Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales) back issues from June 2008:
Dutch Masters.(Sport)
Jun 02, 2008 ... WALES manager John Toshack saw his team's unbeaten run and attempt to enter the record books come crashing to an end against Holland. But he believes the experience the Welsh young guns will have gained from a daunting 90 minutes against the Dutch masters was "priceless". ...
Cancer drug could add six months to lifespan; Leading Welsh scientist hails new boost for kidney patients.(News)
Jun 02, 2008 ... Byline: Robin Turner A LEADING Welsh scientist says a new type of drug has offered a lifeline to patients suffering from one of the world's deadliest cancers. A new study of Sutent, the first new treatment for advanced cases of kidney cancer in more than 30 years, ...
Football: It's double Dutch, but kids will learn; Today it's orange, but the future looks bright for To shack's side.(Sport)
Jun 02, 2008 ... Byline: chris wathen Reportinng from the De Kuip Stadium, Rotterdam WALES were dazzled by the Dutch and their "orange army" of fans in Rotterdam, but at least they showed the future can be bright. Real Madrid pair Arjen Robben and Wesley Sneijder were the players ...
Scientists thrilled at powerful computer addition.(News)
Jun 02, 2008 ... A NEW supercomputer will help Welsh scientists in research projects as varied as discovering how stars were formed to dating prehistoric sites and improving cancer treatments. Supplied to Cardiff University by IT firm Bull, the new computer which was due to be officially ...
HOW WALES RATED.(Sport)
Jun 02, 2008 ... Byline: by Chris Wathan WAYNE HENNESSEY 8 So close to keeping out Robben's opener and only beaten by world-class finishes so nothing to be ashamed of. Saves showed once more why he's a wanted man. CHRIS GUNTER 7 An impressive and ...
Wales rugby stars could soon run out in... yellow! WRU said to be in discussions for radical new change strip.(News)
Jun 02, 2008 ... Byline: Robin Turner IT'S going to be just like playing Brazil for teams facing the Welsh rugby team. The WRU is understood to be in negotiations with its US-based kit suppliers Under Armour over a striking new yellow change strip. Previous change strips ...
Timber-kiln plant to boost value of our native woodlands.(News)
Jun 02, 2008 ... AN INNOVATIVE project to turn poor quality timber into high value material is to create 20 jobs and could add millions of pounds to the value of Welsh forests. A pounds 250,000 heat treatment facility will be used to convert the timber at the as-yet-unnamed site. The ...
Mums, sisters, aunts, nans and friends remembered as thousands of fundraisers run the Race for Life.(News)
Jun 02, 2008 ... Byline: Gavin O'Connor THOUSANDS of fundraisers adorned with pink hats, pink T-shirts and painted pink faces descended on the capital for the latest Race for Life challenge yesterday. The Cardiff run, following on from similar events held in Caernarfon and ...
Football: Battling young guns will benefit from experience; manager's verdict.(Sport)
Jun 02, 2008 ... Byline: JOHN TOSHACK WALES boss John Toshack felt his young players had gained priceless experience in their 2-0 defeat to Holland. The Dutch had all their big names on show apart from Arsenal's Robin van Persie, who will resume training on Wednesday at the squad's ...
Campaign to save monkey puzzle fails to sway planners.(News)
Jun 02, 2008 ... A RARE monkey puzzle tree which has been a harmless feature of a Welsh community for 150 years is facing the chop over safety fears. According to Swansea council the 50ft tree, at West Cross, is an unacceptable risk because of its needle-sharp fronds and falling fruit. ...
Football: Hardest test of career - Ashley.(Sport)
Jun 02, 2008 ... ASHLEY WILLIAMS described his Dutch experience as the hardest game he's ever played in after the new Swansea signing impressed at De Kuip Stadium. Williams, who completed his record pounds 400,000 switch from League Two Stockport to the Liberty last month, went from lower league ...
A native of the Chilean and Argentine Andes.(News)
Jun 02, 2008 ... The monkey puzzle tree, also known as a Chilean Pine, is native to the Andes of Chile and Argentina. The species is so old it has been described as a living fossil, with its family - the Araucariaceae - having been traced to the Mesozoic era, which started 250 million years ago ....
wales news bulletin: Woman held over death at house.(News)
Jun 02, 2008 ... A 24-YEAR-OLD woman was arrested in relation to drug related offences at the weekend after the discovery of a 43-year-old woman's body at a house in the centre of Swansea. Police were yesterday investigating what they called the woman's "suspicious death". ...
