South Wales Evening Post back issues from November 2008:
Louis walsh backs Diana for X Factor win
Nov 01, 2008 ... Louis Walsh is tipping victory for an act not in his category. The judge told me: "I think Diana would be a great choice to win.She'll be in the final with Eoghan and JLS." And Holly Willoughby said: "I'd ...
X Factor pals tell all about Simon cowell's recognition award
Nov 01, 2008 ... Simon Cowell was honoured with a special recognition award atWednesday's ceremony - so I caught up with some of his X Factor palsto get their views. Fellow judge Cheryl Cole spoke Ed-sclusively to Celebrity Scoop.She said: "I'm really chuffed for him winning the award, he ...
X Factor choreographer speaks out about best and worst dancers
Nov 01, 2008 ... Brian Friedman has told all about X Factor's best and worstdancers. The show's choreographer confessed: "Ruth is the best dancer ofall the contestants, amazingly enough. And you haven't even seen herdance ...
Russell t Davies: 'The inside story on tennant quitting'
Nov 01, 2008 ... David Tennant decided he was quitting Doctor Who months ago, Ican today reveal. The actor's announcement during Wednesday's National TV Awardsstunned fans of the show when he revealed he will leave next year. And I caught up with Russell T Davies after the bash. The ...
Desperate housewives star reveals love for doctor who
Nov 01, 2008 ... A Host of US talent jetted in for the bash - and I took thechance to get the lowdown on what British TV they love. Desperate Housewives actress Nicolette Sheridan spoke Ed-sclusively to Celebrity Scoop. She told me: "I love watching Little Britain, Absolutely Fabulousand ...
Also spotted on the red carpet
Nov 01, 2008 ... Rachel Stevens . . . Arlene Phillips . . . Tess Daly . . . VernonKay . . . Barbara Windsor . . . Gethin Jones . . . Davina McCall . .. Dannii Minogue . . . Gemma Atkinson . . . Denise ...
Scoop
Nov 01, 2008 ... Catherine Tate Anyone who saw her pick up David's award on hisbehalf will agree she's a great sport. PAUL O'GRADY He had the crowds in stitches on the red ...
Poop
Nov 01, 2008 ... Paris Hilton The heiress turned up half an hour late for the show- has she got no respect for the cast of Hollyoaks? SIR ALAN SUGAR When The Apprentice didn't win ...
Digging in for autumn change
Nov 01, 2008 ... I F your borders looked overcrowded in the summer or you need tomove a badly placed shrub to a different spot, there's still time todo it in autumn while the ground is soft enough to dig and beforethe really hard frosts come, writes HANNAH STEPHENSON. The best time to ...
Steve reprises favourites from his past
Nov 01, 2008 ... He lifted the toupees and unpicked the golfing knits of crasschat-show hosts, but Steve Coogan tells Kathryn Clarke laughs witha heart are his idea of comic heaven. You haven't been given an easy reception in your return to stand-up. Are you bruised? "It's actually been ...
Swansea market
Nov 01, 2008 ... Swansea Market Swansea Market, survivor of World War Two Blitz, When the hated Hun, Was known as Fritz. Did his damnedest to Blow Swansea to bits. Largely, he succeeded, Yet good folks needed, To cramped quarters in the bus ...
I walked along
Nov 01, 2008 ... I Walked along through the park today The morning sky was misty grey, The granite stones, like sentinels there. Grim and cold, in the morning air. Grey were my thoughts too hurrying by thinking perhaps of mornings gone by when I dallied along with ...
Bendy
Nov 01, 2008 ... Bendy Bristol has got rid of them Why are they coming here? Cardiff's are a menace Why are they coming here? They are digging up the road Why are they coming here? Driving around the place was a pleasure I could do it at my ...
The guy
Nov 01, 2008 ... The guy I MADE a guy six feet tall Human-like muscles and all. Called him Arnie after the star, Hollywood's villain the Terminator. Put him on the streets to earn some cash, He loaded it in, he was an instant smash. Watching telly in the ...
Have you regrets
Nov 01, 2008 ... Have you regrets? HOW many times have we had regrets? Opportunities to change our lives, Withdraw remarks, apologise. In this we are never wise. Many times in life, These borders are crossed Leaving pain, discomfort in ...
Daleks
Nov 01, 2008 ... Daleks I like the Daleks - I think they're great When they shout "Exterminate" The mean things, shaped like pepper pots Kill many when they fire their deadly shots "Elevate" they once did cry Then one by one up the stairs they fly In the cult ...
Broken dreams
Nov 01, 2008 ... Broken dreams Cherished were our dreams that now Lie shattered on the ground Debris from discarded schemes is Scattered all around. Promises once whispered in the Moonlight 'neath the trees Just like empty bubbles Are carried on the ...
