Llantrisant, United Kingdom News

IT is one of the largest private sector employers in South Wales. Now, GE Aircraft Engine Services in Nantgarw has, for the first time, appointed a Welshman to take charge of the plant to plot its course through a challenging climate for the aviation sector.

A NEW 6m state-of-the-art laboratory building at the University of Glamorgan has been competed.

A MAN was in police custody today on suspicion of murdering a woman on a luxury residential estate.

EXPANDING firm Giles Insurance Brokers has made a 500,000 investment in a regional office in Llantrisant.

DRUNKS and unruly revellers who are arrested in Merthyr and Rhondda Cynon Taff will be asked where they had their last drink, as part of a Six Nations police operation.

GILFACH GOCH extend their lead at the top of Swalec Division Two East thanks to a 36-6 victory over Ynysybwl.

ERNIE and Jean Coombs celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary yesterday with a special acknowledgement from the Queen.

GILFACH GOCH stole a march on Treorchy to go top of Swalec Division Two East with a five-try demolition job over fourth-placed Abercynon.

A 21-year-old student has received serious leg injuries in a collision with a bus near a university campus.

PERSONAL wealth in Wales amounts to nearly 500bn - but well over half of that is held by just a fifth of the population, according to Government figures released to the Western Mail.

Unlike conventional technology, the new compact reflectron time-of-flight instrument is specifically designed to generate truly classical electron impact ionization spectra for gas chromatography and comprehensive GCxGC applications.

BOSCH union members will this week be holding crunch talks with Wales' First Minister Carwyn Jones to discuss how they can support the redundant workers back into work.

THE Assembly Government insisted last night it had done "all it could" to save 900 jobs at Bosch in the Vale of Glamorgan.

BRITAIN cannot go on "punching above its weight" militarily by sending troops to the world's trouble spots, the chairman of the parliamentary committee which oversees the intelligence services said today.

BACKROOM staff at 10 Downing Street were today denounced as "incompetent" by a former minister, who said they had failed to communicate Gordon Brown's strengths to the public.

A STRUGGLING car parts factory is set to close, at a cost of 900 jobs, it was announced.

LLANTRISANT Folk Club meets every Wednesday at the Windsor Hotel, Llantrisant Road, Pontyclun, from 8.30pm. For more information call Pat Smith on 01443 226892 or 07989 209824 or visit the website www.folkwales.org.uk TECHNIQUEST will be holding its Don't do this at Home Science Theatre until February 21.

RELATED admissions to accident and emergency departments in Rhondda Cynon Taff and Merthyr Tydfil have rocketed 70% since 2002-03, according to figures obtained by Valleys AM Chris Franks.

THE Echo has announced the inspiring men and women who will be strutting their stuff on the catwalk when the Breast Cancer Cymru Fashion Show comes to Cardiff City Hall for the first time on February 24.

AN ENGINEERING firm specialising in mechanical and electrical services says it hopes to double its workforce after securing a five-figure investment.