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A Welsh MP is calling for a posthumous partdon for a Welsh miner hanged after the Merthyr Rising 185 years ago. Stephen Kinnock led a group of campaigners to the Ministry of Justice to deliver a 600-signature petition calling for Dic Penderyn to be pardoned. Dic Penderyn , also known as Richard Lewis, was a labourer and coal miner who …

Police are appealing for information following the disappearance of Bridgend man Christopher Spanswick. The 43-year-old was last seen at 10am on Wednesday, July 20, 2016, South Wales Police have confirmed. Officers say they are concerned for his welfare as he relies on daily medication. On his way to Cardiff A spokesman said: “He is 5ft 7in, has a medium build …

There is growing anger at the level of litter on Cardiff’s streets and in its parks. Photographs of flytipped items and rubbish strewn across streets have been shared widely over the weekend. It follows controversy over the amount of litter on Barry Island’s main beach on the hottest day of the year last Tuesday. One woman wrote on Facebook on …

Pikachu-potty followers of the global smartphone craze Pokemon Go were out in force in the Welsh capital at the inaugural Cardiff Pokemon Walk. Around 100 Pokemon-mad punters took a route around the city centre in an attempt to lure and capture as many of the cartoon-like creatures as they possibly could at the event organised by city centre rock bar …

A historic iron bridge that links Wales and England has celebrated its 200th anniversary. Communities in Wales and England marked the 200th anniversary of a historic iron bridge bringing them together across the River Wye. The Grade I listed Chepstow Bridge was built by John Urpeth Rastrick in 1816, and remains the only five-arch iron bridge of its age to …

Officers working for the British Transport Police (BTP) have described what it’s like to work on Wales’ railways as drunken revellers make their way home at weekends. The force has launched a new operation, called Operation Stronghold, which will see high visibility patrols at Cardiff Central railway station. The aim of the operation, which was held over the weekend and …

Officers working for the British Transport Police (BTP) have described what it’s like to work on Wales’ railways as drunken revellers make their way home at weekends. The force has launched a new operation, called Operation Stronghold, which will see high visibility patrols at Cardiff Central railway station. The aim of the operation, which was held over the weekend and …

It’s the craze that’s been sweeping the nation and now a Cardiff restaurant has joined in the fun of Pokemon Go with a Pokemon inspired pizza. The Pokèball Pizza is being fired at the kitchen of Base + Barley on the city’s Queen Street and gamers are tucking into the creation with relish. Read More Is this Wales’ Pokemon hotspot? …

It’s the craze that’s been sweeping the nation and now a Cardiff restaurant has joined in the fun of Pokemon Go with a Pokemon inspired pizza. The Pokèball Pizza is being fired at the kitchen of Base + Barley on the city’s Queen Street and gamers are tucking into the creation with relish. Read More Is this Wales’ Pokemon hotspot? …

Cardiff’s bus lane cameras have generated the council £3.67m. The three cameras which have caught the most drivers since the cameras were switched on in December 2014 are at Newport Road, Custom House Street and Westgate Street. Figures – correct until June 10 – had showed a steady decline up to March – but in the last two months there …