Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales) back issues from October 2007:
Rugby Union: SACKED.(Sport)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Byline: By Paul Abbandonato Western Mail Thirteen defeats and just six wins - the appalling record of Gareth Jenkins as Wales coach. Finally, after refusing to quit in the aftermath of our humiliating Rugby World Cup elimination at the hands of Fiji, he met his inevitable ...
Rugby Union: Martyn ends his Wales career.(Sport)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Byline: By Simon Thomas Western Mail Martyn williams last night announced his retirement from international rugby. The former Wales skipper (below) has brought down the curtain on his illustrious 11-year Test career in the wake of Saturday's World Cup exit at the hands of Fiji. ...
Rugby Union: Who's in line to clear up this mess?(Sport)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Byline: By Paul Abbandonato Western Mail Welsh rugby union bigwigs last night pledged to trawl the world to find the right man to coach Wales. WRU chairman David Pickering said no stone would be left unturned as the hunt begins for the successor to Gareth Jenkins. Ideally, Wales ...
HOW THE END FINALLY CAME...(News)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Byline: By Blair Wood and Steffan Rhys Western Mail What we haven't done is deliver tactically or technically on the field GARETH JENKINS insisted the shocking defeat to Fiji which knocked Wales out of the World Cup was no time for "knee-jerk" reactions. But there was barely ...
Rugby Union: The contenders to replace Jenkins.(Sport)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Byline: By Andy Howell Western Mail The WRU say they will leave no stone unturned as they trawl the world for the right man to replace the sacked Gareth Jenkins. Andy Howell looks at the CVs of the main contenders for one of the hottest seats in rugby WARREN GATLAND THE Kiwi ...
End of 'irrelevant' A-levels at new Welsh sixth form.(News)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Byline: By Abbie Wightwick Western Mail A new Welsh sixth form will abandon the ailing A-level qualification because it is becoming increasingly irrelevant. The independent Westbourne School, in Penarth, will teach the International Baccalaureate (IB) when it opens a new sixth ...
Complaints culture 'stops men teaching'.(News)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Byline: By Sarah Miloudi Western Mail Men are being put off becoming teachers because of a culture of "malicious complaints", a teaching union has warned. More than 30,000 people in the UK qualified as teachers last year, but only 8,065 were men, according to Government figures ....
Rugby Union: JUDGEMENT.(Sport)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Gareth Jenkins said he should be judged on the World Cup. But it was crystal clear Wales had little chance at the tournament because of what we had already witnessed beforehand. Here we outline 10 of the reasons why Jenkins had to go, including his stubborn refusal to listen to ...
Move over David Brent-Rob Brydon takes on Mr Motivator role in training film.(News)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Byline: By Robin Turner Western Mail It may have famously ended disastrously for David Brent in The Office, but the experience has not deterred Welsh comic Rob Brydon from turning his hand to that most cringe-worthy of roles - the motivational guru. Port Talbot-born Brydon, is ...
No running water, no heating for families who go back in time to the coal house.(News)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Byline: By Karen Price Western Mail Dressed in typical 1920s clothes and with cheeky grins on their faces, these are four of the children taking part in the new BBC Wales reality show Coal House. Kitty and Gwen Cartwright, Jade Phillips and Angharad Griffiths, and their ...
Rugby Union: We're so much better than our results suggest, insists Phillips.(Sport)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Byline: By Phil Blanche Western Mail Mike phillips took a swipe at Wales' woeful World Cup campaign under Gareth Jenkins by saying the team had "under-performed" in every game. Scrum-half Phillips was a bit-part player throughout the tournament, his only start coming in a ...
Rugby Union: Martyn: Why I've played my last game for Wales.(Sport)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Byline: By Simon Thomas Western Mail Martyn williams last night revealed that he has played his final game for Wales. Speaking exclusively to the Western Mail, the Lions flanker explained why he has decided to call it a day after an 11-year Test career that has brought him 76 ...
Fuel duty pushes diesel to pounds 1-a-litre.(News)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Byline: By Sarah Miloudi Western Mail A rise in fuel duty that will push the average diesel price to the brink of pounds 1 a litre could drive farmers and haulage firms out of business, the Shadow Minister for Rural Affairs has warned. Conservative AM Brynle Williams said ...
