Päivi Smith moved to Wales from Finland via Dorset, and when not exploring the beautiful landscapes of Y Bannau, she’s busy learning Welsh at home or at a local class to ‘feel the soul of the nation' nation.cymru/feature/or-ffi…

‘Take this as a warning from me: if you do not save and repair and perfect the language before today’s generation passes away, it will then be too late to do the work.’
William Salesbury published these words in 1547 ✍️ Jerry Hunter
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The idea of herding unwilling teenagers into the modern armed forces or, God help us, NHS hospitals is so absurd that its message is clear.

You are to vote Labour ✍️Ben Wildsmith
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Welsh Labour’s committee for minority ethnic members was not consulted before a statement was issued in its name condemning Welsh journalists for their coverage of scandals surrounding Vaughan Gething ✍️Martin Shipton
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💌 The corncrake is a secretive species, hiding deep in foliage such as stands of cow parsley, hemlock or yellow flag iris and, if approached, simply hunkering down ✍️Jon Gower
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🎨 Born in Porthmadog, north Wales, elfyn lewis' distinctive abstract paintings are held in a number of public and private collections, and widely exhibited worldwide
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Glamorgan take a lead of 58 with nine wickets in hand into the final day of their County Championship match against Leicestershire following a rain-restricted third day at the Uptonsteel County Ground nation.cymru/sport/glamorga…

Workers at a popular Welsh nature reserve say they have been targeted by acts of vandalism over the last two years that have resulted in tens of thousands of pounds worth of damage
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📚 With voting open for the 2024 Wales Book of the Year awards, we continue our reviews of the shortlist, with Neon Roses by Rachel Dawson from the English language Rhys Davies Trust Fiction category ✍️ Rachel Trezise
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Early stage planning proposals for a large-scale housing development of more than 800 new homes and a primary school have been submitted
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Through my grandmother, I saw how her very limited means still enabled her to be gracious, funny and extremely hard-working. She always smiled ✍️ Diana Gruffydd Williams
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Headteachers who’ve penned an ‘extraordinary’ letter urging parents to lobby on school funding have been accused of not taking part in a consultation themselves wp.me/p8Mk4U-IxS

The oldest surviving Corris Railway steam locomotive will be joining the newest at the Mid Wales narrow gauge line during June
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Labour would revive Rishi Sunak’s plans to ban young people from ever being able to legally smoke after they failed to become law ahead of the General Election, a shadow minister has said
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Welsh Liberal Democrat leader Jane Dodds has set out the party’s key general election pledges on a visit to her hometown of Hay-on-Wye
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Victims of the infected blood scandal have restarted legal action against the UK Government, with their lawyer claiming there was a “misfeasance in public office”
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🌳Dappled pools of light, like fleeting, spherical, stepping-stones met my gaze stretching into the distance as if to guide my way, ‘Monet light’ at its best for me ✍️ Tom Maloney
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Plaid Cymru’s Westminster Leader Liz Saville Roberts MP has hit out the Labour Party for a ‘lack of commitment to Wales,’ following comments made by Shadow Welsh Secretary Jo Stevens
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The general election itself is a bit of a sideshow, with the interesting detail being which prominent MPs manage to cling on and which will lose their seats ✍️ Martin Shipton
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