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Villagers signal desire for mast

news.bbc.co.uk - Villagers in a corner of Ceredigion are getting a mobile phone mast put up themselves after tiring for no mobile reception. More... (Wales)

Bevan's career launchpad reopens

news.bbc.co.uk - Tredegar Town Hall, the place where Aneurin Bevan launched his political career, is being reopened to the public. More... (Wales)

'Angen sicrhau diogelwch giatiau'

news.bbc.co.uk - Cwmnïau sy'n dylunio, gosod neu gynnal a chadw giatiau trydanol yn cael eu hannog i wneud mwy i sicrhau eu diogelwch. More... (Wales)

Jail for fraud 'single' mother

news.bbc.co.uk - A Flintshire woman who claimed £63,000 in benefits while pretending to be a single mother is jailed. More... (Wales)

Twyll budd-dal: Carcharu mam

news.bbc.co.uk - Mam yn cael ei charcharu am 20 wythnos am hawlio £63,000 o arian budd-dal ar gam. More... (Wales)

Savings safe says credit union

news.bbc.co.uk - A Pembrokeshire credit union writes to its members after watchdogs revoke its saving licence. More... (Wales)

Toshack queries Euro ref choice

news.bbc.co.uk - John Toshack questions the appointment of referee Anastassios Kakos in Wales' Euro 2012 opener in Montenegro. More... (Wales)

Gillan accepts electoral findings

news.bbc.co.uk - The Welsh Secretary says she may accept changes to referendum question after watchdog report. More... (Wales)

Thomas out of World Championships

news.bbc.co.uk - Geraint Thomas withdraws from the Great Britain team for the Cycling World Championships in Melbourne. More... (Wales)

'Overtly modern' house approved on the Gower

news.bbc.co.uk - Objectors to an "overtly modern" house in a designated area of outstanding natural beauty are unhappy with its approval. More... (Wales)

Strong currents curb Bristol channel charity swim

news.bbc.co.uk - A swimmer has been thwarted in his attempt at a two-way crossing of the Bristol Channel to raise money for a boy with cerebral palsy. More... (Wales)

Taking plunge for two-way Bristol Channel swim bid

news.bbc.co.uk - A swimmer attempts a two-way crossing of the Bristol Channel to raise money for a four-year-old boy with cerebral palsy. More... (Wales)

Time to deliver Wales - Bellamy

news.bbc.co.uk - Captain Craig Bellamy says it is time for Wales to deliver and qualify for a major tournament for the first time in 54 years. More... (Wales)

Turner challenges Dragons charges

news.bbc.co.uk - Paul Turner warns his Dragons team against 'second season syndrome' as last year's surprise package bid to become a Magners League force. More... (Wales)

Montenegro v Wales (Fri)

news.bbc.co.uk - Team news ahead of Wales' 2012 European Championship Group G opener in Montenegro on Friday. More... (Wales)

Hepatitis C drug trial 'success'

news.bbc.co.uk - Scientists say the first human clinical trials on a new drug to treat infections caused by the Hepatitis C virus have been successfully completed. More... (Wales)

Police warn over bank charge scam

news.bbc.co.uk - Householders are warned about a telephone scam in which people are offered help to recover bank charges. More... (Wales)

New safety call after gate deaths

news.bbc.co.uk - Companies who design, install and maintain electric gates are urged to follow new safety advice after two children died in separate incidents. More... (Wales)

UK 'failing troops' claims mother

news.bbc.co.uk - The UK government has been accused by a soldier's parents of "failing miserably" to help injured and traumatised troops to recover. Hazel Hunt spoke after the inquest on her son, Richard Hunt, the 200th member of British forces in Afghanistan to die after he was fatally wounded in August 2009. Pte Hunt, 21 from Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, died two days after being airlifted back to the UK. More... (Wales)

Bid to open up island to visitors

news.bbc.co.uk - Skokholm, an island off the Pembrokeshire coast known for its puffins and colony of Manx shearwater birds, is to be opened up to visitors. More... (Wales)

Fideos ar y we: Dyn ar fechnïaeth

news.bbc.co.uk - Dyn wedi cael ei arestio a'i ryddhau ar fechnïaeth yr heddlu wedi i fideos gael eu cyhoeddi ar y we. More... (Wales)

Man's suicide after killing ex-partner

news.bbc.co.uk - A nurse found dead at her Bridgend home was unlawfully killed by her former partner, a coroner rules. More... (Wales)

Suicide after killing ex-partner

news.bbc.co.uk - A nurse found dead at her Bridgend home was unlawfully killed by her former partner, a coroner rules. More... (Wales)

MP criticises court consultation

news.bbc.co.uk - A north Wales MP criticises a consultation on proposals to close courts as "obscenely short". More... (Wales)

