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Twm Owen

Former paperboy turned newspaper reporter. Catch me in the paper. Interested in discovering what makes Wales tick..

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Pwll y Wrach, which is sometimes referred to as the witches pool in English, at Talgarth, near Brecon, is the sort of place at risk of losing its Welsh name and which campaigners say should be protected by legislation. Picture: Visit Wales

Scheme to protect Welsh house names extended but campaigners call for government action

AN initiative intended to protect Welsh house names has been extended to include land.

Wales’ James Ball and Matthew Rotherham with their Gold Medals after the Men’s Tandem B Sprint at Lee Valley VeloPark on day three of the 2022 Commonwealth Games in London. Picture: John Walton/PA Wire

Updated Wales has a first gold at the 2022 Commonwealth Games
WALES has a first gold of the Commonwealth Games after James Ball won the Men's Tandem B Sprint cycling medal.

Welsh secretary Robert Buckland has told his cabinet colleague Nadine Dorries to 'wind her neck in'. Pictures: PA

'Wind your neck in' Welsh secretary tells Nadine Dorries
Nadine Dorries has been told to “wind her neck in” by Welsh secretary Robert Buckland making “distasteful” and “dangerous” interventions on behalf of Liz Truss in the Tory leadership contest.

Welsh baseball has been played for generations in Cardiff but until last year it was thought the men's game had been lost for good. Pictured is Gary Fish, from Llanrumney, batting.

Glory days: How the women of Cardiff helped the rebirth of Welsh men's baseball
How committed former players - and a women's league - saved a unique Welsh sport

Wales' Emma Finucane celebrates finishing third and winning bronze in the Women's Sprint Finals at Lee Valley VeloPark on day two of the 2022 Commonwealth Games in London. Picture: John Walton/PA Wire

Brilliant bronze for Emma Finucane as teenager adds to Commonwealth medal haul
Cycling legend Geraint Thomas had a cheeky message after the performance

Farming is reliant on public support and the first minister should be willing to make the case for it, Plaid Cymru's Mabon ap Gwynfor. Picture: Chris Fairweather/Huw Evans Agency

'First minister should throw his weight and support behind Welsh farming'
THIS year feels like we are finally returning to some normality. This week sees the beginning of the National Eisteddfod, returned in-person once again like the Urdd Eisteddfod at the end of May. But for me, one of the events that I was most looking forward to returning was the Royal Welsh Show.

These temporary, or modular, flats in Cardiff are the type of schemes being supported by the fund. Picture: Cardiff council

£65m to create extra housing and reduce use of B&B's and temporary accommodation
SCHEMES to help people move from temporary accommodation into homes of their own are being supported by a £65 million fund.

Mourners gathered for the funeral of Rafiqul Islam and his son, Mahiqul, who died in Bangladesh of a suspected poisoning. Picture: Jubad Ahamed/Family handout

Hundreds gather for funeral of Cardiff father and son who died in Bangladesh
Hundreds of mourners have gathered for the funeral of a Welsh taxi driver and his son who died in Bangladesh of a suspected poisoning.

Anthony Limbrick has been shown the door at Park Hall. Picture: PA Wire

TNS sack manager Anthony Limbrick after European exit
WELSH champions The New Saints have sacked manager Anthony Limbrick just days after they crashed out of Europe.

These children have recorded a rap song on the issue of second homes.

Watch: School children perform rap on the topic of second homes
PRIMARY schoolchildren in a village in a second homes hotspot have recorded a rap song to expressing their right to a home locally.

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