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WNO Orchestra launches summer tour across Wales
1+ hour, 30+ min ago (287+ words) The Welsh National Opera Orchestra is set to bring a programme of classical favourites and contemporary works to audiences across Wales and England this month. Alongside renowned mezzo-soprano Tara Erraught and conductor Harry Ogg, the Summertime Soir'e began in Southampton…...
Poem on Sunday: The Dig by Andrew Holden
3+ hour, 10+ min ago (100+ words) Andrew Holden's latest villanelle was inspired by the architectural dig conducted by Cardiff University on the Globe Field behind St Illtud's church in Llantwit Major. Behind it are a thousand rooms Of lives lived out in days of yore Their…...
UK's first major contemporary art kite exhibition to open in Wales
8+ hour, 11+ min ago (508+ words) The UK's first major exhibition dedicated to contemporary art kites will open in Wales this month, bringing together creatives who transform the ancient craft into art. Art in the Sky: An Exhibition of International Contemporary Art Kites will show at…...
Revisiting the greatest Welsh novel of the 1970s
9+ hour, 31+ min ago (502+ words) Adam Pearce, Llyfrau Melin Bapur Originally published in 1974, T. Glynne Davies (19261988), Marged described as a "major work in the Welsh canon" was (and remains) one of the longest novels ever to be published in Welsh, its length matched only by 19th century…...
Bryn Celli Ddu to host annual Ancient Archaeology Alive! event on Ynys M'n
20+ hour, 56+ min ago (299+ words) A much-anticipated archaeology event is set to take place at one of Wales" most important ancient sites this month. The public has been invited to step back in time at Bryn Celli Ddu, the famous Welsh passage tomb, near Llanfairpwllgwyngyll,…...
Book review: Children of Radium: A Buried Inheritance by Joe Dunthorne
21+ hour, 28+ min ago (1197+ words) We'continue'our reviews of books shortlisted for the Wales Book of the Year award for 2026. This time we consider one of the titles in the Creative Non-Fiction catagory. You can vote for the People's Choice'here.' This is a biography of sorts,…...
Duffy confirms comeback with first live show in almost 15 years
1+ day, 11+ min ago (513+ words) Welsh singer Duffy has announced her first live performance in almost 15 years as her long-awaited return to music gathers pace. After hinting in May that she was working on a comeback, Duffy took to her Facebook page on Friday 5 June…...
Four Welsh councils partner to 'help shape a shared cultural vision"
1+ day, 3+ hour ago (339+ words) An ambitious new partnership between four Welsh councils is inviting the public to help shape "a shared cultural vision" for mid and west Wales. Led by Powys County Council, the Mid and West Wales Strategic Culture Partnership brings Powys, Carmarthenshire,…...
Welsh-American author publishes "Groundbreaking" novel
1+ day, 6+ hour ago (589+ words) A Welsh-American academic is publishing his debut English novel, An Atheist Christian Gunslinger, as a creative response to the rise of the MAGA movement in his native United States. North-Wales based Jerry Hunter is originally from Cincinnati, Ohio, but has…...
Welsh photographer aiming for national photography award glory
1+ day, 8+ hour ago (351+ words) Joanne has been shortlisted in the coveted UK Picture Editors Guild Awards " continuing her quest to document Wales in all its diversity, this time focusing on the nation's vibrant Ukrainian community. Joann's image captures a stoic portrait of 15-year-old Ukrainian…...