Man beat wife and girl to death

news.bbc.co.uk - The wife and daughter of a man who was later found hanged had been unlawfully killed, a coroner rules. More... (Wales)

Nyrs wedi'i lladd yn anghyfreithlon

news.bbc.co.uk - Cwest yn clywed bod nyrs wedi ei lladd yn anghyfreithlon a bod ei chyn bartner wedi lladd ei hun o fewn oriau. More... (Wales)

Powers vote question 'confusing'

news.bbc.co.uk - The wording of the proposed question for next year's referendum on further assembly powers should be completely redrafted, says the election watchdog. More... (Wales)

Ambulance emergency times improve

news.bbc.co.uk - Ambulance workers are praised after a marked improvement in emergency response times in Powys. More... (Wales)

'Angen ail-ddrafftio cwestiwn'

news.bbc.co.uk - Geiriad y cwestiwn ar gyfer refferendwm mwy o bwerau'r cynulliad yn aneglur a dryslyd, medd adroddiad y Comisiwn Etholiadol. More... (Wales)

Pakistan trio will not play in Cardiff

news.bbc.co.uk - The three Pakistan cricketers accused of spot-fixing will miss the rest of their UK tour, according to team manager Yawar Saeed. More... (Wales)

Glamorgan sign wicketkeeper Cooke

news.bbc.co.uk - Glamorgan hand a two-year contract to South African wicketkeeper Chris Cooke. More... (Wales)

Glamorgan snap up wicket-keeper

news.bbc.co.uk - Glamorgan hand a two-year contract to South African wicket-keeper Chris Cooke. More... (Wales)

Zeta Jones' fury over husband's cancer diagnosis

news.bbc.co.uk - Catherine Zeta Jones reveals she is "furious" that doctors failed to detect husband Michael Douglas' throat cancer earlier. More... (Wales)

Man charged over Swansea assault

news.bbc.co.uk - A 21-year-old man is charged with grievous bodily harm after an assault in Swansea city centre. More... (Wales)

Cyclists face mass road race ban

news.bbc.co.uk - Police tell cycling clubs in north Wales to cancel a number of large road races on road safety grounds. More... (Wales)

Lake victim had started new job

news.bbc.co.uk - One of the two teenagers who died after a car crashed into a lake had just started a new job, says his grandfather. More... (Wales)

Lake victim 'turned life around'

news.bbc.co.uk - The grandfather of one of the teenagers who died when a car plunged into a lake says his grandson had turned his life around. More... (Wales)

Gough wants Ospreys title history

news.bbc.co.uk - Ian Gough wants the Ospreys to create more Magners League history this season and become the first side to win back-to-back crowns. More... (Wales)

Crews extinguish farm grain blaze

news.bbc.co.uk - Firefighters put out a blaze in a hopper containing 12 tonnes of grain on a farm in Carmarthenshire. More... (Wales)

Turner seeks rare win in Connacht

news.bbc.co.uk - Newport Gwent Dragons coach Paul Turner says it is time they delivered beginning with a tricky Magners League opener against Connacht in Galway. More... (Wales)

Saving a haven

news.bbc.co.uk - Why drained lagoon could soon be supporting birds again More... (Wales)

Dig aims to save bird haven pool

news.bbc.co.uk - Officials at an RSPB bird reserve hope diggers can help to refill a drained lagoon that should be a haven for visiting birds. More... (Wales)

Gatland harbours Henson cup hope

news.bbc.co.uk - Wales coach Warren Gatland says it is still not too late for Gavin Henson to return to rugby and try to win World Cup selection. More... (Wales)

Work on old bridge to close road

news.bbc.co.uk - Council plans to replace part of a 200-year-old stone-clad bridge in Ceredigion are criticised, and a road will close for six weeks. More... (Wales)

Bedwellty House restoration work

news.bbc.co.uk - Bedwellty House, an historic mansion in Tredegar, Blaenau Gwent, is being restored with £5.6m of funding. More... (Wales)

Inside the mansion

news.bbc.co.uk - First glimpse of restoration of valleys' 'heart and soul' More... (Wales)

'Des res' homes to replace 'eyesore' go on show

news.bbc.co.uk - Images are unveiled of the new homes which will replace derelict flats on an "eyesore" housing estate ranked the ugliest in Wales. More... (Wales)

'Eyesore' no more

news.bbc.co.uk - Images unveiled of new homes on estate ranked Wales' ugliest More... (Wales)

Homes at 'eyesore' estate on show

news.bbc.co.uk - Images are unveiled of the new homes which will replace derelict flats on an "eyesore" housing estate ranked the ugliest in Wales. More... (Wales)

Decision due on voting question

news.bbc.co.uk - The Electoral Commission is to give its verdict on the proposed question for the referendum on further powers for the Welsh assembly. More... (Wales)

