South Wales Evening Post back issues from May 2009:
Making qash go further
May 01, 2009 ... Perhaps we should have seen vehicles like the Qashqai coming awhile back when Nissan decided not to replace the Almera withanything directly comparable. That was one of the first signs that the Japanese company wasditching the traditional family hatch market and moving ...
Office
May 01, 2009; ... Arrgghh! It is Friday morning, the sun is shining outside, andhere we all are, stuck in an office like a greenhouse, having tolook as though we are working. I always find it tricky knowing what to wear for work when it ishot and sticky. A kaftan or flouncy skirt and T-shirt ...
'15 minutes advice a week for jobless'
May 01, 2009; ... Jobcentre advisers in Wales only have 15 minutes a week to helpeach person back into work, it has been claimed. Cardiff Central MP Jenny Willott said Jobcentre closures andstaff cuts have meant that Wales now has 44 jobseekers for everypersonal adviser, meaning each adviser only ...
Step back to 1980s
May 01, 2009 ... The 1980s are back - and a charity is making a plea for retroutensils stuck at the back of kitchen drawers. PDSA animal charity shops in Swansea want donations of 1980sfavourites, including melon ballers, egg slicers and salad spinners. Andrew Holl, from PDSA, said: "Chat ...
Boot bargain hunting
May 01, 2009 ... Pennard Primary School is holding a fund-raising car boot sale onSaturday, May 9. The sale, organised by the school's parent teacher association,runs from 10am to 1pm in the school car park. The boot bargain hunting is the latest in a string of fund-raising events by the ...
Golf range loot stolen during raid
May 01, 2009 ... Burglars have struck at a golf driving range in Seven Sisters. Police are appealing for witnesses to the break-in at the DulaisRoad range, which happened overnight between Tuesday and Wednesday. Among the haul of stolen property were power tools including aHonda wacker ...
Chess taster date
May 01, 2009 ... A Taster session for people keen to learn how to play chess isset to take place in ...
Flying the flag for beaches
May 01, 2009; ... Our beautiful beaches have been recognised by a tough Europe-wide flag campaign. Eight beaches in South West Wales will be able to fly the blueand yellow Seaside Award flag. To qualify for the flag, beaches must come up to scratch withstrict European guideline water quality ...
Widow collects award
May 01, 2009 ... The widow of a long-serving and respected former councillor hascollected an award in his honour. Swansea Council named Ray James as an honorary alderman lastyear, but he was too ill to attend the ceremony. After months of illness, Mr James died in February, withoutfulfilling ...
Award for teenager's top-flight achieving
May 01, 2009 ... A Teenager who combines music, volunteering, and being alifeguard with her academic studies has been named Llwchwr studentof the year. Laura Sharp gained A grades in maths, further maths and physics A-levels - plus an A in AS chemistry - at Gorseinon College. The Garden ...
CCTV plan to crackdown on a&e violence
May 01, 2009; ... Violence against NHS workers may be nothing new. But extra measures are now being drawn up to stamp out theproblem. A zero-tolerance approach is being taken by the Assembly in adrive to curb the number of patients being aggressive towards staff. It includes a 12-month ...
Zero-tolerance absolutely right
May 01, 2009 ... It is a disgrace that doctors, nurses and other health staff canbe assaulted by the people they are trying to help. Usually their assailant is some yob who has only ended up incasualty because he (or just as likely she) is off their head onbooze and drugs. So the ...
It'll be worth wait
May 01, 2009 ... Swansea city centre faces 15 months of upheaval when the Quadrantbus station is closed in June. Passengers will have to get used to alternative travelarrangements, the city centre will be in confusion, for the firstfew weeks at least, and, at an already difficult time for ...
Flag up success
May 01, 2009 ... The Seaside Awards are among the most stringent in Europe, so wecan be proud that eight beaches in South West Wales will fly theirflags this summer. And the flag status has never been so important. More Britishtourists are choosing to holiday at home ...
Soldier stays informed - thanks to the post
May 01, 2009 ... A Swansea soldier may be thousands of miles away in Afghanistan,but he remains an avid reader of the Evening Post. Army photographer Sergeant Jon Bevan is keeping up to date withhis local news and sport while away in the war zone. The 38-year-old former Bishop Gore ...
Plant talks could spark strike over union boss
May 01, 2009; ... The outcome of key talks next week could spark wildcat strikeaction at a Swansea car parts plant. Union officials are meeting bosses of Linamar on Wednesday todetermine the future of Unite convener Rob Williams. If he is not reinstated, the business could suffer ...