One Hull of a turn round
Nov 01, 2008 ... Warmest congratulations this week have to go to one-time bad boyturned good, Darren Welke. At a time when we hear so much about Britain's yob culture, hisis a story to really lift the spirits. He was at a tipping point in his life and could very easily havegone down the wrong ...
After the furore
Nov 01, 2008 ... Whatever the rights and the wrongs of the tawdry Russell Brandand Jonathan Ross affair, there is one person who, whichever way youlook at this, is the innocent victim of their stupidity, GeorginaBallie. Actor Andrew Sachs' grand-daughter is rumoured to be taking thestage at a ...
Harrowing role
Nov 01, 2008 ... "MY photography is a passion," says Jon Bevan. Rarely has a truer word been spoken. This 37-year-old soldier may not be armed with a gun. But thelife and death he sees through his camera view finder on the frontline is no less demanding because of ...
A luxurious journey of Titanic proportions
Nov 01, 2008 ... Say "transatlantic crossing" to someone and what is the firstthing they think of? The sinking of the Titanic. So it is a safeassumption that the captain of any modern liner is going to doeverything in his power to avoid mention of that unfortunateincident. Or so you may ...
No plain sailing on thrilling turkish adventure
Nov 01, 2008 ... After one capsize too many, Spliff, our Antiguan sailinginstructor, decided to call it a day, writes Lesley Richardson. It wasn't the capsizing or the getting wet that abruptly endedour class, it was the array of minor injuries we'd all accumulated. A bloodied head, bruised ...
Goal-fest sees white run riot
Nov 01, 2008 ... Sunday THE Sunday leagues continued this week with some excellent games,including a 35-goal thriller. White Riot ran riot in a thrilling 18-17 win over Play FootballSwansea in the Premiership. The Commercial still leads the way despite going down to a 7-5defeat to ...
Read all about it
Nov 01, 2008 ... Fiction The Business by Martina Cole is published in hardback byHeadline, pounds18.99. Out now. Imelda Dooley was born into East End royalty, and her family'snotoriety and her beauty had always allowed her behaviour to beoverlooked. Imelda was different, she had ...
Gabe's a character in need of new role
Nov 01, 2008 ... Gabe is a larger than life character who is looking for a hometo call his own. He was found as a stray, desperately rummaging for food to try tostay alive. He is just one of the cats looking for a new life that are in thecare of Swansea and District Cats ...
Season full of twists and turns
Nov 01, 2008 ... If 2007 was the year of McLarengate, then 2008 has been theseason of stewardsgate. Decisions by the stewards this season have raised many morequestions than they have answered. There is no doubt they have heavily influenced the worldchampionship fight, and might yet decide ...
What's your problem?
Nov 01, 2008 ... I Am increasingly worried about the children my son is mixingwith now that he's at secondary school. They seem very aggressive at times, but he's never been that wayat all. I would have said they were into drugs, except I would havethought they were too young to be able to ...
Explosive treat for fireworks night
Nov 01, 2008 ... To Share breaded chicken sticks and pops with barbecue dip,pounds2.99, 450g, Tesco In a word: Tasty Rating: MY earliest memories of Bonfire Night are being traumatised bytwo of my male cousins firing off rockets and tossing jumpingcrackers around me. I have, of ...
Making a treat from leftovers
Nov 01, 2008 ... Sometimes it is difficult to have the inspiration to cook a mealfor the family out of what's left in the fridge. It can be like a version of Ready Steady Cook. You have sausages, possibly chorizo and a few store cupboardbasics like canned tomatoes, a tin of kidney beans, ...
Immortalising life in the line of fire ; Army photographer Jon Bevan has returned to his native Swansea to mount an exhibition of his work. I Shoot Pictures, Not People gives a flavour of his time in Afghanistan, an experience, he tells CHRIS PEREGRINE, he will never forget.
Nov 01, 2008 ... Army photographer Jon Bevan has returned to his native Swansea tomount an exhibition of his work. I Shoot Pictures, Not People givesa flavour of his time in Afghanistan, an experience, he tells CHRISPEREGRINE, he will never forget. I T is perhaps not the safest feeling in the ...
University's bid to break world record
Nov 01, 2008; ... Swansea University is to be involved in a pounds10millionproject aimed at setting the world land speed record andencouraging schoolchildren's interest in engineering and science toaid British expertise in these vital fields for the future. The three-year Bloodhound Supersonic Car ...
No pressure for champion kershaw
Nov 01, 2008 ... Richard Kershaw heads to the Walters Arena complex aboveGlynneath on Friday as the 2008 Britpart MSA British Cross-Country Championship winner. There are still many class battles and overall positions to besettled on this sixth round, organised by Marches 4x4 ...
