BID's May 5 Swansea Bay Media Highlights – Midweek Online Special

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South Wales Evening Post Click
Editorial – A man who smashed into three parked cars in Ammanford before fleeing has avoided jail and a driving ban — because of his work in the Royal Navy. Click
Commercial – Booking.com is mining the rich summer hols seam with a home page ad. Welsh tourism businesses should look at how they can match such services. Click
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Swansea Sound Click
Editorial - The Big Apple reopened in Mumbles yesterday. The unique fruit-shaped kiosk has been a feature of the headland for 80 years but was badly damaged by a car last year and amassed 27,000 Facebook fans. Click
Commercial – The home page is refreshingly uncluttered with ads these days ... and there's this handy advice on how to advertise your business on air. Click
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BBC Wales Click
News - Organisers of a controversial  student beach festival planned for Pembrey County Park next month have defended their licensing, policing and health and safety record. Click
Sport - Scarlets outside half Stephen Jones could become the highest points scorer in the team's history in the Magners League game against Glasgow on Friday. Click
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Community Radio Tircoed Click
News - The national Sky update at 8am, 9am and 10am is followed by regional news from around Wales
Music - Today's breakfast show kicked off with a tune from TV smash Glee.
Typical ad break - Homestore, Brinjal, West End Carpets, Matchmaker.

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BID's April 9 Swansea Bay Media Highlights

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Online BBC Cymru Wales Click
Local top story - Five men and two women have been arrested following a nine-month police surveillance operation targeting drugs in Swansea and Neath Port Talbot. Click
Euro rugby - Video of Wales and Scarlets fly-half Stephen Jones answering questions about his future and his big game this weekend against Jonny Wilkinson’s Toulon. Click
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Broadcast The Wave Click
Editorial - Neath Port Talbot councillors have given the ok to the construction of a Scottish & Southern Energy gas-fired power station in Baglan Bay. Hundreds of construction jobs should follow.
General Election - Excellent snapshot of the runners and riders named so far for Swansea Bay constituencies. Click
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Print Western Mail Click
Editorial - An image of Shirley Bassey's glittering appearance - wellington boots an' all - at the 2007 Glastonbury Festival is to go on display at London's National Portrait Gallery. It was taken by photographer Venetia Dearden.
Commercial - It's always good to enter professional awards contests as there can be a decent PR spin-off. Today, Riba (the Royal Institute of British Architects) praise work on projects such as Port Talbot's Margam Discovery Centre (Loyn & Co), Langland's Idle Rocks and Gower's Pennard House (both by Hyde + Hyde).
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BID spotlight ... South Wales Evening Post, Swansea Sound, Western Mail online

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Print South Wales Evening Post Click
Lead story – A Swansea police constable dived into the River Tawe to arrest an on-the-run crook.
Key opinion – To meet the ongoing economic challenge South Wales needs more homegrown national and global entrepreneurs.
Don’t miss – News on a new partnership agreement between two wonderful South Wales arts enterprises – Class Act Theatre School and acting agency REACT-Europe.
Promo power – Modestly-priced ads available now in this Saturday’s popular St David’s Day photo special; worth looking at if you run a family-oriented enterprise. For independent local advertising advice phone Andy Pearson – 07758 745 240.
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Broadcast Swansea Sound Click
Key Welsh story – A CBI survey reveals that firms in Wales are optimistic about 2010 despite the recession.
Typical ad break – Morriston’s Castle Bingo, Swansea Road Safety Team, Volvo, Llansamlet motor garage TWK Thomas, Swansea City Centre Partnership’s Love Your City.
You heard it here – Scarlets head coach Nigel Davies is frustrated that the region’s entertaining rugby isn’t being matched by results.
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Online Western Mail Click
Publicity power – Good to see Wales’s traditional door-to-door milkman getting some advertising support from Dairy Crest. Click
Key story - Preparations are beginning in earnest for Britain's first televised general election leaders' debates. Gordon Brown, David Cameron and Nick Clegg will face one another in three 90-minute debates on ITV1, Sky News and BBC1 in the weeks before polling day, expected to be May 6. Click
Buggygate – Rugby’s Andy Powell told police “I am an idiot” when he was arrested for driving a golf buggy whilst unfit through drink. He was banned from driving for 15 months for driving the buggy on the M4. Click
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See you there! Recent newspaper ads have been plugging a promising trade show at the Liberty Stadium next Wednesday, March 10. Hosted by WAG’s supplier development service, it’s free and runs from 9.30am-3pm.
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