No support Owen!
By Steve James 06/03/02

A 'Mirror' pole finds that England will gain little support in Wales during The World Cup.

Sweden, Argentina and Nigeria are, however, proving to be more popular.

If victorious, English fans have sworn to remain silent for the next thirty-six years.

Seventh Ivans!

Actor Rhys Ivans has been hob-knobbing with the usual suspects, including Kevin Spacey, at the premier of
'The Shipping News'.

We forecast that the Welsh lad will more than hold his head above water in the Hollywood goldfish bowl. After all, he upstaged Julia Roberts in Notting Hill.

Welsh leek in stew?

E.U. bosses are to standardize the size of our national vegetable, the leek. And who cares, other than the Europhobes. In fact, straight bananas and smooth pineapples will make a pleasant change.

V's up for St. David's Day bash

Welsh stars, including Sian Lloyd and Laurence
Llewelyn-Bowen, were out in force at Cardiff's 'V' Club for St. David's Day.

With the drink flowing copiously, plenty of leeks were taken during the evening.

Welshman top of comedy tree

BBC Wales has a new Head of Comedy, Gareth Owenlan. Plans for a Welsh situation comedy are already in the pipeline. Comic legends Owen Money and Mike Doyle must be in the frame.

Just one word of advice, Gareth, steer clear of previous stereotypes, i.e. thick Welsh blokes and tarty Welsh women!

Wales gain American recognition

Big thanks to Rhodri Morgan for promoting Wales in America. He must've taken a big map - to show the Americans where Wales is.

It's probably not a good idea to make them aware of any national treasures, they've already nicked Anthony Hopkins and kidnapped Zeta Jones. Thank God Ryan Giggs is too small for American football (Don't mention baseball, though)

The Welsh Friends? - Y Ty (The House)

The House begins this Thursday on S4C, showcasing the trials and tribulations of four Cardiff flatmates (Rachel, Rhys, Liwsi and Ioan).

Rumours of multi-million pound salaries for the cast have been flatly denied. "We don't have the financial clout of U.S. studios", an insider said.