Full steam ahead for Severn tidal power as pounds 15bn barrage plan wins backing of influential supporters.(News)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Byline: By Tomos Livingstone Western Mail Planning for a pounds 15bn hydro-electric barrage across the Severn needs to "start in earnest" to ensure the project does not stall, Welsh Secretary Peter Hain said last night. In a government-commissioned report to be published later ...
Rugby Union: We must look overseas for new coach, but let's learn from this.(Sport)
Oct 01, 2007 ... What a game, what a performance, what a result - provided you were a Fijian! Wales' early departure from the World Cup was unexpected and not welcome in any way, shape or form. Defeat equates to failure at the game's major competition and the WRU, for once, got it exactly right in ...
No future for Iraq as a single state-MP Price.(News)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Byline: By David Williamson Western Mail Plaid Cymru MP Adam Price has become one of the first UK politicians to call for the partition of Iraq. He has come to the conclusion Iraq has no future as a "unitary state" in which Sunni and Shia Muslims and Kurds will share power ....
Foot-and-mouth disease is discovered at eighth farm.(News)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Byline: By Madeleine Brindley Western Mail Cattle at four other premises will be culled FARMERS were last night hit with a further outbreak of a disease thought to have cost the industry pounds 250m since August. The National Farmers' Union said the new case of foot and mouth at ...
Rugby Union: An obvious case of au revoir after the humiliation at la Beaujoire.(Sport)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Byline: By Andy Howell Western Mail The wru have to be applauded for acting quickly and decisively in their decision to get rid of Gareth Jenkins. Saturday afternoon in Nantes was utter humiliation and the coach is the man to blame. Union chiefs were merely following the model ...
Inquiry launched after escaped zoo chimp is shot.(News)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Byline: By Matthew Cooper An investigation was under way last night after a chimpanzee escaped from his enclosure at Whipsnade Zoo and was shot dead by his keepers. The Zoological Society of London, which runs the Bedfordshire tourist attraction, confirmed that the animal had ...
Suu Kyi meeting 'a token gesture' by oppressive junta.(News)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Byline: By Simon Baker London march shows support for Burmese BRITISH campaigners pushing for political change in Burma last night accused the country's oppressive regime of a "token" gesture in allowing a meeting between a United Nations envoy and opposition leader Aung San Suu ...
New religious hatred law will still allow free speech.(News)
Oct 01, 2007 ... A controversial new law making it an offence to incite religious hatred will come into force today. The law closes a gap in race legislation which meant only Jews and Sikhs, who were deemed by the courts to be racial groups, were protected. Other groups, like Muslims and Christians, were ...
Redwood wanted vote on ending UK.(News)
Oct 01, 2007 ... A cabinet Minister in the last Tory government says he tried to push for a referendum on whether Wales and Scotland should leave the UK. Former Welsh Secretary John Redwood put forward the plan in the 1990s in a bid to settle rows over Celtic devolution. "I judged that a majority of people ...
Come and joinus, says Bourne in plea to Plaid's disenchanted.(News)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Byline: By Tomos Livingstone Western Mail The Welsh Tories will today make a direct appeal to Plaid supporters to switch from Green to Blue ahead of a general election that could be only weeks away. The Conservatives believe there is scope to persuade Plaid voters unhappy their ...
Rugby Union: Paterson makes light of weighty matters.(Sport)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Scotland remain in the World Cup thanks to the unforgiving right boot of Chris Paterson, but the utility back insists he is not obsessed with the task he is starting to turn into an art form. Some of the world's leading marksmen, such as Jonny Wilkinson and Dan Carter, have struggled with ...
Rugby Union: Jones: Players are at fault, not coach.(Sport)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Byline: By Phil Blanche Western Mail Stephen jones made a firm defence of the doomed Gareth Jenkins by saying the players were the ones who should be held accountable for the embarrassing World Cup exit to Fiji, writes Phil Blanche. Jones was among Jenkins' most loyal ...