wales news bulletin: Immigrants seized at fast food shop.(News)
Jun 02, 2008 ... FOUR illegal immigrants arrested in a takeaway are facing deportation. The men - two aged 25 and 29 from Turkey, a 22-year-old from Iraq and a 22-year-old Syrian - were taken into custody after a raid on the Marmaris fast food shop in High Street, Fleur ...
wales news bulletin: Ebbw bus-rail link is scrapped.(News)
Jun 02, 2008 ... A BUS service that connects the Ebbw Valley rail link from Rogerstone to Newport railway station has been scrapped. The Welsh ...
wales news bulletin: Pilot, 71, treated after farm crash.(News)
Jun 02, 2008 ... A PILOT was taken to hospital with minor injuries on the weekend after his light aircraft crashed on farmland, police said. The 71-year-old, the only occupant on board the single seater Jodell light aircraft, made his own way out of the aircraft. The crash happened on ...
Catherine rebounds back to screen in new roles.(News)
Jun 02, 2008 ... HOLLYWOOD star Catherine Zeta Jones has been photographed on the set of her latest movie, which marks the start of a busy schedule for the Swansea-born actress. The 38-year-old mother of-two was on location in New York for the filming of The Rebound. The romantic ...
Rugby Union: Dallaglio legacy is safe - Rees; Wasps 26 16 Leicester.(Sport)
Jun 02, 2008 ... TOM REES has backed Wasps to prosper from the legacy of Lawrence Dallaglio as the Guinness Premiership champions begin life after their inspirational leader. Dallaglio's 339th and final Wasps appearance ended with him lifting yet another major trophy - the Londoners' fourth ...
pounds 22m mental health centre for youngsters; Self-harm, anorexia and bulima to be treated closer to home.(News)
Jun 02, 2008 ... Byline: Greg Tindle PLANS for a multi-million pound hospital centre for children and teenagers with mental health problems have taken a significant step forward, it was announced today. The pounds 22m centre will provide care for children and teenagers with serious ...
Rugby Union: Early bird Gatland out to get the drop on the world champions.(Sport)
Jun 02, 2008 ... Byline: gareth griffiths WARREN Gatland last night once more proved he is the master of surprise. Not for the first time, the canny Kiwi has seized the initiative by naming his Welsh side against the world champions South Africa ahead of schedule. In the ...
Police warn of summer assault on drink-driving; Young drivers told they risk death on the road - or getting caught.(News)
Jun 02, 2008 ... Byline: Gavin O'Connor MOTORISTS across Wales have been warned of the dangers of getting behind the wheel after drinking alcohol at summer parties and barbecues. As police today begin their annual crackdown on summer drink-driving, they have targeted this year's ...
Fans in snub to the big meeting.(Sport)
Jun 02, 2008 ... WALES could be playing in front of a half-empty stadium of just over 15,000 fans when they take on world champions South Africa in Bloemfontein this weekend. Reports in South African newspapers say the arrival of Warren Gatland's Grand Slam champions has failed to capture the ...
Turn-around diabetic who won at Chelsea has advice for sufferers.(News)
Jun 02, 2008 ... AN AWARD-WINNING Welsh gardener has urged fellow diabetics to get themselves tested following a remarkable turnaround in his health. Barry Mayled's warning follows new health guidelines on diabetes, which revealed that too many people were taking risks with the condition until ...
wales news bulletin: Slashing charges.(News)
Jun 02, 2008 ... A 52-YEAR-OLD man was last night charged with attempted murder after a 37-year-old man suffered two slash wounds to his neck on a beach. Police were called at 12.05pm on Saturday after the victim had been found slashed in Llandudno. Sydney Rogers, who has no ...
wales news bulletin: Celine's support.(News)
Jun 02, 2008 ... WELSH band The Storys have been booked to support diva Celine Dion today. The Swansea six-piece will play to 40,000 fans of the world's best-selling female artist in one of Europe's top venues, Amsterdam Arena, where tickets are selling for between pounds 40 and pounds 70. ...
wales news bulletin: Timeshare target.(News)
Jun 02, 2008 ... HOLIDAYMAKERS could benefit from new package of European rules aimed at tackling timeshare cheats, according to a Welsh MEP. Plaid Cymru's Jill Evans, who represents Wales on the European Parliament's Consumer Affairs Committee, said stricter regulations were being brought in to ...
uk news bulletin: Stabbing attacks: man is released.(News)
Jun 02, 2008 ... A MAN being questioned in relation to a stabbing attack that killed two children and seriously injured a baby has been released, Scotland Yard said yesterday. The man, 39, believed to be the children's father, will face no further action in relation to the deaths, police said. ...