Beaches checked ready for summer
May 01, 2009 ... Bathing season in Carmarthenshire officially starts today. Cefn Sidan and Pendine beaches have undergone strict inspectionfor water quality in preparation for the summer. The pre-season checks on bathing water and water pipes at thebeaches were carried out by Environment ...
Soprano makes festival event
May 01, 2009 ... Neath Amateur Operatic Society are set to perform a concert aspart of the town's festival this month. They will stage the Merry Widow at St David's Church ...
Forensic test of packages after school police search
May 01, 2009; ... Suspicious packages found in the grounds of a Swansea school areto undergo forensic testing, police have confirmed. Officers spent hours at Townhill Community School in TownhillRoad on Wednesday after the packages were found in the groundsshortly after noon. They were ...
History of train explored
May 01, 2009 ... The next meeting of the Treboeth History Society will take placenext week. The speaker will be Gerald Gabb, accompanied by ...
Road set to close for work
May 01, 2009 ... Neath Road, Ystradgynlais, will close on May 10,17 and 24 ...
Gates may block 'escape route' lanes
May 01, 2009 ... Residents plagued by crime and youth annoyance on their doorstepshave expressed an interest in introducing alley gates near theirhomes. People at the latest Clase Pact meeting told police officers theyhad decided to look into the possibility of gating off two lanes offGodre Coed ...
Call for crimes to be reported
May 01, 2009 ... People living in Clase are being encouraged to report crime. Constable Julian Hill told residents their assistance was vitalif ...
Correction: Dilys whittaker
May 01, 2009 ... A Report on Tuesday, April 28, in the Evening Post, wronglystated that Dilys Whittaker had been found in possession of ...
Edwards wins county open by two shots
May 01, 2009 ... Walker Cup veteran Nigel Edwards won the Carmarthenshire Openchampionship at Ashburnham with two solid rounds. Scores of 74 and 75 for a 36-hole aggregate of 149 gave Edwards atwo-stroke victory over Ludlow-based professional's son Oliver Farr,with Haverfordwest's Vincent Thorne ...
Quins make it three tovali wins in a row
May 01, 2009 ... Carmarthen Quins won the Tovali West Wales Challenge Cup for thethird successive season - but the division one west champions hadto work hard for their 27-19 victory in the final over Loughor atDunvant. Loughor were very much below strength and had to rely on severalyouth team ...
Cwmllynfell awaiting WRU's points decision
May 01, 2009 ... Cwmllynfell are expected to hear their fate today from the WelshRugby Union concerning the use of passive scrums during their matchagainst Whitland earlier in the season. They appeared before a WRU panel on Monday night andrecommendations were going forward to the full board last ...
Consistency aim as whites look to finish on a high
May 01, 2009 ... Swansea are hoping for consistency to emerge as they look to endtheir league campaign with four straight wins. The Whites sealed back-to-back wins on Wednesday night for thefirst time since February courtesy of their comfortable 22-6 victoryover Pontypool at St Helen's. And ...
King out to raise bar for wizards
May 01, 2009 ... Head coach Simon King has hailed Aberavon's achievements thisseason - but aims to raise the bar next term. The Wizards have worked their magic this season in holding theirown in the Welsh Premiership, which is something King has taken hugesatisfaction from. And the Wizards ...
Llanelli won't gamble on walking wounded
May 01, 2009; ... Llanelli have insisted they won't risk their walking wounded fortomorrow's Swalec Cup final dress rehearsal with Neath. The Parc y Scarlets side have a growing list of injuries in therun-up to the Millennium Stadium clash with the Blacks. Injuries and Wales Under-20s ...
The last hurrah for some Swans
May 01, 2009; ... Roberto Martinez admits Swansea City will bid farewell to someplayers this weekend - but reckons Jason Scotland could play out hisdays at the Liberty. Swansea host Blackpool in their final game of the Championshipseason on Sunday with doubts surrounding the futures of a string ...
Byrne's injury is a scare for the Lions
May 01, 2009 ... Lee Byrne handed the Lions another scare when he suffered a kneeinjury in the Ospreys' Magners League clash with the Dragons lastnight. The full-back fell awkwardly after being challenged in the air bythe visitors' flanker Jamie Ringer in the 31st minute of the LibertyStadium ...
'Don't be so quick to judge us kids'
May 02, 2009; ... Six miles north-west of Swansea lies a battered and bruised townwith a working-class heart. Gorseinon, the stamping ground of Welsh boxing legend ColinJones, has been through the mill in recent years. Its steel works has long since gone, giving way to a housingestate. And the ...
pounds4m still trapped in banks
May 02, 2009 ... Taxpayers in Carmarthen- shire could have to wait several yearsbefore seeing any of their pounds4 million caught up in the Icelandbanking crisis. The collapse came after the country's three largest banks,Glitnir, Landsbanki and Kaupthing, announced huge losses, renderingthe ...
