Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales) back issues from May 2009:
Caine works his magic; He may already have a couple of Oscars on his mantelpiece, but critics say Sir Michael Caine's latest performance as a magician suffering from Alzheimer's is his best yet. Rob Driscoll grills the actor about it.
May 01, 2009 ... OR his latest screen role as a pensioner suffering from dementia, Sir Michael Caine knew exactly where to look for inspiration. The veteran British actor had witnessed one of his best friends, society tailor Doug Hayward, deteriorate and eventually die from the condition, giving ...
inside track.
May 01, 2009 ... Byline: karen price karen. price@ mediawales. co. uk 029 2024 3761 The Arts Show@ www. walesonline. co. uk/ www.blogs.walesonline.co.uk/arts IT'S always a pleasure catching up with Matthew Rhys. Although he may now be living Stateside, where he has made a name for ...
index.
May 01, 2009 ... 4 Playwright Gary Owen pens his first bilingual drama 6 Matthew Rhys goes back to basics as he films in Patagonia 9 Why Only Men Aloud! ...
Mirrors; dvddigest.
May 01, 2009 ... Mirrors (Tormented Cut) 18, 106 mins Former NYPD detective Ben Carson (Keifer Sutherland) finds a menial job as a night security guard at the deserted Mayflower department store. The ...
Sex Drive; dvddigest.
May 01, 2009 ... Sex Drive 15, 105 mins Unlucky-in-love Ian Lafferty (Josh Zuckerman) joins Lance (Clark Duke) to drive 500 miles from Chicago to Knoxville, home to his internet fantasy, Ms Tasty (Katrina ...
filmreviews.
May 01, 2009 ... X-Men Origins: Wolverine 12A, 107 mins WITH comic book adaptations you can never satisfy everyone. This film's audience will be full of split niche groups, X-Men fans, Wolverine fans, fans of the films, fans of the comics, and then there's the regular cinema going ...
theguide; 7 days of things to do near you.
May 01, 2009 ... She Stoops to Conquer @ various venues TODAY ABERDARE: The Coliseum (01685 881 188), Fifi live! The Fairy and the Flower Tots. 5.30pm. Tickets from pounds 9. ABERGAVENNY: Borough Theatre (01873 850 805), Hello Dolly! 7pm. Tickets pounds 10. ABERYSTWYTH: ...
Bringing drama to the Welsh... and English; Gary Owen has penned a bilingual play which deals with depression. Karen Price asks the playwright how it will be staged and finds out how his own life experiences helped shape the drama.
May 01, 2009 ... Byline: Gary Owen AS a Welsh learner, playwright Gary Owen wanted to have a go at writing a stage drama in the language. But he admits that while he may be comfortable to hold a conversation, he's unable to write Welsh fluently. So his new stage play, ...
culturevulture.
May 01, 2009 ... Byline: Richard BakerS Age: 35 From: Dinas Powys Occupation: MD of digital agency Sequence and webcasting specialist MultiStream What was the last movie you saw? The not very cultural, but highly enjoyable Bond movie Quantum Of Solace. Which stage production did you ...
'I'd rather watch h TV than party' Welsh actor Matthew Rhys has taken a break from his life in Hollywood to shoot a low budget film in Patagonia. Karen Price quizzes the star about his latest project and finds out if he has plans to swap LA for Wales in the not too distant future.
May 01, 2009 ... ATTHEW Rhys is in Buenos Aires with his bags packed ready for his flight back to Los Angeles. Waiting for him at LAX airport will be his close friends - and fellow Welsh actors - Andrew Howard and Jason Hughes who will no doubt be keen to hear about his latest adventure. ...
fivelive on this week's to-do list.
May 01, 2009 ... 1 Russell Watson After recovering from brain surgery, the tenor is back on top form and has chosen North Wales to end his UK tour, promoting his soul album, People Get Ready. where? Venue Cymru, Llandudno when? Sunday tickets? From pounds 25. Call 01492 872000 2 Amgen: Broken ...
picks for kids familytime.
May 01, 2009 ... musicmatters 1 Fifi and the Flowertots It's a stormy day in Flowertot garden and a magical fairy has blown in on the breeze. But her wand has been swept away in the wind and the lost fairy has to get it back to return home. where? Aberdare Coliseum when? From today tickets? from ...
gavinallen; sound bites.
