7+ hour, 59+ min ago  (1479+ words) Steve Tandy’s first season in charge of Wales ended with a contest which showed just how far away they still are from world rugby’s top table. In truth, they were fortunate that South Africa were some way short of their…...

2+ day, 17+ hour ago  (493+ words) Steve Tandy has freshened up his Wales team for Saturday’s Nations Championship clash with South Africa in Durban. Tandy has made six changes from the side beaten 35-21 by Argentina last weekend, with Teddy Williams, Alex Mann, Dan Edwards, Ben Thomas,…...

6+ day, 11+ hour ago  (414+ words) Bruce Sinclair, Local Democracy Reporter Taxi fares in a Welsh county are set to rise after senior councillors backed proposals to increase the maximum charges. In a scheme recommended for approval at the 7 July meeting of Ceredigion County Council’s Cabinet,…...

1+ week, 20+ hour ago  (875+ words) We at Campau Celtaidd Cymru were delighted to read the recent Nation.Cymru article about a London-born Welshman choosing to adopt the historical Welsh form of his surname. At first glance, it may seem like a deeply personal decision. But…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (524+ words) Alec Doyle, Local Democracy Reporter Drivers and residents face up to 12 months of rolling road closures after councillors approved a major electricity infrastructure project designed to strengthen the local power network. The scheme in Chirk will connect wood panel manufacturer…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago  (408+ words) Wales scrum-half Kieran Hardy believes two-time World Cup winner Faf de Klerk will have “something to prove” when the Barbarians face Wales on Saturday after being left out of South Africa’s squad for the inaugural Nations Championship. The veteran scrum-half,…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago  (675+ words) Rugby is a physical sport, and nowhere is that more apparent than in the tackle. In amateur and school rugby union, tackles are responsible for well over half of all match injuries, making them the single biggest source of injury…...

1+ mon, 1+ day ago  (418+ words) S4C will broadcast live coverage of all Wales’s matches in rugby’s new Nations Championship competition over the next four years. Starting this summer, the Nations Championship is a biennial series pitting northern hemisphere teams against their southern counterparts. In the competition’s…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (485+ words) Flora Thompson and Ian Jones, Press Association The UK asylum appeals backlog has hit a new record high and is now more than seven times the level it was a decade ago, figures show. There were 87,450 cases in the system…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (663+ words) It’s not all politics you know. The extended Wales squad for the inaugural Nations Cup was announced this afternoon. This is a new tournament and it replaces both Wales’ traditional summer tour and the November internationals. It’s a seismic shift…...