South Wales Evening Post back issues from January 2009:
Happy couple celebrate 70 years
Jan 01, 2009 ... They obviously know a thing or two about how to keep each otherhappy. Last week, a Loughor couple spent their 70th Christmas togetheras a married couple. John and Irene Williams, of Swansea Council's Llys y Coedsheltered housing complex in Culfor Road, celebrated their ...
What else happened in 1938?
Jan 01, 2009 ... Italy beat Hungary 4-1 in football's third World Cup. The Queen Elizabeth ...
Happy end in sight for dog
Jan 01, 2009 ... The new year could mean a new home for a Jack Russell terrierdesperate to find a loving new owner. Zig-Zag has been at the Llys Nini Animal Centre in Penllergaersince the summer. Now, after he appeared on the front page of the Herald's sisterpaper the Evening Post on ...
Santa delivers 13 festive newborns
Jan 01, 2009 ... It's a baby boom - especially on one Swansea street. Midwives across South West Wales have been kept busy with 13 newarrivals on Christmas Day. The number marks a sharp increase on last year's total. And for the second year running, a family from Townhill's GeirolRoad ...
Kindness overwhelms Mr x
Jan 01, 2009 ... Mystery charity champion Mr X says this year's quest to buy needykids Christmas presents has been an absolute cracker. All 4,000 youngsters on his festive list were accounted for -leaving the elusive gent lost for words. Speaking from his hideaway in Swansea, the ageing ...
Tree stands test of time
Jan 01, 2009 ... The world has changed since Anita Williams was given her firstChristmas tree (pictured above). Back then, the Second World War was raging and hit movieCasablanca was winning three Oscars at the Academy Awards. Christmas in 1943 would have been almost unrecognisable tochildren ...
Swans heroes full of festive spirit
Jan 01, 2009 ... Yo Ho Roberto! Swansea City's manager and stars took time offfrom their hectic festive schedule to bring some Christmas cheer tosick children. Instead of the usual annual visit to Morriston and Singletonhospitals, the club invited youngsters to join them at the LibertyStadium ...
Quality research praise for university
Jan 01, 2009 ... Swansea Metropolitan University has won praise for its researchfrom an independent academic body. A report by the Research Assessment Exercise (RAE) said theinstitution was the most improved university in Wales in terms ofstudy. University bosses have welcomed the news, ...
pounds50k for playtime funding
Jan 01, 2009 ... More youngsters than ever could be enjoying playtime in Swanseanext year, thanks to a cash injection of more than pounds50,000. Existing children's play groups and anyone looking to set one upacross the city are being pointed in the direction of Play Fundmoney, which could cover ...
Good sports link up to boost charity funds
Jan 01, 2009 ... When Ben Mullany was at school, many of the pupils at Cwmtawecomprehensive were not even born. But the fact they never met the 31-year-old, who was murdered onhis honeymoon with his doctor wife Catherine, has not mattered onebit when it comes to making sure his memory lives ...
Gas drilling plan
Jan 01, 2009 ... A Gas prospector heading to hills above Swansea must respect thearea's natural beauty, Bont councillor John Miles has said. Councillor Miles was speaking about an application to test drillat three remote sites north-east of Pontarddulais. Scottish firm Composite Energy plans to ...
Comedy's charity date
Jan 01, 2009 ... Gavin and Stacey will be back on screen next year for a ComicRelief special, it has been confirmed. The show's writers Ruth Jones and James Corden told all to Celebrity Scoop reporter for our sister paper the Evening PostEdward Gleave when they met up in Swansea before ...
Pride is carved out in special gift
Jan 01, 2009 ... Gavin Henson has received some prestigious trophies, honours andcups in his career - but surely none as special as this simplelovespoon. The traditional Welsh gift was carved by rugby fan Gethin Morganto mark Wales's triumph in the Six Nations. But Mr Morgan, who is gravely ...
