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Nick - Web Team Nick - Web Team | 16:31 UK time, Monday, 17 March 2008

Parachute instructor's life-saving leap; Escaped pig's bid for freedom; 352 unmarked North Wales Police cars on the road; and more...

Bravery award for Chirk parachute instructor's life-saving leap - Evening Leader
A parachute instructor has received a bravery award for saving a student's life after his equipment failed at 12,000ft by grabbing him and opening his own chute to bring them both to safety.

Escaped pig's bid for freedom - Evening Leader
Residents in Rhos, Wrexham, were confronted with the unusual site of a pig trotting down Hill Street this afternoon.

352 unmarked North Wales Police cars on road - Daily Post
The full scale of the region’s undercover roads policing operation is revealed today.

I doubted my ability, says Savage - BBC News | Wales
Derby player Robbie Savage from Wrexham says he began to question his ability before his performance against Manchester United.

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