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  • Net Zero carbon target a long way off, new data reveals
    14 Jul 2020

Cardiff Devils season cut short as Coronavirus halts Elite League

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13 Mar 2020
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Joe Richards
The EHL has cancelled all matches for the rest of the season ALL Cardiff Devils matches for the rest of the season have been cancelled...
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New vegan café offers cannabis oil shots in its coffee

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13 Mar 2020
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Catriona Aitken
Legal CBD on menu since owner’s son found it helpful after four back operations A NEW vegan café in Pentyrch is offering CBD shots in coffee. ...
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‘Selfish’ panic-buying causes most vulnerable to suffer

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13 Mar 2020
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Rhiannon Moore
Cardiff supermarkets and online deliveries hit by people stock-piling over Coronavirus MANY Cardiff residents have been panic-buying soap, toilet roll and anti-bacterial gel because of...
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Insole Court café relaunches with low waste vision

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13 Mar 2020
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Lucy Lewin
Llandaff community hub hopes to grow its own produce and be fully self-sustaining INSOLE Court has relaunched its café after a six-month renovation, with staff...
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Six Nations flashback: Wales 51 Scotland 3, 2014

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13 Mar 2020
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Ben McAdams
Tomorrow’s game is off, but here’s a chance to relive a game decided by a moment’s madness WAYNE Pivac will be hoping that his Wales...
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Cardiff v Leeds called off as league shuts down until April

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13 Mar 2020
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Joe Richards
Football League, PL and Wales v USA postponed due to Coronavirus CARDIFF City’s game against Leeds United on Sunday has been postponed as the Football...
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Wales v Scotland to go ahead despite Coronavirus outbreak

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13 Mar 2020
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Lily Smith
Fans express disbelief that the Six Nations game is on despite other cancellations WALES’ Six Nations game against Scotland is set to go ahead tomorrow...
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Upbeat U20s hoping for three in a row against Scotland

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13 Mar 2020
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Joe Richards
Scarlets’ new signing Sam Costelow starts after match-winning display against England WALES U20s coach Gareth Williams has made two changes as his side look to...
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Cardiff man found with cannabis farm in his house

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12 Mar 2020
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Marie-Claire Alfonso
Officers on patrol followed strong smell to plants worth £50,000 in Adamsdown semi A FATHER landed in court after police found cannabis plants with a...
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Drug seizures in South Wales increase for first time in decade

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11 Mar 2020
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Beth Thomas
Cannabis made up nearly 65% of drug seizures DRUG seizures by South Wales Police have increased for the first time in 10 years, Home Office...
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Cardiff’s EU citizens say ‘this is our home’ as campaign group visits Wales

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10 Mar 2020
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John Jones
The3million’s outreach tour seeks to educate and protect vulnerable citizens post-Brexit Some of Cardiff’s EU citizens braved the rain to send ‘a message of love’...
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Ely GPs launch new parkrun event in Trelai Park

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10 Mar 2020
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Ambrose Young
First Minister praises “fantastic opportunity” to keep people in west Cardiff fit and healthy A NEW parkrun event in Caerau is expanding fully this week...
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Injury to Joe Allen could be Wales’ Achilles heel

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10 Mar 2020
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Mike Thomson
The midfielder is out of Euro 2020 this summer after being stretchered off for Stoke JOE Allen’s season-ending injury has left Wales manager Ryan Giggs...
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Man armed with BB gun jailed for attempted snooker club robbery

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10 Mar 2020
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Megan Binns
Balaclava-wearing robber claimed it was a joke when employee recognised his voice A FORMER snooker club member has been jailed for eight years after being...
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Public split on usefulness of Coronavirus symptom checker

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10 Mar 2020
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Mike Thomson
Service launched as first case in Cardiff is confirmed as call centre worker   PEOPLE in Cardiff are split over the usefulness of a new...
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Llys Eurwg

£3m Llys Eurwg housing development officially opened

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10 Mar 2020
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Niall Evans
Scheme brings 33 new affordable two and three-bedroom flats to St Mellons LLYS Eurwg, a new affordable housing scheme developed by Taff Housing, has been...
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Deliberate woodland fires on the increase in South Wales

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10 Mar 2020
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Edd Church
Arson attacks getting worse, says volunteer at park where bird shelter was burned down DELIBERATE fires in the woods and grasslands of South Wales rose...
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What could young star Nick Tompkins bring to the Blues?