Staff deliver on charity challenge
Jan 01, 2009 ... Swansea delivery giant TNT has brought some welcome Christmascheer to scores of charities. Various events were organised by employees to mark the firm's 30years in business, raising pounds25,000 in 30 days. Staff at the TNT depot in Felinfach, Fforestfach, came up with ...
Matthew makes a Royal pal
Jan 01, 2009 ... He's already met Swansea's own King of the Terraces, and nowMatthew Thorne has added more royalty to the list. The brave nine-year-old has a brain tumour which is so close tohis optical nerve that he is severely visually impaired. And he is currently undergoing a gruelling ...
Cabbie: 'I AM so happy to be alive'
Jan 01, 2009 ... For most of us, December 25 means one thing - for Swansea taxidriver Steve Storton, it's another day to celebrate being alive. The family man was gunned down at point-blank range by a pistol-toting robber while on a Caribbean cruise in January. He survived a bullet through the ...
Pool to help you get fit
Jan 01, 2009 ... A Special deal is being put on for swimmers at Wales NationalPool, Swansea, until the end of January, to help burn off thoseChristmas dinner calories. The pool's management say three hours of swimming should beenough to get rid of the 956 calories that the British ...
Fitness for free at leisure centres
Jan 01, 2009 ... Get fit for free is the message at Swansea leisure centres. Six fitness sites across the area are giving you a helping handto work off the Christmas excesses and it won't hurt your pocket abit. Active Swansea community leisure centres are scrapping joiningand induction fees ...
French bistro is a hit with city's lunching ladies ; Where have all the ladies who lunch gone, PETER SLEE asked a few weeks ago in this column. To places such as Bouchon De Rossi in Swansea, if the evidence of our most recent visit is anything to go by . . .
Jan 01, 2009 ... Where have all the ladies who lunch gone, PETER SLEE asked a fewweeks ago in this column. To places such as Bouchon De Rossi inSwansea, if the evidence of our most recent visit is anything to goby . . . Where? Bouchon De Rossi, Oxford Street, ...
Caught in the tug of war
Jan 01, 2009 ... The collective guilt of Germany's "second generation", strugglingto come to terms with their parents' role in the Holocaust,underscores each elegant frame of The Reader. Based on the novel by Bernhard Schlink, this handsome drama looksat the moral and emotional tug of war between ...
Landmark 60th year for Gower snapshot ; One of the contributors, Gary Gregor, wrote about the Oxwich Brooch (pictured above). Below is an extract.
Jan 01, 2009 ... One of the contributors, Gary Gregor, wrote about the OxwichBrooch (pictured above). Below is an extract. It has been a hardy annual for 60 years and it is time to goagain. The Gower Society's journal provides an annual snapshot of lifein what is Britain's first designated ...
Sporting classics
Jan 01, 2009 ... This week we take a look back at a hard-fought match betweenSwansea Town and Oldham Athletic. SWANSEA Town chalked up a league double over Oldham on abitterly cold February day at Vetch Field. The maximum points haul pushed Swansea into second place - threepoints behind ...
Mood-boosting DVDs to grab
Jan 01, 2009 ... Economic commentators have long said you can take the nation'stemperature by the kind of entertainment people favour, and it seemswe are all looking for a bit of no-strings mood-boosting, judging bythe DVDs we're buying. Kung Fu Panda, Lee Evans, and Peter Kaye all bring some ...
Benicio del toro was born to play icon
Jan 01, 2009 ... Like Sean Penn, Brad Pitt and John Turturro, you know you aregoing to get a mesmeric performance when you see Benicio Del Toro'sname on the poster. The Puerto Rican star takes up the role he might have been bornto play that of revolutionary leader and the face that launched ...
Treats to beat winter blues
Jan 01, 2009 ... An icy January is always easier to face when you've got somedates in your diary to look forward to. Here are some of the musical treats already pencilled in for thebeginning of 2009: An authentic voice in country music, Charleston's Kathy Mattearevisits her family's mining ...
Then and now . . .
