Bridgend, England News

POLICE have arrested a 27-year-old man on suspicion of attempted murder and aggravated burglary following what they have called "a planned and vicious attack". It follows an incident in North Cornelly, near Bridgend, in the early hours of this morning in which a 78-year-old woman was injured.

A suspected al Qaida-inspired cell were caught red-handed filming potential terrorist targets, including one in Wales, police said today.

A SCHOOLBOY who fell 50 feet while trespassing into a quarry has been awarded 1,000 compensation for his injuries.

AS YOU read this, I hope to be feeling especially clean, if not as healthy as Rhodri Morgan, having enjoyed a spa treatment at one of Cardiff's more salubrious hotels.

Once the Queen has accepted Labour leader Carwyn Jones' nomination as First Minister by the National Assembly he must swear an oath of office, a ceremony expected to take place today.

Elin Philips has enjoyed a great 2009. The Bridgend actress tells Gavin Allen all about it IN A Christmas Carol, Elin Phillips is playing The Ghost Of Christmas Past... and, looking back over 2009, she can't muster a single "Bah! Humbug!" The Bridgend actress has been as happy as a Dickensian street urchin in a snowstorm since graduating from the ...

RHODRI Morgan hailed the success of devolution today - his last full day as Wales's First Minister.

MARIE Curie Hospice in Penarth will be lighting its Christmas tree on Thursday. Phantom of the Opera star Peter Karrie will switch on the lights at the ceremony, starting from 6pm, Cardiff Style will be singing and there will also be mulled wine and mince pies in the garden afterwards.

THOUSANDS more couples are rushing into quickie divorces - and it's all because so many celebrities are doing it.

DOZENS of gardens and at least one home were flooded in Bridgend near Stonehouse when heavy rainfall caused the River Frome to burst its banks in the early hours of Monday.

CARWYN JONES was the bookmakers' favourite throughout the eight-week contest to succeed Rhodri Morgan.

A CHEMICAL produced in Wales is being used by law enforcement agencies throughout the world to identify smuggled stashes of cocaine.

YOU would naturally expect places like Cardiff Castle and Castell Coch to appear in any list of the 100 places to see in Wales before you die.

LITTLE Hollie Evans' zest for life has stolen the limelight of yet another celebrity.

Carwyn Jones is odds-on favourite for post that would make him party's big hitter in power if Tories form next government Carwyn Jones, centre, campaigns in Ebbw Vale.

A HOSPITAL doctor accused of repeatedly masturbating in front of secondary school pupils was today cleared of three counts of outraging public decency.

THE Rotary Club of Stonehouse is again running its Christmas Carol Float to entertain and to collect for charity outside stores and around Severn vale towns & villages.

Two 17-year-old sixth formers killed in a crash which has left another boy critically ill have been named.

COUPLES will be entitled to two free cycles of IVF on the NHS in Wales, Health Minister Edwina Hart announced last night.

A fire at a flat near Bridgend was started deliberately, say detectives. Police said a fire was set at the front door of the property at Hafan Deg, Pencoed, between 2130 and 2155 GMT on Tuesday.