Launch for author's latest work
May 02, 2009 ... Swansea-born author Paul Ferris launches his new book, Gower inHistory: Myth, People, Landscapes, on Thursday. The launch takes place at 7pm at the Dylan Thomas Centre in thecity's maritime ...
Crews called out to three city car fires
May 02, 2009 ... Fire crews were called out three times overnight on Monday to carfires in Swansea. The first incident happened at 12.54am at Weobley Court,Blaenymaes, where a Mercedez-Benz was destroyed in a blaze. In the second incident, at 1.47am at ...
Meet up with police
May 02, 2009 ... People living in Morriston have the chance to talk crime withpolice next week. A Pact meeting takes place in The Activity Centre, GlantaweStreet, at 6.30pm, on Tuesday. Neighbourhood officers ...
Teenager's roof fall death was an accident
May 02, 2009 ... A 19-year-old who died following a fall through a factory roofhad been playing on it with friends, an inquest heard. David John Evans, of Afon Road, Llangennech, sustained serioushead injuries and was rushed to Morriston Hospital on April 15,2007. Mr Evans, who was ...
Beaming ballet to city's big screen
May 02, 2009; ... Free opera and ballet are coming to Swansea and you won't have totravel far to enjoy them. The city has been added to a UK-wide programme which will seelive performances from the Royal Opera House in London beamed liveto a screen in Castle Square. The events follow the ...
AM pledges support for GPs' service
May 02, 2009 ... A Call by doctors' leaders for an occupational health service forGPs is winning support. Swansea-based AM Peter Black, Lib Dem Shadow Health Minister,said he was fully behind the idea by the British MedicalAssociation. Mr Black raised the issue in an Assembly debate during ...
Mission of mercy for cyclone kids
May 02, 2009; ... An aid worker who has been working in Burma to help thoseaffected by a cyclone there last May has told of her experiences. Claire O'Kane, aged 37, went to the south east Asian country inJuly as part of her work with Save the Children. She is leading a team which helps reunite ...
Audience swing, and all that jazz
May 02, 2009 ... An annual concert was a swinging affair this year. Morriston Ladies' Choir's concert featured jazz for the firsttime, with Women in Jazz taking part. The concert also featuredsoloist Angharad Rees and the host choir. Jen Wilson, the pianist of the AllStars Swing Band and ...
MP speaks out on gurkhas decision
May 02, 2009; ... Gower Mp Martin Caton has defended his decision to abstain from acontroversial House of Commons vote. While MPs handed Prime Minister Gordon Brown an embarrassingdefeat on whether or not Gurkhas should have the right to settle inthe UK, Mr Caton did not vote. A Lib Dem motion ...
Cheer as beer still on tap at city pubs
May 02, 2009 ... Beer enthusiasts have until Monday to sample up to 50 real alesfrom across the world at two pubs in Swansea. The Potters Wheel on the Kingsway and The Bank Statement in WindStreet have tipples from brewers in New Zealand, Canada, Australia,Finland, USA, ...
Blaze accused 'smelt strongly of petrol'
May 02, 2009 ... The man accused of attempting to murder a woman and threechildren in a Neath Valley house fire smelt strongly of "petrol andburnt skin" when police arrested him, jurors heard yesterday. Thomas Garrington had burns to his arms, hands and legs and wasbleeding from his ...
Shoppers' chance to bag job at market
May 02, 2009 ... Swansea shoppers will have the chance to pick up more than justgood local produce when they visit the city's indoor market nextWednesday. They will also be able to get the latest employment informationand advice from the local Swansea ...
Date with Queen
May 02, 2009 ... The chairman of Ystradgynlais Town Council has been invited to agarden party at Buckingham ...
Officers reject garage plans
May 02, 2009 ... Plans to convert a garage in Brynmill into a flat have beenrefused by Swansea ...
We shouldn't be down - just keep looking forward
May 02, 2009 ... Swans fans should not be despondent with the team due to theirfailure to secure a play-off place - it may be a blessing indisguise. Our time will surely come and under Roberto Martinez Swansea Citywill rise to greater heights. Full praise to a superb manager andhis squad who ...
Will Cardiff get punishment?
May 02, 2009 ... I Am still astonished by the Welsh FA and the time it has takenfor them to punish Cardiff City for their failure to control ...