Rugby Union: Rout of AFRICA; But Wales class of 2008 can help Gough erase memories of Pretoria and that 96-point pounding.(Sport)
Jun 02, 2008 ... Byline: Simon Thomas IAN GOUGH'S international career will come full circle when Wales lock horns with world champions South Africa in their own backyard over the next couple of weeks. It's 10 years ago this month that the hard-working second row made his Test debut ...
uk news bulletin: Four are bailed over death of electrician.(News)
Jun 02, 2008 ... FOUR people arrested over the murder of a man found dead in a bin store have been bailed, police said yesterday. The body of Latvian electrician Ritvars Kozans was discovered at flats in Woolmonger Street, Northampton, on Friday morning. Two men, aged 40 and 20, and ...
Rugby Union: Error-strewn England win, but it's a poor tour send-off at Twickenham.(Sport)
Jun 02, 2008 ... England 17 Barbarians 14 ENGLAND produced an abysmal display at a muted Twickenham in their final game before tackling New Zealand. Although England will be considerably reinforced for Test matches in Auckland and Christchurch later this month, there could still be no ...
uk news bulletin: Police name teens who died in tree crash.(News)
Jun 02, 2008 ... FOUR teenagers who died when their car hit a tree in the early hours of yesterday morning were named by police last night. James Bowyer, aged 18, from Oxfordshire; Lee Grimshaw, aged 18, from Northamptonshire; Edward Manders-Naden, aged 18, from ...
world news bulletin: Tiananmen Square protest in China.(News)
Jun 02, 2008 ... ABOUT 600 people marched silently from a Hong Kong park to government headquarters yesterday to mark the 19th anniversary of China's crackdown on pro-democracy demonstrators in Beijing's Tiananmen Square. But organisers faced the delicate task of not appearing insensitive at a ...
world news bulletin: Swiss citizenship plans are rejected.(News)
Jun 02, 2008 ... OFFICIAL results show that Swiss voters have rejected an initiative aimed at making it harder for foreigners to gain citizenship. The initiative has failed to win the majority of the cantons - or Swiss states - with clear "no" votes in most of them. With the results ...
world news bulletin: Satanic inscriptions daubed on graves.(News)
Jun 02, 2008 ... OFFICIALS in a southern French town say that some 250 graves in a local cemetery have been daubed with satanic inscriptions. Francois-Claude Plaisant of the local prefecture says that nearly every gravestone in the cemetery in Elne has been covered with inverted crosses and the ...
Parents face court action in juvenile drink proposals.(News)
Jun 02, 2008 ... Byline: Daniel Bentley PARENTS who allow their children to drink alcohol in public face being prosecuted in a new drive by ministers to get a grip on drunken youths marauding the streets. Youngsters who refuse to stop will also be criminalised and police will be ...
Tube drivers' leader bashes Boris over booze-ban chaos.(News)
Jun 02, 2008 ... Byline: Matt Williams LONDON'S Underground network returned to normality yesterday following chaotic scenes on Saturday night caused by revellers partying on the Tube ahead of a midnight booze ban. Police made a total of 17 arrests during the evening and were forced ...
Decision on routine was key to victory for dance star.(News)
Jun 02, 2008 ... TEENAGE breakdance sensation George Sampson yesterday put his Britain's Got Talent success down to a last-minute change of heart over his act. The 14-year-old dancer from Warrington said he originally intended to perform to a Bee Gees classic in Saturday's final before ...
Movie facades and King Kong attraction lost as Hollywood's Universal Studios catches fire.(News)
Jun 02, 2008 ... Byline: Andrew Bolt A MASSIVE fire raged at the world-famous Universal Studios in Southern California last night. Los Angeles fire Captain Frank Reynoso said the blaze was reported just before dawn on a sound stage on a back lot. There were no immediate reports of ...
Murdered PC used warrant card to collect agency debts; Special constable was disciplined over money owed to escort firm.(News)
Jun 02, 2008 ... Byline: Jack Doyle MURDERED special constable Nisha Patel-Nasri used her position in the force to collect debts owed to her husband's escort agency, it emerged yesterday. The 29-year-old, whose husband Fadi Nasri faces a life sentence for organising her murder, was ...
Suffering and fighting the reality of rising fuel prices; As the rising cost of oil and high fuel taxation continues to impact on a range of different areas of life, reporter Darren Devine finds out how those caught at the sharp end of prices are coping with - and adapting to - the issue.(News)
Jun 02, 2008 ... Byline: Darren Devine The cyclist Engineer Debbie Phillips and husband John now cycle their eight-mile journey each day into work from Hubberstone, in Milford Haven, to Pembroke Dock. The pair had previously driven in to work, but wanted to cut down on ...