May 01, 2009 ... visualarts ONE of the tips for 2009 is moving around Wales this week with La Roux headlining The NME Radar Tour. Catch it at Wrexham Central Station tonight and The Globe in Cardiff on Sunday. Other gigs to look out for are The King Blues at Sin City in Swansea ...
onshow exhibitions.
May 01, 2009 ... ABERAERON An exhibition of painted driftwood by Lizzie Spikes @ Oriel Ty Te until June 7 ABERGAVENNY An exhibition of Traditional Welsh Costume a touring exhibition by the National Library of Wales @ Abergavenny Museum and Castle until June 7 ABERYSTWYTH Presence - a retrospective look at ...
Portrait of an artist; Traditional methods are mixed with modern technology by portraitist Liam O'Connor. As he prepares for his latest exhibition, Karen Price meets the man who is emerging as one of Wales' finest artistic talents.
May 01, 2009 ... IAM O'Connor is sitting in a coffee shop and scrolling through images on his laptop. He's showing me examples of his work and some of the photographs which help shape his portraits. O'Connor's laptop acts as his "sketch pad". It's one of the ways in which he combines ...
darryl corner the view.
May 01, 2009 ... Byline: darryl corner ST David's Hall is not the kindest location to display pictures. In Sub Rosa (a term meaning covert, or secretive) three very different painter/printmakers have come together to take us on a bit of a mystery tour. But, unfortunately, the almost ...
Insignia grows with new estate.
May 01, 2009 ... Byline: Edward Stephens THERE was a time when - shape wise - an estate car was little more than a square box on wheels. But those days have disappeared in the last few years with car makers vying to make their load luggers the sleekest on the road. In many ...
Alto gets the job done.
May 01, 2009 ... Byline: Malcolm Robertshaw WITH a declared intention of pitching ever higher in the small car stakes, Suzuki has an all new version of the Alto. Six generations of Suzuki's city car have graced showrooms since the original launch in 1981 and 42,000 Altos were sold in ...
Nissan strikes a blow.
May 01, 2009 ... NISSAN is striking a blow for the 4x4 enthusiast by making changes to its line up of off-roaders. Petrol engines are being discontinued in the X-Trail models while trim changes are being made to the Navara pick-up and the seven seat Pathfinder. Recognising that 4x4 ...
New Verso clicks with technophobes.
May 01, 2009 ... Byline: David Whinyates YOU could never accuse Toyota of being camera shy. Like its predecessor, the Japanese maker's latest people carrier uses imaging technology to help drivers overcome potential hazards. The last generation Toyota Verso was the first mass-produced ...
Toyota Prius sets new standards.
May 01, 2009 ... Byline: Steve Hughes TOYOTA is preparing for the impending arrival of its new Prius by countering claims that hybrids are overrated and that the Honda Insight is better anyway. Critics argue that building batteries is not a green process, hybrids actually run on ...
Thousands of masks stockpiled in Wales to combat swine flu.
May 01, 2009 ... Byline: Madeleine Brindley NHS trusts across Wales are increasing their supplies of disposable masks and respirators as the Mexican swine flu continues to spread. By last night, the number of confirmed cases of swine flu worldwide had risen to 257, with almost 170 ...
IT'S DESERT MATT.
May 01, 2009 ... Exclusive interview with ...
INSIDE.
May 01, 2009 ... Met predicts a hot summer WEATHER forecasters yesterday predicted a scorching summer. In their long-range forecast, Met Office staff said we could be enjoying temperatures as high as 30C in Wales in June, July and August. This is in stark contrast to the previous two ...
Price rise raises hope of homes market recovery.
May 01, 2009 ... Byline: Darren Devine HOUSE prices in Wales rose by 1% in March, raising hopes that the worst of the property market plunge has passed. Estate agents said the Land Registry figures released yesterday showed a slow creep towards "normal" market conditions. ...
INSIDE.
May 01, 2009 ... UK & World Letters Morning Serial TV guide 22 8-9 18-19 ...
Amid the gloom, something for us all to hold on to - it's odds on to be a barbecue summer; Met Office predicts 30C days in Wales.
May 01, 2009 ... Byline: James McCarthy AMID the economic gloom and the gathering clouds of swine flu, forecasters yesterday provided at least some cheer for this year's stay-at-home holidaymakers - with their prediction of a scorching summer. Met Office forecasters revealed their ...
