repute" of the managers of Ferris ...
Admiral's man hopes to realise American dream.
Jul 01, 2009 ... THIS is the man charged with making Admiral the success in America that it is in the UK. The Cardiff-based insurance firm is looking to gain a foothold in the multi-billion-dollar US car insurance market. Andrew Rose and his team will be based in the city of Richmond ...
Pick of the day.
Jul 01, 2009 ... Celebrity MasterChef (8.00pm) The six remaining contestants are challenged to cook a two-course meal for 30 schoolchildren before preparing a roast dinner to impress judges John Torode and Gregg Wallace. Continues tomorrow. James May at the Edge of Space (10.00pm) The presenter ...
Park and ride to expand; NEWSBRIEF.
Jul 01, 2009 ... A SCHEME to extend a busy car park for 54 more vehicles has been completed. The park and The park and ride facility at Taffs Well train station has been extended due to a pounds 250,000 ...
Customers rate Arriva; NEWSBRIEF.
Jul 01, 2009 ... ARRIVA Trains Wales customer satisfaction figures have increased, according to the Passenger Focus National Passenger Survey. Overall, customer satisfaction now stands at 87%, which is above the average and up 4% from last year. Arriva Trains Wales station and ...
Taxpayers are picking up the bill for WAG parking; Total cost of permits for Bay staff rises to pounds 129,661.
Jul 01, 2009 ... Byline: Martin Shipton THEY regularly tell us to walk to work or use the bus but the Assembly Government is funding its employees to park their cars at the office. The Assembly has issued 464 parking permits to people working in its premises at Cardiff Bay - at a ...
Bassey signs major new record deal at 72.
Jul 01, 2009 ... DAME Shirley Bassey has signed a new major label record deal - at the age of 72. The Butetown-born star - Britain's most successful female artist ever - has signed to Geffen Records with a view to putting together an album of "contemporary songs" that will be released in the ...
Schools vow to fight to save their sixth forms; Council claims college could boost standards.
Jul 01, 2009 ... Byline: Matt Withers PLANS to replace four sixth forms in South Wales with a single college will help improve some of the poorest academic standards in the country, council officials have said. Merthyr Tydfil's sixth forms could face closure after councillors voted ...
Alzheimer's awareness; NEWSBRIEF.
Jul 01, 2009 ... THE Cardiff and Vale branch of the Alzheimer's Society is holding a series of events to mark Dementia Awareness Week next week. Support group members and health professionals will be at Sainsbury's on Colchester Avenue, Cardiff, Monday; Barry ...
Fun festival for families; NEWSBRIEF.
Jul 01, 2009 ... THE Ely and Caerau festival in Cardiff starts on Friday and marks its 29th year with a festival of events in the city. Festivities include a flower show, football tournaments and "It's a Knockout" ...
'Cynon ease to win over Hopkinstown; Thomas, Carroll Conference 2nd XI Div 1 sport@mediawales.co.uk.(Conference news)
Jul 01, 2009 ... SECOND-PLACED Hopkinstown lost at Abercynon in the Division One Second XI after being bowled out for only 109. Matt Tingle made 36 and Tom Norton 28 as Hariner had 8-2-23-5 for Abercynon and Mo Lohdi three for 35. Opener Dale Owen made 32 not out and Sandi Gupta 21 as ...
Library venue for surgery; NEWSBRIEF.
Jul 01, 2009 ... COUNCILLORS for Canton are holding a surgery this Saturday from 10am until 11am at the area's library. ...
Appeal over knife attack; NEWSBRIEF.
Jul 01, 2009 ... A ROBBER used a small knife to cut a 23-year-old man's neck when he was unable to hand over a mobile phone. Police are appealing for information about the attack in Diana Lane, Roath, Cardiff, at around 3.30am ...
Solicitors pay legal costs; NEWSBRIEF.
Jul 01, 2009 ... LAWYERS acting for a former councillor who accused the man who ousted him of libel have been forced to pay around pounds 4,000 in legal costs. Solicitors acting for former Fairwater councillor Michael Michael have paid Cardiff council's deputy ...
