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BBC News - Wales
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The latest stories from the Wales section of the BBC News web site.
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Ministers warned on Awema in 2004
The Welsh government was warned to stop new public funding for an under-fire race equality body in 2004, BBC Wales can reveal.
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Plaid MP leads stalking law call
A Plaid Cymru MP leads calls for a new law making stalking a specific offence in England and Wales to stop harassment resulting in violence.
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Concern for welfare of 'Wolfman'
Police say there are concerns for the welfare of a man known locally as 'Wolfman' who has been living rough in woods in Carmarthenshire for several years.
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Teacher's Facebook drinking posts
A teacher is reprimanded after comments about drinking and parties appeared on her Facebook site and were viewed by pupils.
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Jubilee gig line-up is announced
Dame Shirley Bassey and Sir Tom Jones are among host of stars who will perform at The Queen's Diamond Jubilee Concert in June.
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Welsh towns have most empty shops
Town and city centres in Wales are more likely to have empty shops than Scotland and England, new figures suggest.
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Anglesey commissioners until 2013
Welsh government intervention in Anglesey Council is to continue until May 2013 but there is hope the role of the commissioners can be slowly reduced.
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Police failed over hack warnings
The Met Police should have warned people - including Rhondda MP Chris Bryant - that they were victims of phone hacking, a judicial review rules.
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Wales have double fitness boost
Wales hope to have Gethin Jenkins, Dan Lydiate and Alex Cuthbert available for their Six Nations clash with Scotland while captain Sam Warburton's fitness is a doubt.
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University creating 27 new jobs
A recruitment drive for academic staff at Aberystwyth University is described as one of the most ambitious it has ever undertaken.
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Power station smoke investigation
Reports of orange smoke emissions from a power station are being investigated by Environment Agency Wales.
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Death leads to ambulance demand
Relatives of a woman who blame her death on a 41-minute wait for a paramedic, hand over a petition urging a dedicated ambulance service for their town.
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Mr Men fail to light up the town
A council is unhappy at paying for characters from the Mr Men to turn on festive lights after they could not reach the power switch.
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Gold mine manager job up for grabs
The National Trust has an unusual job vacancy it is looking to fill - a manager for a gold mine dating back to Roman times.
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Sunken ship search took 300 hours
Efforts to save the crew of a cargo ship which sank off the Gwynedd coast contributed to a record number of hours lifeboats in Wales were at sea in 2011.
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Village play field E. coli risk
A playing area constructed as part of a flood control system is at risk of being infected by E. coli in times of flooding, a Conwy council report says.
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Tributes to death crash cyclist
Tributes are paid to a former paramedic who died after a collision with a car while on his bicycle in Flintshire.
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School chiefs question inspection
A council raises doubts about a report into its education service, and says it has raised the issue with inspection body Estyn.
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Tramway restoration plan approved
Long-awaited plans to restore and reopen the Glyn Valley tramway at Chirk have been given the go ahead by Wrexham Council.
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Councils owed £2.3m by developers
More than half of Welsh councils are owed money from private developers which should be going towards community facilities.
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Vans in foster recruitment drive
A slogan encouraging people to become foster parents is painted on the sides of more than 40 council vehicles in Powys.
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Cambrian Line disruption cleared
Arriva Trains Wales resume a normal service after passengers from Machynlleth to Shrewsbury faced earlier disruption.
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Main road closed after landslip
A road in south Powys is closed for safety reasons following a landslip, and diversions are put in place.
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Woman rescued from kitchen fire
An elderly woman is rescued by firefighters following a blaze in her kitchen late on Monday night.
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Simon Thomas out of Plaid contest
Simon Thomas pulls out of the Plaid Cymru leadership election and throws his support behind Ceredigion Assembly Member Elin Jones.
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