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Stories for 15 January 2003

Tivyside Arts

Duo's exciting programme

The first recital in the New Year promoted by the Peter Gould Music Trust is to be given by the outstanding young violinist Alexandra Wood.   more...

Choir bids for TV glory

Cor Ysgol Gerdd, Ceredigion (conductor Islwyn Evans), who already have a formidable record on the competitive choral front, will be aiming to enhance this next month when they figure in the semi-finals of the new Côr Cymru contest.  more...

New art shows

The Queen's Hall Gallery, Narberth is back in the limelight in 2003 with three new exhibitions by some of the leading names in contemporary Welsh art.  more...

Tivyside Castle Campaign

Castle saga in New York Times!

ALL the news that's fit to print - that's the motto of the New York Times.  more...

Tivyside Letters

A descendant of Castle Green

Dear Editor, I was most interested to read the castle article of December 18, 2002.   more...

No time for failures

Dear Editor, On the one hand it was no surprise to read that ex-air navigator, Tony Tucker, loves Aberporth Airfield, but fails to answer such key questions as how many passengers would pay for flights from here to Birmingham, and how often?   more...

Wind fan converted

Dear Editor I am converted! After reading Mr Jenkins well structured, fact filled letters (November 13 and January 1), I am now willing to admit defeat and join the ranks of the opposition. So impressed was I with his ground breaking solutions to the UK's energy problems, I felt compelled to write this letter.   more...

A charity not a business

Dear Editor May I, as chairman of the Cardigan CAB, express my surprise that the first that we, in the Bureau, heard of our unreasonable "demands" on the county council was in your newspaper report of December 25!   more...

Rugby crowd's generosity

Dear Editor, I am writing to thank all those supporters of Newcastle Emlyn and Cardigan rugby clubs for their generous support of the two charities at the recent rugby match.  more...

Fury at wasted hospital trip

Dear Editor, My husband was referred to the specialist at the West Wales General Hospital, Carmarthen, in November 2001. He was seen in September 2002 and was due to receive a hearing aid on January 8, 2003.  more...

Ice danger from turbines

Dear Editor, May I suggest that you warn people not to go within 200mtrs of large wind turbines in this severe frosty weather. It is highly dangerous!   more...

Tivyside News

Couple's miracle escape

AN elderly couple had a miraculous escape after their car plunged off a road and came to rest balanced precariously on the edge of a 200ft drop into the sea.  more...

Industrial park backed

Ceredigion's commitment to boosting job opportunities in the south of the county was confirmed this week when councillors backed a controversial application to develop a nine-unit industrial park in Llandysul.  more...

DON'T MISS NEXT WEEK'S EDITION!

Don't miss next week's Tivy-Side.  more...

Concern over lagoon plan

Although grave concern was voiced by some town councillors last week regarding the potential danger a lagoon could pose to children on a large scale housing site being developed in Cardigan, colleagues thought otherwise.  more...

Sewage works shortfall

A state of the art sewage treatment works, is incapable of serving more than 1500 homes.  more...

Assembly backs town

CARDIGAN has received the strongest signal yet that a regeneration package to boost the town's economy is being backed by the National Assembly.   more...

Runaway forklift drama

A Pontweli, Llandysul, mechanic and garage owner suffered serious leg and other injuries on leaping for safety from a runaway forklift truck as it ran out of control on a hill near his premises.  more...

School vandalism arrest

One local youth has been arrested in connection with an incident in which damage running into thousands of pounds was caused at Ysgol Dyffryn Teifi, Llandysul.  more...

Police review pubs

Police are reviewing the running of public houses in Cardigan in the wake of magistrates deferring sentence on a licensee, and county councillors refusing to allow entertainment at his pub.  more...

COMMENT

IT won't happen overnight - but finally, after decades of economic depression, Cardigan may get the boost it needs and deserves.  more...

'Landslip' scheme go-ahead

Plans to build two new properties at Longdown Bank, St Dogmaels have been given the green light despite fears that the development could trigger off another landslide.  more...

Nothing to ho-ho-ho about

A Cardigan painter was forced to spend Christmas in the cells following a punch-up with his father outside a town centre pub.  more...

Praise for Neigbourhood Watch

A local sub postmistress feels sure that a neighbourhood watch group in her village helped thwart an attempted burglary of her post office over the past week.  more...

Tivyside Sport

Still football crazy after all these years!

A playing career in the Cardiganshire Football League with both Ffostrasol, St Dogmaels and Llandysul remarkably spanned TWENTY-EIGHT years for Peter Davies before he last year hung up his boots.  more...

Frozen pitch concern

CC Sports Welsh League Division Three Albion Rovers 1 Newcastle Emlyn 1  more...

Snooker star potted

World snooker star Mathew Stevens of Carmarthen came unstuck on the green baize in Cardigan on Sunday, when the world number eight represented Welsh League division three title favourites Carmarthen B at the Grosvenor Hotel.  more...

Soccer sparks off to Ireland

A couple of footballing bright sparks from local schools have been selected to play for the Welsh Schools Under 18 team against the Republic of Ireland in Waterford on Friday, February 21.  more...

Fixtures

Results Saturday January 11  more...

  
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