South Wales Evening Post back issues from July 2008:
Sponsors eye college teams
Jul 01, 2008 ... Coleg Sir Gr's football academy is sporting a new look, thanks tothe support of local optician Specsavers. Kevin James, captain of the college's soccer team, dropped in tothe Stepney Street store to thank staff and company retail directorSusan Lewis. Jonathan Garcia, sports ...
Bike clampdown
Jul 01, 2008 ... Joyriders in Llanelli are being warned that their motorbikes willbe crushed if they continue to terrorise residents. Felinfoel neighbourhood policing team has received complaintsabout motorbikes and mini-motors being driven illegally. Officershave already seized five bikes in the ...
'NHS still has a lot to be very proud of'
Jul 01, 2008; ... Celebrating reaching the big 60 is enough to make anyone want tothrow a party. But for Penygroes mum-of-three Fay Edwards, it will be a historicoccasion because she was one of the first to be born the day afterthe dawning of the NHS. The 59-year-old retired clerk, of ...
'Racist' row at meeting
Jul 01, 2008 ... Angry people in the public gallery branded Plaid councillor JohnBryant a racist at this month's Blaenhonddan Community Council. They took exception to the Bryncoch North county and communityrepresentative's jibe at Neath MP Peter Hain during a heated debate. Councillor Bryant ...
Reaching for the stars in a big red bus
Jul 01, 2008 ... An award-winning red VW Crafter bus from Swansea-based TaweCoachbuilders has been bought by a Cardiff company with the aim ofcarrying pop stars and VIPs. The vehicle, with its uniquely designed exterior, is painted with20 coats of shiny toffee-apple red metal flake paint and ...
'Sick' site boycott call by AM
Jul 01, 2008 ... A Neath AM has condemned a "sick" internet site for making fun ofsuicides in Bridgend. Bethan Jenkins, Assembly member for South Wales West, said TheSpoof's jokes about the tragic deaths in the town took tastelessnessto a whole new level. She said: "It is unbelievable that ...
Safety funding drive boosted
Jul 01, 2008 ... Fund-raising efforts aimed at making a notorious stretch of roadsafer have reached their first milestone. Gowerton residents raised more than pounds1,000 towards a pelicancrossing a month after launching an financial appeal. While they still have quite a way to go before ...
Show set to spark excitement
Jul 01, 2008 ... A Charity night in aid of Spark Blaenymaes will be held atJumpin' Jaks on Tuesday next week. It will feature ...
Banking on answers as branch hours cut
Jul 01, 2008; ... Bosses at Lloyds TSB are being brought to account over theirdecision to cut the bank's opening hours in Skewen. Village leaders are so incensed, they have called on Lloydscustomers to vote with their feet and take their accounts across theroad to Barclays. Until this month, ...
Fight to hold onto marketing history
Jul 01, 2008; ... Leigh Vaughan is a man with a passion. For what? Well, Swansea Market actually! Customers have been filing through the doors of the currentbuilding since 1961. But it goes back a lot longer - to the 17th Century. And in an age of giant out-of-town retail parks it is ...
Chance for older workers to start anew
Jul 01, 2008 ... Forget life begins at 40 because 50 is when it could all starthappening for older workers in Swansea. They are being invited to find out what's available to them in ashowcase event taking place next month. Life Begins@50+ events have already proved a big hit with ...
pounds250k saved on council tax bills
Jul 01, 2008 ... Households across Swansea have saved pounds250,000 on theircouncil tax bills in the past year. Figures released by Swansea Council reveal that more than 500families and individuals have benefited from entitlements reducingthe size of their bill. And the authority is now ...
Parents 'can't be in two places'
Jul 01, 2008; ... Swansea children are being forced to move school or faceseparation from their siblings following changes in the educationsystem. Faced with the impossible situation of being in two places atonce, parents are having to tell their children that they are movingschool. Andrew ...