We're working to prepare in Wales and have been for the virus's arrival for many years' Numbers being investigated for swine flu in Wales rise to 27.
May 01, 2009 ... Byline: Madeleine Brindley THE NHS is reviewing stocks of surgical masks in Wales as the deadly Mexican swine flu continues to spread around the globe. It emerged last night that NHS trusts are in the process of increasing supplies of disposable masks and respirators ...
pounds 19m to help heritage tourism; wales newsbulletin.
May 01, 2009 ... CASTLES and communities across Wales will benefit from a pounds 19m, five-year project to develop heritage tourism launched today. European funding will provide pounds 8.5m and pounds 7.6m will come from the Assembly Government. Howard James, Heritage Tourism Project ...
Swansea graduate to lead students; wales newsbulletin.
May 01, 2009 ... A SWANSEA Metropolitan University graduate is to lead the students of Wales after being elected the new president of the National Union of Students Wales. Katie Dalton, from Halifax, Yorkshire, will take the reins from current president Ben Grey on July 1 after serving as the ...
Leak causes mud to flood gardens; wales newsbulletin.
May 01, 2009 ... AN energy firm has launched an investigation after a leak from one of its pipes caused mud to flood into the gardens of about 12 homes in Dolgarrog, North Wales. The main road in the village was closed following the leak yesterday morning and a rest centre was set up, though ...
MPs attack plan to transfer legal aid jobs from Cardiff to Bristol.
May 01, 2009 ... A PLAN by the Legal Services Commission to transfer jobs out of Wales without consultation showed an "inward-looking and metropolitan attitude" towards devolution, a strongly-worded report says today. The LSC wants to transfer 40 highly-skilled legal jobs from Cardiff to ...
Brown is forced to drop MPs' expenses shake-up; Reform left to an independent committee.
May 01, 2009 ... Byline: Tomos Livingstone GORDON BROWN suffered a second Commons humiliation in as many days last night, withdrawing proposals to overhaul MPs' second home allowance. Faced with the prospect of being defeated in a vote, the Government agreed that reform of the pounds ...
Ten-year-old girl suffered 70% burns after using a sunbed; Case sparks fresh calls for ban on unmanned salons.
May 01, 2009 ... Byline: Madeleine Brindley A 10-YEAR-OLD schoolgirl suffered burns over 70% of her body after using an unmanned tanning salon. Kelly Thompson was rushed to the Welsh Centre for Burns and Plastic Surgery in Swansea, after spending 16 minutes on a sunbed. No ...
Children's services team named.
May 01, 2009 ... A TEAM of experts appointed to ensure a council's children's services are successfully overhauled was revealed yesterday. A 2007 review of the Swansea council department identified "serious concerns" and in March, Deputy Minister for Social Services Gwenda Thomas said the ...
NHS cash will have to be diverted to protect staff, warns AM.
May 01, 2009 ... VIOLENCE is forcing the NHS to take money away from frontline services to protect staff, a medical chief warned AMs yesterday. Paul Williams, the Assembly Government's Head of Health and Social Services, spelled out the consequences of providing extra CCTV cameras and security ...
Hockney exhibits work from his computer; uk newsbulletin.
May 01, 2009 ... A NEW exhibition of David Hockney works produced on his computer opened yesterday. The 71-year-old artist said improvements in software in the last 12 months meant the technology was finally able to keep up with the painter's hand. The Drawing In A Printing Machine show, at ...
pounds 20,000 reward offer in murder hunt; uk newsbulletin.
May 01, 2009 ... POLICE hunting the killer of a singer who died in a "horrific attack" in a subway offered a reward of pounds 20,000 in connection with the case last night. Ian Newtion, 45, of Fulham, south-west London, died after suffering a fatal wound to the throat from a broken beer bottle ...
Darwin first edition goes for pounds 35,000; uk newsbulletin.
May 01, 2009 ... A FIRST edition of one of the most famous scientific books in history fetched pounds 35,000 at auction yesterday. The first issue of Charles Darwin's 1859 work On The Origins Of Species went under the hammer in Norfolk. Local book dealer Hamish Riley-Smith won the ...
Madeleine 'was abducted while looking for parents' Former detective believes she was not taken from Portuguese flat.
