South Wales
Geographic Region
Hospital is latest casualty of sodden novemberNov 28 2009 by David James, South Wales Echo LEAKS at South Wales' flagship hospital have forced health bosses to delay operations while emergency repairs are carried out. Heavy rain has been blamed for the damage at the University... In this article: University Hospital of Wales, South Wales Echo, South Wales, Cardiff, and Wales |
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Wales Online | 20 hours ago
Wales has sixth wettest November on record
...by Jonathan Evans, South Wales Echo Wales has sixth wettest November on record IT has rained every single day in Wales this month and South Wales is set for even more wet weather, forecasters confirmed last night. The Met Office said...
In this article: Wales, Met Office, Cardiff, Derek Brockway, UK, and Atlantic
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Telegraph.co.uk - All news | 1 day ago
Health failings over schizophrenic who stabbed to death vicar
...GMT 27 Nov 2009 Vicar Father Paul Bennett Photo: PA Fr Bennett was stabbed 21 times at his vicarage home in Trecynon, near Aberdare, South Wales, by Geraint Evans in March 2007. A report from the Health Inspectorate Wales revealed...
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Showbiz: Shaheen lights up proceedings
...audience of more than a billion people when he performed at Michael Jackson's memorial service in July. He has recently returned to South Wales after wowing American audiences with an appearance on the Oprah Winfrey show. He told last...
In this article: Simon Cowell, Shaheen Jafargholi, All I Want for Christmas Is You, Sian Lloyd, Rhodri Owen, Mariah Carey, Oprah Winfrey, and Michael Jackson
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St Modwen unveil GBP3bn former BP site schemes for South Wales
DEVELOPMENTS with a value of GBP3bn are being proposed for South Wales following one of the largest land deals struck this year in the UK. Property development company St Modwen has this morning confirmed the acquisition of more than 200...
In this article: BP, UK, and Swansea University
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Foundations of hope with new homes boost
...all seen a sudden surge in the number of applications submitted to the National House-Building Council (NHBC). While some parts of South Wales are still to recover from the impact of the recession, the NHBC said that new property...
In this article: Cardiff, Wales, Recession, Bellway Homes, Bridgend, Bay Pointe, and New York
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Independent.co.uk - UK | 5 days ago
Another Cumbria bridge facing collapse
...Abbot, on Saturday afternoon. And a search was under way for a woman believed to have been swept into the River Usk in Brecon, South Wales at about 7pm on Saturday night. High winds also forced the closure of the Port of Dover for a...
In this article: Cumbria, Cockermouth, Workington, River Derwent, and Climate change
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Eating in: Supermarket deli counter customers can now take away curry with a Welsh twist following a deal between South Wales ready-meal producer, The Authentic Curry Company and Asda.
Supermarket deli counter customers can now take away curry with a Welsh twist following a deal between South Wales ready-meal producer, The Authentic Curry Company and Asda. Nov 21 2009 by Margaret O'Reilly, South Wales Echo Four...
In this article: Asda, South Wales Echo, Wales, Western Mail, and Marriott Hotel
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Devoted dad killed in M25 aquaplane crash
Nov 21 2009 by Gareth Evans, South Wales Echo A DEVOTED father of three from South Wales has died after his van overturned on a motorway. Michael Stuart Bradley, 49, was driving alone along the M25 near Oxted, Surrey, when the accident...
In this article: Bridgend, South Wales Echo, Transit van, and Manchester United
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RMT union to ballot South Wales signalling staff on possible strike action
TRAIN services in South Wales could be disrupted if signalling staff strike. The RMT union will ballot South Wales signalling staff on possible strike action over rosters at the new South Wales control centre due to open in January 2010.
In this article: Network Rail
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Assembly Government sends climate change information packs to South Wales schools
CLIMATE change debate packs have been sent out to every South Wales school. The information brochures will encourage children aged up to 11 years to follow critical talks about the environment that will take place in December. The Big...
In this article: Climate change, Jane Davidson, UN, and Wales
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South Wales (De Cymru) is an area of Wales bordered by England and the Bristol Channel to the east and south, and Mid Wales and West Wales to the north and west. The most densely populated region in the south-west of the U.K., it is home to around 2.1 million people and includes the capital city of Cardiff (population approximately 317,500) and two other major cities, Swansea and Newport. There is one national park in the region called the Brecon Beacons which covers about a third of South Wales, in which is located the highest mountain south of Snowdon, North Wales, namely Pen Y Fan.
The extent of South Wales is loosely defined, but it is generally considered to be the area surrounding the M4 motorway, including the counties of Glamorganshire and Monmouthshire and sometimes extending westwards to include south Carmarthenshire and south Pembrokeshire. In the western extent, from Swansea westwards, local people would probably recognise that they lived in both South Wales and in West Wales - there is considerable overlap in these somewhat artificial boundaries. The northern border is particularly ill-defined, but the A40 may be a good approximation whilst others consider the more southerly Heads of the Valleys Road as the boundary.
Approximately 78% of the total population of Wales is in South Wales based on estimates from the 2001 census data.
South Wales incorporates the capital Cardiff, as well as Newport, Swansea and Bridgend. The area also includes Neath Port Talbot, the South Wales Valleys and the more rural settings of the Brecon Beacons National Park, Vale of Glamorgan and Monmouthshire.
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