Gowerton keep noses in front as title-chasing trio battle it out
Jul 01, 2008 ... With just two rounds of games left, the fight for the title looksto be a three-cornered contest involving leaders Gowerton,Llangennech, and Carmarthen Wanderers. Gowerton kept their noses in front when accumulating 147-5 off 20overs in the 30-run win against Dafen. The bulk ...
Police open business park patrol office
Jul 01, 2008 ... Police in Swansea are getting down to business with the openingof a new community office. The force has opened a base in the Swansea West Business Park inFforestfach to enable officers to work more closely with local firmsand nearby residents. It will be used by two support ...
Church to dedicate plaques after theft
Jul 01, 2008; ... Hundreds of bereaved families have been invited to attend aspecial dedication service for new memorial plaques to replace thosestolen from an Eastside churchyard. Callous thieves stole 600 brass plaques from St Thomas Church inthe run-up to Christmas last year. Local families were ...
Dog does not belong to homeless Simon
Jul 01, 2008 ... A Dog picked up at city centre supermarket does not belong to awell-known homeless man. The lost pooch (pictured) was taken in by Swansea man RichardDown after it was found roaming outside Swansea's Tesco Marinastore for hours. Following an appeal by Mr Down to find the ...
Crime figure rise is concern for residents
Jul 01, 2008 ... Crime figures for Briton Ferry have revealed almost two incidentsa day were reported to police last month. In total, 57 crimes were recorded in May, up from 51 incidentsthe previous month. Briton Ferry West was especially badly affected, with crime upfrom 14 incidents to ...
Fishy subject explained
Jul 01, 2008 ... Alan Robinson (Have Your Say, June 17) appears to be confused.He will not be the first nor the last, because marine fisheriesmanagement is a difficult area. Perhaps I can explain. There is a public right to fish, but that is a restricted rightaccording to rules, such as for fish ...
The law Lords and real life
Jul 01, 2008 ... Let's send the law lords to live in the high-rise flats andsprawling housing estates of the big cities, where drug and alcoholabuse is on every street corner. Let them spend endless nights worrying what their children aredoing. Are they with a bad crowd drinking, taking drugs, are ...
Hospital heart op survival success
Jul 01, 2008; ... Cardiac patients have a better chance of survival if they aretreated at Morriston Hospital than almost anywhere else in thecountry. The Swansea hospital has emerged as one of just five across theUK to have higher-than-expected cardiac survival rates. These take into account ...
Composer Karl's TV profile
Jul 01, 2008 ... Composer Karl Jenkins will be profiled in an ITV Wales specialnext week. He was born and brought up in Penclawdd, Gower, where he has nowreturned to live. Chapel awakened his early interest in music but he has followed adifferent direction since. His ...
Tragic truths of car crime debate ; The reaction to the death of 19-year-old Joel Hulme has provoked an unprecedented reaction in Swansea. BEN WRIGHT examines the complex issues behind the responses.
Jul 01, 2008 ... The reaction to the death of 19-year-old Joel Hulme has provokedan unprecedented reaction in Swansea. BEN WRIGHT examines thecomplex issues behind the responses. Clutching his baby in a family photograph, Joel Hulme lookedevery bit the doting dad. But what should have been a ...
Martinez bans Spanish talk
Jul 01, 2008; ... Roberto Martinez has banned Spanish chat from the Swansea Citydressing room in a bid to inspire unity within his new-look squad. The arrivals of Albert Serran, Jordi Gomez, Gorka Pintado andFederico Bessone mean Swansea have a whopping seven Spanish speakerson the playing ...
Memorial restoration
Jul 01, 2008 ... A Memorial to three famous sons of Pontardawe has been restoredto its former glory. The fountain, in honour of poets Tom Ellis Lewis, T J Morgan andthe bard Gwenallt, was erected in 1992 by the Pontardawe CivicSociety in recognition of their achievements within the ...
