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An historic office building in the centre of Cardiff has been put up for sale with a price tag of more than £11.5m. The six-floor 58,152 sq ft Park Gate building in Westgate Street was designed by architect Henry Tanner and built in 1886 as Cardiff’s Head Post Office. It is being marketed by the Cardiff office of property advisers …

A pensioner has spoken of his devastation after a burglar crept into his house in the middle of the night and stole his treasured pocket watch collection. George Thorne, of Metal Street, Adamsdown, Cardiff, was asleep in bed when a thief climbed in through an open window and made off with his collection of more than 30 watches – carrying …

A cyclist who died after a collision with a minibus in South Wales has been named. Owain Richard James, 30, of Oakdale near Blackwood, died in hospital after the crash in Newbridge on Sunday. The 43-year-old driver of the minibus was arrested on suspicion of death by dangerous driving after the crash, and has now been released on police bail …

The Welsh Rugby Union (WRU) has signed a three-year  sponsorship deal with Unilever brand Dove Men+ Care. The seven-figure deal secures title sponsorship of Wales’ Autumn fixture schedule for the  next two seasons, beginning  with ‘Dove Men Series’  clashes with South Africa, Argentina, Tonga and Australia  this November. It also extends to cover preparatory matches played at Cardiff’s Millennium Stadium …

The funeral of a Cardiff soldier who was found dead while on holiday in the French Alps will take place this Friday. Corporal Simon Daw, 26, from 1st Battalion The Royal Welsh, was enjoying a short snow-boarding holiday with friends after his fourth tour of Afghanistan when he disappeared in the popular ski resort of Les Deux Alpes. The soldier, …

A shovel wielding “maniac” smashed the window of car before repeatedly striking its passenger in a dramatic brawl in Cardiff this afternoon. As his attacker rained blows down on his body the passenger of the car collapsed to the floor before picking himself up to tackle his attacker. Witnesses described how the driver of the car, thought to be the …

A woman is in prison for quarrelling too loudly with the husband she previously stabbed during a row over alcohol. Marieanne Lane broke the conditions of an Asbo  by shouting and arguing, and by continually calling 999, Cardiff Crown Court heard. The judge said women like her eventually had to be locked up despite public opinion. The 48-year-old was handed …

Thousands of Bruce Springsteen fans have arrived early in Cardiff, hoping to secure a good position in the crowd from which to watch their hero. They’ll certainly be Dancing in the Dark tonight to the sounds of Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band, but on another warm day in Cardiff, fans are queueing outside the Millennium Stadium and making …

A councillor dropped from Cardiff council’s cabinet says the authority’s Labour leader “caved into pressure” from the city’s Labour Assembly Members. Canton’s Richard Cook lost his £31,900 post as cabinet member for children’s services last night in a reshuffle announced by Labour group leader Heather Joyce. Opposition councillors, meanwhile, attacked Coun Joyce’s decision to expand the size of her cabinet …

A school awaiting a multi-million-pound makeover has been told there is room for improvement in the classroom. Education watchdog Estyn said there are “important areas” to address at St Cyres Comprehensive School in Penarth, which was rated “adequate” overall. In particular, inspectors said pupils’ literacy and numeracy skills are underdeveloped and attendance rates do not compare favourably with those of …