May 01, 2009 ... Byline: Chris Greenwood MADELEINE McCANN was probably abducted after walking out of her holiday apartment in search of her parents, an expert on her disappearance said today. Criminologist Mark Williams- Thomas said it was unlikely an abductor entered apartment 5a at ...
Chrysler seeks to avoid bankruptcy; world newsbulletin.
May 01, 2009 ... US car giant Chrysler filed for bankruptcy protection yesterday as it was announced a rescue deal with Italian firm Fiat had been reached. President Barack Obama said the partnership would give the US's third largest car manufacturer a chance "not only to survive but to thrive" ....
Prince tickled by dancers' revealing interpretation.
May 01, 2009 ... THE Prince of Wales saw more than he bargained for during a visit to a museum in Germany. Charles and the Duchess of Cornwall were greeted by two scantily clad Egyptian-style dancers as they toured the Neues Museum in east Berlin yesterday. The royal couple chuckled ...
Toy 'copter causes Delhi security scare; world newsbulletin.
May 01, 2009 ... A REMOTE-CONTROLLED toy helicopter flew into India's parliamentary complex in a major breach of security. Security agencies launched an investigation to find out whether the breach was just an accident or a deliberate attempt to test security arrangements at the ...
Elderly man mauled in bed by mice; world newsbulletin.
May 01, 2009 ... A BEDRIDDEN 89-year-old man was mauled in his nursing home by a pack of mice which shredded his ears. The Australian government has begun an investigation into the Queensland home. Ray Hopper, a member of the state government, said the victim was found covered in ...
Son of rock star cleared of nobbling witnesses.
May 01, 2009 ... OTIS FERRY, the son of Roxy Music singer Bryan Ferry, was yesterday cleared of charges of "witness nobbling" which saw him locked up on remand for four months. Ferry, 26, was found not guilty of two counts of perverting the course of justice - witness intimidation - by a judge ...
Children 'can be driven insane by bullying' says expert.
May 01, 2009 ... BULLYING can literally drive young children insane, researchers revealed today. Being bullied increased the risk of psychotic symptoms by the age of adolescence up to four times, a study found. Children's symptoms included hallucinations, paranoid delusions such as ...
Driver kills five in attack on Dutch royal family bus; Speeding car ploughs into crowd cheering queen's holiday parade.
May 01, 2009 ... Byline: Mike Jones FIVE people were killed and 12 others injured yesterday when a Dutch driver ploughed through police barriers into a crowd of well-wishers cheering their popular queen. The speeding car, already dented apparently from catapulting bystanders into the ...
BAE axes 500 jobs and three defence plants.
May 01, 2009 ... THE Government was last night urged to intervene to help workers at BAE Systems, after the defence giant announced the loss of 500 jobs and the closure of three sites, partly because of the withdrawal of British troops from Iraq. The sites at Telford in Shropshire, Leeds and ...
We were heavily bombarded. It was a very evil town; Dom Pascoe, pictured left, from Cardiff, was a captain in the Royal Regiment of Wales (now 2nd Battalion the Royal Welsh) and among the first 20 British soldiers to cross into Iraq in March 2003. Here, he describes the taking of Basra...
May 01, 2009 ... WE invaded the day before my 29th birthday. I was in the second vehicle over the border on the morning of the invasion. I remember it well. There was a lot of excitement. There had been such a long build-up in Kuwait and time seemed to drag and drag. From when we had ...
The long goodbye: What is our Basra legacy? British troops finally pulled out of Basra yesterday. Steffan Rhys examines the successes and failures in Iraq.
May 01, 2009 ... Byline: Steffan Rhys THE British mission in Iraq is still incomplete and could yet unravel in the coming years, one of the first soldiers to invade the country claimed last night. Britain ended combat operations in Iraq yesterday in a historic move which means UK ...
Academics fear losing their role in running unis; Proposal that governing councils would not include staff.
May 01, 2009 ... Byline: Martin Shipton ACADEMICS fear they could soon be deprived of any involvement in the running of their own universities. They are concerned at proposed changes in governance arrangements they say could result in the removal of teaching representatives from the ...
Promising golf star killed in car crash just days before his 19th birthday.
May 01, 2009 ... ONE of Welsh golf's rising stars has been killed in a car accident. Ben Enoch, 18, died in a crash on the A40 eastbound to Monmouth at yesterday morning. Wales international Ben was runner-up in the Welsh Amateur Championship last summer and had a strong start to ...
