Island offers escape at Christmas
Flat Holm offers festive breaks off the south Wales coast for those who want to get away from it all.

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Ceremony honours plant's war dead
A service is held to honour six men from a cement firm killed in World War II after two memorial plaques are found.

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Cardiff Blues 3-31 Australia
Australia end more than a century of pain against a Cardiff-based team, beating the hosts for the first time at the seventh attempt.

Stars' farewell to Gavin & Stacey
Ruth Jones talks of an emotional time filming the final series of the hit comedy show which returns to BBC One Wales on Thursday.

Green parish
Eco-friendly St Joseph's in Cwmaman practices what it preaches

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'Oak death' affects medieval site
Trees and shrubs at a medieval site in Cardiff are to be burned after a plant disease is discovered.

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'Don't scrap M4 relief road' call
Congestion on the M4 in Wales is costing £40m a year, and an academic warns that a relief road must eventually be built.

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Patient abuse nurse sentenced
A nurse who ill-treated two 87-year-old patients, including force feeding medication to one, is given a suspended jail sentence.

Coming Home
Gabby Logan takes an emotional journey to discover her family roots

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Peel's vow to take Wales chance
Scrum-half Dwayne Peel is determined to take his Wales chance having been selected ahead of Gareth Cooper to start against Australia.

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Cardiff 'must sell before buying'
Cardiff City boss Dave Jones concedes he has to sell if he is to sign players before Thursday's loan deadline.

The Guide for November 2009
Take our tips on things to do in south east Wales.

Doctor Who Up Close in the bay
A permanent exhibition celebrating the BBC's cult sci-fi TV series can be visited in Cardiff Bay.

Merlin stars on the Camelot trail
Colin Morgan and Bradley James of the BBC TV drama series Merlin explore Wales's connections with the legend of King Arthur.

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Pier pavilion restoration boost
An arts and crafts group is a step closer to a new home on Penarth pier, with funding to develop its plans.

Real Cardiff
Writer Peter Finch takes another look at the changing face of the city

Self composed
Luke Moses shuns the X Factor approach to fame by writing his own songs