Welsh venues to play their part
Nov 01, 2008 ... The Association of National Championship Rally Organisers hasannounced their dates for the 2009 MSA Pirelli Gravel RallyChampionship. There are no less than three Welsh events included in the eight-round series, including the Port Talbot Motor Club-organised SwanseaBay National ...
Driving ban bursts Evans's European bid
Nov 01, 2008 ... The rallying career of promising young Welsh driver Elfyn Evans has suffered a huge blow by a 12-month driving ban imposed byChester Crown Court recently. The 19-year-old had appealed against the driving ban but lost hiscase and ...
Man discharged
Nov 01, 2008 ... A Landore man has appeared before Swansea magistrates to admitusing threatening behaviour that was racially ...
Warrant out in sex case
Nov 01, 2008 ... A Warrant has been issued by Swansea magistrates for the arrestof a man who failed to attend court to answer charges relating toalleged sex offences dating back 16 years. Michael Walton, aged 50, of Taliesyn ...
Addict in stolen car rammed cop vehicle
Nov 01, 2008; ... Two Swansea police officers were hurt as they arrested a city manwho had twice rammed their vehicle with a stolen car. The constables were injured after they spotted 25-year-old WayneRees at the wheel of a Toyota Avensis, said prosecutor NicolaPreece. The incident happened in ...
Man guilty of assault on officer
Nov 01, 2008 ... A Man who assaulted an officer at Swansea Central Police Stationhas been ordered to pay him pounds100 compensation. Marc Slade appeared before city magistrates to admit assaultingofficer Gareth Jenkins on August ...
Fireworks to boost funds
Nov 01, 2008 ... A Fund-raising firework display will be held at Loughor BoatingClub next week. Rockets and Catherine wheels will be set off from a pontoon onthe water. There will also be a number ...
Surgery date set
Nov 01, 2008 ... Morriston councillor Mike Hedges will hold a surgery on ...
Reveller's near-miss
Nov 01, 2008 ... A Reveller in Llanelli has had a near-miss with a train in theearly hours of the morning. Dyfed-Powys Police received a call at around 1.30am on Thursday which said a man was walking on the tracks near Llanelli stationand had just suffered a very close call with a passing ...
Pink ladies at bank
Nov 01, 2008 ... Fund-raisers wore pink for the day to raise money for a Swanseahospital. The pink ladies were to be found at the Mumbles branch ofBarclays bank, raising cash for Singleton Hospital's breast cancerunit. Catherine Shree, Barclays' local business manager, said: "Wehave ...
Star men join up to buck poor run
Nov 01, 2008; ... Earlswood and Swansea players join forces with premier leaguestars from Islwyn and Rhondda tomorrow for their opening GroupChampionship match at Torfaen IBC (2pm). The Group Championship format started last year in an attempt tofind a solution to the national side's dismal results ...
Welsh rugby shoots itself in foot again
Nov 01, 2008 ... Once again Welsh rugby has shot itself in the foot. Last season we won the Grand Slam, and now we appear to bebuilding 'strength in depth', with all the youngsters comingthrough, and what happens - a row between the Welsh Rugby Union andthe regions over the release of players ...
Worrying times
Nov 01, 2008 ... It beggars belief that the club v country debacle continues tohaunt coaches, players and the Welsh Rugby Union. Again we are in the unwelcome position of appearing to the restof the rugby world as a nation that remains welded firmly in theamateur days of long ago, accompanied by ...
Right road to liberty
Nov 01, 2008 ... Regarding the letter from Leighton Williams of Gower. All I can think is that he either has business interests inCardiff, or he's a Bluebird in disguise. What on earth does he mean, it's easier to get from West Wales toCardiff? They have to drive right past Swansea to ...
Super sports
Nov 01, 2008 ... Accolades galore were given out at the Active Swansea SportsAwards 2008 - a ...
Steel plant jobs are safe for now
Nov 01, 2008 ... More than 300 staff at Port Talbot steelworks have been assuredtheir jobs are safe for now. Speculation was rife at the plant that contractor Multiserv wasplanning to cut 50 posts in light of Tata's decision to cut steeloutput at the site over the next three months. The ...
'It's lucky wall crash didn't end in a death'
Nov 01, 2008; ... An elderly couple say it is lucky nobody was killed when an out-of-control car destroyed their back garden wall. The Renault Clio mounted a grass verge before ploughing into atwo- metre high section of wall along Village Road in the BaglanMoors area of Port Talbot. The impact ...
Hull-raising days are over for ex-bad boy
Nov 01, 2008; ... A One-time bad boy has been praised for turning his lifearound since being sent to Hull to mend his unruly ways. A year ago, Darren Welke, aged 20, was thrown out of his mum'sNeath home and went to live with his brother in the East Yorkshirecity after being given a 12-month ...
