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Meet The People Working On Christmas Day To Keep Our Water...

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While many of us will be enjoying a late breakfast, pouring ourselves a glass of fizz, and looking forward to enjoying a well-earned break...

Online Shopping trends set to continue in Wales

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As non-essential retail remained closed for the majority of the last 12 months, many shoppers moved online for the first time. The result was...

Morrisons launch ultimate Halloween and Bonfire Night in boxes

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MORRISONS LAUNCH ULTIMATE HALLOWEEN AND BONFIRE NIGHT IN BOXES - DELIVERED DIRECT TO YOUR DOOR With trick or treating and big bonfires off the cards,...

Swansea Morrisons partners with Birch Court McCarthy & Stone to provide...

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- Partnership means doorstep delivery service will be offered to over 20,000 homeowners - - Customers place their order over the phone and their groceries...

Half Full/Half Empty Can Goes Up For Sale For ÂŁ350 on...

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Is it Half Full or Half Empty? A Half Full factory sealed can of Coke has gone up for sale on eBay for ÂŁ350 on...

100 DAYS TO CHRISTMAS: FESTIVE SHOPPERS START TO FILL STOCKINGS IN...

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– One in five Brits start Christmas shopping in September – – Average total gift spend is £481 – – Black Friday expected to be biggest...

DAS LAW – Going shopping this Black Friday and Cyber Monday?

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Going shopping this Black Friday and Cyber Monday? Here is what you need to know about your rights before buying… This Black Friday and Cyber Monday,...

Only 9.3% of Welsh people want 3 year tenancy

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Tenants don’t want three-year tenancies A recent study has revealed that, contrary to Government proposals, tenants in Wales don’t want three-year tenancies, with only 9.3...

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How The Welsh Buy Online? As e-commerce is becoming one of the fastest developing branches of the British economy 87% of the UK internet users...

Nation’s leading energy switchers revealed

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Nation’s leading energy switchers revealed New figures released today by the Energy Switch Guarantee reveal that Yorkshire is home to the savviest energy customers in...

Consumer Affairs: Heating oil

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LOW HEATING OIL PRICES IN SUMMER CAN SAVE YOU 300 A YEAR HEATING OIL PRICES AT THEIR LOWEST LEVELS SINCE WINTER 2016 SHOPPERS ADVISED TO BUY...

Fraud awareness poster wins national award

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Fraud awareness poster wins national award The work of Carmarthenshire Trading Standards to support the wellbeing of vulnerable people has been recognised with a national...

Money Matters Column

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Money Matters Company cars can be quite a controversial issue, for the employer, for employees and for the taxman. HMRC recently lost a first tier tribunal...

Gift Aid Advice and Tax Updates

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We often get questions from charities and community groups in West Wales looking for clarification on how Gift Aid works. The tax people at HMRC...

RECALL NOTICE ON PIERCING AFTER-CARE SOLUTION

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Carmarthenshire County Council’s Environmental Health and Trading Standards team is urging anyone who has recently had a body piercing to check the after-care solution...

Trading Standards issue Galaxy Note 7 advice

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Carmarthenshire’s Trading Standards team is urging anyone who has a Samsung Galaxy Note 7 to return it as soon as possible for a refund...

Central and North Wales’ car insurance costs continue to accelerate, rising...

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- The cost of motoring continues to rise as the Confused.com car insurance price index Q3 2016 reveals a year-on-year price increase of 17% -   Drivers in...

Why You Should Book a Cruise Five Weeks Before it Sets...

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Have you ever experienced checking cruise prices and finding they are high and then upon checking again later prices have decreased? The biggest factor...

Swisschocolate-online.com Launches a XXL Toblerone

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In order to always offer more Swiss chocolate to the world, swisschocolate-online.com, which has over 150 references, adds a new one with the biggest Toblerone...

LUMIX G85 – A Splash/Dust Proof Field Shooting Camera – Featuring...

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Capture Those Perfect Moments with Exquisite Image Quality Outdoors Panasonic is proud to introduce the DMC-G85 (G85), a new rugged-design DSLM (Digital Single Lens Mirrorless)...

Christmas UK staycations doubled in 2016

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Leading letting agency, holidaycottages.co.uk have seen a dramatic increase in holidays for the Christmas period. Bookings for Christmas 2016, are up 53.7% year on...

Is the lunch hour dead? 71% of Welsh workers don’t take...

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 The average lunch break is now just 28 minutes in Wales and only 15% of its workforce take a full lunch hour, according to...

Unbeatable Opening Offers – The Optic Shop Crosshands.

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Besides its long-established Swansea store, the Optic Shop has several franchises throughout South Wales, including shops in Port Talbot, Newport, Cwmbran and Abergavenny. In late...

Polaroid Announces Global Release for its Next Generation Instant Digital Camera,...

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With a 3.5" LCD Touchscreen Display and App-Driven Creative Control, Polaroid Once Again Redefines Sharing for the Digital Age with the New Polaroid Snap...

THE BABYMOON BOOM – NEARLY A THIRD (28%) OF EXPECTANT PARENTS...

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The Babymoon boom: 28% of new or expectant parents are now considering babymoons for the future and a further 37% regret not going...