Driver helps save teen; NEWSBRIEF.
Jul 01, 2009 ... A TEENAGER was punched to the floor and left with cuts and bruises in an unprovoked assault on a city street. The attack on the 19-year-old only stopped when a passing woman beeped her horn and got out of her car. ...
Judge is suspended while top Law Lords investigate allegations.
Jul 01, 2009 ... A SENIOR judge has been suspended while allegations printed about his private life in a tabloid newspaper are investigated. The Office for Judicial Complaints announced that Judge Gerald Price QC would not be able to work while the claims, made last month, are probed. Judge ...
Call for Home Office to plug police finance hole; Force struggling to cover big events in the capital.
Jul 01, 2009 ... THE row between Cardiff politicians and the Home Office over police funding in South Wales has been raised another notch. City councillors have given their support to a backbench motion calling on the Government to recognise the extra costs incurred by South Wales Police in ...
Teenage street robber is sent to jail.
Jul 01, 2009 ... A TEENAGE street robber who carried out a daring daylight attack was yesterday jailed for five years. At the age of 18, James Campbell had recently become a father and had written a letter to Cardiff Crown Court saying he wanted to be around to be a good dad to his son. ...
your stars.
Jul 01, 2009 ... What's the point of putting so much effort into your life if you are going to give up at the final hurdle Aries? Come on, don't let the hiccup which has occurred take over. You're closer to success than you'd dreamed! Call my starline now and I'll tell you more. Venus has ...
Miller wings in from Canada to bolster Devils for new season.
Jul 01, 2009 ... Byline: Terry Phillips CARDIFF Devils will today sign Canadian forward Matt Miller. The winger from Sioux Lookout in Ontario will play alongside big signings Max Birbraer and Mark Smith on Devils' first line. Player-coach Gerad Adams is delighted to bring ...
Murray takes strength from epic clash.
Jul 01, 2009 ... ANDY Murray is hoping the hard yards he ran and the buckets of sweat he shed in his Centre Court epic under the new Wimbledon roof have toughened him up to go all the way to Sunday's final. Murray faces former world No 1 Juan Carlos Ferrero of Spain in his quarter-final today and spent ...
No-one can eclipse me, says Venus.
Jul 01, 2009 ... namenone more time." On Court One Venus had a very good day. So good that it is difficult to conceive of any woman - especially not semi-final opponent Dinara Safina - moving quite as explosively or as fluidly as she does on grass. Not even sister Serena. ...
CHILD'S PLAY IN BAY; SAILING.
Jul 01, 2009 ... ALMOST 100 Cardiff schoolchildren were given the chance to take part in their first sailing regatta in Cardiff Bay over the weekend, thanks to the OnBoard scheme. Having enjoyed starter sessions at clubs, the children raced in 30 Laser Bug boats which were brought down from ...
CAERLEON lost their mid-table battle.
Jul 01, 2009 ... Byline: Thomas, Carroll CAERLEON lost their mid-table battle to Llantwit Major Cavaliers in Division Two Second XI with the visitors batting first and scoring 199 for three with Ed Pickford making 74 and Phil Harris 49. Omar Miam made 74 for Caerleon but Harris ...
Trapnell and Davies keep 'Tillery firmly in the promotion reckoning.
Jul 01, 2009 ... Byline: Thomas, Carroll ABERTILLERY maintained second place in Division Three with a seven-wicket win against visitors Blaengarw. Blaengarw batted first and reached 162 all out thanks mainly to a superb 104 by James Hardwick, while Gareth Trapnell took six for 41 for ...
Solid batting down the order puts Pentwyn in pole position.
Jul 01, 2009 ... Byline: Thomas, Carroll PENTWYN tightened their grip on the leadership of Division Two with a five-wicket win over visitors Cross Keys. Keys went in first and reached 177 all out with David Bhatt scoring 42, Wayne Taylor 38 and Richard Williams 31. Lee ...
