Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales) back issues from February 2008:
After the jungle.(Features)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Why Cerys is taking a laid back approach to life pages 8 & 9 ...
'Welshman kept wife's body in a wheelie bin for 23 years' Expat's murder trial opens in Australia.(News)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Byline: Robin Turner A WELSHMAN kept his wife's remains in a wheelie bin for 23 years after pretending she had run off with another man, a shocked court heard yesterday. Fred Boyle, now 58, and his wife Edwina left Cardiff in1972 to start a new life in Australia, ...
Nothing vulgar about new A4.(Features)
Feb 01, 2008 ... A brash and mouthy young loads a money witters on about how important it is to be seen in the right clothes, the right places and the right car as he takes anA4 for a test drive. At the end, he gets out and tells the floppy-haired salesman that the Audi is "not really my style" ...
Box Office; inside track.(Features)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Byline: KAREN PRICE WHEN I was first on the arts desk at the Western Mail, it's fair to say that Cerys Matthews was a bit of a hellraiser. She was the lead singer of Catatonia and was forever being photographed with a drink in hand enjoying herself at a string of ...
Part of St Athan defence training centre is dropped; But rest of the vast scheme is to go ahead.(News)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Byline: Tomos Livingstone Political Editor PART of a huge pounds 15bn defence training academy earmarked for St Athan in the Vale of Glamorgan is being ditched, the Ministry of Defence said yesterday. Only one of the two centralised training centres will now be built ...
Survey highlights drug use concerns.(Features)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Byline: Sam Marsden NEARLY one in 10 young drivers has got behind the wheel while high on illegal drugs, a new survey reveals. The study shows worrying levels of risk-taking among under-25s, half of whom have used a hand-held mobile phone while driving. ...
Government introduces tighter controls on stretch limos after standards worries.(Features)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Byline: Andrew Woodcock THE Government is tightening up controls on stretch limos to make sure they meet safety and licensing standards. Extended limousines have become a popular feature of party nights out, with numbers on UK roads tripling to around 15,000 over the ...
Melting down Miller's Crucible; performing arts One of Arthur Miller's most famous plays has been translated for Welsh audiences. Writer Gareth Miles tells Karen Price what it was like reworking The Crucible.(Features)(Theater review)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Byline: Gareth Miles TRANSLATING a world-famous play must be no easy feat but Gareth Miles has worked his magic on Arthur Miller's The Crucible. His Welsh-language version, Y Pair, will be premiered by Theatr Genedlaethol Cymru in Bangor next week before it embarks on ...
Can you please come and arrest my boyfriend? He has put my hamster out in the rain; Police reveal the trivial complaints reported via 999.(News)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Byline: Lauren Turner WHEN your boyfriend puts your hamster in the rain, do you: 1) phone a friend, 2) attempt a solo rescue, or 3) dial 999? Most would opt for a commonsense approach. But if - in a desperate bid to ...
Cadillac launches first estate car; Station Wagon comes at same price as saloon.(Features)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Byline: Steve Hughes IT sounds as American as blueberry pie but not all is as it seems with the new Cadillac Station Wagon. Cadillac is owned by General Motors, which also owns Vauxhall and Saab, with the latter being based in Sweden where the Caddy is made. ...
culture vulture; performing arts.(Features)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Byline: Jamie Rees Age: 30 Occupation: Assistant marketing manager at St David's Hall, Cardiff What was the last movie you saw? Sweeney Todd. Spectacular film, probably Tim Burton's best and Johnny Depp is at his most beautiful, ...
'United action needed to beat climate change'.(News)
Feb 01, 2008 ... FIRST Minister Rhodri Morgan described climate change as "the most important single challenge facing the whole of humanity". Speaking alongside vice-president of the European Commission Margot Wallstrom on her first visit to Wales yesterday, Mr Morgan went on to describe sex ...
five live on this week's to-do list; reviews and previews.(Features)
Feb 01, 2008 ... 1 And Then There Were None This is the story based on the best-selling Agatha Christie thriller that follows the fortunes of a group of 10 strangers who are lured to a remote island off the coast of Devon. Upon arrival it is discovered that their host, an eccentric millionaire, ...
