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It was a cold autumn day in 2012. I led in bed, my blanket wrapped snuggly around me. My ten-year-old self had the Red album playing in my CD player that I had bought that day. Little did I know the songs I’d be listening to would be recreated nine years later. ‘Red’ had always […]
Shwmae a croeso! Looking for a good day out? Here are the best places to go in Wales. Pen y Fan Pen y Fan, based in the Brecon Beacons National Park in Mid Wales, is the second highest peak in Wales after Cadair Idris in Snowdonia. The mountain contains four walks: the gentle one, the […]
The 36-man squad, including uncapped players, have been named for the championship taking place in February and March. Three uncapped players make an appearance for the squad this year which include: Dewi Lake (hooker), Jac Morgan (back row) and James Ratti (back row). The squad contains 20 forwards including Wyn Jones, Gareth Thomas, Aaron Wainwright, […]
The UK are providing help to Ukraine amid Russia’s “increasingly threatening behaviour.” The UK, alongside NATO members US, Canada and Germany, are sending weapons to Ukraine for “self-defence” against a potential upcoming invasion from Russia. Ukrainian ambassador to the UK, Vadym Prystaiko, said, because Ukraine aren’t in NATO, “we wanted to be in NATO…we are […]
Lockdown and restrictions on meeting people made my 18th…interesting As someone who thoroughly enjoys celebrating a birthday, when I realised my big 18th birthday would be in lockdown, I was honestly a bit gutted. Every year I plan something full out to do. My original plans were to go to Cardiff with my friends and […]
After looking into coronavirus in Gloucestershire, the facts were very clear. To this date, Gloucestershire have generally done well with the uptake of first and second doses of the Covid vaccine with 12-15-year-olds now being offered their first doses. With the new Omicron variant in the country, boosters are now being rolled out at a […]
There are many differences with covid cases, rates and deaths within the year from November 2020 to November 2021. A year ago, in November 2020, we had just been put into a national lockdown. 12 months down the line, the coronavirus pandemic is still uncertain as we go into the Christmas season, one of the […]
At the age of 20, Louis-Rees Zammit has been nominated for the Breakthrough Player of the Year award Louis Rees-Zammit plays as wing for Gloucester Rugby and in the last year has had a big rise to fame after being called up to the Wales squad for the 2020 Six Nations. Born in Penarth, Rees-Zammit […]
“People were going nuts pushing each other, falling over left, right and centre.” Music fans are calling for safety concerns to be taken more seriously after events unfolded at the Astroworld festival. Calum Kent, a music business student, remembers his haunting experience at a Ghostemane concert in London back in 2019. The venue only held […]