Rhondda record upset; Thomas, Carroll Conference Div 1 sport@mediawales.co.uk.(Conference news)
Jul 01, 2009 ... CARDIFF were surprisingly beaten at Upper Rhondda in the Thomas, Carroll Welsh Club Cricket Conference and have lost ground on leaders Newbridge. Richard Meggitt made 59 and Iwan Thomas 40 in Cardiff's 192 for nine with Daniel Moore taking five for 28 for Upper Rhondda and Rob ...
LIONS TEAM.
Jul 01, 2009 ... Log on to WalesOnline at 12.30pm tomorrow to find out who's made the British Lions team for the Third Test. We'll be first with the news and once again we'll be holding a live Lions debate immediately after the announcement PICTURE GALLERIES View the best images of ...
Springboks' Muir concerned on state of game after Botha's suspension.
Jul 01, 2009 ... SOUTH Africa attack coach Dick Muir admitted he "fears what the game is coming to" as the Springboks confirmed they had lodged an appeal against Bakkies Botha's two-week ban. Botha was suspended on Sunday after being found guilty of a "dangerous charge" on Adam Jones, which left ...
Tour a career highlight for Bod; LIONS IN SOUTH AFRICA.
Jul 01, 2009 ... BRIAN O'Driscoll has labelled the British and Irish Lions tour a career highlight as he prepares to fly home from South Africa. As in New Zealand four years ago, O'Driscoll has seen his Lions adventure ended by injury inside the distance. Ireland's Grand Slam captain ...
Grange Catholics have a week to remember; Baseball.
Jul 01, 2009 ... Byline: Mark Jones IT has been a tremendous week for Grange Catholics baseball club. For the first time in their history they have four players selected in the Wales squad, including captain Michael Sullivan. On-field activities have also been going well for the Green ...
Ledley's niece Emily has a field day with the Catholics; LADIES BASEBALL.
Jul 01, 2009 ... TEENAGER Emily Jones, niece of Wales soccer international Joe Ledley, made her home debut for Grange Catholics Ladies and earned praise from her captain, Maria Hole. "Emily was enthusiastic and listened to my advice as to where to field against each Radyr Court batsman. She ...
Top battle for honours in event; SQUASH.
Jul 01, 2009 ... MORE than 150 junior squad players competed in the David W Harris & Co Vale junior tournament at Vale of Glamorgan Hotel and Resort. The three-day event attracted 115 Welsh players aged between six and 18, 13 players from the Scottish national squad, the Wycliffe College squad ...
Skip-fall grandad awarded pounds 1m in damages; Man suffered brain damage.
Jul 01, 2009 ... Byline: Jan Colley A GRANDFATHER who suffered serious brain damage after falling into a skip, has been awarded pounds 1m in damages by the High Court. Idris Jones, from Dinas, in Rhondda, was left with major changes to his personality after the accident, which took ...
Bookfest just the ticket for Steffan.
Jul 01, 2009 ... HE'S better known for driving buses, but Steffan Rhodri took time out from playing Dave Coaches in Gavin and Stacey to help out behind the counter in Oxfam. Steffan, best known for playing Nessa's love interest, in the hit comedy, took time out from filming the programme's third ...
CLICK ON.
Jul 01, 2009 ... Watch this video John Barrowman on why he''ll never tire of playing Captain Jack Have Your Say Post your ...
Kitchens with a conscience; NEWSBRIEF.
Jul 01, 2009 ... ENERGY-EFFICIENT gadgets in the kitchen are desired by more people in Cardiff than anywhere else in the UK. That is according to kitchen company Sigma 3, which ...
Do you know this man? NEWSBRIEF.
Jul 01, 2009 ... POLICE want to speak to this man, pictured above, about the burglary of a church. A laptop computer was stolen from the Universal Church of the Kingdom of God, West Grove, Roath, Cardiff, at ...
Young poets win place at first Ashes Test.
