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April 16, 2007
Hackery
Last week we printed a special report on how the members of the South East Wales Transport Authority travelled to a meeting in Cardiff City Hall.
Despite their strong statements on carsharing and public transport we found out that a good percentage of these council and transport chiefs were using their own cars to travel.
And that's despite the easy access for buses and rail within just ten minutes of City Hall.
Now this story, understandably, has not gone down well with Sewta.
And reader Martinez Barrios takes us to task over it in today's paper, accusing us of attacking local government 'at every opportunity' and of 'tired and cynical hackery.'
April 11, 2007
tony blair in cardiff
Tony Blair was in Cardiff today for the Chamber of Commerce's inaugral Callaghan Lecture, a high profile annual new event which will welcome an internationally-renowned figure to the city to make a speech.
The Prime Minister was, as you would expect, impressive in his public performance, bouncing into City Hall with a wave and a smile.
One of Blair's strengths was always his ability to perform in front of an audience and I have to say he was pretty impressive, even when a solicitor dealt him a potential tricky question about cuts to Legal Aid.
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April 9, 2007
Rugby in Penarth
I accidentally walked into a rugby game in Penarth this weekend.
This isn't the start of some awful joke - which is what many who know of my love for the round ball might guess.
No, by accident, I happened to be passing the athletics ground in Penarth and heard the sounds of a large crowd.
I walked in and found myself surrounded by what looked like 600 people watching Penarth take on Crawshays in the sunshine.
It was a fantastic occassion with a huge crowd enjoying some Bank Holiday sport and enjoying a couple of beers in the sun. And there was even a streaker (male, before you ask)!
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April 4, 2007
smoking
Echo reader Becky Davies is one of thousands of people this week trying to cope with life as a non-smoker.
She has bravely decided to share her experience with Echo readers through her blog at http://reluctantquitter.welshblogs.co.uk - and interesting reading it is too
The smoking ban story has given newspapers like the Echo plenty of material in the last few weeks but today we report on an aspect that had passed by the media.... the litter caused by smokers standing in doorways.
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