Jan 01, 2009 ... For some it is a bridge too far - too far away. And that isdespite the fact that it is now just yards from its original site. Feelings have run high in recent years when it comes to Swansea'sSlip Bridge. The seafront landmark was a familiar sight acrossOystermouth Road, near St ...
Macca life goes out of sight
Jan 01, 2009 ... Taking on an alter-ego has proved to be an effective tool forPaul McCartney in the past. He and John didn't do too badly with Sgt Pepper back in 1967 andPaul's continuing adventures with Youth (Martin Glover) as Firemanhave given him one of his most exciting albums so far in ...
Finding history under our feet
Jan 01, 2009; ... Philippa Grove, who runs Parc le Breos Farm with her husband, hasrevealed an important Roman discovery she made near Parkmill. She followed in the footsteps of the old antiquaries at ChurchHill. "I could scarcely believe my eyes!" she wrote. "The fragment ofearthenware which ...
Also in the news . . .
Jan 01, 2009 ... Gethin Jones played in Soccer Aid . . . Jack Ryder appeared atthe Grand Theatre . . . Russell T Davies revealed he'd go back for aDoctor Who film . . . filming started for the Gavin and StaceyChristmas special . . . ex-Swans ...
Review of the year: Addicts' syringes wielded as weapon
Jan 01, 2009 ... A Brave resident told how he stood up to syringewielding drugusers who threatened him in the street near his Swansea home. Matt Day was walking his dog in Mount Pleasant when he disturbedtwo men apparently injecting drugs in a quiet alleyway. He described how the men went for ...
Season for knocking bells out on the pitch ; Standfirst
Jan 01, 2009 ... Standfirst Excess may have been the game for many of us over the past fewweeks, but spare a thought for our leading rugby players. They havebeen knocking bells out of each other in the popular festiveregional programme of matches. There is one more left - tonight'steatime ...
Su pollard's wicked role in classic panto
Jan 01, 2009 ... Cinderella is still tussling with sibling rivalry and seeking true love in the panto at Swansea Grand Theatre. Best known for her role as the guileless Peggy in Hi-de-Hi, SuPollard gets to bare her teeth as the wicked stepmother, BaronessHardup, alongside Frank Vickery and Kevin ...
Have a wheel-y good ride
Jan 01, 2009 ... You've only got a few more days to work off those mince pies atSwansea's Waterfront Winterland. The giant wheel rolls for the final time on Sunday, near theWaterfront Museum, so get your skates on if you haven't joined ...
Ballet tells of doomed love
Jan 01, 2009 ... Kiev Classical Ballet present the well-loved Tchaikovsky workSwan Lake tomorrow and Saturday - the ...
Travellers' return is, well - pants!
Jan 01, 2009 ... Audiences who looked past the unwieldy title of the original TheSisterhood of the Travelling Pants back in 2005 were rewarded with awell written and impeccably acted coming-of-age story. Aimed at teenage girls, the charming film charted the upheavalsand roller-coaster romantic ...
Review of the year: What made the sporting headlines
Jan 01, 2009 ... Swimmer Ellie Simmonds became the second youngest Paralympicchampion in history when she collected double gold in Beijing. The 13-year-old Olchfa School pupil won the 100m and 400mfreestyle (S6) events. Her first triumph came in the 100m where she beat 39-year-oldDutchwoman ...
Injured footballer scores vital goal
Jan 01, 2009 ... Football-mad Ian Williams became a real-life Roy of the Roverswhen he threw aside his crutches to score the winning goal in alocal derby. The 29-year-old striker for Pontlliw was sitting out his team'sgame against Pontarddulais with a fractured foot. But with just five ...
Title rivals battle out tense draw
Jan 01, 2009 ... Swansea junior league Under-14s Murton 2 Prescelli 2 THIS proved a hard-fought game between the league leaders andchallengers Murton. Murton went ahead through a fine Ollie Dickson strike overoutstanding Prescelli keeper Adam Merryman then Matt ...