Golf: Jamie has US mission; wales.(Sport)
Jun 02, 2008 ... Byline: Simon Kendal-Williams THE leading Welshman at the Celtic Manor is hoping maintain his momentum going into today's US Open qualifying event, writes Simon Kendal-Williams. Jamie Donaldson, below, ended the Welsh Open on 10 under par after a final-round 69. ...
Road-pricing opposition hardens.(News)
Jun 02, 2008 ... PUBLIC opposition to road charging is hardening with 60% against the idea of paying to use clogged-up routes, a Department for Transport (DfT) survey has found. The DfT regularly conducts surveys of public attitudes towards contentious issues and since 2005 has asked drivers and ...
Golf: Strange way proves effective at the Manor; wales.(Sport)
Jun 02, 2008 ... Byline: simon kendal-williams IF the 2008CelticManor Wales Open is looked back upon as the "Strange Open", it will be because of one man's complete dominance rather than any odd golfing goings-on. Scott Strange left the rest of the field trailing in his wake from the ...
Golf: Dredge the man to fly flag for Wales in 2010 Ryder Cup, says disappointed Price; wales.(Sport)
Jun 02, 2008 ... PHILLIP PRICE is ruling himself out for a repeat of his 2002 Ryder Cup heroics when golf's showpiece tournament hits the Celtic Manor in 2010. And the man who famously downed then world No 2 Phil Mickelsonat theBelfrysixyears ago believes there's only one Welshman to take on ...
Health campaigners target mosques in bid to reduce smoking among Muslims.(News)
Jun 02, 2008 ... HEALTH campaigners are to target mosques in a drive to cut the high levels of smoking among ethnic minority communities in Wales. They will use the month of fasting - Ramadan - as a focus for the anti-smoking campaign and during a period where Muslims cannot smoke during ...
We can all snap if we miss out on pot of gold; wales open diary.(Sport)
Jun 02, 2008 ... Byline: by Anthony Woolford WATCHING Bradley Dredge break his three-wood in frustration on Friday night took me back to a story concerning one member of the new Media Wales sporting "hub" at the Celtic Manor. It was at a Wales Open media day over the Wentwood Hills ...
Dyslexia 'cure' company's creditors told of talks with a potential buyer.(News)
Jun 02, 2008 ... PARENTS caught up in the collapse of an international company founded by a Welsh millionaire to promote a "miracle cure" for dyslexia face an anxious wait to see if they will get their money back. DDATUK, founded by Nantgarw-born Wynford Dore to deliver the Dore programme for ...
Urdd pentref hauls the hwyl back into rain-hit eisteddfod; URDD EISTEDDFOD 'Mr Urdd Village' helps push up visitor numbers.(News)
Jun 02, 2008 ... Byline: Rhodri Clark EXPERIMENTS to inject extra "hwyl" into the Urdd Eisteddfod's field helped to compensate for a slump in mid-week visitor numbers at this year's festival. Wet weather was blamed for a decline of more than 5,000 in visitor numbers on Wednesday last ...
Cricket: Stubborn Cardiff deny leaders; South Wales League.(Sport)
Jun 02, 2008 ... RUNAWAY Premier Division leaders Sully lost their perfect record in the Thomas, Carroll South Wales Cricket League when Cardiff hung on for a draw at Burnham Avenue. Batting first, Lloyd Smith made 60, captain Ryan Sylvester 57 and James Langworth 38 in Sully's score of 246-7, ...
Cricket: Rugby stars pile up runs in win; Welsh Club Conference.(Sport)
Jun 02, 2008 ... RUGBY internationals Gareth Wyatt, Geraint Lewis and Ceri Sweeney showed they were as adept with the small round ball as with the larger oval one. Batting first for Llantwit Fardre at Abercynon in Division One of the Thomas, Carroll Welsh Club Cricket Conference, Wyatt winged ...
Cricket: Pont tighten their grip at the top of table; South Wales Association.(Sport)
Jun 02, 2008 ... PONTARDDULAIS have gone 24 points clear at the top of the South Wales Cricket Association Division One championship table following their three-wicket win at Ammanford. James Harris and Daniel Roberts exploited the drying wicket, both picking up four wickets, and there was a ...
Tremlett set to miss out again for England.(Sport)
Jun 02, 2008 ... Byline: Myles Hodgson CHRIS TREMLETT looks set to be frustrated in his hopes of forcing an England recall despite being named in an unchanged 12-man squad for the final power Test against New Zealand. The Hampshire seamer seems ideally placed to make his first Test ...