Addict sent to jail after knife threats to sick grandfather.(News)
Feb 01, 2008 ... A HEROIN addict who robbed his sick grandfather at knifepoint was sentenced to two years in prison yesterday. David Dicks, 23, stole cash, medication and a mobile phone from Islwyn Thomas, 75, on December 15. After visiting his grandfather for an hour that afternoon, he returned ...
Time to cast a new spell; reviews and previews.(Features)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Godspell wales millennium centre, cardiff ***** karen price SINCE its world premiere in 1971, Godspell has become a staple of modern musical theatre. Basically made up of a series of parables told through song and dance, over the ...
Officer admits breach of rules in murder case.(News)
Feb 01, 2008 ... A DETECTIVE investigating the murder of grandmother Joyce Sutton admitted to a jury yesterday he handled vital evidence in a way that was "undesirable, unsatisfactory and not according to regulations". Detective Constable Christopher Mason was one of the first police officers ...
Murder trial hears how son-in-law reached inside old bin and pulled out leg bone of dead woman; Body was kept hidden for 23 years, court told.(News)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Byline: Robin Turner A WELSHMAN kept up a charade his wife had run off with another man while keeping her remains in a wheelie bin in his back garden for 23 years, a court has been told. Fred Boyle, 58, from Cardiff, moved his mistress Virginia Gissara into the ...
Victim's family believed there was no way she could still be alive and fail to stay in touch with relatives in Wales.(News)
Feb 01, 2008 ... FRED and Edwina Boyle left Wales for Australiain 1972, when she was 21 and he was 23. They had married earlier that year after romance blossomed when they worked together on Cardiff's buses. Mrs Boyle (nee Dobbs)was a conductress and her husband a bus driver. Edwina, ...
family time picks for kids; reviews and previews.(Features)
Feb 01, 2008 ... 1 Wyrd Sisters Following three witches who, despite their differences, embark on a quest to bring the Kingdom's rightful heir to the throne, Wyrd Sisters is a thrilling adaptation of Terry Pratchett's best selling series. Part sci-fi classic, part Shakespearean spoof, this ...
Probe intoteenager's death; wales news bulletin.(News)
Feb 01, 2008 ... A 16-YEAR-OLD boy has been found dead at the home he shared with his mother. South Wales Police were last night investigating the sudden death of the teenager, whose body was found at 11.30am on Tuesday at his terrace home ...
Kia's little marvel pro-cee'ds to go; Maker aims its new marque at younger drivers.(Features)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Byline: Chris Russon A THIRD variety is sprouting from Kia's cee'd in the shape of a three-door hatchback. And the Korean car maker - which builds the cee'din Europe - is hoping its new model will blossom. Kia is aiming the procee'd at a younger audience ...
Police did not identify the teenager yesterday. wales news bulletin.(News)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Public thanked after body find POLICE said yesterday they were no longer treating the discovery of a man's body near a tennis centre as suspicious. The man, described as white and between 40 and 60 years old, was found by a passer-by close to the Welsh Tennis Centre and Esporta ...
Man in court after bomb scare; wales news bulletin.(News)
Feb 01, 2008 ... A MAN will appear at Haverford west Magistrates Court this morning charged with communicating false information after a bomb scare. Around 600 staff at the South Hook LNG depot at Milford Haven were evacuated on Tuesday morning following an anonymous ...
Train services back to normal.(News)
Feb 01, 2008 ... SERVICES on a railway line affected by a second landslide in a week returned to normal yesterday. The bank at Alderton, in South Gloucestershire, gave way causing difficulties along the main line between South Wales and London. A spokesman for Network Rail said it had ...
Brown joins calls for greater public scrutiny of MPs' expenses and allowances; MP questions if punishment is enough as Conway is suspended from the Commons for 10 days.(News)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Byline: Jon Smith GORDON BROWN last night backed calls for greater public scrutiny of parliamentary expenses, as disgraced MP Derek Conway was suspended from the Commons for 10 days. The Prime Minister said there should be more "transparency" over how and where MPs ...
Girl power; visual arts Euryl Stevens produces images of figures combining painting, textiles and stitch work. Her latest collection, as Julie Richards discovers, also features strong female characters.(Features)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Byline: Julie Richards DURING the early '70s, female artists in North America and Britain began directly challenging the male-dominated art world. Pioneering, symbolic exhibitions were curated and showcased by some of the leading female artists, such as Linda Nochlin ...
the view; visual arts.(Features)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Byline: gordon dalton ARC (Art Resource Cardiff) is the latest initiative in Cardiff to get a brand new website to try to provide some kind of art world solidarity in the capital. Although slightly different, there has been the Cardiff Contemporary Visual Arts Month, ...
