Rugby star mix-up in torch relay - Belfast Telegraph
Saturday 26th of May 2012 12:32:14 PM
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![]() Belfast Telegraph | Rugby star mix-up in torch relay Belfast Telegraph Matthew Rees carried the Olympic flame around Merthyr Tydfil in front of an expectant crowd, then did an interview with BBC Radio Wales. Around one million people have already witnessed the Olympic torch on its high-profile tour on the country. |
150 jobs at risk at Merthyr Tydfil's Ardagh aerosol plant - BBC News
Saturday 26th of May 2012 12:32:14 PM
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150 jobs at risk at Merthyr Tydfil's Ardagh aerosol plant BBC News Close to 150 jobs are at risk after a glass and metal packaging company announced plans to close its factory in Merthyr Tydfil. The Ardagh Group firm said it was restructuring its UK operations. Manufacturing of aerosol sprays at the Dragon Parc site ... Ardagh Group announces plans to close Merthyr plant |
Sudden fame for Torchbearer mistaken for a rugby hero - ITV News
Saturday 26th of May 2012 12:32:14 PM
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![]() ITV News | Sudden fame for Torchbearer mistaken for a rugby hero ITV News Matthew Rees carried the Olympic flame around Merthyr Tydfil in front of an expectant crowd, then did an interview with BBC Radio Wales. They were apparently expecting to see Scarlets hero Matthew Rees, the Celtic League rugby star and Wales and ... |
Road rage as new surface is ripped apart - WalesOnline
Saturday 26th of May 2012 12:32:14 PM
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Road rage as new surface is ripped apart WalesOnline by Jonathan Whiley, Merthyr Express RESIDENTS on an estate in Merthyr Tydfil have said they are “appalled” at work which will see their newly-resurfaced road dug up just months after it was laid. Elwyn Jones, 58, of Eleventh Avenue in Galon Uchaf, ... |
Lottery winners claim £1m prize - WalesOnline
Saturday 26th of May 2012 12:32:14 PM
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![]() BBC News | Lottery winners claim £1m prize WalesOnline Merthyr Tydfil civil partners, Ian Pearce, aged 45, left, and Lyn Sexton, aged 41, right, were celebrating their Lottery win of £1 million. Merthyr Tydfil civil partners, Ian Pearce, aged 45, left, and Lyn Sexton, aged 41, right, were celebrating their ... Welsh Gay Couple Win Million-Dollar-Plus Lottery Perseverance pays off with £1m win Gay couple from Wales become £1million EuroMillions winners |
Georgia Davis: 'What kind of support was she getting?' - The Guardian
Saturday 26th of May 2012 12:32:14 PM
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![]() The Guardian | Georgia Davis: 'What kind of support was she getting?' The Guardian Georgia Davis, "Britain's biggest teen", is in hospital today in Merthyr Tydfil, South Wales, being treated for major organ failure. In an eight-hour operation involving 40 social services staff, police, firemen, ambulance crew, builders and ... UK & World News: Doctors' warn Britain's fattest teenager to lose 50st or die Georgia Davis 'settled' in hospital after being cut free from home 63st Georgia has diabetes, respiratory failure, spinal problems and kidney disease |
Olympic torch: Doctor Who star Matt Smith carries flame - BBC News
Saturday 26th of May 2012 12:32:14 PM
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![]() BBC News | Olympic torch: Doctor Who star Matt Smith carries flame BBC News Later in the morning the torch will be carried in Merthyr Tydfil by Welsh rugby player Matthew Rees. And hurdler Colin Jackson, who in 1988 won Olympic silver in Seoul, will run one of the day's final legs in Swansea. The torch will began its journey ... Doctor Who star Smith takes flame Matt Smith To Carry The Olympic Torch Through Cardiff Day 8 for the Olympic Torch: Cardiff to Swansea |
Charity walk aims to raise funds in memory of Ricky - WalesOnline
Saturday 26th of May 2012 12:32:14 PM
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Charity walk aims to raise funds in memory of Ricky WalesOnline At least 100 people will make a six-mile journey between Gurnos and Aberfan on June 9 in the hope of raising thousands of pounds for Cancer Aid Merthyr Tydfil. Family friends Melanie Hier, 26, and Jason Williams, 36, have now dedicated the walk to ... |
Youth mayor's Olympic joy - WalesOnline
Saturday 26th of May 2012 12:32:14 PM
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Youth mayor's Olympic joy WalesOnline by Jonathan Whiley, Merthyr Express A PUPIL from Merthyr Tydfil has also been given the honour of carrying the Olympic torch. Former youth mayor Jamie Scriven, pictured, who attends Pen-y-Dre High School, will carry the iconic beacon on its Brynmawr ... |
Merthyr widower collect hundreds of thousands of ring pulls to raise funds for ... - WalesOnline
Saturday 26th of May 2012 12:32:14 PM
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Merthyr widower collect hundreds of thousands of ring pulls to raise funds for ... WalesOnline by Steven Impey, Merthyr Express A WIDOWER is raising money for a Merthyr Tydfil cancer charity by trading in hundreds of thousands of aluminium ring pulls to a local scrap iron dealer. Grandad Bernard Barrett, 83, of Llwynon, Merthyr Tydfil, ... |





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