Create, Sculpt and Print: Wacom Presents Intuos 3D

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First-ever full 3D solution for 3D enthusiasts combines WacomÂŽ's Intuos pen tablet with PixologicÂŽ's ZBrushCoreÂŽ software for creating and sculpting print-ready digital designs and...

Inspirational Butterfly Feeder Enlivens Your Garden and Supports Butterflies

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Belightful Butterfly Feeder brings nature closer to our everyday lives by attracting butterflies, and this way enhancing the wellbeing of both people and butterflies. Belightful Butterfly Feeder combines form...

WearCam is the unashamedly naked wearable camera

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The 'clip-on, tap and snap' WearCam is a totally useful and utterly simple wearable video camera. Bringing affordable life logging to all, in glorious...

STRUGGLING WITH THE SCHOOL RUN? HELP COULD BE CLOSER THAN YOU...

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Research by motor insurance specialist, Churchill Insurance, suggests that grandparents want to help on the school run, but parents don't feel they can ask  ¡      70...

There’s a new number to call if you have a power...

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105 is a new number that you can call to report or get information about a power cut. It will put you through to...

Soft Drinks Industry Levy: 12 things you should know

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The Soft Drinks Industry Levy is a key part of the government’s childhood obesity strategy, and was first announced at Budget 2016. Here's how...

Northumbria University offers support to students in Wales through clearing hotline

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Northumbria University is encouraging students in Wales receiving their A Levels results today (18th August) to get in touch as its clearing hotline is...

Introducing New Fitness ‘Swim Coach’ From Speedo

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Speedo International has launched 'Swim Coach,' a free digital coaching tool with over 200 workouts designed by elite Speedo athletes, coaches and collaborators to...

Swansea residents owe ÂŁ7.55m in unpaid Council Tax

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National Debtline warns many local residents are not receiving the free advice they need, as Council Tax bills rise by 3.95%   Recently published official figures have...

How Donald Trump using the shower is Wales’s idea of a...

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Welsh homeowners most dislike having to share their bathroom with guests Donald Trump, Katie Hopkins and Katie Price top list of the houseguests...

South Wales Police say – Don’t become a victim of computer...

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Computer service fraud occurs when fraudsters posing to be from legitimate companies, such as your internet service provider (ISP) or Microsoft, call to tell...

Mo Farah Goes for Gold!

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Catch the Olympic action live with these top sporting sleep tips… Millions of Brits will be glued to their TV screens this weekend in hopes that...

Bank of England delivers another hammer blow for pensioners and savers

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The Bank of England has delivered “another painful bloody nose” to pensioners and savers on Super Thursday, affirms the chief executive of one of...

Luxury British Footwear Brand Launches Bespoke Tiger & Tigress Shoes to...

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Beyond Skin have partnered with World Animal Protection UK to sell designer slip-ons and stilettos in black faux suede with gold Tiger embroidery in aid...

UK Card Fraud Losses Climbed 18 Percent in 2015, Largest Rise...

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Analytic software firm FICO today released an interactive map of European card fraud, which reveals the UK saw Europe's largest annual jump in card fraud losses for...

UK-wide Survey Reveals 44% Turn to Sharing Economy to Keep Travel...

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As the summer holidays begin, 49% are worried about the cost of travel 44% of Britons say they will turn to sharing economy websites like TrustedHousesitters to make travel...

POPULAR PEONIES PROVIDE FLOWER POWER SALES BOOST AT CO-OP

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Co-op sees 70% sales increase on British flowers with Peonies outselling Carnations Sunflowers expected to have record-breaking sales year   Sales at the Co-op this...

RiskBand Turns to u-blox for Cutting-Edge Global Safety Bracelet

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World's first personal security wearable not tied to a phone to include SARA-U201 Whereable Technologies has tapped cutting-edge technology from u-blox, a global leader in wireless...

Average age to start driving now 26, as younger adults put...

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• 44% of drivers hitting the road for the first time are over the age of 25 • 21% decrease in 17-20 year olds...

WIGGLE LOOKS FORWARD TO MORE ‘GOOD STUFF’ AT LA COURSE BY...

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 Wiggle, world’s largest tri sports retailer and proud sponsor of The Wiggle High5 women’s professional cycling team is relishing the prospect of participating in...

Are We There Yet?

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Europcar commissioned research reveals that more than a third of kids think they will be squashed in the family car for the holiday trip...

The Multifunctional Beach Dress for a Stress Free Holiday

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The innovative apparel brand Mumusa has just launched a campaign on Indiegogo to fund the production of the most elegant, beautiful and comfortable 3...

Motorists want insurance discounts in return for not using their mobile...

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- 78% of motorists think that the price they pay for insurance should be linked to their driving behaviour - Insurers should offer lower premiums...

American Brexodus: UK Hotel Searches Soar Following Brexit Vote

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- 50% + increase in Americans searching for UK hotel deals - Hotels now available for half the price of 2015 average - Hotels.com offers 10% off hotels...

Welsh prefer books and lessons to modern technology when learning a...

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Following Britain's recent vote to leave the EU the nature of travel is set to undergo some big changes, including tourists' attitudes to speaking...