Jul 01, 2009 ... TWO schoolgirls will be attending the first npower Ashes Test, in Cardiff, after winning tickets for the historic opening day. Evie Jones, from Lakeside Primary, and Lucy Martin, from Bryn Deri, beat off competition from 350 schools across Wales in Glamorgan Crick-et'Ashes ...
'Attacker jabbed me with a knife in the ribs and chest' Victim reveals ordeal as police hunt Bay mugger after he strikes again.
Jul 01, 2009 ... Byline: Abby Alford A MAN feared a knife-wielding robber who demanded money was going to stab him. Stephen McMurray's attacker jabbed at his body with a three-inch blade and punched him in the face. The 25-year-old spoke about his terrifying ordeal as ...
Singh revved up to fulfil his dream; KARTING.
Jul 01, 2009 ... DILIP Singh has a passion for speed - and could be the fastest South Wales Echo delivery boy in Cardiff. For the Llandaff teenager, pictured above, is rapidly making a name for himself in karting circles, while his ultimate ambition is to become a Formula One driver. ...
Llandaff pair storm to win in veterans clash; ROWING.
Jul 01, 2009 ... LLANDAFF rowers Ian Hall and Steven Denley-Hill put yet another age-group title in their trophy cabinet when they lifted the over-60 doubles title at the British Veteran Championships in Nottingham. The duo stormed into an early lead and came home nearly four lengths clear of ...
Karting records fall as drivers speed around Llandow; KARTING.
Jul 01, 2009 ... THE annual Welsh Kart Championships witnessed fiercely hot competition to match the sun-baked circuit as more than 100 drivers from all over Britain descended on Llandow. In addition, good causes benefited from the action, with some pounds 2,500 raised for Wales Air Ambulance. ...
Welsh As sians enjoy their stroll in the Park; Thomas, Carroll Division Two sport@mediawales.co.uk.
Jul 01, 2009 ... THEtop three teams inDivisionT lost with leaders Ebbw Vale hammered by Welsh Asians at E Cross Park. Two all being ugene The Asians rattled up a mammo for six with Iftikhar Arif makin Tanveer Ahmed 61, Naeem Kha Parvez Nazir 51 not out and Sohai 47. oth 341 ng 62, an 58, il Rauf Ben Slade ...
Woodlands indebted as Watkins hits a terrific ton; Alliance, Division One sport@mediawales.co.uk.
Jul 01, 2009 ... ALLIANCE Division One leaders Tonyrefail & Edmundstown lost at home to Bedlinog, so Cwmbran Woodlands returned to the top after they defeated Maesycwmmer by six wickets. The Rhondda side reached 230 for nine with Sean Moore getting 94 before falling six short of his ton. ...
Cardiff rewrite the record books with 310-run second-wicket stand d; Premier Division, Second XI sport@mediawales.co.uk.
Jul 01, 2009 ... CARDIFF rewrote the club record books against bottom club Tondu in the Premier Division Second XI competition. Rob Powell made a magnificent 186 and Gwyn Hobbs got 130 and together they put on a club record 310 for the second wicket as Cardiff hit the top score of the day in ...
RADYR remain top of the table; Division Two, Second XI sport@mediawales.co.uk.
Jul 01, 2009 ... RADYR remain top of the table after accounting for visitors Vale at Station Road. Peter Clegg made a brilliant 132 and Aled Williams 56 in Radyr's 246 for five, with John Davies taking three for 59. Martin Scott scored 59 in Vale's reply, Mark Francis 23 and Richard ...
Croesyceiliog victorious in a run-fest with Pontypridd; Division One, Second XI sport@mediawales.co.uk.
Jul 01, 2009 ... DIVISION One Second XI leaders Pontypridd were toppled by second-placed Croesyceiliog despite batting first and reaching 297 for four. Josh Waughington made a marvellous 116, Aled Wilcox 90 and Gareth Owen 38 not out, while Craig Hurley took two for 42 for Croesy. It ...