Death trial told of gun threats
Nov 01, 2008 ... A Neath Valley man threatened an ex-girlfriend with a baseballbat and pistol when she tried to end their relationship, a court hasheard. Philip McNally is on trial in Mainz, Germany, accused of rapingand drowning Helga Pfirsching at her home in Worms in April 2002. Itis also ...
Scarlets u-20s kick off with win
Nov 01, 2008 ... The Scarlets Under-20s kicked off their WRU Age GradeChampionship season on a winning note with victory over the Ospreys,while the rival regions shared the spoils at under-18s level. The Ospreys failed to make use of home advantage at South WalesPolice's Waterton Cross ground, ...
Wales get warning
Nov 01, 2008; ... Wales have been warned not to underestimate the young talent theSpringboks are bringing to northern hemisphere shores this month. The world champions landed in Cardiff this afternoon in readinessfor next week's Invesco Perpetual series opener at the MillenniumStadium. Coach ...
Holah hungry for treble title success
Nov 01, 2008; ... Marty Holah insists the Ospreys are not prioritising anycompetition this season - they are demanding success in all three. The influential All Black openside returns to the region'sstarting line-up against London Irish tomorrow determined to pushthe Ospreys one step closer to ...
Boks clever Gav
Nov 01, 2008; ... Gavin Henson will run out at the Madejski Stadium tomorrowlooking to prove he is ready to take on world champions South Africain seven days' time. Henson will make only his third start of the season in the EDFEnergy Cup decider with London Irish and is one of seven Wales ...
Get healthy with range of free events
Nov 01, 2008 ... A Series of free healthy living events will be staged inCraigfelen and Clydach next week. The three events have been organised by the new Communities Firstteam for Graigfelen, Clydach, based at Forge Fach Resource Centre. On Monday, staff will encourage parents and children ...
Is this your picture?
Nov 01, 2008 ... Do you recognise the happy faces in this picture? Do you know a Paul and Lucy, and have you been to a wedding inLlanelli where kilts were worn? If so, read on. A Llanelli man is anxious to reunite a collection of lostwedding pictures with their rightful owner after finding a ...
Chief's plea on firework safety
Nov 01, 2008 ... A Fire chief is urging everyone to stay safe this Halloween andGuy Fawkes Night. The chief fire officer of Mid and West Wales Fire and RescueService, Richard Smith, has issued a video message urging the publicto be aware of what can go wrong when using fireworks, and toencourage ...
What was all the fuss about? ; Russell Brand and Jonathan Ross's now infamous prank call to actor Andrew Sachs has been well documented. BEN WRIGHT casts his eye over the affair to see what the fuss is about.
Nov 01, 2008 ... Russell Brand and Jonathan Ross's now infamous prank call toactor Andrew Sachs has been well documented. BEN WRIGHT casts hiseye over the affair to see what the fuss is about. There's an old saying in broadcasting - it's easier to say sorrythan it is to ask for ...
Events from the same day include:
Nov 01, 2008 ... Russell Brand and Jonathan Ross's prank call went out on air onOctober 18. Here are a few other things that happened on the same day, butdidn't get the same number of column inches: Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao admitted his government wasresponsible for the milk scandal which ...
Scout leader four times b-test limit
Nov 01, 2008; ... A Scout leader from Swansea was found asleep in a parked carsurrounded by bottles of booze, a court has heard. When breathalysed, 57-year-old Robert James was almost four timesthe legal limit. Although James was not driving at the time police found him, hewas convicted of ...
Psychic to sign new book
Nov 01, 2008 ... Psychic Diane Lazarus will be signing copies of her latest ...
Glass attack after 'lesbian' remark
Nov 01, 2008; ... A WOMAN who smashed a glass into a fellow customer's face at apub after he allegedly called her a lesbian will learn her fatelater this month. Laura Elizabeth Betton, from Llanelli, admitted unlawful woundingwhen she appeared at Swansea Crown Court. She attacked Mark Joce in ...
Police probe death crash
Nov 01, 2008 ... A Motorcyclist killed when his bike was in collision with apolice car in Ammanford has been named. Kevin Adrian Evans, aged 39, of Tirydail, who wasknownaffectionately as Angus, died at the scene of the Betws Road crash at around 11.30pm on Wednesday. It is believed ...
To Hull and back
Nov 01, 2008; ... A Neath bad boy banished to Hull after pulling a knife on hismother's friend in a drunken frenzy has returned a changed man. One-time troublemaker Darren Welke has been praised for the wayhe has turned his life around after being thrown out of his mum'shome a year ago and going to ...