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18 May 2012: NewsSecond Olympics for Sarah
Congratulations Sarah Thomas who has been selected for Great Britain's hockey squad for the 2012 London Games. Sarah, 31, who was born in Aberdare and grew up in Merthyr Tydfil, told BBC Radio Wales: "Being selected for Beijing was really speci…

18 May 2012: NewsOlympics blog
With just a week until the Olympic Torch Relay arrives in Wales, the Welsh Government has launched a blog which will run all the way through the Olympic and Paralympic Games. The blog has been created so that people across Wales and visitors ca…
18 May 2012: BlogInternational Museum Day
Today is International Museum Day. In Wales entry to our museums is free, so you can enjoy a great day out that won't break the budget. Here is a sample of what's on offer at Wales's museums: View on of one of Europe's finest art collections at Nat…
17 May 2012: BlogMonmouth is world's first Wikipedia town
Monmouth is set to be the first Wikipedia town in the world. This Saturday sees the launch of "Monmouthpedia". An appeal was launched asking people to assist in the project by providing information on aspects of Monmouth life. The appeal r…
17 May 2012: BlogKatherine Jenkins in Dancing Final
Welsh award winning mezzo–soprano Katherine Jenkins and her dance partner USA professional ballroom dancer and musician Mark Ballas are through to the USA Dancing with the stars final. Katherine suffered a back spasm during the quarter final of the …
17 May 2012: NewsBeckham brings Olympic Flame home
London 2012 ambassador David Beckham will attend the Olympic Flame Handover Ceremony in Athens and bring the Flame back to the UK ahead of its 70 day journey. David will be joined by five young people, who have been selected from schools and college…
16 May 2012: BlogWelsh Film Maker's Home Premier
The Raid premiers in Wales today at 11 simultaneous screenings throughout Wales, including Cardiff, Carmarthen and Llandudno. Welsh born director Gareth Evans directs the martial art action film, touted as the best action film of 2012.Hailing from H…
14 May 2012: BlogGreat week for Ospreys
One of the three osprey eggs has hatched in Glaslyn in north Wales. The young bird is likely to the first osprey to hatch in the UK in 2012.Ospreys, which spend winter in Africa, are still a rare bird in Wales. Glaslyn which means blue lake in Wels…
11 May 2012: BlogWelsh music collaboration at London 2012
The British Council has curated a series of high profile collaborations including an Australian – Welsh music collaboration which will be showcased on the Oceania stage at BT River of Music on Saturday 21st July in Greenwich Park, London. BT River o…
10 May 2012: NewsCardiff and China pool talent to fight disease
Two new joint institutes for world class medical research have been created as highlights of a high–level Cardiff University visit to China. Cardiff's Vice–Chancellor, Dr David Grant, signed the agreements with two of China's leading medical researc…
04 May 2012: NewsWales Coast Path opens for business
The Wales Coast Path will be officially opened tomorrow (5th May 2012). The opening of the coastal path means that Wales will become the first country in the world with a path around its entire perimeter. The Path has already attracted media interest…
03 May 2012: NewsGarden receives ratings boost
The National Botanic Garden of Wales has been given a top rating by the readers of the consumer magazine Which? The garden, in Carmarthenshire, rated 79% based on overall satisfaction and the likelihood to recommend to friends or family, followin…
27 April 2012: BlogNew home for the Olympic Rings
The Olympic Rings have taken position on Cardiff's City Hall lawns and were officially launched on Wednesday (25 April 2012), three months before the London 2012 Olympic Games start. The launch of the Rings celebrated the London 2012 Festival&…
19 October 2011: BlogWales the True Taste Food and Drink Awards

Our food here in Wales is definitely something to celebrate. Tomorrow we'll do just that at the Wales the True Taste Food and Drink Awards. As one of the most anticipated events in the Wales food calendar, the Awards were created to highlight exce…
19 October 2011: NewsArt Across the City: Art takes over Swansea

Visitors to Swansea have been enjoying a selection of new and exciting public art works across the city over the last week, as Locws International launched their 2011 exhibition of temporary site specific work at some of Swansea's most famous and rec…
18 October 2011: NewsLightning research advances at Cardiff University
Cardiff University launched a new research facility on Thursday 13th October, the Morgan–Botti Lightning Laboratory. The facility is set to tackle the emerging trend to use composites within the airframe (mechanical structure) of an aircraft. Comp…
17 October 2011: NewsAirbus’s Welsh base takes flight
The First Minister of Wales, Carwyn Jones, officially opened Airbus's new north factory at Broughton, north Wales on Thursday 13th October. The new facility will build the wings of the new A350 aircraft and help to secure thousands of jobs. The ai…
14 October 2011: BlogWales v France: Rugby World Cup semi-final

The excitement is building here in Wales for one of the most important matches in Welsh rugby history. With a place in the Rugby World Cup final at stake, Wales will take on France tomorrow in Auckland, New Zealand. The semi–final showdown is attr…
13 October 2011: BlogFood, glorious food