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10 Mar 2020
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Ben McAdams
The centre has reportedly decided to move to Cardiff, so what can fans expect of him? WALES centre Nick Tompkins has decided on moving to...
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Damage at maelfa bus shelter

Frustration as vandals smash windows at bus stops – again

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10 Mar 2020
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Ellyn Wright
Residents frustrated as Pentwyn and Llanederyn are targeted in attacks VANDALISM at Llanedeyrn and Pentwyn bus shelters last weekend has left residents frustrated about anti-social...
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How young carers get to be children again at the YMCA

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10 Mar 2020
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Imogen McGuckin
‘I know it’s bad, but sometimes I take days off school just to catch up on sleep,’ says Cari, 13 IN Cardiff, there are children...
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12-year-olds trapped by tide at Barry Island’s Old Harbour

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10 Mar 2020
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Gee Harland
Learn about the dangers, warn coastguards after children wait an hour to call for help TWO children cut off by the tide at The Old Harbour in Barry Island had...
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Roath school cuts waste with reusable cutlery and clothes

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10 Mar 2020
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Megan Davies
The school’s party pack scheme has been adopted in other UK towns  SECOND-HAND clothes and party packs are helping a Roath primary school lead the way...
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St Mellons Clean Up

Volunteers clear 63 bags of litter from Train Park in two hours

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10 Mar 2020
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Niall Evans
11 volunteers remove dangerous fly-tipping surrounding a busy children’s park VOLUNTEERS have removed 63 bags of rubbish from Train Park and Wern Gethin Lane in...
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First Welshman to compete in Death Valley desert race

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10 Mar 2020
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Ben McAdams
Fewer people have completed the Badwater Ultra Cup than have climbed Everest ENDURANCE runner Rhys Jenkins will become the first Welshman to compete in the...
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Starbucks bans reusable cups to limit spread of Coronavirus

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10 Mar 2020
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Lucy Lewin
Coffee chain sticks with single-use containers but it’s business as usual for independents CARDIFF’S independent coffee shops are not following the lead of Starbucks, which...
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Protester stays in tree for 12 hours in doomed attempt to save it

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10 Mar 2020
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Joe Richards
Man was trying to stop it being cut down to make way for a housing development A MAN stayed in a tree for 12 hours...
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Fix our road once and for all, plead people of Pentyrch

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10 Mar 2020
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Catriona Aitken
Residents take matters into their own hands over worsening Church Road issues  PENTYRCH residents have launched a petition urging the council to act over Church...
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Cardiff flooding causes train delays, traffic chaos and businesses to close

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10 Mar 2020
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Rhiannon Moore
There are currently 13 flood warnings and 23 flood alerts in place across South Wales FLOODING has hit South Wales overnight with trains cancelled, roads closed, businesses submerged,...
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Collision at Radyr crossing sparks renewed road safety fears

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06 Mar 2020
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Catriona Aitken
Residents say tabled crossings in school zones have been put off for too long   CALLS for enhanced safety measures at a Radyr zebra crossing...
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New train to London awaits approval to launch in May 2021

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06 Mar 2020
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Catriona Aitken
Grand Union Trains promise passengers a faster, cheaper, comfier trip  A PROPOSED new train service from Cardiff to London is hoping to gain approval in the next couple...
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Bicycle thefts in Cardiff falling – but is that the whole story?

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06 Mar 2020
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Marie-Claire Alfonso
“I’ve had every bike I’ve owned in Cardiff stolen,” one business owner tweeted – so The Cardiffian went to meet him. A CARDIFF business owner...
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Llanrumney RFC call Gwent player’s racism ban ‘a joke’

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06 Mar 2020
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Niall Evans
The team walked off the pitch when centre Wayne Dacruz claimed he was racially abused LLANRUMNEY RFC have criticised the eight week ban given to...
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Mental health activists help combat stigma by sharing their stories

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06 Mar 2020
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Chloe Jade Clarke
As Eating Disorders Awareness Week and University Mental Health Day end, we speak to activists fighting against stigma  IT’S easy to brush heavy subject matters under...
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Cyncoed Surgery re-opens after deep clean over Coronavirus fears

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06 Mar 2020
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Niall Evans
The surgery was closed after a patient who recently traveled from Covid 19 hotspot Iran walked in looking for treatment CYNCOED surgery has re-opened after...
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World Book Day: Keeping kids keen on reading is ‘vital’

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06 Mar 2020
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Niall Evans
Annual events at hubs across the city important for children in digital age THE charity World Book Day held its annual celebration of authors, illustrators,...
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Cardiff Devils ready for cup showdown against Sheffield

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06 Mar 2020
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John Jones
Club ambassador Neil Francis is hopeful of a league and Challenge Cup double CARDIFF Devils are hoping to take the first step towards an impressive...
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Events held in Cardiff for International Women’s Day

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06 Mar 2020
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Lucy Lewin
Displays organised to celebrate women and promote equality   EVENTS have been taking place across Cardiff and at The Welsh Assembly this week to celebrate...
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Flybe collapse leaves Six Nations fans struggling to get to Cardiff

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06 Mar 2020
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Megan Davies
Four of nine Easyjet flights from Edinburgh to Bristol have sold out – as ticket prices surge FLYBE’S collapse has left some rugby fans struggling to get...
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‘Library of shared things’ may expand into Splott

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06 Mar 2020
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Ben McAdams
Rumney group wants to inspire volunteers to spread the pioneering lending service A COMMUNITY project that loans out everyday items to residents in Rumney is...
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Homeless families move into shipping containers

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06 Mar 2020
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Edd Church
Scheme aims to take pressure off Cardiff’s 8,000 household waiting list for social housing THE first homeless people will move into converted shipping containers in...
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Where Cardiff Council is investing £256m to tackle homelessness