Llong 'fwyaf moethus' yn cyrraedd

news.bbc.co.uk - Llong fordeithio "fwyaf moethus y byd" yn cyrraedd porthladd Caergybi ddydd Iau. More... (Wales)

Llongau 'moethus' yn cyrraedd

news.bbc.co.uk - 'Hwb enfawr' i sir, medd cyngor, wrth i bedair llong 'foethus' gyrraedd porthladd o fewn pedwar diwrnod. More... (Wales)

Llong 'mwyaf moethus' yn ymweld

news.bbc.co.uk - Llong mordeithio "mwyaf moethus y byd" yn cyrraedd porthladd Caergybi ddydd Iau. More... (Wales)

Y mater o gwestiwn dealladwy

news.bbc.co.uk - Disgwyl i'r Comisiwn Etholiadol rhoi ei farn am y cwestiwn fydd yn cael ei ofyn mewn refferendwm ar bwerau pellach i'r cynulliad. More... (Wales)

Y mater o gwestiwn dealladwy?

news.bbc.co.uk - Disgwyl i'r Comisiwn Etholiadol rhoi ei farn am y cwestiwn fydd yn cael ei ofyn mewn refferendwm ar bwerau pellach i'r cynulliad. More... (Wales)

Cwestiwn refferendwm dealladwy?

news.bbc.co.uk - Disgwyl i'r Comisiwn Etholiadol rhoi ei farn ar y cwestiwn fydd yn cael ei ofyn mewn refferendwm ar bwerau pellach i'r Cynulliad. More... (Wales)

Long, slow goodbye

news.bbc.co.uk - Husband speaks of the woman he lost over many years to dementia More... (Wales)

Police complaint numbers revealed

news.bbc.co.uk - Forty allegations were made against one inspector and 38 against one constable working for Dyfed-Powys Police in a year, figures obtained by the BBC show. More... (Wales)

Pakistan trio may play in Cardiff

news.bbc.co.uk - The three Pakistan cricketers facing spot-fixing claims could play in Cardiff against England on their tour. More... (Wales)

Welsh pupils' space opportunity

news.bbc.co.uk - School children from Wales are to get the chance to explore space with children on the other side of the world, thanks to a scheme to be run by Glamorgan University. More... (Wales)

What's occurring at Barry Island?

news.bbc.co.uk - Barry Island wants to rebrand and redevelop to attract the year round visitor. More... (Wales)

25 years on: Finding the Titanic

news.bbc.co.uk - On 1 September 1985, the wreck of the Titanic was found. But was its discovery thanks to the work of John Pierce from Chirk? More... (Wales)

Ymgynghorydd Hague yn ymddiswyddo

news.bbc.co.uk - Ymgynghorydd arbennig yr Ysgrifennydd Tramor William Hague yn ymddiswyddo yn dilyn honiadau "gwbl ffug" yn y wasg. More... (Wales)

Surprise at music venue closure

news.bbc.co.uk - A Cardiff city centre live music venue closes "until further notice," to the surprise of local promoters. More... (Wales)

Horse's victory is investigated

news.bbc.co.uk - The British Horseracing Authority is to investigate the surprise win of a heavily-backed horse from Bridgend at Hereford on Wednesday. More... (Wales)

Am I Blue's victory probed by BHA

news.bbc.co.uk - The British Horseracing Authority is to investigate the surprise success of heavily backed 5-1 shot Am I Blue at Hereford on Wednesday. More... (Wales)

Hague adviser quits over rumours

news.bbc.co.uk - Foreign Secretary and former Welsh Secretary William Hague denies his marriage is in trouble as an adviser quits over "untrue and malicious" allegations. More... (Wales)

UK 'failing its wounded troops'

news.bbc.co.uk - The UK is "failing miserably" to help injured and traumatised troops recover from combat, say the parents of a Welsh soldier fatally wounded in Afghanistan. More... (Wales)

Rhyw â merch 15 oed: Carcharu dau

news.bbc.co.uk - Dau ddyn yn cael eu carcharu am weithgaredd rhywiol gyda merch 15 oed tra roedd hi wedi meddwi ar draeth. More... (Wales)

Carcharu dau am gael rhyw dan oed

news.bbc.co.uk - Dau ddyn yn cael eu carcharu am weithgaredd rhywiol gyda merch 15 oed tra roedd hi wedi meddwi ar draeth. More... (Wales)

Appeal after death of woman, 24

news.bbc.co.uk - Police appeal for witnesses after the sudden death of a 24-year-old woman, although it is not being treated as suspicious. More... (Wales)

Veteran sailor's epic voyage sunk on final leg

news.bbc.co.uk - A sailor's round-the-world voyage ends after his boat hit a reef off the coast of Australia. More... (Wales)

Rock fans' graffiti proves too ambitious for council

news.bbc.co.uk - A rock band which asked fans to help them get publicity have got into trouble with a south Wales council over bus stop graffiti. More... (Wales)

