The supply of pure Welsh gold the metal of choice for the wedding rings of the rich and famous is expected to run out in the new year.
Source: icwales.icnetwork.co.uk

Celebrity and tragedy in 2006 
Celebrity and tragedy came together in Australia in 2006 as never before. Disbelief swept the country at the news in September that Crocodile Hunter Steve Irwin had died not in a croc attack, but after being pierced through the heart by a stingray barb.
Source: www.thewest.com.au

LENOIR COUPLE HAD AGREED TO MARRY: Firefighters: Sparks from stove likely behind fire 
About five months ago, Gary Moody took his girlfriend, 58-year-old Corene Myers, to see her favorite band at Lenoir’s Smokey Creek BBQ, where they met six years earlier.
Source: www.charlotte.com

World & folk: Borders dissolve on local scene 
For this writer, music in 2006 was an eclectic jumble of Americana, rock, country and world music. Here, in no particular order, are the notable events, albums and ideas that stuck with me throughout the year:
Source: www.suntimes.com

2006: Your final exam 
Papal provocations, Zidane’s moment of madness, the Foreign Secretary’s caravan, Tom Cruise’s wedding… It all comes flooding back. Or does it? Find out if you’ve been paying attention over the past 12 months with our bumper quiz of the year.
Source: news.independent.co.uk

Festive wedding for Kate and Pete? 
Any suggestions, queries or gripes, please e-mail the Entertainment Editor. Check out what’s hot and happening in your town, and post your own events in our Gig Guide.
Source: entertainment.iafrica.com