A man who spent his whole career working for the South Wales Evening Post has died at the age of 81. Eddie Norman joined the paper when he was 14 and, apart from National Service with the Welsh Guards during
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All change at the Star
It’s all change for the editorial team at the Llanelli Star. Suzanne Oakley has taken over as news editor following the departure of Jonathan Roberts to the sub-editors’ desk at the South Wales Evening Post in Swansea.
Faces in the crowd could have sparked a riot
Two regional newspapers, with a combined circulation of almost 150,000, have joined forces with the police to net football hooligans involved in a three-hour night match riot. Five police officers were hurt and a police dog blinded in the incident
You can leave your hat on
Star-struck Lucy Hynes has jetted out to New York to cover the celebrity wedding of the year – between Catherine Zeta Jones and Michael Douglas. Though the Shropshire Star might not have a direct claim on the girl from the
Bill retires after 54 years in journalism
He might not be Alan Titchmarsh – and he’s certainly no Charlie Dimmock – but Bill Willis has green-fingered staying power. The popular columnist spotted a gap in the pages of the South Wales Evening Post in 1946 and has
Post accused of biased view
Swansea Cabinet members have attacked coverage by the South Wales Evening Post of a proposed city centre car parking voucher scheme. The scheme would turn the city’s streets into a giant pay and display car park with motorists having to
Night out ends in terror
Reporter Chris Parvin was caught up in a terrifying soccer riot as he drove home through Swansea. Chris, who works for the South Wales Evening Post, was sandwiched between police horses, a police helicopter and uniformed police in riot gear
Death of a talented photographer
Popular South Wales Evening Post photographer Mark Entwistle has died, aged 37, after a short illness. He joined the Post four years ago and became well-known in the area, taking photos of thousands of people and events across South West
Just wild about Catherine
Swansea has gone Catherine Zeta-Jones crazy this week as the star made a trip back to her home town with fiance Michael Douglas and their baby son Dylan. The South Wales Evening Post was among the papers to cover the
Readers help produce second local history book
A journey back in time is being promised for readers of the Port Talbot Courier, who can now get their hands on a new pictorial nostalgia book. The book, Memory Lane: Neath & Port Talbot, has been produced by the
Flying the flag for Wales
A charity show organised by The South Wales Evening Post is to make a triumphant return to Swansea next month. The Post’s The Best Is Yet To Come charity musical variety show was recently performed at Her Majesty’s Theatre, Haymarket
Vanishing landlady story returns after 27 years
Don’t throw out those old notebooks. You never know when they might come in handy. Jonathan Issacs, news editor of the South Wales Evening Post, was surprised when a story he covered as a cub reporter hit the headlines again
The Ragchild
Reporter Paul Lewis is hoping his latest story will be as much of a success as those he writes at the South Wales Evening Post. It’s a full-length novel, written in collaboration with his friend Steve Lockley, and has just
Pages to fill for Eisteddfod team
The countdown is over for Llanelli – as Eisteddfod fever hits the town. The Llanelli Star has already brought out a special publication to mark its return to the town for the first time since 1962. And now the paper
He's just a big teddy bear!
When it comes to volunteers in the newsroom, staff at the South Wales Evening Post don’t seem to be backward at coming forward. When much of the media shy away from the spotlight, one or two souls brave it out…
Murder inquiry exclusive
In an exclusive interview with the South Wales Evening Post, the detective leading the hunt for the killer of an 80-year-old woman, her daughter and two granddaughters, spoke of his personal sorrow that the murderer had not yet been brought