Exotic wildlife on our doorstep
Jul 01, 2008 ... BY Richard YOULE environment reporter richard.youle@swwmedia.co.uk THANKS to television, we're used to being taken around the worldto lions, whales, crocodiles and all manner of creatures in theirnatural habitat. The wildlife in these parts seems, well, a ...
Poster fury sparks call for extra buses
Jul 01, 2008; ... Angry Swansea Valley commuters hit by the fuel crisis aredemanding more buses. They say they've been left stranded because buses don't run lateenough. Pontardawe passengers are also furious that an eight-mile journeyto Swansea is taking up to two hours. First Cymru ...
Cancer walk call for fund-raisers
Jul 01, 2008 ... Marie Curie Cancer Care is encouraging everyone in West Wales totake part in a sponsored walk. The event will use the Clyne Valley walking route in Swansea toraise money for the free nursing service for terminally ill cancerpatients. Taking place on Sunday, October 5, the ...
Blyth gives Mumbles such a lift
Jul 01, 2008 ... Veteran performer John Blyth threw Mumbles a lifeline in theirbid to remain in the top flight. Blyth hit 43 and took 6-33 to set up victory over Port TalbotTown during the basement battle at Western Avenue. A first league win of the season for the Seasiders, who made 138and ...
New kit for playgrounds
Jul 01, 2008 ... Having fun will be a walk in the park for children in the SwanseaValley this summer. Leisure bosses have confirmed they will upgrade three of thevalley's playgrounds as part of a pounds300,000 investment. Neath Port Talbot Council has earmarked the cash as part of ...
Service for cancer group
Jul 01, 2008 ... A Service of thanksgiving and remembrance for members of theSwansea and Gower Cancer Self Help Group will be given at All Souls'Church, Tycoch, on Monday at 7pm. The Rev Eldon ...
Residents in fear of mill fires
Jul 01, 2008; ... Residents fear their homes could go up in flames following aseries of arson attacks on a Neath landmark. Police have confirmed there have been three deliberately startedfires at the old Neath Abbey woollen mill. Now they have warned people to stay out of the historic ...
Success story spans the years
Jul 01, 2008 ... The existing indoor market in Swansea's Oxford Street opened in1961 after the previous building was bombed during the war. But the market is heir to a tradition that goes back centuries. The first covered market in Swansea was recorded in 1652 and wassituated where Castle ...
New twist in saga over slip bridge
Jul 01, 2008; ... The saga over a Swansea landmark that is no longer there hastaken a new twist, with the council seeking to end the public rightof way across a non-existent bridge. The Slip Bridge at St Helen's stood for almost 90 years beforebeing removed in 2004. It now stands on the foreshore ...
Summer fair for families
Jul 01, 2008 ... All the fun of the fair will be found in Margam this weekend. Coed Hirwaun Primary School will be holding its summer fair onSaturday, between 2pm and 4pm. The programme includes a bouncy castle, face painting, makeovers,beat the goalie, a coconut shy and tombolas. There ...
Coast talk for church funds
Jul 01, 2008 ... The glorious Gower coast will come under the spotlight with anillustrated talk in Penrice. Local naturalist Alan Osborne will be discussing the seashorearound the ...
Charges dropped in dead baby case
Jul 01, 2008; ... Prosecutors have dropped the case against a Port Talbot couplewho were charged with cruelty following the death of their babydaughter. A Home Office pathologist who carried out a post mortem on three-month-old Chloe Ann Robinson was unable to identify the cause of herdeath, a ...
One man gets vote
Jul 01, 2008 ... A Vacancy on Briton Ferry Town Council has attracted only oneapplicant, the clerk confirmed. David Isaac told councillors every effort had been made to garnerinterest. "We have placed adverts ...
Numbers row threat to schools
Jul 01, 2008; ... More than 50 schools in Carmarthenshire could be under threat ofclosure if Assembly policy is followed, the council deputy leaderhas warned. Carmarthenshire councillors have pledged to tackle AssemblyEducation Minister, Jane Hutt, over a decision that could lead tothe closure of ...
