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Conservatives defend recruiting 16 years olds to army after Welsh Children’s Commissioner criticism

The Welsh Conservatives have hit back at a suggestion by Wales’ Children Commissioner that the British Army should stop recruiting…

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‘Censoring history’? Huw Edwards ‘uneasy’ as National Museum Wales takes down Picton portrait

BBC broadcaster Huw Edwards has said that he is “uneasy” with the idea of the National Museum taking down a…

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‘Levelled down’: UK Government accused of giving Wales £329m less this year than EU would have

The Welsh Government has accused the UK Government of “levelling down” Wales as it was revealed that the country would…

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New high-tech GPS kit helping mountain rescue team deal with record number of call outs

A mountain rescue team has said that they are dealing with a record number of call-outs because of increased visitor…

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Aberystwyth, mon amour? New map reveals how many people in Wales are having affairs – and where

If you’re from Bangor, you can rest easy knowing that your partner probably isn’t having an affair behind your back.…

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Levelling up cash great for Powys because they missed out on EU funds, says council leader

Elgan Hearn, local democracy reporter The UK Government’s levelling up fund is great for Powys because they missed out on…

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Why student flats given the go ahead in Swansea wouldn’t have been acceptable in just four weeks

Richard Youle, local democracy reporter A large student development which got the go-ahead in Swansea would not have been acceptable…

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70 trees to be planted in each community around Pembrokeshire National Park to mark its 70th birthday

Katy Jenkins, local democracy reporter A proposal to commemorate Pembrokeshire Coast National Park’s 70th birthday with a scheme to plant…

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Portrait of Picton to be removed from National Museum Wales gallery and ‘reinterpreted’

A portrait of Lieutenant-General Sir Thomas Picton has been taken down from the Faces of Wales gallery at National Museum…

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Homes in Wales to become even more unaffordable as prices set to rocket over next four years

Homes in Wales are set to become even more unaffordable as house prices are set to rocket another 17% over…

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‘Doing their bit for diversity’: Local bemused as Welsh language road signs appear in Worcester

Worcester may have once been part of the Welsh marches but that did not reassure bemused locals who reacted with…

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New bridge to be built before Eisteddfod after 19th century predecessor collapses

Gareth Wyn Williams, local democracy reporter Councillors have unanimously backed plans for a new £1.2m bridge on the Llŷn Peninsula…