It may be time to ban MPs employing relatives, says standards chairman.(News)
Feb 01, 2008 ... MPS can spend up to pounds 87,276 annually - soon to be increased to pounds 96,630 - to fund researchers, secretaries and assistants to staff their offices. They can employ who they like, and they are not obliged to disclose how much they pay them. However, staff ...
Grieving parents in appeal to landowners over safety.(News)
Feb 01, 2008 ... THE parents of a young boy who slipped and fell to his death in a river said yesterday they want their loss to remind landowners around the UK to maintain vigorous safety standards. Richard and Linda Laxen, the divorced parents of nine-year-old Sean, indicated they have drawn ...
uk: Father killed baby in a fit of temper.(News)
Feb 01, 2008 ... AFATHER was jailed for seven years after being found guilty yesterday of killing his eight-month-old daughter in a fit of temper while his wife ate dinner downstairs. Scott Harman, 25, shook or flung Jessica with force because she had probably been crying more loudly and for ...
I don't do things for results; centre feature It's been a hectic few months for Cerys Matthews, who has been making headlines for her love life rather than her music. But, as Sarah Miloudi discovers, she's about to return to what she does best with a mini tour of Wales.(Features)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Byline: Sarah Miloudi IT is almost 10 years since Catatonia released the hit single Mulder And Scully which propelled the band to fame. From that moment on, it's fair to say that lead singer Cerys Matthews has been on something of a rollercoaster of a journey. Today, ...
uk: Extra 24 hours for online tax returns.(News)
Feb 01, 2008 ... HM Revenue & Customs yesterday extended the deadline for people to complete their self assessment tax returns following problems with its website. The Government department said it was giving people an extra 24 hours to get their returns and any tax they owe to it, without ...
uk newsbulletin: Passengers airlifted off listing ferry.(News)
Feb 01, 2008 ... A COMBINATION of Welsh rescuers moved into action last night so a stricken ferry's passengers and crew could be airlifted to safety in the Irish Sea. A Sea King helicopter, Rescue 122, was sent from RAF Valley on Anglesey in response to a Mayday call received by Liverpool ...
uk: Porton Down veterans welcome payout.(News)
Feb 01, 2008 ... VETERANS of Cold War experiments at the Porton Down research centre last night said the Government had "finally and belatedly" paid its dues after they were awarded pounds 3m compensation. Ken Earl, founder of the Porton Down Veterans Support Group, said the ...
world: UK soldiers hurt in Iraq rocket attack.(News)
Feb 01, 2008 ... THREE British soldiers were wounded in a rocket attack on their base near Basra yesterday. An Army spokesman said multiple rockets were apparently launched from the city, which is about 12 miles away, although he said the attack was still being investigated. Three ...
world: Ship's anchor rips a hole in the internet.(News)
Feb 01, 2008 ... AN accident involving a ship's anchor wrecke dinter net access for a huge slice of the world yesterday. Experts said the chaos caused by the severing of just two undersea cables pointed to the system's vulnerability to terrorist or other attacks. After the cables ...
world: Britney escorted to psychiatric hospital.(News)
Feb 01, 2008 ... BRITNEYS pears was taken to hospital yesterday amid fears she might harm herself. The pop singer was escorted in an ambulance by more than a dozen police officers in cars, on motorcycles and in helicopters. One police officer said the 26-year-old was being taken to ...
Hope for carers after discrimination ruling.(News)
Feb 01, 2008 ... THE mother of a disabled child who claimed she left her job after being "harassed" by her employers was yesterday a step closer to a groundbreaking legal victory which could give new rights to millions of carers. Sharon Coleman, 42, from south London, said she was forced to quit ...
Hope for carers after discrimination ruling.(News)
Feb 01, 2008 ... THE mother of a disabled child who claimed she left her job after being "harassed" by her employerswas yesterday a step closer to a groundbreaking legal victory which could give new rights to millions of carers. Sharon Coleman, 42, from south London, said shewas forced to quit ...