Speed curb
Jul 01, 2008 ... Speeding drivers in the Neath Valley will be forced to slow down.Police say they will monitor traffic on the ...
Veterans day medals to honour servicemen
Jul 01, 2008 ... Special tribute was paid to Swansea war veterans at the weekend. The city marked the second National Veterans Day with a specialservice at St Mary's Church in the city centre on Sunday. The Ministry of Defence launched the Veterans Day in 2006, withthe aim of recognising that ...
Hope you had a nice holiday, Sir Alex, but is it yes or no about fabien?
Jul 01, 2008 ... Swansea City are waiting for the okay from Sir Alex Ferguson tobring Febian Brandy back to Wales on loan. Ferguson was expected back from holiday at Old Trafford today tobegin fine-tuning his Manchester United squad ahead of the newseason. And Roberto Martinez hopes the ...
Bont pile it on to take a maximum
Jul 01, 2008 ... Pontrhydyfen remain a dominant force in the Neath and DistrictBowls League first division. The reigning league champions proved much too strong for visitingBriton Ferry Steel Combine, gaining a whitewash 127-49 victory. Top rink honours went to skip David Wilkins, who cruised ...
Roof plunge boy critical in Bristol hospital
Jul 01, 2008 ... A Teenager who plunged through the roof of a factory is in acritical condition in hospital. The 15-year-old boy suffered serious head injuries in the fall,which happened at a engineering factory in Gwydr Place, Loughor. He was rushed to Morriston Hospital on Saturday night but ...
Finish does not get any tighter
Jul 01, 2008 ... Division One NEATH and Gowerton shared the spoils in a tie after both teamswere bowled out for 167. Joe Parkhouse (48 and 4-42), Ceri Rogan (40) and Jack Lyle (4-28) starred for Gowerton while Gethin King (85 and 3-43), Rhys Jones(29) and Andrew Shaddick (2-8) did the same ...
Llanwrda bowling trio do the damage
Jul 01, 2008 ... Llanwrda bowlers Sion Nicholas (2-4), Neil Harries (2-6) and JohnLodge (2-9) kept a tight rein on the Llandyfan batting to restricttheir opponents to 52-9. Adrian Davies (33 not out) did the rest when guiding Llanwrda toan eight-wicket win on 53-2. Only Jonathan Pearce (28) ...
Ton-up betws ace rideout punishes poor penygroes
Jul 01, 2008 ... Leighton Rideout carried his bat for Betws against lowlyPenygroes. His 111 not out was chanceless. Nic James scored 44 and the first-wicket stand was worth 114. Phil Jones (48 not out) took his side to an impressive 247-3. Theonly Groes success was Kael Ace (2-32). In ...
Roberts's 89 keeps title hunt alive
Jul 01, 2008 ... Daniel Roberts is single-handedly keeping Pontarddulais in thehunt for the Zone B title in the Under-16 section of the H SportsSouth Wales Junior Cricket League. Tipped to become Bont's next player to follow James Harris intothe Glamorgan ranks, Robert scored a blistering 89 of his ...
AM praises health stats on smoking
Jul 01, 2008 ... An Assembly member has welcomed the reduction in the number ofheart attacks since smoking laws were changed. New figures published by ABM University NHS Trust revealed thenumber of patients having cardiac arrests had fallen four per centbetween October and December last ...
Tributes for loyal and active member of Salvation Army
Jul 01, 2008 ... A Lifelong member of the Salvation Army has died aged 81. Joan Kneath was the only daughter of Salvationists Victor and MayBaldock, who were also coal merchants in Kent. She trained as an officer at the William Booth Memorial Collegein the Fearless Session of 1944 to 45, ...
Festival fever sweeps town
Jul 01, 2008 ... A Party atmosphere swept through Pontarddulais at the weekend asthe town celebrated its carnival's 40th year. Traffic was brought to a standstill as the procession featuringan inventive mix of costumes, passed through the Bont. Town mayor Suzanne Burgess, whose late father- ...
