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Thousands of Welsh civil servants are estimated to be taking part in industrial action today as a dispute over government cuts rumbled on. The Public and Commercial Services Union (PCS) in Wales said more than 5,000 were to take part in strikes over jobs, pay and conditions It follows action from PCS workers yesterday across England, affecting museums and galleries …

A silent march in memory of a soldier killed outside an army barracks will take place through the streets of Cardiff tomorrow. The march, in memory of Drummer Lee Rigby, starts at 1pm on Saturday from Maindy Barracks, on Whitchurch Road, and ends 1.6 miles away at the Welsh National War Memorial, in Alexandra Gardens, Cathays Park. A Facebook group …

A 22-year-old from Cardiff won the prestigious Drama Medal at the Urdd National Eisteddfod. Rhys Penry-Williams, from Whitchurch, won what is regarded as one of the main prizes at the week-long festival of youth culture being held in Pembrokeshire. The medal is presented for composing a single-act stage play which takes between 40 to 60 minutes to perform. Rhys competed …

A 20-year-old man has died after the quad bike he was driving collided with a bollard in the Roath area of Cardiff. South Wales Police said that the collision happened at around 3.10pm on Pen-y-wain Road, at its junction with Morlais Street, where a green Kawasaki quad bike ridden by a 20-year-old local man collided with a traffic bollard. The …

These pictures show what you could get your hands on for £1.25m as a former water tower goes on the market as a four-bedroom luxury home. The Water Tower at Cyncoed was built in 1898 by the Cardiff Corporation engineer CH Priestly and borough engineer William Harper. But after lying empty for several years it was transformed into a home. …

They are the Caribbean slogging masters of the cricketing world – boasting some of the best six-hitting players the game has ever seen. But the plaudits for one of the great cricket nation’s recent batting success can now be laid at the door of a Welshman. Toby Radford was snapped up by the West Indies Cricket Board to head up …

The mother of a woman locked up in a Dominican Republic jail says her daughter is losing hope after a court hearing to get her released on medical grounds has failed. Nicole Reyes, 37, has now spent almost a year behind bars which her family said is despite her never being charged. Nicole was arrested and put in jail after …

They’re the traditional folk band who are putting the sex into success and rubbing old folkies up the wrong way at the same time. Calan have got pulses racing due to their eye-popping attire banishing traditional folk’s image as the sole preserve of arran-sweater clad blokes with beards. Hand in hand with this has come protests from some of the …

They’re the inspirational but heartbreaking words written by a mother who knew she was going to die. In a handwritten note found by her husband after her death, Annmarie James-Thomas tells the reader “the happiness you feel is in direct proportion to the love you give” and writes: “If you make a choice that goes against what everyone else thinks …

Stereophonics’ Kelly Jones says he hopes to find the new Rhys Ifans when he begins casting for his much-hyped first movie. The rocker revealed he’ll  be on the lookout for the same kind of raw acting ability displayed by the Twin Town star in his 1997 breakthrough role when he begins scouting for unknowns to appear in the big screen …