Swans lend a hand to youngsters
May 02, 2009 ... Swansea City have done their bit to help the Swansea SchoolboysUnder-14 team ahead of their big cup final today. The Swans have lent the youngsters their team bus for the WelshSchools Inter Association Cup final against Denbigh in Oswestry. The Liberty Stadium club have also ...
Todd facing delay over latest contest
May 02, 2009 ... Swansea boxer James Todd's latest test under Calzaghe Promotionshas been moved back to the end of this month. The 20-year-old Bonymaen ABC light-welterweight was due tofighter veteran Brummie Karl Taylor on the undercard of ...
Skewen kids receive a west Wales welcome
May 02, 2009 ... Skewen Rfc Under-7s and under-8s undertook a four-day tour ofWest Wales. The club based themselves out of Tenby and played games on boththe Saturday and Sunday at Narberth and Crymych. The host clubs between them were supplying eight of the 14 sidesfor the forthcoming West ...
Davies underlines his star potential with fine display
May 02, 2009; ... The Lee Holland Rally ran was staged at the Ty Croes circuit onAnglesey last weekend as the second round of the Kick EnergyAcceleration TV Junior 1000 Rally Championship. Two new junior championship contenders have now entered theseries for young rally drivers, and emerging from ...
Melding secures county honours
May 02, 2009 ... The Neath and Swansea schools County Golf Championship held over36 holes at Cradoc Golf Club in Brecon was won by Craig Melding fromNeath College, who shot 151. Max Davies from Gowerton School was second on 153, beatingMatthew Davies from Neath College into third on ...
A dream start for Joseph
May 02, 2009 ... The first Port Talbot Motorcycle Racing Club event of 2009 took place at Margam Park with the rally stage through the grounds ofthe estate. Riders and organisers enjoyed glorious weather and a full entryof 60 riders ensured a great day of racing action. Young rider Joseph ...
Fowden seeks great start on epynt track
May 02, 2009 ... This Sunday sees motorsport return to the Epynt military roadsabove Sennybridge. The RDP Welsh Rally brings top drivers and cars back to the MOD venue, the rally being a round of the Welsh National TarmacadamRally Championship, the Welsh Historic Rally Championship, the ...
Pembrey ready for top action
May 02, 2009 ... Llanelli's Pembrey Circuit hosts the British RallycrossChampionship on Sunday and Monday, with action under way from 10am. Admission is pounds12 for adults and accompanied children free ofcharge. More details ...
Champions test
May 02, 2009 ... With just six weeks to go before the start of the biggest all-rally event in the UK this year, interest is increasing all thetime. In the nine rally events which form the competitive part of theshow, there will be at least two World Rally champions taking part. Stig Blomqvist ...
Can we afford a free service?
May 02, 2009 ... The Assembly faces some difficult choices in the next few monthswith the announcement of a pounds600 million a year budget squeezefrom 2011 to 2014. As about 70 per cent of the overall budget is spent on health andeducation, some big money-saving ideas are going to have to be ...
The future is safe
May 02, 2009 ... This week's series of articles on growing up in Swansea today hasbeen an eye-opener - and an encouraging one at that. We have given youngsters across the area a chance to tell therest of us their thoughts on life and their hopes and fears for thefuture. And, in the main, they ...
No place like home
May 02, 2009 ... Many people will have been shocked and saddened by KatherineJenkins's admissions last year over drugs usage is the past. Yes,she said, she had dabbled with Ecstasy, cannabis and cocaine in thepast. Thankfully, all that is now well behind ...
Paying a high price for free prescriptions?
May 02, 2009 ... BY Liz PERKINS health reporter elizabeth.perkins@ swwmedia.co.uk LOSING free prescriptions would be a bitter pill to swallow forpatients after paying nothing for the past two years. But fears have been raised that the deepening economic crisiscould see the ...
Wasteful Neath let Llanelli win dress rehearsal for cup
May 04, 2009 ... If Neath can sharpen up their finishing then they stand afighting chance of retaining the cup. Though Llanelli took this dress rehearsal ahead of the Swalec Cupfinal meeting between the clubs at the Millennium Stadium onSaturday, an entertaining West Wales derby posed more ...
Wanderers tail-enders hang on to thwart ammanford
May 04, 2009 ... Ammanford, last season's Antur Insurance South Wales CricketAssociation first division champions, had to settle for a draw athome to newly-promoted Carmarthen Wanderers. Rhydian Harris (36), Alun Evans (35), Andrew Salter (34) andskipper Craig Maloney (30) all made valuable ...