News from Wales
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News‘Puffarazzi’ pictures may help seabird survive
INTRO - The RSPB’s Puffin Project asked the public to take pictures of the
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News£70m cable car for Swansea's Kilvey Hill
A £70m scheme for a cable car with toboggan slide, zip wire and restaurant overlooking Swansea Bay could be up and running by 2020.
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NewsConservation project restoring Newport’s Tredegar House
A multi-million pound conservation project has been launched to restore Newport’s 17th century Tredegar House. Open me Hello here I am Rainwater has leaked into a number of attic rooms, with repairs now needed to replace 35 tonnes of Welsh slate covering the house’s north west wing. This ...
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NewsLost Dylan Thomas poem gets first performance in 70 years
A work by Welsh poet Dylan Thomas will be heard for the first time in more than 70 years at an event this week. Actor Celyn Jones, who played Thomas in the film Set Fire To Our Stars, will read the poem after a university professor found it by chance. ...
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News“Discount Downton” among top 10 at-risk buildings
Kinmel Hall, in north Wales, with a facade almost 150 metres (500ft) long, has been judged among the most important Victorian structures in England and Wales in danger of being lost for good. The property, owned by a company registered in the Virgin Islands, is now empty and vandalised. It ...
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NewsAirlift operation to repair Brecon Beacons route
Exclusive: Hundreds of tonnes of heather cuttings and crushed stone are being airlifted by helicopter to the top of the Black Mountains’ highest hill.
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NewsFlood warnings across Wales as 'supertides' rise
Flood warnings are in place across Wales as “supertides” continue to rise. Areas at risk include Crofty, Clarach Bay, Aberystwyth and the Wye Estuary at Chepstow and near Tintern. Flood Alerts are also in place for the north Wales coast from Anglesey, Swansea Bay and Gower, Pembrokeshire, Ceredigion, the Llyn ...
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NewsMystery of pet dog found on Swansea train deepens
A dog found on a train in Swansea may have got separated from his owners who were heading to London, the RSPCA says. Officers believe the small brown Chihuahua may have remained on the train last Thursday as it made its way back to Swansea, and its owners have no ...
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NewsLost dog rescued from cliffs in Snowdonia
A stranded dog sparked a major mountain search after it was spotted on cliffs in Snowdonia. Ogwen Valley Mountain Rescue team, police and RAF rescue helicopters took part in a search for a possible fallen walker on Y Garn after the black and white Jack Russell was seen near Cwm ...
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NewsWaterspout forms off Gower coast
A waterspout appeared off the coast at Llangennith, Gower, on Tuesday afternoon.
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NewsSnowdonia walker in shorts rescued
Three walkers, one wearing shorts, have been rescued from a peak in Snowdonia in “atrocious weather”, rescuers say. Aberglaslyn Mountain Rescue Team was called at 17:14 BST on Saturday after the walkers became lost near the summit of 689m (2,269ft) Cnicht. The three walkers, in their 50s, were on holiday ...
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NewsRecord top grades in GCSE results
A record proportion of GCSE entries were awarded the top grades in this year’s exams, results show.
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NewsTurner considers Wales move
Coventry City centre half Ben Turner may represent Wales at Under-21 level.
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NewsArwel handed leading Neath role
Former Wales international outside-half Arwel Thomas has been named as captain of Neath..
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FeaturesNovice hikers stretch rescuers
Mountain rescue teams across England and Wales say they are working flat out to deal with a growing number of calls from novice walkers.
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NewsPython star backs theatre plea
Monty Python star Terry Jones has backed calls for a Conwy theatre to get a £1.25m facelift.
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NewsCastle reopens after safety fears
Flint Castle, which was closed to the public after staff were targeted by vandals, is to reopen.
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NewsLifting the lid on a secret site
August 27 2009 marks the 70th anniversary since the Treasury approved a £546,000 development of a World War II weapons plant - in 2009 it’s a naturereserve.
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FeaturesNurses start wearing national uniforms
They have been designed to make it easier for patients to see who is in charge of hospital wards after research found many were confused.
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NewsGreen light for Newport's '£1bn community'
Work is now due to start on the project which will see 4,000 new homes built over the next 20 years, creating 6,000 new jobs, as well as a business park.Developer St Modwen has been involved in “remediation works” for the last four years, clearing the site.Up to 400,000 tonnes ...
