22+ hour, 48+ min ago   (1097+ words) ‘If Wales had a great poet in the 19th century it was the young William Thomas (Islwyn, 1832-78).’¹ Glyn Tegai Hughes published those words at the end of the 20th century. Statements proclaiming this writer to be ‘the best’ and that poet to…...

1+ day, 57+ min ago   (679+ words) ‘Sometimes old traditions are thrown up like dust along a summer road. You glimpse them briefly in the sunbeams…’ This quiet, yet profound book, and one I took great pleasure in reading, is a collection of such moments and memories,…...

1+ day, 9+ hour ago   (490+ words) Sir Anthony Hopkins is to star as the leader of an authoritarian regime in a new post-apocalyptic science-fiction film. The Port Talbot-born actor, 88, will play Bryant in 2048, which is set in a future where the remaining human population has been…...

1+ day, 10+ hour ago   (895+ words) Cornwall Council has requested permission from the UK Government to use bilingual road signs in Cornish and English. This article discusses that request – including placing it in a comparative context with Wales where bilingual Welsh and English road signs have…...

1+ day, 10+ hour ago   (987+ words) An internationally acclaimed composer says he felt the weight of Welsh history on his shoulders in portraying a pivotal protest in a new opera that’s going on tour. Gareth Glyn’s latest work, Fflamau Penyberth (The Flames of Penyberth) commemorates the…...

1+ day, 22+ hour ago   (829+ words) True crime has been a reliable staple of publishing for 150 years or so. While it never really goes out of fashion, the genre in recent times seems to have become especially ubiquitous. It’s on television practically every night, a flood…...

1+ day, 23+ hour ago   (919+ words) Most people would consider the building of a grand museum glorifying a notorious dictator estimated to be personally responsible for the deaths of around 10 million people as an act of grotesque folly and gross insensitivity. That such a museum – which…...

3+ day, 22+ hour ago   (284+ words) Manic Street Preachers legend James Dean Bradfield is taking listeners through some of his favourite music in a new BBC series. The singer and guitarist is opening up his personal record collection for the series, sharing some of the songs…...

4+ day, 3+ hour ago   (904+ words) Alec Doyle, Local Democracy Reporter A toxic waste dump in Wrexham is a ‘shame on Britain’ according to the team behind the BBC documentary Buried. Hollywood actor Michael Sheen and environmental journalists Dan Ashby and Lucy Taylor singled out Llwyneinion…...

4+ day, 6+ hour ago   (652+ words) Michael Sheen has said he was snubbed by Rhun ap Iorwerth after asking for a meeting to discuss claims of chemical contamination in Wales. The actor appeared before the Welsh Affairs Committee on Thursday to talk to MPs about the…...