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Bring Back the Birch
1+ hour, 11+ min ago (720+ words) Are we giving upon redemption? Over the last few days, news, both local and international, has provoked responses that suggest it’s heading that way. The wildfires on the mountains around our home in the Rhondda have been dangerous, frightening, and…...
Print money to rejuvenate the Welsh economy
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (1082+ words) Working on the principle that Wales can learn from its Celtic cousins, it seems appropriate to look north. Scotland has this week undergone the annual ritual of publishing the GERS figures – short for the Government Expenditure and Revenue report, which…...
Calls for respect after ‘extremely shocking’ cruelty to crabs in seaside town
1+ day, 12+ hour ago (444+ words) Bruce Sinclair, Local Democracy Reporter A councillor has urged people to treat wildlife with respect after crabs were reportedly deliberately injured and killed at a Welsh harbour. Crabbing is popular during the summertime in the Ceredigion seaside town of Aberaeron,…...
A world on fire: Apathy and the cost of caring
1+ day, 12+ hour ago (974+ words) A bright and brilliant friend of mine, who left Wales and its heavy personal toll of language and community loss in his west Wales village, often talks about his need to protect his mental health by tuning out of news…...
The Reform Senedd group: Can its early confidence survive weakening polls?
2+ day, 1+ hour ago (758+ words) The Reform Senedd group entered the Senedd with the confidence that only an unexpected electoral breakthrough can bring. Few of its Members had imagined that, within a matter of weeks, some would be giving television interviews, attracting media attention and…...
Dŵr Cymru leaks waste '94 Olympic sized swimming pools' of water a day
2+ day, 2+ hour ago (460+ words) Dŵr Cymru has been criticised after new figures revealed the company lost 234 million litres of water per day through leaks last year – the equivalent of 94 Olympic-sized swimming pools every day. The Welsh Liberal Democrats’ analysis was carried out using data…...
Andy Burnham’s leadership suited to ‘world of social media’, says Yvette Cooper
3+ day, 6+ hour ago (658+ words) A Cabinet minister has said Sir Keir Starmer’s leadership style “doesn’t necessarily work in politics”. Yvette Cooper criticised the No 10 operation during her former boss’s premiership, and suggested new Prime Minister Andy Burnham was better suited to “a world of…...
Green Man boss reveals why she refuses to give up Wales’ beloved festival
3+ day, 4+ hour ago (424+ words) The woman behind Wales’ best-known music festival has opened up about her determination to keep it independent and firmly Welsh in a new interview. Fiona Stewart, 66, is the owner and managing director of Green Man. She spoke to The i…...
Welsh Tory leader urges grooming gangs inquiry to fully examine Wales
4+ day, 58+ min ago (774+ words) Welsh Conservative leader Darren Millar has written to the chair of the Independent Inquiry into Grooming Gangs calling for Wales to be fully included in the investigation. The letter to Baroness Anne Longfield underlines the recent convictions in Rhyl and…...
Coastal defence upgrade completed, cutting flood risk for thousands
4+ day, 2+ hour ago (558+ words) A £15 million major coastal defence project to reduce flooding risks for more than 2,000 properties has been completed, and most of the material was sourced from within Wales. Led by Ruthin-based civil engineering firm Jones Bros, the 12-month project used nearly…...