Two Welsh guest houses win Oscars as standards improve.(News)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Byline: By Karen Price Western Mail TWO Welsh hotels have won Cesar awards, regarded as the Oscars of the hotel industry. Y Goeden Eirin, in Dolydd, has been named green guest house of the year, while Plas Tan-Yr-Allt, in Tremadog, has won the title Welsh country house of the ...
Is Cameron the Tories' heir to Blair... or to Kinnock?(News)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Byline: By Tomos Livingstone Western Mail As Conservatives arrive in Blackpool for the most critical party conference for years, Political Editor Tomos Livingstone looks at what will be a make-or-break week for David Cameron YOU never know what a politician is really made of ...
Rugby Union: Shane: It could be the end of the world for me.(Sport)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Byline: By Andy Howell Western Mail Shane williams admitted he might never get the chance to star at another World Cup. The Great Entertainer, who almost single-handedly attempted to lift Wales against Fiji, will be 34 when the 2011 tournament takes place in New Zealand. And, if ...
New name for Welsh university.(News)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Byline: By Abbie Wightwick Western Mail The University of Wales Aberystwyth will be known as Aberystwyth University from today. The Privy Council has approved the universitys new charter and statutes which includes powers to award its own degrees. Professor Noel Lloyd, vice ...
Indian wins Welsh uni place on TV.(News)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Byline: By Abbie Wightwick Western Mail AN Indian student is starting a three-year degree course in Wales after winning a scholarship to study in a televised competition. Ayushman Jamwal, 18, from New Delhi, has enrolled at Cardiff University after beating thousands of other ...
Raising the tobacco age to 18 will curb young smokers, doctors hope.(News)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Byline: By Madeleine Brindley Western Mail A change in the law to make it illegal to sell tobacco to under 18s from today will help prevent teenagers from taking up the habit, doctors said yesterday. Health experts believe the law, which brings the sale of tobacco into line ...
Rugby Union: Pumas pummel Irish in a show of forward thinking.(Sport)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Ireland coach Eddie O'Sullivan stayed philosophical after his side were dumped out of the World Cup by Argentina. The Pumas claimed a 30-15 win at Parc des Princes to finish top of Pool D and book a date with Scotland in Paris on Sunday. The defeat capped a miserable tournament for the ...
Rugby Union: Roper on form for Wanderers.(Sport)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Games between these two sides are usually close but this one was a real cliff-hanger, writes Barri Hurford. Both teams had started the season well, creating a reputation for running rugby and putting the emphasis on attack rather than on stopping the other side from scoring. So ...
Rugby Union: Drovers stunned by Cardiff win.(Sport)
Oct 01, 2007 ... The contrasting body language of the opposing coaches said it all at the end of another fine advertisement for Premiership rugby, writes Chris Smart. Llandovery's Iestyn Thomas had the hang-dog expression of a man who couldn't quite believe what he had just witnessed. Cardiff's Justin ...
Rugby Union: Neath pip Maesteg at the death.(Sport)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Things can only get easier for Maesteg, who were pipped at the post by unbeaten leaders Neath, writes Tony Poole. The Old Parish had done enough to earn a draw against the champions, but a two-point return was downed to one in the batting of an eyelid. With the score stuck on ...
Rugby Union: Goodbye or au revoir from Alfie?(Sport)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Byline: By Phil Blanche Western Mail It was not the swansong the script had demanded but Gareth Thomas could not have covered himself in more glory had he snatched the ball from the final ruck and bulldozed his way through the Fijian defence. Had he done so, of course, Wales ...
Chief medical officer urges vulnerable young people to join the elderly in having a flu vaccination to protect them this winter.(News)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Byline: By Madeleine Brindley Western Mail Young people with chronic conditions are being urged to have a flu jab this year as the annual vaccination programme starts today. Although take-up among the over 65s is high, only a quarter of younger people who are eligible for the ...
Man is arrested after second M4 head-on crash leaves one dead.(News)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Byline: By Abbie Wightwick Western Mail Car driven in wrong direction POLICE were yesterday interviewing a man arrested after the second fatal head-on collision on the M4 in two weeks. The crash, also the second involving a car being driven the wrong way on the motorway, left ...