We love our food here in Wales. We're on countdown to our very own food Oscars – Wales the True Taste Food and Drink Awards and there are some fabulous food festivals to get you in the mood. Tantalize your taste buds at Llangollen Food Festival th…
12 October 2011: BlogFive things you didn’t know about Wales:
For a small country we have a lot of big stories to tell. Here are some interesting facts that you may not know about Wales… 1. We're a nation of original thinkers: We've had many ‘world firsts' here in Wales. The world's first canned beer was dev…
11 October 2011: NewsWales the True Taste Food & Drink Awards
Only a couple of weeks remain to the most eagerly anticipated event in the Welsh food and drink calendar – the Wales the True Taste Food & Drink Awards 2011–12. The annual Welsh Government managed awards, is celebrating its tenth anniversary, …
07 October 2011: BlogMovies and Music
If our previous blog on sports isn't quite your cup of tea, then don't worry there are plenty of other things going on in Wales this weekend! The Iris Prize Festival is well underway with the winner of the festival being announced on Saturday, 8th…
07 October 2011: BlogIt’s Our Football & Rugby Sports Blog!
Another weekend of sports in Wales, kicking us off this weekend will be the Wales v Switzerland football game at the Liberty Stadium tonight! Well, if we're honest it will be Wales v Switzerland part 2, as a Swiss team from Fachhochschule Berne wi…
05 October 2011: BlogIris Prize Festival
Wednesday 5th October sees the start of the Iris Prize in Cardiff!. There will be a host of feature films, panel sessions, parties and screenings of some 30 short films competing for the Iris Prize. And the International gay and lesbian short fil…
04 October 2011: BlogWhat will WOMEX do for Wales?
Following the news that Cardiff has been selected as the city to host WOMEX, the leading world music expo, in 2013, what will WOMEX bring to Wales? The obvious answers are the economic gains of visitors and tourism but there are many other opportu…
04 October 2011: NewsCaws Teifi Cheese success at British Cheese Awards
Caws Teifi Cheese has been named ‘Best Welsh Cheese' at the British Cheese Awards, for a record sixth time. Ceredigion cheesemakers Paula van Werkhoven and John–James Savage–Onstwedder received ‘The Dougal Campbell Memorial Trophy' for their Teifi…
03 October 2011: BlogMore sporting success for Wales
Another victory for Wales in the Rugby World Cup this weekend after an impressive 66–0 win over Fiji. The team's success in the last of the group matches means that Wales have secured place in the quarter finals where they will take on Ireland on Sat…
30 September 2011: BlogSport in Wales
Wales take on Fiji this Sunday in New Zealand in their last game of the Rugby World Cup group stages. The Welsh rugby squad have put in some strong performances so far and are hoping for a place in the quarter–final. But Wales will have something …
30 September 2011: NewsUS students experience life in Wales
This summer, eight undergraduate students from across the United States spent six weeks at the Fulbright Commission's UK Summer Institute in Wales. Hailing from universities in cities such as Chicago, Seattle, Tampa, New York and Pittsburgh the stude…
29 September 2011: NewsCardiff wins international bid to host WOMEX 2013
Cardiff has been selected as the city to host WOMEX, the leading world music expo, in 2013. The announcement made today at the Wales Millennium Centre comes at the end of a year–long campaign to bring the event to the Welsh capital. Described by …
29 September 2011: BlogHollywood chooses Wales…again!
Wales has once again become the backdrop to a Hollywood blockbuster, with our picturesque Pembrokeshire coastline as the chosen spot. Scenes for Snow White and the Huntsman, directed by Rupert Sanders, are currently being shot on Marloes Sands, wi…
28 September 2011: BlogAn exotic mix of music, dance and culture
We're indulging ourselves in a weekend of culture here in Wales. Music, dance, fair trade and food are across the country over the next few days. Currently underway is the North Wales International Music Festival which is running up until the 1st …
28 September 2011: BlogWOMEX comes to Cardiff
It's just been announced that Cardiff was won the bid to host the annual gathering of the world music industry, Womex, in October 2013. The World Music Expo (Womex) showcases traditional music talent from around the globe. Up to 60 concerts fea…
26 September 2011: NewsAshes come to Wales
Wales is welcoming the news that an Ashes test match will be held at the SWALEC Stadium, home of Glamorgan Cricket Club, in 2015. First Minister of Wales, Carwyn Jones welcomed the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) decision and said: "I'm…
22 September 2011: NewsWales’ moment to shine

Wales is set to benefit culturally from the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games as Power of the Flame is officially launched today by BBC Radio Wales presenter, Nicola Heywood Thomas at the Wales Millennium Centre. Led by Arts Council of Wal…
21 September 2011: NewsFirst Welsh athlete chosen for London 2012
Sailor, Hannah Mills has become the first Welsh athlete to be selected to compete at the 2012 London Olympics. The 23–year–old is among 11 sailors who are the first confirmed names in Team GB's 550–strong squad for the Games. Mills and crew Sas…
21 September 2011: NewsFormer Wrexham student celebrates Emmy win.
A former student of Wrexham Art College is celebrating a string of Emmys for period drama Downton Abbey. Brian Percival, who studied in Wrexham in the 1980s, won best director at US television's awards show in Los Angeles. Originally from Liver…
20 September 2011: NewsNew section of the Wales Coast Path opens
A new section of the Wales Coast Path was opened in Chepstow yesterday (19 September) by Environment Minister, John Griffiths. The Minister formally opened five and half miles of coast path that will run from Chepstow to Black Rock. The Welsh G…
19 September 2011: NewsWales' Junior Commonwealth Games Team Excel

The future of Commonwealth sport in Wales is looking bright after an outstanding display of talent saw Wales finish fifth in the medal table at the 2011 Commonwealth Youth Games. Coming home with a staggering 26 medals from 31 sports, Team Wales' …

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