Promise of a work of art fit for Obama.
May 01, 2009 ... A SCULPTOR inspired by the work of Barack Obama hopes to present him with a piece of art. Ruthin-based artist Neil Dalrymple's piece called The Promise shows both white and black men freeing each other in a "symbol of unity". Mr Dalrymple was persuaded to do the ...
'Hunt for a wolfman thief in woods' just a shaggy dog story, say police.
May 01, 2009 ... POLICE yesterday dismissed reports they were hunting a "wolfman" vagrant over a mini-crime wave as just another "shaggy dog story". Sightings of a wildman living rough in woodland near Ammanford, were no more than "rumour", an officer said. Police knowledge of the ...
Calzaghe in battle for pounds 1.8m owed to him.
May 01, 2009 ... BOXING legend Joe Calzaghe is today in a battle to get his hands on nearly pounds 2m after his former promoter's company went into administration. It emerged last night that Sports Network, of which Frank Warren was chief executive, had gone into administration in the aftermath ...
Teenager died after fall through roof.
May 01, 2009 ... A TEENAGER died after sustaining severe head injuries when he fell through a factory roof. David John Evans, 19, was playing on the roof of the Trio Engineering building in Llangennech when he fell to his death on April 15 last year. At an inquest in Llanelli ...
Welsh highways go to pot as road users claim underfunding has given them a bumpy ride; Report calls for major investment in Welsh infrastructure.
May 01, 2009 ... Byline: Dan Fisher A REPORT that exposed Wales' 94,000 potholes could be underestimating the scale of the problem as it was compiled before the heavy snowfall of the winter, a cyclists' organisation has claimed. Statistics revealed yesterday that the number of ...
Man who 'poses significant risk' avoids sex offender register due to a loophole.
May 01, 2009 ... A MAN found guilty of abducting a woman in an intended sex attack was jailed yesterday, but was not required to sign the sex offenders' register. Roy Harris, 46, from Rhondda, was convicted by a jury of attempting to suffocate, strangle or choke his victim with intent to commit ...
The 'Jagger generation' don't want to retire at home watching daytime television; Teenagers of the Swinging Sixties are eager to continue being active.
May 01, 2009 ... Byline: Abby Alford WALES' "Mick Jagger generation" will force the nation to redefine its attitudes to people over 60, a conference in Cardiff has heard. As the teenagers of the 1960s who grew up with the Rolling Stones frontman approach the age they can collect ...
Manager admits she made up invoices for advice office.
May 01, 2009 ... Byline: Antony Stone A WOMAN accused of siphoning off up to pounds 650,000 from a Citizens Advice Bureau office with her husband has admitted creating invoices to claim money, a jury heard yesterday. But she also insisted there was nothing deceitful about what she ...
Arts groups 'must produce quality work to recover from recession'.
May 01, 2009 ... ARTS companies must continue producing the highest-quality work despite dwindling funding if they are to recover from the recession. That was the message from the Arts Council of Wales' new chief executive Nick Capaldi as he gave a keynote speech at his first annual conference ...
Depressed man hanged himself; wales newsbulletin.
May 01, 2009 ... A 30-YEAR-OLD man committed suicide after suffering from depression for many years. An inquest into the death Martin James Whitcombe at Llanelli yesterday heard how he was found hanged at his home at Lammas Street, Carmarthen, on January 19. He had separated ...
School closure fight to continue; wales newsbulletin.
May 01, 2009 ... PROTESTERS have vowed to step up their fight to save a primary school after it was condemned to closure. The decision to close Lansdowne Primary School in Canton, Cardiff, in order to make way for the expansion of neighbouring ...
Police baffled over missing woman; wales newsbulletin.
May 01, 2009 ... THE disappearance of a woman is continuing to baffle both police and the woman's family. Detectives made a fresh appeal yesterday for information about the whereabouts of 55-year-old Barbara Barfoot. She has been missing from ...
Cyclist dies after hit-and-run crash; wales newsbulletin.
May 01, 2009 ... A CYCLIST died after a hit-and-run incident. The 32-year-old man was knocked off his bike by a green Rover 216 coupe car at Grand Avenue, on the junction with St David's Crescent, Ely, Cardiff, about 6.10pm on Wednesday. But the driver failed to stop. The car was ...