BID's April 26 Swansea Bay Media Highlights

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Print South Wales Evening Post Click
Editorial - Comic star Eddie Izzard will be backing Labour with a guest appearance at Swansea University today.
Commercial – The Evening Post has joined BreakFree Holidays to offer readers weeks away for as little as £15 per person. Locations include Riviere Sands Holiday Park in Hayle, Hendra Holiday Park in Newquay and Perran Sands Holiday Park in Perranporth. Click
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Broadcast The Wave Click
Editorial - The countdown is on for Wednesday's Local Hero Awards night being hosted by The Wave and sister station Swansea Sound. Wales rugby skipper Ryan Jones is one of the judges.
Commercial - Typical ad break: Trade Centre Wales, webuyanycar.com, caravansinwales.com, FRF Vauxhall Swansea & Bridgend.
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Online BBC Cymru Wales Click
Sport - Swansea City midfielder Darren Pratley insists the Championship play-off pressure has shifted to Blackpool. Click
Video fun - A machine that carries British hopes of shattering the world land speed record for a lawnmower has been unveiled at a beach in Carmarthenshire. Click
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Community Radio Tircoed Click
News - A man has died following a fire at a house in Port Tennant.
Charity - The station is supporting a new fund-raising push for children's hospice Ty Hafan. Click
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BID's April 20 Swansea Bay Media Highlights

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Print Western Mail Click
Editorial – Education: A county-by-county investigation of the future of schools in Wales has uncovered tens of thousands of spare desks as falling rolls affect virtually every county.
Clegg-spot 1 – The man of the moment makes it to page 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 18 ... "a new poll shows his party has surged into second place among Welsh voters."
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Broadcast Bay Radio Click
Editorial – Police are hunting a female bag-snatcher who robbed two pensioners in Swansea's Sketty Park area over the weekend.
Clegg-spot 2 – Nick Clegg is launching an attack on "reckless and greedy bankers" as a school photo of the Lib Dem leader is revealed. Click
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Online South Wales Evening Post Click
Editorial 'most viewed' – "It has been a total nightmare," says man jailed after being wrongly convicted of sexually assaulting a schoolgirl. Click
Clegg-spot 3 – Reader comment from "Heather, Mumbles" ... I overheard two bimbos who were jogging on the sea-front the other morning talking about this Clegg bloke and how sexy he was. I've never gone for looks, I far prefer brawn, and lots of it. Click
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Online Radio Tircoed Click
Morning Show - Phil England is back on air - with croaky voice. Welcome back.
News - A 19-year-old girl is in hospital after being attacked by a gang on Llanelli beach.
Clegg-spot 4 (well, he's famous now!) - Labour's dominance of politics in Wales is coming to an end, according to the Lib Dem leader.
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March 15's BID Media Highlights - Western Mail, The Wave, Radio Tircoed

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Print Western Mail Click
Editorial – New Year Welsh house price growth has fizzled out with the market becoming more unpredictable, a leading property website says.
Opinion – Political point-scoring by political parties will do nothing to address the structural problems affecting our economy. What we need is a consensus for making Wales a competitive, thriving and prosperous place to live.
Tuned in – Music fans are being promised an emotional reunion this summer when Swansea rockers The Storys play their farewell gig at the city’s Grand Theatre.
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Broadcast The Wave Click
Editorial – High-powered reports into the deaths of three Swansea-area teenagers are expected to be made public this week.
Commercial – Well done to Swansea city centre photographer Justin Harris for his link-up with The Wave ... he’s provided a new portfolio of presenter portraits. Click
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Community Radio Tircoed Click
News – WAG and Barnardo's have clashed over a report produced by the charity calling for more childcare help for young mothers.
On the go - You can now tune in to Radio Tircoed on the Nokia internet radio application. For info click here
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Blog 1 - Business show lures Swansea media folk ... and others! Click
Blog 2 - Swansea media duo make timely progress. Click
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March 9's Swansea BID spotlight on ... The Western Mail, Scarlet FM, Swansea Council Online, Radio Tircoed

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Print Western Mail Click
Lead story – The Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) says it has no sympathy with striking civil servants.

Key opinion – Wales is over-governed and doesn’t need 22 directors of social services, let alone 22 council chief executives. With money tight, now is a good time to rethink the way we run and pay for local authorities.
Promo power – “Get in early” is the WRU’s new mantra ... a page one ad plugs pre-registrations for tickets to the June 5 Wales v South Africa clash.
Top tales – The Western Mail’s top commented-on website stories at present include: Delve gets Wales squad call Click, Claims of financial abuse may close Communities First fund Click, Cardiff City fans protest Click
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Broadcast Scarlet FM Click
Key local story – An initiative to train Carmarthenshire police officers and council staff in basic sign language has been such a success that it could be set to grow.
Promo power – Handy tip to business: you can request a Scarlet FM ad quote online – just click here.
Police hunt - Click here to see a Post Office visitor wanted by Llanelli police in connection with a robbery.
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Online Swansea Council Click
Key local story – Officers from the council have held talks with Swansea Tennis Centre users about the future of the attraction. Click
Publicity power – Swansea will join thousands of other communities across the globe on March 27 at 8.30pm when the lights go out for an hour in council locations to mark nature conservation charity WWF's Earth Hour. Click
School budgeting – Plans to create two new Swansea primary schools could go out to consultation this month. Officers recommend creating new English and Welsh establishments. Click
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Community Radio Tircoed Click
News - Firefighters tackled a series of grass fires including two on Gower.
Interviews - Phil England talks to Kerry Lynne, of Diabetes UK Cymru, and Meilyr James in the regular herbal spot.
Website – New attractions on the events page, plus details on how to advertise.
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