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These are torrid days. On my way to the Mumbles shops this morning, on the shaded side of the road, I met an acquaintance walking with her stick and small dog. She looked down at the dog, a pug with…
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Canu clodydd Blaenau Ffestiniog
Byth ers imi hala cwpwl o ddiwrnodau cofiadwy yn y dref ychydig fisoedd yn ôl, wrth ddilyn Llwybr Llechi Eryri, prin fod Blaenau Ffestiniog wedi bod allan o’m hymwybyddiaeth. Rheswm amlwg oedd cael gweld Effi o Blaena, un o’r ffilmiau…
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Diwylliant a’r llywodraeth newydd
Beth fydd ffawd diwylliant a’r celfyddydau o dan ein llywodraeth newydd yng Nghymru? Yr ateb syml yw, ‘does dim dweud’, ond mae ambell welltyn yn y gwynt sy’n awgrymu sut mae polisïau Plaid Cymru yn debyg o ddatblygu. Yn ogystal…
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Roman Wales: a letter to Charlotte Higgins
Dear Charlotte A few months ago, in a second-hand bookshop in Tideswell, I came across a copy of your book Under another sky: journeys in Roman Britain. I bought it, and finally I’ve got round to reading it. I know…
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In praise of Mr Blobby
I must admit, I hadn’t noticed that Mr Blobby had made a comeback. Not, that is, till reading a newspaper article about him a few weeks ago. It seems that he’s come out of relative obscurity during the last few…
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John Varley paints Cader Idris
The first thing you do, as soon as your book is published, is wonder what you’ve missed out. (That’s not quite true; the first thing is start looking for possible typos that have escaped the editing eye.) In the case…
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Ar ôl yr etholiad
15 Mai 2026, diwrnod hanesyddol yn hanes etholaethol Cymru. Diflannodd, bron, y Blaid Lafur a’r Torïaid o’r sin wleidyddol. Cododd Reform o ddim i fod yn wrthblaid swyddogol. Daeth Plaid Cymru i rym, gan mlynedd ar ôl ei sefydlu. Toc…
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Snowdonia Slate Walk, day 8: Capel Curig to Bethesda
On the map today’s walk looks straightforward. The Trail leaves Capel Curig and moves east and then north to Bethesda, its final destination. Surely there should be no navigational problems this time? The worst we should face will be spots…
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Snowdonia Slate Walk, day 7: Penmachno to Capel Curig
If yesterday was Mountain Day, today is the Day of the Three Rivers, Afon Machno, Afon Conwy and Afon Llugwy. And because the Trail, on the whole, follows the course of the rivers, the going promises to be much less…
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Snowdonia Slate Walk, day 6: Llan Ffestiniog to Penmachno
M has left us for Cardiff, so we’re now reduced to a trio. Our taxi turns up on time today, and takes us back to Llan Ffestiniog. We leave the village and drop down through fields to make for the…