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Phoenix News File: NEW CITY STORE LOOKS SENZA-TIONAL
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Tuesday, 17 April 2007. NEW CITY STORE LOOKS SENZA-TIONAL. A posh new lingerie store is on its way to Swansea city centre. The popular La Senza lingerie chain is the latest store to give the city centre a big vote of confidence by announcing it is setting up shop here. Selling high quality lingerie, the company has a reputation for affordability and elegance.It will open at the junction of Portland Street and Oxford Street in a shop until now occupied by discount chain Profile. They might find the error ...
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Phoenix News File: February 2007
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Tuesday, 27 February 2007. Schools face axe as numbers fall. More school closures are on the way in Swansea.Councillors say it is the only way to deal with a big drop in pupil numbers. There are more than 5,000 spare places in the county already. The figure will have risen to 6,000 by 2009. The drop in pupil numbers means less cash for schools, and councillors have warned that parents must now brace themselves for closures. Whoever is in power will have to deal with this. Other schools in the county have...
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Phoenix News File: 'IT'S NOT JUST A REVAMP IT'S AN M&S REVAMP'
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Monday, 9 April 2007. IT'S NOT JUST A REVAMP IT'S AN M&S REVAMP'. Retail giant Marks and Spencer has delivered a much- needed boost to Swansea city centre. It is to invest millions into its Oxford Street store, turning it into a flagship development. The transformation is being seen as a huge vote of confidence in the city centre as a retail hotspot. Company bosses won't reveal exactly how much they are spending on the revamp. Fears had even been voiced in some quarters that M &S itself might pull out be...
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Phoenix News File: 'YOU'VE NEVER HAD IT SO GOOD' - SAY LABOUR
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Thursday, 12 April 2007. YOU'VE NEVER HAD IT SO GOOD' - SAY LABOUR. Labour has promised to bring more quality jobs to the Welsh economy with the publication of the party's manifesto for business. It will go head-to-head with Plaid which plans to draw attention to its policy of cutting business rates for small firms when its leader Ieaun Wyn Jones hits the campaign trail tomorrow. Labour is putting its record on the economy at the forefront of its election campaign, championing the creation of 140,000 jobs.
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Phoenix News File: August 2006
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Friday, 25 August 2006. Ex-Leader cleared in porn probe. Former Swansea Council boss Lawrence Bailey has been cleared of allegations he had illegal indecent images on his official council laptop. Mr Bailey had denied any wrongdoing from the outset. Detectives now say they are not pursuing any charges.His legal spokesman said: "We have been advised by police that following a thorough investigation, no action is to be brought in respect of this matter.". As a family, we want to express our gratitude to the...
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Phoenix News File: COSMETICS FIRM'S CITY STORE PLANS
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Wednesday, 11 April 2007. COSMETICS FIRM'S CITY STORE PLANS. Posh cosmetics store Lush is set to open a shop in Swansea in the latest show of confidence in the city centre. Ambitious plans to revamp the city's shopping areas are proving popular with companies, and new investment is beginning to flood in. Work on redeveloping the David Evans site is well underway, and last week Marks and Spencer announced plans to upgrade its Oxford Street store. Denise Road, chairwoman of JT Morgan, said the latest news ...
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Phoenix News File: January 2007
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Monday, 29 January 2007. Claims just aren't true. I Refer to the claims of Councillor Chris Holley (Leading council group under extra scrutiny, Post, January 26) that the Labour Group was offered and declined the chairmanship and vice-chairmanship of the scrutiny committee. This is simply untrue. Mr Holley and his ward colleague Peter Black have been peddling this fallacy since June 2004. Developer's invest in City Centre's future. The project will see new flats, costing from £117,500, created along...
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Phoenix News File: November 2006
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Tuesday, 21 November 2006. Bailey facing fresh probe. Former Swansea Council leader Lawrence Bailey could be investigated by the Local Government Ombudsman over pornographic images allegedly found on his council laptop. A police report on the claims has been handed to the council which has forwarded it to the ombudsman to see if the councillors' code of conduct has been broken and if any action needs to be taken. Councillor Bailey was originally arrested in May after concerns were raised about images fou...
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Phoenix News File: April 2007
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Wednesday, 18 April 2007. DESIGNER STORE ON WAY TO CITY. World-famous fabric and furnishings retailer Laura Ashley is heading for Swansea.The company is set to open a home furnishings store alongside Currys at Pontarddulais Retail park in Fforestfach. It should be up and running for business by the end of July. The investment by Laura Ashley will create 17 new jobs. Denise Road, chairwoman of city centre-based JT Morgan, said: "It's nice to see another well-known brand coming to Swansea. Laura Ashley was...