Rugby Union: Praise be to God after Fiji shatter our rugby world.(Sport)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Byline: By Phil Blanche Western Mail Fiji captain Mosese Rauluni dubbed Wales "erratic" after spearheading one of the World Cup's biggest upsets. The Saracens scrum-half nicknamed Mudji admitted he was surprised by Wales' game-plan as they failed to make the most of their scrum ...
Rugby Union: Gav's back, and Glasgow find a pack of trouble.(Sport)
Oct 01, 2007 ... The return of Gavin Henson for his first start since January helped spark the Ospreys to their opening Magners League win as the defending champions finally got their title defence up and running at the fourth attempt, writes Hamish Stuart. Although Welsh rugby's glamour boy ...
Police teams searching for missing dog-walker, Kelly, 24, find a body.(News)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Byline: By Rhiannon Beacham Police searching for a woman who disappeared while walking her dog have discovered a body, officers said yesterday. Kelly Hyde, 24, pictured was last seen with her whippet Scrappy leaving the Brynteg Garage, on Pontarddulais Road, Tycroes, near her ...
Double-killer waiting for appeal ruling in Lin and Megan case.(News)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Byline: By Tom Pugh The man convicted of the brutal killings of Lin and Megan Russell is waiting to hear whether appeal court judges will re-examine his case. Michael Stone, 46, is serving at least 25 years behind bars after twice being convicted of the hammer murders of the ...
Oh crumbs! Bread crusts will not make your hair go curly.(News)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Byline: By Sally Williams Western Mail It's one of the most familiar sayings heard over the dinner table in any Welsh family home - "Make sure you eat your crusts". But while generations of parents have spent hours trying to coax their children into eating the entirety of a ...
Football: On the Marc for a climb up table.(Sport)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Byline: By Darren Devine Western Mail Wrexham striker Marc Williams insisted his Red Dragons' teammates can avoid another season of relegation gloom after firing them off the bottom of the table. Williams' spectacular second-half strike ended a run of four consecutive League ...
Football: Newport have edge in physical encounter.(Sport)
Oct 01, 2007 ... County were too good for their Blue Square South rivals and ensured their place in the third qualifying round of the FA Cup on Saturday with a determined display in a physical encounter. Julian Alsop had the ball in the Basingstoke net in the 28th minute but eagle-eyed referee David Rock ...
Football: Martys pay penalty for spot miss.(Sport)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Merthyr threw away a two-goal lead and spurned a penalty to set up a FA Cup second qualifying round replay in Southampton on Tuesday,. Goals from Craig Stiens and Michael Jones on 38 and 27 minutes put the Martys in prime position. But Merthyr were pegged a goal back by half time as the ...
Alarming results of acid rain study shows streams are still toxic.(News)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Byline: By Abbie Wightwick and Steffan Rhys Western Mail Prof warns of fish being at risk WALES' natural habitat will take at least 50 years to recover from the effects of acid rain, a leading scientist warned last night. Professor Steve Ormerod, from Cardiff University, said ...
Football: Mum's the word for Bale boss.(Sport)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Byline: By Mike McGrath Tottenham boss Martin Jol has been testing Gareth Bale in midfield but believes the teenager will emerge as one of the best full-backs in the Premier League. Bale, 18, has scored three goals in his last three starts - and Jol is looking for him to improve ...
Football: Fowler ready to Kop a look at Anfield as a returning hero.(Sport)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Byline: By Steve Tucker Western Mail Cardiff city striker Robbie Fowler is delighted to be returning to his former stomping ground at Anfield. The fourth round of the Carling Cup will see the Bluebirds travel to take on Liverpool for the first meeting between the sides in nearly ...
Good reasons to build the Severn Barrage.(News)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Byline: -Comment IT's sometimes said that there are no grand projects in Britain any more, no great feats of civil engineering that can hold the whole nation in their thrall. Recent attempts at filling that gap have hardly proved auspicious; the Channel Tunnel, for instance, was ...
Letter: Please generate an answer to my query.(Features)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Sir - Comments and conversations I hear every day: Wind farms ...."not in my back yard", "too noisy and unsightly". Gas power stations ...."not near my town thanks". Nuclear power stations ...."environmentally unfriendly and dangerous". Fossil Fuels ...."costly to supply and running out ...
