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

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For all those interested in & working in the Swansea Bay media
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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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April 9's Swansea Bay Media Highlights

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For all those interested in & working in the Swansea Bay media
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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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