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Boss gives television production firm to staff Dylan Huws The owner of one of Wales’ leading independent television production firms is giving his company away to staff. Dylan Huws, managing director of Caernarfon-based Cwmni Da, is turning the £5m revenue business firm into an employee ownership trust. The move is believed to be a first in the UK broadcast industry …

THE 11 River Taff salmon anglers who completed the E A Wales log books to monitor the river’s results provided information on 142 fishing trips and a total of 537 hours fishing. The total catch was 65 salmon with the heaviest weighing 16lb and the average weight 7.25lb along with 28 sea trout to 8lb with an average weight of …

Heroin needles are being found in popular swimming spots along a Welsh river, a dad has warned. Drug paraphernalia, including needles, has been reported inches away from where children play in Ogmore River in Bridgend. Dad-of-three Mark Ryan said he was with his youngest son on a school trip to Newbridge Fields when he spotted a needle poking out of …

The downside for Lee Bowyer if he takes Charlton to the League One play-off final at Wembley on May 27 is having to delay a fishing holiday to the south of France. ‘I’ve already got a trip booked so I’ll miss a few days,’ reveals the unlikeliest managerial success story of the season. ‘It’s a funny situation but I’d rather …

The 25-mile long stretch of the Avon from Christchurch, Dorset, to Salisbury, Wiltshire, is now teeming with roach, to such an extent the project is being scaled back as there is now a sustainable population. And the scheme has been hailed such a success by the Environment Agency and Natural England that is being rolled out to rivers in other parts …

Fishing enthusiasts can now ‘catch’ everything they need for their hobby under one roof after a specialist store opened. Angling Direct – which has taken up a unit on the former BQ site in Hanley – has also created six jobs, with staff experiencing an extremely busy first week as shoppers streamed through the doors. It is the national firm’s …

Saturday, 12 January 2019 – Angling by Observer Reporter Pictured are some of the winners, Keith Skipper, Steve Chadwick, Haydn Cole, Franco Attanasio, Andy Young, Mark Bennett and John O’Connor one of the organisers. (Pic. Peter Kraus) Click to buy photos from our newspaper ➔ Printed and digital download photos available The 17th Wales Air Ambulance Open Beach Fishing Competition, …

With the summer tide ebbing on the Conwy , a rowing boat takes up a central position on the river, a 100-yard nylon net strung across the water to the shoreline. When Thomas Jones starts rowing, he follows a semi-circular path so that the boat makes land some 70 or 80 yards upriver. Still holding the other end of the …

If you have ever wanted to fish like a king some ancient fishing rights are going up for sale. Rights to fish the River Severn near Newport that date back to the sixth century are coming up for sale at auction on Thursday. The Free Fishery of the Severn, which dates back to the ancient Welsh kings of Glamorgan and …

The sleeper hit of the summer TV season, Gone Fishing – the show where comedians Bob Mortimer and Paul Whitehouse sit on river banks and attempt angling for laughs – is to come to Wales as part of its next series. A huge success with both critics and fans alike during its recently ended six-week run, its rapturous reception almost …