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06 Mar 2020
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Rhiannon Moore
The Authority will build 2,230 council houses by 2024, many of which will be in Grangetown CARDIFF Council has begun the largest social housing building...
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‘Why, as an English woman, I have always backed Wales’

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06 Mar 2020
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Megan Binns
Rugby fan Megan Binns explains how banter at school would never make her switch sides WITH a Welsh mother and English father, both invested in...
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Meet the men reviving Cardiff’s musical memories

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06 Mar 2020
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Beth Thomas
Minty’s Gig Guide and Cardiff Music History team up to collect nostalgic stories from fans THE men behind Minty’s Gig Guide and Cardiff Music History...
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Cardiff Bay pontoon repairs praised by boat owners after storm damage

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06 Mar 2020
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Imogen McGuckin
Most pontoons are now fixed but the Castle stop is ‘damaged beyond repair’, says council  TIMBER, litter and plastic swept into Cardiff Bay from the Rivers Taff and Ely during Storm Dennis...
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Ani Glass

Reflections: Ani Glass releases album inspired by Cardiff

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06 Mar 2020
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Ellyn Wright
MIRORES takes listeners on an acoustic tour of city landmarks WITH her distinctly ethereal voice, an industrial synth-pop soundscape and a bubble-gum pink aesthetic, Ani...
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Tonnes of extra plastic found in rivers during clear-up

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06 Mar 2020
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Mike Thomson
Banks covered in single-use waste since storms, says volunteer in river group TONNES of plastic has been removed from Cardiff’s rivers and bay during the...
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Women’s Six Nations: Winless Wales face “huge challenge” against England

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06 Mar 2020
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John Jones
Coach Chris Horsman makes two changes to side thrashed by France  Wales Women coach Chris Horsman says his team face a “huge challenge” as they...
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Celtic Dragons searching for first win in Superleague

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06 Mar 2020
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Joe Richards
The Welsh netball side have lost their opening two fixtures ahead CELTIC Dragons are looking for their first win in the Netball Superleague as they...
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Six Nations U20s: Buoyed Wales target a second win

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06 Mar 2020
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John Jones
Coach Gareth Williams makes one change for England clash WALES Under 20s will be looking for their second win of the Six Nations as they...
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Flashback 2008: Wales’ 13-minute fightback at Twickenham

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06 Mar 2020
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Mike Thomson
The victory was Warren Gatland’s first in the Six Nations as Wales boss WAYNE Pivac will take his Wales side to Twickenham in the Six...
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Six Nations: It’s no holds barred for Wales against England

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06 Mar 2020
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Ben McAdams
‘A big Wales performance is coming,’ says Wayne Pivac WALES face the tough task of travelling to Twickenham to face an in-form England side. It...
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Coronavirus drive-through test centre set for Cardiff

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06 Mar 2020
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Lily Smith
The Welsh Government confirms it is considering the measure CARDIFF’S first drive-through Coronavirus testing centre is set to open in Whitchurch. Drive-through testing centres have...
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Bluebirds look for first win in four with trip to Barnsley

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06 Mar 2020
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Joe Richards
Final 10 games countdown kicks off with Cardiff chasing the pack THE Bluebirds travel to Oakwell on Saturday afternoon to face Barnsley – looking to...
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Woman who refused alcohol test banned from driving

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05 Mar 2020
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Megan Davies
She was drinking lager in a Tesco car park waiting for her mother to drive her home A 23-YEAR-OLD woman who was found drinking lager in her...
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Wales lags behind Scotland in tackling period poverty

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03 Mar 2020
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Lily Smith
Continued stigma around menstruation ‘makes it harder to solve problem’ WALES is lagging behind in the fight against period poverty as Scotland backs a bill...
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Cardiff Council’s pink sticker recycling scheme criticised

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03 Mar 2020
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Rhiannon Moore
Residents are worried they will get fined over a mistake or due to someone else’s rubbish CARDIFF Council launched its pink sticker recycling scheme yesterday,...
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Things can only get…worse after wettest February on record

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03 Mar 2020
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Chloe Jade Clarke
“Bigger storms mean bigger floods, which are absolutely devastating,” says climate expert FLOOD-HIT areas across Cardiff face even greater disruption as the severity of storms is predicted to increase by climate...
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Ex-fraudster turns life around by helping those in crisis

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03 Mar 2020
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Megan Binns
I want to spend the rest of my life making amends, says boss of Poor & Hungry “SO, what did you do for work before...
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Senedd event celebrates LGBT+ figures from history

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03 Mar 2020
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Imogen McGuckin
‘You find out some inspirational stories’ – Stephen Doughty, MP PEOPLE gathered at the Senedd on Saturday, to celebrate the history of the LGBT+ community in Wales and...
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Impact of storms on city’s wildlife won’t be known for years

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03 Mar 2020
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Mike Thomson
“Effect on animals might be a lot more significant than we first appreciated,” says expert  THE impact on wildlife caused by flooding could take years...
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