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The Brecon Beacons National Park was established on this day in 1957,The National Park stretches…

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"Welsh Phrase Of The Day - April 16, 2014 Dw i’n dysgu [I am learning/I learn]. Pronounced: Doo-een(…"

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Pool Annwn Summer 2010

On warm summer days the pool is disturbed by the ripples the fish make in their cool depths.

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Cumbrian lullaby

In the Telegraph this weekend, a journalist wrote about walking around Cumbria. For those of you un…

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Today is the feast day of Saint PadarnSaint Padarn Born c.490, was a native of Brittany's Br…

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Today is the feast day of Saint PadarnSaint Padarn Born c.490, was a native of Brittany's Br…

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"Welsh Phrase Of The Day - April 15, 2014 Dwi ddim yn gwybod. [I don’t know] Pronounced: Doo-ee(dwee…"

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15th April

Born this day 1939 in MerthyrHoward Winstone, MBE, former world featherweight champion.As a teen…

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17th April

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16th April

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15th April

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Born this day 1939 in…

14th April

Posted by Huw Llywelyn Rees on April 14, 2014 at 12:00am

The act of union Between Wales and England received the royal assent of…

13th April

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Born this day 1743 in Shadwell, Virginia…

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This day 1606 marks the initiation in the creation of the flag of Great Britain (Wales was not…

11th April

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Llywelyn Fawr died this day 1240.

Llywelyn was one of Wales's greatest rulers, he shrewdly combined…

Deaf in Venice part two short story

Posted by Philip evans on April 10, 2014 at 1:23pm

He replied that he was protecting her from mosquitos in the absence of a net.Gertie slept with one eye open for the rest of the night.As did Myles, although it was on his Cialis enhanced knob which eventually tickled him under the chin to wake up to…

Deaf in Venice part one short story

Posted by Philip evans on April 10, 2014 at 1:14pm

DEAF IN VENICE“ Can I take the blindfold off now?” protested his long suffering wife.“ Yes ..okay!” said Myles Soginist to his spouse Gertie.Blinking in the strong Italian sunlight, the 75 year old lady didn’t have a ‘scooby’ where she was.Her…

10th April

Posted by Huw Llywelyn Rees on April 10, 2014 at 12:00am

On this day 430 the "Alleluia" battle occured near Mold.

After…

Ill advised short story

Ill advised“ Welcome Mr Sponger....I’ve heard a lot about you from my staff...it appears that you are the stuff of legend in these here parts!” said Mr Eichmann, Chairman of the DSS Unemployment Appeals Tribunal in Merthyr Tydfil.Mr Sponger accompanied by his friend McKenzie took a chair in the middle of the room facing the panel.“ Mr Sponger...I’m afraid your companion will have to leave the room...this back- to- work interview is private and confidential!” continued the Chairman.“ Mac here is…

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The last turkey in the shop

LAST TURKEY IN THE SHOPIt was Christmas Eve in Merthyr Tydfil and last minute shoppers competed against shoplifters and pickpockets to get their respective final Christmas present list completed.The Town Centre was vibrant and full of life, which in turn contrasted with the butchers shop run by local man Huw Atkins Cleaver.All around him - lay evidence of death.Cuts of blooded beef, were assembled neatly in the shop-front window, as enticement and ‘invitations to treat’ to the general…

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The weakest link short story

Queen of Mean“ So on which caravan site in Wales do you come from?” asked Anne Robinson to the contestant before her on the BBC Weakest Link television show.“ Nice one...it’s the former Iron & Steel Capital of the Principality Anne....Merthyr Tydfil!” said Tina ‘Big Tits’ from Twyn.“ Ever been to Wales Anne....they’d worship you there... after all you are a red dragon- our National Symbol!” replied the streetwise Tina.“ Put your board up and hide those silicon monstrosities will you!” ordered…

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High rise short story

High RiseSplat....the pigeon's discharge landed smack in the middle of his fish and chips." Oy Oy Oy...if I wanted tartar sauce ....I would have asked oh great Jehovah!" sighed Yidris “Joseph” Solomon staring up at the High Rise apartment block." I keep the Sabbath Holy and eat fish on a Friday....what more do you want me to do build an ark?...Looking around him, at the Council housing built on the River Taff flood plain, he was glad that he lived in St Tydfil's Court.Checking that his…

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Cardiff City FC vs. Liverpool

Cardiff vs Liverpool tomorrow (3/22). Cardiff trying to avoid relegation and Liverpool chasing league title. Read more at http://j.mp/PZcbgg

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Cardiff City FC

Cardiff vs Liverpool tomorrow (3/22). Cardiff trying to avoid relegation and Liverpool chasing league title. Read more at http://j.mp/PZcbgg

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Welsh Rugby

Wales (Under 18) will face off against England on Sunday, March 23rd. Read more about it at http://j.mp/1kQZn5G

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Harry's Game

Harry’s GameThe sound of a helicopter buzzed overhead as the terrified Welshman cowered in his impromptu sand dune bunker.The soldier dressed in green khaki combat gear stood out like a pork pie in a Jewish buffet against the yellow sanded backdrop of Helmond region in Afghanistan.The ‘war on terror’ wasn’t working as far as Harry R. S. Crack was concerned.The sound of explosions all around him sent him deeper down the steep sides of the bunker as he began to suck his thumb for comfort.He…

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Father of the Bride

Father of the Bride“ But why do I have to marry him ?” asked little Anna as she sat out the Registry Office in Lower High Street Merthyr Tydfil.“ It’s not every day a youngster in Merthyr has the chance to marry a Hollywood A-Lister....!” said Mam.“ It will secure the family future and cement our place in history!” said Dad eagerly pushing his only daughter, aged just sixteen towards the Registrar’s door.Her bridegroom looked old enough to be her grandfather as he sat there in his designer suit…

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Repossessed short story

Re-possessedThe cars engine spluttered and coughed for the last time as he parked his ‘Popemobile’ outside the house of one of his parishioners in Crabapple Close Gurnos Merthyr Tydfil.He hoped that the first time this call was genuine.He really wanted to do battle with the Devil face to face .He looked up at the bedroom window and could see a luminous eerie glow inside.His bumper sticker ‘Honk if you love the Lord’ was the only sign that he was aMan of God ….that and the small silver image of…

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