Al-Qaeda leader reported killed inside Pakistan.(News)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Byline: Ceri Williams ONE of al-Qaeda's top commanders in Afghanistan, Abu Laith al-Libi, was killed in Pakistan according to a website used by militant groups last night. "We congratulate the Islamic nation for the martyrdom of the sheik, the lion, Abu Laith ...
Decision to release 'killer' policeman on bail was 'borderline' Judge freed officer despite grave reservations.(News)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Byline: Sam Marsden A CATALOGUE of misjudgements that allowed a policeman accused of murder to be freed before apparently killing his mother-in-law and then shooting himself was disclosed yesterday. A judge released Garry Weddell, 47, on bail despite his own ...
Death-driver escapes jail to protect children after wife dies in crash.(News)
Feb 01, 2008 ... A FATHER of three, who killed hiswife in a car crash, escaped jail yesterday because a judge took pity on his children. Charles Lawrence, 27, pulled out of a lay-by and performed a U-turn without looking, after an argument about his wife Zoe's driving. The family's ...
Boy aged 12 raped girl of 7 in drunken 'game'.(News)
Feb 01, 2008 ... A 12-YEAR-OLD boy has admitted raping a seven-year-old girl during a drunken truth or dare game. The child, who cannot be named for legal reasons, drank four cans of lager and downed two miniature bottles of vodka before the attack. Newcastle Crown Court heard that ...
NEWSROUND: Price of ingredients adds a quarter to the cost of a breakfast.(News)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Byline: Louise Barnett THE cost of buying 10 popular breakfast items has soared by 23% in the past five years, according to one supermarket chain. A basket of goods including bread, juice, coffee, eggs, bacon and baked beans has increased from pounds 11.64 to pounds ...
NEWSROUND: City council to clamp down on illegal parking.(News)
Feb 01, 2008 ... DRIVERS in one Welsh city face increased parking fines, after plans to get tough over traffic enforcement were approved yesterday. Swansea Council's ruling cabinet has backed a scheme for the authority to take responsibility for issuing fixed penalty notices to drivers who park ...
NEWSROUND: Welsh scientist honoured as a 'Great Briton'.(News)
Feb 01, 2008 ... A LEADING Welsh academic has been recognised as a "Great Briton", it was announced last night. Nobel laureate Sir Martin Evans, Professor of Mammalian Genetics at Cardiff University, received the honour in the 2007 Morgan Stanley Great Briton Awards, held yesterday. ...
NEWSROUND: Education boardmust 'ask difficult question'.(News)
Feb 01, 2008 ... THE group given the task of improving failing education services in Denbighshire was yesterday urged not to shy away from criticism. At the first meeting of the Denbighshire Independent Recovery Board, Education Minister Jane Hutt said members must ask difficult questions ...
new releases reviewed by christopher rees; music matters.(Features)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Byline: christopher rees Adele 19 XL ***** WHEN the hype machine goes into overdrive as much as it has around 19-year-old Londoner Adele, it's difficult to maintain a balanced and fair opinion. Wildly exaggerated ...
Are killer whales off West Wales tourists or planning to stay?(News)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Byline: Steffan Rhys IT MAY be several thousand miles from their more usual habitat in the Arctic seas, but the West Wales coast couldbe becoming a popular destination for one of the ocean's most awe-inspiring creatures. The orca - or killer whale - was spotted off ...
the playlist; music matters I'd better dig out a pen that works and start practising my signature...(Features)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Byline: huw stephens THIS week I went to see Cate le Bon playing at a university in London. She played a short, sweet set consisting of mostly new tunes from her forthcoming EP on the Peski label, one of Wales' fine indie stables. Also on the bill were ...
single; music matters.(Features)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Michael Jackson with will.i.am The Girl Is Mine 2008 Sony/BMG ***** To help celebrate the 25th anniversary of Michael Jackson's album Thriller, Black Eyed Peas main man will.i.am has done a fantastic job of murdering a classic song. Injecting ...
the charts: uk; music matters.(Features)
Feb 01, 2008 ... 1 Basshunter - Now You're Gone 2 Adele - Chasing Pavements 3 Nickelback - Rockstar 4 Rihanna (pictured) - Don't Stop The Music 5 Lupe Fiasco Ft Matthew Santos - Superstar ...