Man, 90, lost £30,000 to scammers

news.bbc.co.uk - Three men receive custodial sentences for conning a 90-year-old man who has since died of his £30,000 life savings. More... (Wales)

'Super-tramp' poet

news.bbc.co.uk - Neighbours hope to preserve writer's old house More... (Wales)

Mixed results for health scheme

news.bbc.co.uk - The Evans family from Llandysul, Ceredigion, have been trying out an assembly government scheme aimed at keeping families healthy and active. More... (Wales)

Tributes to lake death teenagers

news.bbc.co.uk - Tributes are paid to two teenagers killed when the car they were travelling in plunged into a Ceredigion lake. More... (Wales)

Pentrefwyr i godi mast eu hunain

news.bbc.co.uk - Trigolion ardal wledig yn bwriadu codi mastiau eu hunain gan nad oes modd defnyddio ffonau symudol yno. More... (Wales)

Blair's devolution danger worries

news.bbc.co.uk - Tony Blair, the former prime minister whose government created the Welsh assembly, describes devolution as "a dangerous game" in his memoirs. More... (Wales)

Fit for a prince

news.bbc.co.uk - Plenty of interest as Charles throws open rural retreat More... (Wales)

Open house at Prince's rural retreat

news.bbc.co.uk - Prince Charles is opening the doors to his Welsh retreat as part of a scheme to showcase some of the nation's most important properties. More... (Wales)

Prince Charles opens door to home

news.bbc.co.uk - Prince Charles is opening the doors to his Welsh retreat as part of a scheme to showcase some of the nation's most important properties. More... (Wales)

Travellers settle on nature site

news.bbc.co.uk - A council says it will 'monitor and assess the situation' after a group of travellers settle on a nature reserve. More... (Wales)

Datganoli'n 'gêm beryglus'

news.bbc.co.uk - Y cyn Brif Weinidog Tony Blair yn poeni am ganlyniad datganoli oedd yn 'gêm beryglus,' meddai. More... (Wales)

School tribute after lake deaths

news.bbc.co.uk - A 21-year-old man is still being questioned after a car crashed into a lake early on Tuesday, killing two teenagers. More... (Wales)

MI6 worker's body 'locked in bag'

news.bbc.co.uk - The body of MI6 worker Gareth Williams was padlocked into a sports bag at his flat, an inquest hears. More... (Wales)

Ex-miners' club to become mosque

news.bbc.co.uk - The Muslim Association of Wrexham buys one of the town's best-known buildings to run as a mosque and community centre. More... (Wales)

Corff mewn bag wedi ei gloi

news.bbc.co.uk - Cwest yn clywed bod corff Cymro 31 oed oedd yn gweithio i MI6 mewn bag chwaraeon oedd wedi ei gloi. More... (Wales)

No coverage? Villagers to build own mobile masts

news.bbc.co.uk - Remote communities with no mobile phone coverage plan to build their own cellular masts in one of the first projects of its type in Wales. More... (Wales)

No coverage? Villagers to build mobile masts

news.bbc.co.uk - Remote communities with no mobile phone coverage plan to build their own cellular masts in one of the first projects of its type in Wales. More... (Wales)

Villages to build own phone masts

news.bbc.co.uk - Remote communities with no mobile phone coverage plan to build their own cellular masts in one of the first projects of its type in Wales. More... (Wales)

Got it covered

news.bbc.co.uk - How villagers hope to build their own mobile phone masts More... (Wales)

Police confirm body was kayaker

news.bbc.co.uk - Police confirm a body found in Caernarfon Bay is that of missing Shropshire kayaker Elizabeth Ashbee. More... (Wales)

My village, your village

news.bbc.co.uk - Exhibition compares communities in Wales and Ethiopia More... (Wales)

Ghosts in Armour

news.bbc.co.uk - Exhibition of art inspired by the industrial past More... (Wales)

Adnabod corff caiacwraig

news.bbc.co.uk - Yr heddlu yn cadarnhau eu bod wedi dod o hyd i gorff caiacwraig oedd wedi bod ar goll ers dydd Sul. More... (Wales)

Davies demands Scarlets fortress

news.bbc.co.uk - Llanelli Scarlets coach Nigel Davies wants his side to turn the Parc y Scarlets into "a fortress" this season. More... (Wales)

Pupils start play-based learning

news.bbc.co.uk - The latest stage of an education policy where children learn through play is being introduced in primary schools across Wales. More... (Wales)

New mental health unit for women

news.bbc.co.uk - A 24-bed mental health unit for women is due to be opened in Flintshire. More... (Wales)

New council chief braced for cuts

news.bbc.co.uk - The new chief executive of Cardiff council warns of tough times but aims to make the authority the most effective and efficient in Europe. More... (Wales)