South Wales Echo - May 10, 2025

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May 10, 2025

Solar farm on school land will help power classrooms and nearby hospital

A SOLAR farm will be built on land at a school in Merthyr Tydfil, providing electricity to local schools and a hospital.

1 min

Teacher acquitted on some charges of pressuring teenager into sex

A TEACHER and director of an amateur dramatics group has been found not guilty of some counts of pressuring a teenage boy into a sexual relationship.

1 min

The voice of choice for shops, train stations and rappers

A VOICE artist who sang “Washing machines live longer with Calgon!” as a two-year-old at daycare now makes a living making announcements for a rapper, shops and the rail sector.

3 mins

Main rail line to close for two weeks for works

A MAIN Cardiff railway line will close for 15 days from today. The Cardiff Bay line will close from May 10, to Sunday, May 25, for Transport for Wales (TfW) to continue the transformation of the line as part of the South Wales Metro project.

1 min

Paedophile who abused girls died 'not knowing' his crimes

A PAEDOPHILE died while serving a 16-year jail term for sexually abusing three girls.

2 mins

Husband died three months after wife was killed in crash

THE husband of a grandmother killed in a crash died just three months after his wife.

4 mins

Part of town 'left to die' after closure of market

IT was once home to a thriving market at the heart of the town.

3 mins

Dahl classic set for hometown festive showcase

ALTHOUGH Christmas 2026 might seem like a little while away, the Wales Millennium Centre have announced their hotly anticipated 2026 Christmas show.

1 min

Big jump in number of people falling ill following farm visit

THERE has been a significant increase in the number of people who fell ill with a parasitic infection after feeding animals at a Welsh farm.

2 mins

Car park reduced to rubble for rebuild work

WORK on developing a new car park in Cardiff Bay is now well underway more than five years after controversial plans for the scheme were put in.

2 mins

Anger over closure of GP surgery

ANOTHER GP surgery in Cardiff is set to close, it has been announced. Cardiff and Vale University Health Board said it has been notified that GP services at Corporation Road Surgery will end in August.

2 mins

I hated my job, so I set up my own company - it made £10m last year

A couple of years ago D.Louise founder Olivia Jenkins, from Cardiff, was miserable in her nine-to-five office job selling advertising. Now she's turning over £10m a year and has been named among Britain's top young entrepreneurs.

5 mins

'Both cross and blessing'

POPE Leo XIV, history's first North American Pope, has said his election was both a cross and a blessing as he celebrated his first Mass in the Sistine Chapel.

1 min

Potential cancer risks identified

WOMEN who put on weight and have a baby later in life may be significantly more likely to develop breast cancer, UK research suggests.

1 min

Inside the seaside town where homes regularly sell for more than £1m

It's a location that can easily boast coast, country and city and has a house price way above the Welsh average, as Property editor Joanne Ridout reports

8 mins

How a plan for an extreme sports park became one of Wales' top wedding venues

When Ryan Davies arrived at Llanerch Vineyard, it was in receivership and the vines had died. More than a decade on, it includes hotel accommodation, a restaurant, and walking trails, as well as a wedding venue. He speaks to Jonathon Hill

5 mins

ADHD and dyslexia are still cloaked in a thin skin of stereotypes

CHRIS PACKHAM FEELS THAT NEURODIVERGENT PEOPLE ARE OFTEN MISUNDERSTOOD.

4 mins

Spice up your life at this returning Welsh Chilli and Chocolate Festival

The Merthyr Tydfil Chilli and Chocolate Festival returns for 2025 - can you handle the heat?

2 mins

Salech a standout player in a dismal Cardiff campaign

THE curtain is down on a disastrous season for Cardiff City.

3 mins

Carter back as the Dragons face a tough test against Stormers

SKIPPER Ben Carter returns for the Dragons against Stormers this afternoon in the United Rugby Championship clash in Cape Town (5.15pm).

1 min

Cardiff ring changes for the first game of SA double-header

CARDIFF head coach Matt Sherratt rings the changes as his side face the Bulls in Durban in the URC today (3pm).

2 mins

Reddin puts his stamp on search

DAVE Reddin is about to stamp his own authority on the Welsh Rugby Union's search for a new head coach.

1 min

Costelow signs a new deal at Scarlets

SCARLETS’ Wales international fly-half Sam Costelow has become the latest player to sign a new contract with the club.

2 mins

East-West divide as two regions fail to sign deal

DRAGONS COMMIT BUT OSPREYS AND SCARLETS ARE HOLDING OUT

2 mins

Stars are more relaxed when talking to you in their home

TV presenter Alison Hammond tells us we can expect when she spends a weekends with a host of celebrities for her new series. YOLANTHE FAWEHINMI learns more

3 mins