Baglan's extra surge
Jan 01, 2009 ... Port Talbot AND DISTRICT FOOTBALL LEAGUE Quarter-finals Baglan Red Dragon 5 Margam YC 2 BAGLAN progressed to the semi-finals after coming throughstrongly in extra time. Margam struck first when a cross-shot by Jason Thomas wascontrolled by Howard who ...
Ieuan and James push winner all the way
Jan 01, 2009 ... Despite the festive season there was a good turnout of 34 playersat Aberaman Cue Club for the second under-14s ranking event of theWelsh snooker season. Rhys Thomas of Caerphilly beat Swansea's Ieuan Davies 3-1 in thefinal to make it two wins out of two, although he was given a bit ...
Bynea club's big day
Jan 01, 2009 ... Bynea Sac hold their open New Year's competition this Sunday onthe Loughor Estuary. Fishing is from 8.30am to 1.30pm, with theweigh-in from 2pm to 3pm. All prizes are for the heaviest fish. Fishing limits are the railway bridge to the dogs home flag.Entry fee for table one is ...
For cod, read whiting...
Jan 01, 2009 ... There was a good turnout and fun had by all during Aberavon BoatClub's December cod fishing competition. The competition went ahead on December 28 with no boats fishingfor cod owing to a cod fishing ban in the area. A meeting was held at Aberavon Boat Club the day before the ...
pounds1,200 goes up for grabs in cod festival
Jan 01, 2009; ... Swansea Yacht and Sub Aqua Club's angling section will be holdingtheir annual Small Boat and Charter Boat Cod Festival on January 11with a cash prize of pounds1,200 donated by the club for the winnerof the heaviest cod. It starts at 8am and finishes at 4.30pm, with a last weigh-in ...
Mersey catches poor
Jan 01, 2009 ... Entries were slightly down this year for the Welsh section of theEuropean Federation of Sea Anglers' annual Welsh Cod Championshipsout of the River Mersey with 28 anglers. Anglers fished on four boats but catches were poor, with only 30cod landed over the two days, 18 on the ...
Talking about a resolution . . .
Jan 01, 2009; ... Happy new year! The time has arrived for looking ahead and forall those important new year's resolutions. The most popular promises include people aiming to lose weight,planning to get fit or give up smoking. Mumbles musician Mal Pope revealed his resolutions. He said: ...
First ton up for hayley
Jan 01, 2009; ... Hayley Turner remained as grounded as ever despite receiving arapturous reception for her achievement in becoming the first femalejockey to reach 100 winners in the British calendar year. Turner's transition from joint-champion apprentice in 2005 to oneof the most sought-after ...
Pretty boys may have to get ugly
Jan 01, 2009 ... W HEN the Swans run out at Histon on Saturday, the pain of lastseason's FA Cup exit should provide a timely reminder. This famous old competition is well known for churning outresults which see the bigger fish brought down by the minnows. And this game is no ...
Draws no cause for concern
Jan 01, 2009 ... Swansea City are becoming accustomed to breaking records thesedays, and I'm not disappointed with their latest feat. Eight straight Championship draws have equalled the FootballLeague record, which has left some supporters a little down in themouth. Not me though, because I ...
2008, a year to be proud of
Jan 01, 2009 ... Well, 2008 was certainly a year to remember for everyoneconnected with Swansea City. There have been plenty of ups, and a few downs, over the past 12months. The FA Cup defeat at the hands of Havant & Waterloovillecertainly started the club off on a downer, while the ...
Thomas gets a trial run
Jan 01, 2009; ... Rhys Thomas will run out in Dragons colours at Parc y Scarletsthis evening with home fans set to see him doing the same wearingscarlet next season. Both regions have avoided commenting on Thomas's speculated movewest from Rodney Parade, but it is understood the 26-year-old ...
Taylor set to turn out for ambitious tonmawr
Jan 01, 2009 ... Former Wales and British Lions centre Mark Taylor has given acommitment to reigning division one west champions Tonmawr. The 35-year-old former Pontypool, Swansea, Scarlets and Saleplayer announced his retirement with the Ospreys at the end of lastseason. But Taylor has ...