Letter: Break the shackles.(Features)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Sir - Sir Richard Dannatt, head of the Army, and Defence Secretary Des Browne have both now stated that our forces will be committed in Afghanistan for a very long period, a generation in all probability, and they see no prospect of withdrawing from Iraq either. Mr Browne is ...
Letter: EU will stop Brown.(Features)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Sir - It is idle for Mr Brown to promise deportations of foreign criminals. EU rules will prevent him, as with the killer of the school teacher, Philip Lawrence. And what about the people who ...
Letter: CCW must explain.(Features)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Sir - i read with interest Councillor Richard's letter (September 28) about the CCW and management of Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI). A day or two previously he asked me, as a professional ecologist, if I understood the meaning of, "ensure ... that SSSIs contribute to wider ...
Now fawning is something I do rather well, so leave me alone.(Features)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Byline: By Steve Groves You find me sitting here, confident and happy in a symphony of fawn. I am more than content with my magnolia walls, my white paintwork. I'm only telling you this because I'm being told I'm doing wrong, and I'm fed up with it. People say, "Brighten ...
Football: Jones is well-red amid Wuthering Heights of City's moorland mishap.(Sport)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Byline: By Steve Tucker Western Mail There was enough passion, misunderstanding and ultimate disappointment in this match to send brooding lover Heathcliff wailing and gnashing his teeth over the nearby Yorkshire moors. Once again, Cardiff in footballing terms played their ...
Football: McPhail tykes a bashing on his return to Yorkshire.(Sport)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Byline: By Steve Tucker Western Mail Despite constant barracking and jeers from the home supporters, Cardiff captain Stephen McPhail returned to former club Barnsley and put in an excellent performance. The cultured midfielder ran the game for his side, but was left bitterly ...
RETRO REPORT-SEPTEMBER, 1998:211-year male-only membership ends.(News)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Byline: By Tony Woolway Western Mail The Marylebone Cricket Club last night voted to allow women to become members in an historic move which ends 211 years of male-only membership. A total of 69.8% of the members who voted approved the change, overturning the result of a ballot ...
Letter: Others to blame.(Features)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Sir - I'm afraid British industry (including our engineering, aircraft, car and ship building) was destroyed and our order books were handed to other countries by a combination of the Callaghan government's ...
Letter: Barrage blues.(Features)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Sir - With the usual razzmatazz that we all expect from any political party's annual conference, the Labour Party has proudly announced a multi-million-pound feasibility study into the use of a Severn Barrage to generate green energy. The conference was told by John Hutton that the project ...
Letter: Northern plights.(Features)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Sir - It was music to my ears, reading WA Rees's suggestion that the WRU should "spread their wings further, say North Wales" to look for rugby talent (Letters, Wednesday, September 26, Rugby Limits). Llangefni RFC have for the last two seasons played in Division 3 West, and completed the ...
Playwright finds way home via a European folk tale.(Features)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Byline: By Karen Price Western Mail The name Charles Way will be cropping up a lot this autumn at theatres across Wales. For the playwright will see three of his productions brought to life on stage. The Long Way Home was launched by Cardiff-based Hijinx Theatre at the weekend ...
Gwyneth goes on tour for poetry day.(Features)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Four of the UK's most popular poets, including Welsh writer Gwyneth Lewis, will travel to the capitals of the four nations this week to mark National Poetry Day. She will be joined by Patience Agbabi, Robert Crawford and Gearoid Mac Lochlainn. They will be in London today, Cardiff ...
Football: We must work hard to develop a winning habit, says Monk.(Sport)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Garry monk believes it was another two points dropped at the Liberty Stadium against Brighton and admitted that, having set high standards, the Swans must meet expectations. His side played poorly in the first half but Monk was impressed with how they turned things around after ...
Football: Fans boos ring out as Swans survive a last minute Savage blow.(Sport)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Byline: By Blair Wood Western Mail Roberto martinez was finding it hard to hide his disappointment after his Swansea City side once again failed to win at home. The Swans have only won one in four games at home and for the first time Martinez's men were booed off the pitch as ...