Wales 'needs a national strategy in the sciences' Education inspector speaks out.(News)
Jun 02, 2008 ... Byline: Moira Sharkey WALES' chief education inspector has called for a new national strategy to drive up standards and quality of teaching in science. Dr Bill Maxwell, head of education inspectorate Estyn, is calling for a review to meet the challenge of a shortage ...
Pembrokeshire education 'sets a benchmark'.(News)
Jun 02, 2008 ... GOVERNMENT inspectors have graded the education service for pupils in Pembrokeshire as the best seen so far in a four-year review in Wales. Pembrokeshire County Council's education service received the highest grades for performance and for its prospects for improvement of any ...
Levy: 'Tony Blair is really able to sell himself and win people over. He is just streets ahead of Gordon Brown' Leaders come under fire as party fundraiser tells all to Hay crowd HAY FESTIVAL.(News)
Jun 02, 2008 ... Byline: Gareth Llewellyn GORDON BROWN does not have the ability to "sell himself or project himself," former colleague Lord Levy said yesterday. The former music mogul turned Labour Party fundraiser-in-chief undermined Mr Brown's premiership once again, this time in ...
We need to make sure immigration policy is managed properly or the country will end up going to the far right; HAY FESTIVAL.(News)
Jun 02, 2008 ... TONY Blair "didn't like the British working class so he imported in his own", according to one leading expert at a lively debate at Hay as the annual literary festival came near to its close. Speaking in The Economist debate on Saturday on the restriction of immigration and ...
Replacing Brown without general election 'unconstitutional' - Straw; HAY FESTIVAL.(Features)
Jun 02, 2008 ... REPLACING Gordon Brown as Labour leader without a general election would be "unconstitutional", Justice Secretary Jack Straw said yesterday. In a clear message to restless Labour backbenchers, Mr Straw also said that Mr Brown was "the best leader we could possibly have" in the ...
Premier may face his MPs tonight; HAY FESTIVAL.(Features)
Jun 02, 2008 ... Byline: Tomos Livingstone Political Editor GORDON BROWN faces a crunch meeting of Labour MPs at Westminster tonight after a series of disastrous poll ratings. Last week a poll placed Labour on just 23% compared with 47% for David Cameron's Conservatives - an even ...
"Take off your hat to the safety team, we don't want you getting hurt; that's typical.(Features)
Jun 02, 2008 ... Byline: Steve Groves I AM sorry for those of you who have suffered an injury in a mortar board incident, but frankly, you should have known better. And it's because of people like you that the authorities now find it necessary to issue firm guidelines about the throwing of ...
Confident Djokovic sets sights on more success; WALES.(Sport)
Jun 02, 2008 ... Byline: Jamie Strickland Roland Garros NOVAK DJOKOVIC believes his victory at the Australian Open earlier this year has given him the self-belief to win again at Grand Slam level. The Serbian swept into the quarter-finals of the French Open yesterday with a ...
Western Mail COMMENT: Science teaching needs a formula for success.(Leaders)
Jun 02, 2008 ... SCIENTISTS may have to become Wales' next import if the steady decline in science graduates continues. Experts are clear that urgent action is needed to encourage more students to opt for a career in science, technology or engineering. While youngsters in countries ...
SPORTS SHORTS: Becky bid is failure; WALES.(Sport)
Jun 02, 2008 ... GOLF: Wales' Becky Brewerton slumped to a final-round 70 to finish tied seventh in the German Open at Gut Hausern yesterday. The 25-year-old from St Asaph had climbed to joint second after the third round, but her disappointing final 18 holes saw her finish eight shots behind ...
Letter: Making singular sense of the signs.(Letters)
Jun 02, 2008 ... Byline: MIKE ASH Pentre SIR - On the subject of Welsh/English on signs, surely the real issue should be what the sign is about. There are three basic types - places, information and warning. Place name signs should surely show the name of the place as it first was, ...
SPORTS SHORTS: Woosie is Tour toast; WALES.(Sport)
Jun 02, 2008 ... GOLF: Ian Woosnam was last night toasting his first win on the European Seniors Tour after landing the Parkridge Polishtitle at the Krakow Valley Golf Club. The 2006 Ryder Cup winning captain fire dacourse record 63 in the final round for a 14-under-par aggregate and a one-shot ...
Letter: Hostage to fortune.(Letters)
Jun 02, 2008 ... Byline: CHRIS FUSSELL SIR - The economy is in free-fall, food and petrol prices are soaring, houses are losing their value fast, things remain gloomy in Iraq and Afghanistan, the Government loses a by-election big-time, and all parties call the future of the Prime Minister into ...