Fowlermania

The signing of Robbie Fowler has been a stroke of genius at Ninian Park.

The scenes at the fun day on Sunday - and last Friday when the new kit went on sale - were more reminiscent of those outside a rock concert than a football ground.

There is real excitement about the club this Summer and should they get a good start to the season, the interest will go through the roof.

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Children's Hospital

Another shambles. That's the only way of describing the shameful situation which has seen the Welsh public raise £10m for a children's hospital in Cardiff ... only for the local health board to say: 'Sorry we can't afford to run it.'
I can quite understand the furious reaction from the Noah's Ark fundraisers who have done such a fantastic job in stirring up support for their campaign.
Lyn Jones, the chairman of the trustees, said that Cardiff Local Health Board was 'completely out of touch with the people of Cardiff and Wales.'
And, in this case, I think he's right.

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video

YouTube has become a great source of news stories for newspapers.
Yesterday the Echo has the story of the new mayoress of Llantwit Major and a film of her that has been put on the website.
The film shows her having a very loud and aggressive row with a pub landlady, throwing in racist insults and threatening to 'kill her.'
It is unbelievable stuff and you have to see it to believe it. Go to http://icwales.icnetwork.co.uk/southwalesecho/news/tm_headline=mayoress-threat-to-pub-landlady%26method=full%26objectid=19472900%26siteid=50082-name_page.html

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Chopra and ASW

Today's ASW story http://icwales.icnetwork.co.uk/southwalesecho/news/tm_headline=hopes-of-triumph-for-asw-workers%26method=full%26objectid=19450980%26siteid=50082-name_page.html marks a huge watershed in the Echo's Justice for the Workers campaign.

This campaign was launched five years ago when the workers at the ASW factory lost their pensions when their company collapsed.

Today Peter Hain has told us that he will be making sure in his new position as Pensions Minister that the workers will get their money.

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school reaction

Rodney Berman will breath a sigh of relief today.
The council leader has had his share of rough moments in the hotseat over the last few months and must have had a bit of a restless night's sleep before publication of the new school reorganisation proposal.
However the Lib Dems seem to have done their homework this time round and have got political buy-in before going public on the proposals.
The only issue where there is no agreement so far is the case of Radyr and Cantonian - and they have sensibly been left on the sidelines for now.

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Cardiff schools reorganisation

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Today in our city final edition we print the long-awaited proposals for schools reorganisation in Cardiff.
The news will have a huge impact on ten schools in Cardiff and is the result of the local authority's discussions into how to react to falling school rolls.
Expect a big reaction from parents in tomorrow's Echo!
If you have any thoughts on the proposals please let us know - whether you support the council or disagree - as the public have an important part to play in this process.

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