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Ospreys really are rubbish

August 18, 2009 No Comments

…. COLLECTORS…. Ospreys stars are out to prove that they are not the rubbish, but will be collecting it instead. Early worm chasers will find Ospreys’ rugby stars collecting their bins in Bridgend this week.  Players are helping out dustmen as one of the club’s community initiatives for the new season. The initiative also marks ...

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Crusaders annual awards dinner

August 4, 2009 No Comments

The Crusaders’ traditional end of season awards night goes upmarket this year as the event is held at the plush Village Hotel in Cardiff on Thursday 10th September from 7.30pm. This will be a black tie event with tickets priced at just £45 per head or £400 for a table of ten. The event will start ...

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Street Rugby League Initiative

July 31, 2009 No Comments

Safer Bridgend are working with the Celtic Crusaders to invite young people around the borough to try something positive and different called Street Rugby League. In a new partnership initiative, young people in Pencoed, Morfa / Wildmill, Caerau and the Garw / Ogmore Valley will have the opportunity to be coached by the Celtic Crusaders ...

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Celtic Crusaders unchanged to face Hull

July 15, 2009 No Comments

Celtic Crusaders have named an unchanged 19-man squad for the trip to Hull FC on Friday night (kick-off 8pm). The Welsh side gained an impressive 25-12 win over Salford City Reds last week so it is likely that John Dixon will make few, if any, changes to the final 17. The Crusaders won Saturday’s game ...

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Smit holds off Woosnam in Senior Ryder Cup

June 22, 2009 No Comments

The Ryder Cup Wales Seniors Open tournament at the Royal Porthcawl Golf Club in Rest Bay has been hailed a huge success for the area. With a prize fund of £500,000 and a first prize of £75,000, it is the second most lucrative event on the European Senior Tour. South African Bertus Smit held off the ...

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Beware Of Fraudulant Callers, Police Warn

South Wales Police is issuing a warning to residents following a fraudulent call to an elderly lady in Pontypridd,...

Farm Watch Launched in The Ogmore Valley

Police in The Ogmore Valley are forging closer links with their rural communities. Neighbourhood Officers have launched a Farm...

Vale police collect gifts for troops

For several months police officers and staff from Barry police station and staff from Cardiff Airport have been collecting...

Teen charged with murder of boyfriend

A-level student Katherine McGrath has been charged with murdering her boyfriend just hours after collecting her results. McGrath 18,...

Children’s Champion

National Coordinator of the All Wales School Liaison Core Programme, Linda Roberts has been recognised as one of the UK’s...

Crime rate down in South Wales

Your chances of becoming the victim of a burglary today compared to 1991 have halved, while 18 years ago...

Less Urgent than 999

 ‘If it’s not an emergency but you want to speak to the Police call 101’ is the message being...