Hols plea to blood donors
Jul 01, 2008 ... The Welsh Blood Service has appealed for more blood donors aheadof the holiday season. Trudi Evans, recruitment manager for the service, said: "Withyour help we can continue to ...
Bryndeg win third match on bounce for the first time
Jul 01, 2008 ... Second division Bryndeg won their third match on the trot for thefirst time in their history. Their latest victims were bottom club Fforestfach. Mark Evans (23) and Phil Roche (22) were at ease but the bestknock came from Nicky Pritchard (47). Fforestfach's Spencer Quinntook ...
Director's life in the frame
Jul 01, 2008 ... Imagine BBC1 Wales, 11.05pm WERNER Herzog once said that he would descend into hell andwrestle a movie away from the devil if he thought it was necessarycomplete his artistic vision. He also said the best way to learn about the film business was bywalking from Canada ...
Get set for the NSPCC fun run
Jul 01, 2008 ... There's another opportunity to get your running shoes on laterthis year - and raise much-needed cash for charity in the process. The NSPCC is holding its second SA1 Jog following the success ofits inaugural event last year. The mile-long run around the city's marina and Prince ...
Garage sale for ty olwen
Jul 01, 2008 ... A Gower garage sale will take place on Saturday between 10am and4pm. The event is at 15 Kittle Hill Lane, ...
Pact meeting
Jul 01, 2008 ... Residents of Mount Pleasant will get the chance to raise issues at the Pact and residents' ...
Martin's the man
Jul 01, 2008 ... Swansea businessman Martin Trainer has been voted honorarypresident of the Llys Nini RSPCA Animal Centre in Penllergaer. Mr Trainer has been a member of the RSPCA for nearly 20 years,and has served as chairman of the branch ...
Tenants 'should be better protected'
Jul 01, 2008 ... Tenants of buy-to-let mortgage lenders must have more protection,says Welsh Lib-Dem housing spokesman Peter Black. The protection is necessary to make sure tenants are not thelast to find out when their landlord is in trouble over mortgagepayments. Mr Black spoke out after ...
Pupils' art on show at centre
Jul 01, 2008 ... An exhibition of environmental art created in school workshops isrunning at Swansea's Environment Centre. The art has been created by scores of city schoolchildren. It ison show until July 15 Sara Holden, of Sculpture by the Sea, said: "This interpretivenature and ...
Death plea to mystery man
Jul 01, 2008 ... A Mystery man could hold crucial information about the death ofJulie Richardson, whose body was found in a Swansea street more thana month ago. The 42-year-old was discovered on steps close to the KenbuKanKarate Club in Bethesda Street, near High Street station, onThursday, May ...
Missing OAP photos help wife to cope
Jul 01, 2008; ... The wife of a missing pensioner says photographs of her husbandin happier days are helping her through her nightmare. Police and coastguards still have no clue as to the whereaboutsof dementia sufferer John Noel (pictured). The 79-year-old has not been seen for almost a month ...
Pension conman deceived priest
Jul 01, 2008; ... A Swansea man who pocketed his mother's pension for six yearsafter her death has been jailed for a fraud involving more thanpounds18,000. Gerard Thomas even tricked a Roman Catholic priest into signingkey documents during the scam, a judge was told. At Swansea Crown Court the ...
Ask the local shopkeepers
Jul 01, 2008 ... I Am all for tourists in Gower because they help our economy.There's always going to be campers and caravanners. Wouldn't it bebetter to see them on licensed sites rather than the side of theroad? The Gower Society ("Gower guardians fear invasion by caravans",Post, June 17) fails ...
Drop-in plans boost tuition for blind computer users
Jul 01, 2008 ... Blind people in Swansea are able to surf the web thanks topioneering new technology now available in the city. Swansea Council has teamed up with the Royal National Institutefor the Blind to run special drop-in sessions. The council's social services department at Swansea Vale ...