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06 February 2012: NewsExport sales are sparkling success story
Consort Precision Diamond Co – a highly specialist Welsh manufacturing company has reported significant export–led sales increases over the last three months and announced plans to build on that success by targeting China this year. The Welsh Govern…

06 February 2012: BlogWales rugby: RBS Six Nations
Following on from the excitement of the 2011 Rugby World Cup, Wales started their journey in the 2012 RBS Six Nations yesterday. A great start for the Welsh Rugby Team securing a 21–23 victory over Ireland in a thrilling game at the Aviva Stadium. W…
03 February 2012: NewsOlympic chiefs visit Millennium Stadium

Senior officials of the London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games (LOCOG) and the International Olympic Committee (IOC) visited the Millennium Stadium this week, as the venue prepares to host 11 Olympic football matches during the 2012 Games. …
27 January 2012: NewsLine up announced for international art prize
Artists from Cuba, India, Lithuania, Mexico, Slovenia, Sweden, and the UK are on the shortlist for the Wales based Artes Mundi 5. From the flamboyant to the intimate, action and performance are the common threads that link the artists shortlisted fo…
26 January 2012: NewsWales reach Grand Final at global schools debate
Wales has achieved its best ever result at the World Schools Debating Championships, reaching the Grand Final in a competition between 48 nations taking place in Cape Town, South Africa. In the final, Wales faced Scotland, debating the motio…
25 January 2012: BlogHappy St Dwynwen's Day
St Dwynwen is the Welsh patron saint of lovers and we celebrate St Dwynwen's day on the 25th January. The story of Dwynwen dates back to the 5th century. Dwynwen fell in love with a Prince called Maelon Dafodrill, but her father Brychan Brycheinio…
24 January 2012: NewsWales and China celebrate Chinese New Year
Dragons of Wales and China come together for Chinese New Year The growing links between Wales and China will be celebrated this evening when First Minister Carwyn Jones welcomes guests to the Senedd to commemorate Chinese New Year. The event follow…
19 January 2012: NewsCardiff to host UK round of Extreme Sailing Series
The UK round of the award–winning Extreme Sailing Series now in its sixth year will be staged in Cardiff between the 24–27 August, 2012. In a three–year deal, Cardiff won the bid to host the UK event of this global sailing circuit that is only one…
16 January 2012: BlogWelsh stars of 2012: The ones to watch
We're a talented bunch here in Wales. Many of our home grown stars have gone on to have success worldwide; Anthony Hopkins, Rhys Ifans, The Stereophonics come to mind. A new year brings new talent, so here are some of our own that have been highlight…
13 January 2012: NewsSwansea v Arsenal
This weekend sees Swansea take on another of the Premier League's big clubs. Swansea welcome 3 time premier league winners Arsenal to the Liberty Stadium on Sunday, 15th January. Arsenal are famous for their slick passing and attractive style of foo…
12 January 2012: BlogWales in the US update
There is good news from the USA this month as Wales has made the New York Times' list of top 45 Places to Go in 2012. Other destinations featured include Tokyo, Florence and Moscow. The focus of the Wales entry is our new hiking path – the Wales…
10 January 2012: BlogLiving and working in a National Park in Wales
GUEST BLOGGER: Nancy Cavill Nancy is based in a village eight miles from Brecon and runs Everymedia Solutions. www.everymediasolutions.co.uk IT'S not every lunch break that offers you the chance to listen to the sound of sheep munching. B…
09 January 2012: News200 days until the Olympic Games
With 200 days now remaining until the London 2012 Olympic Games, another four countries have signed Memoranda of Understanding to formalise their agreement to prepare for the Games in Wales. The latest four countries to commit to basing their pre–Ga…
06 January 2012: NewsWest Wales to host a major new literature festival
Literature Wales is pleased to announce that a lively new festival celebrating the very best of literature will be held at Dinefwr Park and Castle in west Wales in 2012. The Dinefwr Literature Festival is a collaboration between Literature Wales, th…
05 January 2012: BlogFree entry to National Botanic Garden this January

Whatever the weather this January, you can rely on a Mediterranean experience in the Great Glasshouse at the National Botanic Garden of Wales – where admission is FREE for the whole month. A series of weekend–long events has been arranged throughout…
23 December 2011: BlogMerry Christmas/Nadolig Llawen!
Nadolig Llawen (that's Welsh for Merry Christmas) from Wales.com. Here's some of what happens over the festive season here in Wales: Christmas Eve An old Welsh tradition on Christmas Eve is Taffy making. This special kind of toffee was boiled …
22 December 2011: BlogBrunei Minister visits Wales
The Minister of Culture, Youth and Sports for Brunei Darussalam, Pehin Hazair, visited Wales on the 9th and 10th December as part of a wider visit to the UK. Pehin Hazair met the Minister for Housing, Regeneration & Heritage, Huw Lewis AM, to di…
20 December 2011: BlogOn this day in Welsh history…
The City of Cardiff was officially named as the capital city of Wales. Cardiff was named as a city in 1905 and 50 years later in 1955 achieved its capital city status. Cardiff was proclaimed capital city just in time to host the 1958 Commonwealth Ga…
16 December 2011: BlogYour Celebrity Guide to Wales
Dr Who actor Matt Smith and film star Luke Evans show you around their favourite parts of Wales with some absolutely magnificent scenery along the way. We thought you might like to see these two great videos from Visit Britain highlighting some of Wa…
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: 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…
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…
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: 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…
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…
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 …
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…

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