South Wales Echo - May 07, 2025

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May 07, 2025

Star of the show: Stunning sun sculpture is a bit of all-light!

A “BREATHTAKING” rotating sculpture is making its way to an Edwardian gardens - promising people a chance to “see the sun like never before”.

1 min

City councillor convicted over protest at Bay police station

A CARDIFF city councillor has been ordered to pay hundreds of pounds after being involved in a protest that took place at a police station last year.

2 mins

'Sad sight' as stingray washes up on popular beach

A STINGRAY was found washed up on Barry Island beach in an unusual sighting - as they are more commonly found in warmer waters like the Mediterranean.

1 min

Frozen-in-time gift shop going under the hammer

IT IS said that once you bid on an auction property and the hammer goes down, you also own everything which is still inside the building - unless the legal pack and auction details state otherwise, of course.

2 mins

Massive Valleys factory site is snapped up in £1.25m deal

A VALLEYS site once occupied by a huge food factory, before it collapsed into administration with the loss of 200 jobs, has been bought in a £1.25m deal.

1 min

Dentist who defrauded Welsh NHS dies - leaving a trail of desperate patients

A WELSH dentist who defrauded the NHS went on to run a clinic in Australia where he allegedly extracted large sums in patient prepayments before his death.

3 mins

Inmate who had relationship with prison nurse went on run after arrest

A GANG member who carried on an inappropriate relationship with a prison nurse sparked a week-long manhunt after escaping from hospital in handcuffs.

5 mins

New business brewing for park tearooms site

A CARDIFF coffee company has announced it will be taking over Pettigrew Tea Rooms in Bute Park this summer.

3 mins

44% on course to fall short of having a minimum lifestyle in retirement – report

MORE than two in five (44%) of people in Wales are at risk of being unable to cover even their basic needs in retirement, according to a report from Scottish Widows.

1 min

Cardiff company boss spends winter working abroad and lets staff do the hours they want

A BUSINESS owner in Cardiff has flipped the nine-to-five norm on its head in favour of a completely flexible working week.

4 mins

Top horse trainer to stand trial over attack allegation

A TOP horse trainer will stand trial over an alleged attack at his country-side stables in the Vale of Glamorgan.

1 min

School plan could trigger £160k a year of borrowing

A COUNCIL'S borrowing costs could go up by more than £160,000 a year for the next 50 years in order to cover payments for the construction of a new school.

2 mins

'On VE Day in 1945 we felt like we had helped to change the world'

A CENTENARIAN from South Wales has been sharing her memories of Victory in Europe (VE) Day - in celebration of its 80th anniversary tomorrow.

1 min

Punch attack left rugby coach with broken jaw

A 21-YEAR-OLD man threw a punch outside a busy Cardiff bar which put a rugby coach in hospital over Christmas.

2 mins

Fears for future of 'vital' village community centre

THERE are fears people could be left isolated if a community centre in a small Valleys village closes.

6 mins

Merz wins after delay

FRIEDRICH Merz eventually succeeded yesterday in his bid to become the next Chancellor of Germany during a second vote in the country’s parliament, hours after he had suffered a historic defeat in the first round.

1 min

Streeting approves of Bill changes

ALLOWING pharmacists and other staff to refuse to take part in assisted dying procedures is a “positive development”, but “doesn’t change my view on the Bill as a whole\", the UK Government's Health Secretary has said.

1 min

Starmer rejects Morgan's winter fuel 'rethink' call

SIR Keir Starmer has rejected calls for a U-turn over the decision to strip winter fuel payments from millions of pensioners - despite a plea for a “rethink” from First Minister Eluned Morgan.

3 mins

Welsh Labour's poll bombshell

LABOUR is on course for its worst Welsh election result in the history of devolution, according to a major new poll.

3 mins

WE SHALL FIGHT THEM ON THE BEACHES

HOW OPERATION OVERLORD'S DRAMA UNFOLDED MINUTE-BY-MINUTE

4 mins

FINAL HOURS OF THE FUHRER

THE final days of Adolf Hitler were marked by chaos, paranoia and fear. By April 1945, the war was undeniably lost with a once-mighty German army decimated.

1 min

I felt like I was full of lead... In fact I was low on iron

DJ, PRESENTER AND MUM-OF-TWO ASHLEY JAMES DISCUSSES CHRONIC FATIGUE, FAMILY LIFE AND 'MUM SHAMING'. BY LISA SALMON

3 mins

Turning back the clock

THE REPAIR SHOP: VE DAY SPECIAL

1 min

Keeping fit as a new mum

CAMILLA FOSTER ASKS THE EXPERTS HOW WOMEN CAN EASE BACK INTO EXERCISE AFTER GIVING BIRTH

2 mins

Murray a bolter as Warburton picks five Welshmen in his Lions squad

FORMER Wales and Lions captain Sam Warburton has named five Welshmen in his Lions squad as he outlined the ‘gamble’ he would take ahead of the tour of Australia.

2 mins