ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS: Why is George Stephenson's Locomotion No. 1 regarded as the first steam locomotive? What about Richard Trevithick's Penydarren?
Stephenson's Locomotion No. 1 is significant because it was the first steam locomotive to haul a passenger train on a public ...
Boys of the Black Stuff
Three ex-miners from the same valley in South Wales, but with very different experiences of the strike.
Industry in Welsh film
The Welsh industrial landscape was appallingly under-represented in silent film days when almost all features set in Wales ...
Socialist Party9d
Exhibition brings Miners’ strike to live: Streic! 84-85 Strike!
The struggle in the coalfields during the strike and the 10,000s of ordinary miners who stayed out for a whole year are an ...
South Wales Argus10d
Journalist Martin Wade searching for Llandow air crash stories
A former Argus writer is looking for family members and friends of those involved in a South Wales air crash that took place 75 years ago.
South Wales Argus13d
Photographs of Deep Duffryn Colliery before its demolition
Take a look at these fascinating photographs taken back in the 1980s before the colliery in Newport was demolished.
South Wales Guardian13d
Planning applications for Ammanford and Cross Hands
Two planning applications for Ammanford and Cross Hands have recently been submitted to Carmarthenshire County Council.
gbnews14d
SHOCK poll puts Reform as LARGEST party in Wales – but there’s a huge twist for Farage voters
The sophisticated poll aggregating service ElectionMapsUK extrapolated the polling to make an electoral map of Britain. It projected Reform to win 12 seats in Wales, one more than Labour on 11 and ...
Wales Online27d
The tranquil river walk just off a motorway junction with rare birds and a snuggly country pub to finish
The nature reserve is steeped in local history, including the 3,500-year-old Carn Llechart Cairn Circle - one of Wales' largest and ... The largest colliery, known locally as Nixons and run ...
London Evening Standard27d
Parents to change nappies in schools under new South Wales council rule
Parents will now be required to come into school or nursery to change their children’s nappies if they are not toilet trained under a new rule introduced by Blaenau Gwent council in South Wales.
Wales Online27d
Wales snow map shows vast area will be blanketed with fast-falling wintry weather within hours
The greyer the colour, the faster the snow is set to fall. According to the Met Office things will start to change in south Wales at around midnight as rain sweeps large parts, although snow will ...