Nation.Cymru staff Seven lots by Welsh artist Ceri Richards are being offered at auction, including a work inspired by Debussy with an estimate of £8,000–£12,000. The Dunvant-born painter features in Olympia Auctions’ online sale, From the Studio: Works from Eighteen Artists’ Estates, with bidding closing on Sunday, October 11, from 3pm. Among the works is […] The post Works by acclaimed Welsh artist Ceri Richards offered at auction appeared first on Nation.Cymru .
Helen Corbett, Press Association Political Correspondent Prime Minister Andy Burnham has said the UK is “clear” there was Russian interference in the Brexit referendum. He said that when he entered No 10 in the summer, he had asked whether Moscow interfered in the 2016 vote on whether to leave the EU and was given “the […] The post Burnham says it is ‘clear’ Russia interfered in Brexit referendum appeared first on Nation.Cymru .
Nation.Cymru Staff On Sunday 4 October, in celebration of National Poetry Day, three spoken word/poetry groups in Wrexham, Carmarthen and Llantwit Major joined forces for the first All Wales Hybrid Poetry event. Poems covered a range of themes from ‘Wonder’ — this year’s National Poetry Day theme — to wild swimming, biscuits, and peace. The […] The post Wonder in Wales: All Wales poetry event celebrates national poetry day appeared first on Nation.Cymru .
Nation Cymru staff A Reform MS’s ‘view from the Senedd’ opinion piece published yesterday has praised the “superb speech” of Dan Thomas at Reform’s recent political conference – referring to the controversial figure as “our Welsh leader”. In her most recent column for the Abergavenny Chronicle, where “Laura Anne Jones MS discusses the latest news […] The post ‘Leading from the front’: Reform MS forgets who’s in charge in Wales appeared first on Nation.Cymru .
Nation.Cymru Staff Work has begun on 34 new council homes across two sites in mid Wales, including 16 bungalows on the site of a former school. Construction is now underway on affordable homes at sites in Welshpool, at the former Gungrog School, and Llanrhaeadr-ym-Mochnant, near the Maes yr Esgob estate. Powys County Council is working […] The post Construction underway on 34 new affordable homes in mid Wales appeared first on Nation.Cymru .
Nicholas Thomas, Local Democracy Reporter Plans for a new pallet factory in south Wales which could create 20 jobs have been unanimously approved by councillors, despite concerns that much of the site had already been developed before planning permission was granted. ASR Projects Ltd is behind the new venture at a site off West Way […] The post New factory set to create 20 jobs despite retrospective planning concerns appeared first on Nation.Cymru .
Nation Cymru staff A beloved bakery which was forced to close earlier this year due to rising overheads has returned to one of Wales’ foodie havens – taking over the historic town’s busy market café. O’Connell’s Bakery is a husband and wife run business ‘offering a wide range of mouth watering goodies, baked daily’ – […] The post Beloved bakery returns – taking over foodie town’s historic market café appeared first on Nation.Cymru .
Nation.Cymru staff A man has been arrested and three quad bikes seized during a police operation targeting illegal off-roading in the countryside. Officers joined Ceredigion council’s rights of way team near Strata Florida Abbey and around the Nant y Moch and Pendam reservoirs as part of a Wales-wide day of action under Operation Taurus Cymru. […] The post Man arrested and quad bikes seized in rural off-roading crackdown appeared first on Nation.Cymru .
Nation.Cymru staff A driver who seriously injured a police officer by reversing at speed and crushing them between two cars has been jailed for three years and two months. Justin Evans, 30, from Tonyrefail, was also banned from driving for five years when he appeared at Newport Crown Court on Thursday, October 8. The incident […] The post Driver jailed after crushing police officer between cars appeared first on Nation.Cymru .
Twm Owen, Local democracy Reporter A council has defended plans to build up to 770 homes on farmland, arguing that the need for affordable housing outweighs concerns over the loss of agricultural land. The David Broome equestrian event centre, run by the retired Welsh show jumping champion and Olympian, forms part of land identified as […] The post Council defends plans for 770 homes on farmland amid ‘overriding’ need appeared first on Nation.Cymru .