Scarlet cleared of foul play against Ospreys
Jan 01, 2009 ... Scarlets fly-half Rhys Priestland has been cleared of foul playafter being cited for an alleged dangerous tackle during the MagnersLeague derby with the Ospreys last Saturday. Priestland came before the Welsh Rugby Union's professionaldisciplinary panel ...
Private dentists face new scrutiny
Jan 01, 2009 ... New regulations are coming into force today to guarantee privatedental practices across Wales have the same standards and safetyacross the board. The step will mean practitioners who offer any non-NHS dentaltreatment will have to register with Healthcare Inspectorate Wales(HIW) ...
Doctors' leaders in plea to assembly
Jan 01, 2009 ... Doctors' leaders are urging the Assembly Government to make anew year's resolution to listen to doctors in the wake of plans toshake up the NHS. The British Medical Association (BMA) has made the call becauseof major changes that are on the way for the Welsh health ...
Fire drama at student residence
Jan 01, 2009 ... Fire crews attended a fire at a student accommodation block onTuesday. The incident took place at Llys Glas student residences onAlexandra Road, Swansea, at 2pm. A spokeswoman for Mid and West Wales Fire Service said: ...
A chilly end but warmth awaits
Jan 01, 2009; ... Jack Frost helped to bring a sparkling end to 2008 - but the newyear is set to simmer, following last summer's downpours. Despite a freezing December, the Met Office is predicting that2009 will be one of the top-five warmest years on record. A stark contrast to last month, ...
Hill fire too risky to tackle
Jan 01, 2009 ... A Huge mountain blaze on the Black Mountain was allowed to burnitself out because it was too dangerous for firefighters to tackle. The blaze on the mountain near Upper Brynaman and Ammanford onMonday evening could be seen from miles around. A Mid and West Wales Fire Service ...
Ramblers' new year walk
Jan 01, 2009 ... A New Year's Day ramble will take place in Port Talbot today. The four to six-mile walk will be held in Afan ...
Footloose therapy that hits the spot
Jan 01, 2009; ... Swansea's Sue Kent doesn't think of herself as different,particularly. Special? Well, yes, maybe. But different, no. Her arms are just 8in long and she has just seven fingers. Shewas one of 10,000 or so children born between 1956 and 1962 whosemothers took the drug ...
Feet get the massage across
Jan 01, 2009 ... Fancy giving it a go? The benefits of a foot massage include: A fuller, deep tissue massage, as the central position on a chairover the body allows the therapist to make a direct comparison ofthe muscles either side of the body and these muscles can be workedon ...
College has course to cater for all tastes
Jan 01, 2009 ... Anyone with a new year's resolution to try something new couldfind what they're looking for at Neath Port Talbot College. It is offering a range of short courses including managing yourmoney, dog obedience and planning your wedding on a budget, alongwith criminal ...
Bail for accused before drugs offences case
Jan 01, 2009 ... A Neath man is to go on trial in March accused of drugsoffences. Carl James, of Alfred Street, denies charges of possessingcocaine and possessing 7.82 grams of cocaine with intent to ...
Crews team up for training
Jan 01, 2009 ... Lifeboat crews in Port Talbot teamed up with the RAF to stage arescue exercise. The RNLI volunteers were joined by a Sea King search and rescuehelicopter from 22 Squadron's A Flight based at RAF Chivenor inNorth Devon. Carried out off Aberavon Beach, the exercise involved ...
AM's advice surgery
Jan 01, 2009 ... Swansea East AM Val Lloyd will be holding an advice surgery onFriday, ...
Project for Islamic hall is back on agenda
Jan 01, 2009; ... A New Islamic centre in East Swansea is back on the cards. If given approval by city planners, the cultural and educationcentre will replace the tatty old Hafod Brotherhood Hall, on OdoStreet. The building would be upgraded and extended, but not demolished. The scheme ...