February 16's Swansea Bay Media Highlights

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For all those interested in & working in the Swansea Bay media
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Print Western Mail Click
Lead story – Buggygate: Andy Powell is sacked from the RBS 6 Nations squad as Wales take strong action over golf buggy drink-drive charge.

Key opinion – Alcohol abuse is one of the major social problems we face: the Government’s suggestion of mandatory health warnings on drinks is a start but we need to do much more to control it.
Promo power – An encouraging two-page focus on Fairtrade and the Welsh co-operative movement.
Don’t miss – Plans to turn Swansea’s Derwen Fawr folly into a family home have been scuppered by a resident colony of bats - attractive photo by freelance James Davies.
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Broadcast Bay Radio Click
Key local story – The South Wales Police Authority has agreed a 5% rise in council tax demands, meaning residents will pay around an extra £7.30 a year for its services.
Helping hands – Swansea householders in danger of losing their home to the recession are being urged by the council to make full use of the city’s Housing Options service.
Sporting chance – Good to see Bay bedding down with new Neath-based rugby league outfit the South Wales Scorpions. They’re the official media partner – a wise commercial tie-up for both sides. Click
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Online Neath Port Talbot Council Click
Key local story - Developing entrepreneurship in Neath Port Talbot is a key part of the council’s economic development strategy. Now, the business services team has launched its Innov8 programme for those aged under 31. Click
Booking now – singer Paul Child and entertainer Chris Needs (of BBC Radio Wales) join for an evening of Welsh music and laughter in the Swansea Valley. Feb 28, Pontardawe Arts Centre. Click
Community cheer – The village of Blaengwynfi is to have a £350,000 makeover. A two-year project is under way to build a community facility for the Gwynfi Bowls Club on the site of the old Abergwynfi schools. Click
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Community Radio Tircoed Click
Local news - Up to 4,000 local authority jobs could be lost in Wales over the next few years as councils look to save millions of pounds.
Community message - It's energy awareness day in Carmarthenshire and at Guildhall Square, Carmarthen.
Website - Tircoed have turned red ahead of the BHF Wear Red to Word day.
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