Parents opt for the safe approach by 'stab-proofing' their children; Worry over knife crime leads to protection move.(News)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Byline: Robin Turner WELSH parents are among those buying stab-proof clothing to protect their children against knife crime and bullying, the Western Mail has learned. According to manufacturers, parents mainly from the Swansea and Newport areas are among the ...
the charts: albums; music matters.(Features)
Feb 01, 2008 ... 1 Scouting For Girls - Scouting For Girls 2 Robert Plant & Alison Krauss - Raising Sand 3 Amy Macdonald - This Is The Life 4 Newton Faulkner - Hand Built By Robots 5 Hoosiers - The Trick To ...
Large parts of Wales are 'safest in UK'.(News)
Feb 01, 2008 ... LARGE swathes of Wales are among the "safest" parts of Britain, new figures showed yesterday. A new Home Office report into violent crime revealed that the Dyfed-Powys Police force areawasmatchedonlybyCumbria in having the UK's least number of murders since 2002/ 03. ...
the charts: A Pott shot at success; music matters going live.(Features)
Feb 01, 2008 ... LIFE just keeps getting better for Paul Potts. Eight months ago he was a mobile phone salesman, tonight he will be the headline act at the Cardiff International Arena. Having won the inaugural Britain's Got Talent show, Potts went on to top the charts in numerous countries, ...
Me and my mom; music matters Judy Garland remains one of the most famous actresses of all time. Now her daughter Lorna Luft is paying her own tribute to her with a stage show. Karen Price wonders what it's like being the daughter of a showbiz legend.(Features)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Byline: Karen Price IT can't be easy being the daughter of someone famous. And when your mother was the legendary film star Judy Garland then any chance of a normal existence must have gone out of the window. Add to the mix anOscar-winning half-sister - Liza Minnelli ...
Manager sacked after her boss spied on her using a webcam; Woman loses her claim of sex discrimination.(News)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Byline: Sarah Miloudi A MANAGER working for a Welsh communications firm was sacked after her boss spied on her using a webcam, it emerged yesterday. Gemma Walker from Rhondda CynonTafwas dismissedfromher pounds 950-a-month retail management positionafter her employer ...
10 things ...you need to know about Marc Almond; music matters.(Features)
Feb 01, 2008 ... 1. When Marc Almond performs at St David's Hall in Cardiff this month it will be a rather emotional experience for him - as it's the venue where his good friend Gene Pitney last performed before he collapsed and died at the Hilton Hotel in Cardiff two years ago. 2. The pair ...
film reviews; the movies.(Features)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Byline: gary slaymaker Cloverfield 15, 84 mins ***** Penelope U, 89 mins ***** The Great Debaters 12, 123 mins ***** FOR the most part, advertising for films takes the part ...
Labour goes in search of bright ideas following poll debacle; Party think-tank established after Assembly result.(News)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Byline: Martin Shipton Chief Reporter WELSH Labour has decided to set up its own think-tank to develop new policies following last year's disappointing National Assembly election result, it was revealed yesterday. Ideas Wales, which will be launched at Cardiff ...
Double the thinking.(News)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Wales already has two think tanks, the Institute of Welsh Affairs (IWA) and the Bevan Foundation. The IWA, founded in 1987, bills itself as an independent think tank which acts as a bridge between public policymakers, the academic community, business and non-profit ...
From the grave to the cradle; the movies.(Features)
Feb 01, 2008 ... PLAYING a mother in her new movie proved a powerful and poignant experience for Halle Berry, who is currently expecting her first child. The Oscar-winning actress relished the opportunity to be "mom" to her on-screen children in the compelling drama Things We Lost In The Fire, a ...
Celebrities on hand to sign first copies of 'Encyclopaedia of Wales'.(News)
Feb 01, 2008 ... FAMOUS faces will gather in Cardiff tomorrow to mark the official launch of The Welsh Academy Encyclopaedia of Wales . Grammy-nominated soprano Rebecca Evans, former Coronation Street actor Brian Hibbard, award-winning author Rachel Trezise and Radio 1 DJ Huw Stephens will be ...
dvd digest: new to rent from Monday; the movies.(Features)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Atonement (15) ***** Starring: Keira Knightley, James McAvoy, Romola Garai, Saoirse Ronan, Brenda Blethyn, Vanessa Redgrave, Daniel Mays, Nonso Anozie, Juno Temple, Benedict Cumberbatch. Basic plot: Based on Ian McEwan's best-selling book, the ...