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Places / Wales / wales

Cardiff overrun with seagulls, not even Aneurin Bevan safe

Wed 10th August, 2011Wed 10th August, 2011 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Seagull numbers in Cardiff have apparently more than doubled in the past five years, with the cheeky ice-cream stealing buggers creating all sorts of problems – and even covering Welsh …

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Woman and a giant banana in a pram, Cardiff

Tue 9th August, 2011Tue 9th August, 2011 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Inbetween all the riots and smashed up buildings, I thought I’d lighten things up a bit with this photo taken at the Cardiff Big Weekend on Sunday. So here’s a …

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photos / Places / Wales / wales

Beach walking and dune jumping at Oxwich Bay, Gower, south Wales

Mon 27th June, 2011Mon 27th June, 2011 - by editor - 3 Comments.

One of the Gower’s most popular beaches, Oxwich Bay is a great little place to spend a few hours by the sea in south Wales.

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cardiff / Places / wales

National Geographic lists Cardiff in top ten worldwide ‘Best Summer Trips’

Thu 23rd June, 2011 - by editor - 1 Comment

If I hadn’t seen this with my own eyes I would have thought that someone had slipped some acid in my Brains SA, but the esteemed National Geographic magazine has …

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Places / railways / wales / Wales

Barry Island breakwater, pier and railway, south Wales

Tue 31st May, 2011Tue 31st May, 2011 - by editor - 9 Comments.

Located at the entrance to Barry Docks to the east of Barry Island can be found this old breakwater, complete with a rusting railway track leading to the lighthouse at the end. …

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photos / Places / Wales

Penarth Pier gets thumping big grant from Heritage Lottery Fund

Mon 30th May, 2011 - by editor - 3 Comments.

I spent a fair bit of my childhood summer holidays visiting Penarth (and the nearby Barry Island), so it’s great to hear that the pier and pavilion will be enjoying …

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Places / Wales

St Patrick was a Welshman!

Thu 17th March, 2011 - by editor - Leave a Comment

First off, let me wish a happy St Patrick’s Day to my Celtic compatriots and hope you all have a great night tonight – I’ll be out celebrating with my pals at …

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cardiff / Places / Wales

Message from Merthyr – how the ConDem cuts will kill the community

Tue 8th March, 2011Tue 8th March, 2011 - by editor - 1 Comment

If you’ve ever been to Merthyr, you’ll know what a thoroughly depressing place this once proud working town has become, and the government’s proposed benefit cuts are going to hurt …

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Places / Wales

A winter’s walk around Llangollen and Chirk, north Wales

Fri 28th January, 2011Fri 28th January, 2011 - by editor - Leave a Comment

The recent announcement of the untimely demise of the wonderful Wrexham & Shropshire railway prompted me to look up some photos from my last trip with them.

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Places / wales

No matter how bad your job is…

Fri 23rd July, 2010 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Could it be worse than this? Prawn seller, Barry Island, 1995 I spotted this poor fella stuck in a curious hamburger-shaped stall on the deserted seafront at Barry Island. No …

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Wales

Great games – Wales 32 England 31, Wembley, 1999: oh yes!

Fri 26th March, 2010 - by editor - 1 Comment

Easily the best day I’ve ever spent at the Wembley Stadium  – new or old – was the glorious sunny afternoon where Scott Gibbs jigged past several players to score …

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Offline St David’s Day Special

Sun 2nd March, 2008Tue 1st March, 2011 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Blimey. What a fantastic night this was. We had free freshly baked Welsh cakes, daffodils, Welsh music, Welsh video, two great bands and vast amounts of DJing till 4am. I …

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Places / wales

A short break in Hay On Wye, mid-Wales

Tue 9th May, 2006Thu 9th June, 2011 - by editor - Leave a Comment

A photo diary from a weekend in Hay on Wye.

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football

Mighty Wales crush Scotland 4-0!

Thu 19th February, 2004Fri 4th June, 2010 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Mighty Wales! Oh yes! Despite being many players short of our full squad, we still managed to whip, nay, crush Scotland 4-0 at the Millennium Stadium! And how good was …

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cardiff / Places / Wales / wales

A trip on The Balmoral steamer from Penarth to Clevedon

Tue 26th August, 2003Tue 14th February, 2012 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Back from Wales Just returned from a fabulous short holiday in my hometown of Cardiff – and what a great trip I had! On Saturday night I celebrated Cardiff’s mighty …

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