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Many Welsh Labour voters are unhappy at the direction their party has taken under Starmer. They were uneasy before the general election, but have become more so as Labour in power at Westminster has pursued policies seen as regressive.✍️ Martin Shipton

There is so much at stake here that we all have a moral duty to treat gig-going as an act of cultural defiance – to stand as a resistance movement defending our sacred breeding grounds of sonic awesomeness ✍️James Kennedy

Pat really wanted to play for Cymru, having turned down offers from England and Belgium. His father advised him to choose Belgium, his mother advised him to choose England, so ‘being an awkward bugger, I opted for Wales!’✍️ Iwan Williams

When 4,000 Welsh fans descend on Brussels for the World Cup qualifier against Belgium they will be representing their nation - and having the best time of their lives while they're at it nation.cymru/sport/the-co...

Bob is famously tight-lipped at concerts & rarely talks but Cardiff found him loquacious that night. He gave a rambling cock ‘n bull introduction to ‘Just Like Tom Thumb’s Blues’ which lasted over a minute, practically a podcast for Dylan✍️Desmond Clifford

Labour’s disappearing act during the miners’ strike revealed the unsettling void where its heart ought to be. From here on, its defining trait was negative. It no longer mattered what the party stood for, only that it wasn’t the Tories ✍️Ben Wildsmith

Craig Bellamy has enjoyed the ‘best year of my life’ as he plots to take Wales a step closer to the World Cup in Belgium on Monday

The culinary event will see a whole roster of chefs and food experts ready to demonstrate tricks of the trade alongside street food vendors preparing the most mouth-watering global cuisine.

A Welsh council has been awarded £803,000 in UK Government funding to carry out detailed design work for a proposed Active Travel project involving a historic bridge

Savannahs and forests are often thought of as the cradle of our lineage. But beneath the waves, a habitat exists that has quietly supported humans for over 180,000 years

Welsh police officers are sharing stories of domestic abuse and violence against women and girls with the launch of the 'We See' campaign

Rhian Elizabeth describes herself as ‘a kid with a notebook’ and perhaps it is this humility which flavours her new poetry collection with a sweet, tangy peppiness ✍️ Tori Chamberlain

Surgeons from across Europe have been visiting Wales to observe and learn about a hospital’s use of robotic knee replacements

Aside from a few moments that felt a little forced, Martin Decker is delightfully authentic. He is, despite and because of his uniqueness, a loveable everyman ✍️ Molly Stubbs

We now know where the Wales captain will be playing his club football next season

A Welsh hospital has won a prestigious national award in recognition of its teams lowering the risk of thrombosis in patients under their care

Kieffer Moore had the honour of scoring Cymru men’s 900th goal on Friday. Iwan Williams looks back at some of the most important, historic and memorable goals from that total

Over 1,300 people recently supported a North Wales Wildlife Trust campaign to have the ‘Red Route’ removed as an ‘aspiration’ in the region’s draft Transport Plan

A call to turn a vacant unit at a marine centre of excellence into a high-quality seafood restaurant has been given the go-ahead

A successful pilot which created a vision for a child-friendly neighbourhood in Cardiff has been rolled out in a Bangladesh community

Israel’s defence minister has vowed to prevent an aid boat carrying Greta Thunberg and other activists from reaching the Gaza Strip

A council call for new access to local castle as part of a wider ‘levelling-up’ scheme has been backed by its planners

“I’m not talking to people who are not going to show me their face.” Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch has said employers should get to decide if staff can wear burkas

S4C has announced a series of strategic role changes and new appointments designed to reflect the channel’s growing focus on streaming and digital content

Wales head to Belgium for Monday’s crunch World Cup qualifier in a confident mood. Here are the main talking points

Plaid Cymru has warned that Wales is set to lose out in the UK Government's Spending Review next week

President Trump is deploying 2,000 California National Guard troops after a second day of clashes between protesters and federal immigration authorities

Wales captain Aaron Ramsey has agreed a deal to sign for Mexican side Club Universidad Nacional

A senior union leader is to launch an attack against the ‘chancers and bankers’ of Reform and say that the party is no friend of workers

A solicitor who has taken up the cause of miscarriage of justice victims for decades has been named a Welsh Legal Hero at an annual awards ceremony

Research into drug treatments and longer-lasting batteries will receive new funding as part of an £86 billion package for science and technology set to be announced in next week’s spending review

A Welsh council said its plan to increase the number of senior management roles will help it close a £27.7m budget gap

In spite of all the slogans, the marches, the letters and petitions, anyone whose eyes are open can see that while we are a part of the United Kingdom, Wales will always be for sale ✍️ Stephen Price

Passenger train drivers are once again based in Barry for the first time since the 1990s after work was completed on the depot there

A key decision maker at Cardiff Council said she understands the frustrations of tenants in a council housing estate who have been waiting years for their new flats to be built

Wales boss Craig Bellamy returns to Belgium for World Cup action admitting that the ‘challenging’ Jeremy Doku made him a better coach at Anderlecht.

The culinary event will see a whole roster of chefs and food experts ready to demonstrate tricks of the trade alongside street food vendors preparing the most mouth-watering global cuisine.

A democratic Wales deserves a democratic head of state – elected by us, accountable to us, and a reflection of our values. That’s the future we should be building ✍️Owen Williams

Kieffer Moore had the honour of scoring Cymru men’s 900th goal against Liechtenstein, marking the milestone Iwan Williams looks back at some of the most important, historic and memorable goals from that total buff.ly/VsRjXvF

Today Sir TomJones celebrates his 85th birthday. To mark the occasion we've revisited one of his most moving performances - when the legend made an emotional return to Wales at the Principality Stadium nation.cymru/culture/watc...

There is so much at stake here that we all have a moral duty to treat gig-going as an act of cultural defiance – to stand as a resistance movement defending our sacred breeding grounds of sonic awesomeness ✍️James Kennedy buff.ly/CVqXmXk

Many Welsh Labour voters are unhappy at the direction their party has taken under Starmer. They were uneasy before the general election, but have become more so as Labour in power at Westminster has pursued policies seen as regressive ✍️Martin Shipton buff.ly/2VzIL8m

Zia Yusuf is returning to Reform UK just 48 hours after quitting as party chairman, claiming his resignation was a ‘mistake’

After a nine-hour coach journey from Aberystwyth to Lincoln, seeing the city’s cathedral lifted my heart. All who come to Lincoln cannot help but gravitate towards the marvel ✍️ Iestyn Tudor

Backbench Labour MP Diane Abbott has criticised Sir Keir Starmer’s comments on immigration as ‘fundamentally racist’ at a protest rally, suggesting the Government was copying the rhetoric of Reform UK

Adam Hart combines biography, history book, espionage epic, travel memoir, and love letter to a family member who passed before he was born, but shaped our world in immeasurable ways ✍️ Molly Stubbs

Global scientists, including those from a Welsh university, have tracked over 100 marine megafauna species, identifying critical locations for improving marine conservation efforts

Macfarlane’s latest bestseller is a challenge to the idea that rivers should be sewers. Rather, they should be afforded the rights and respect of any living thing ✍️ Jon Gower

A lack of play areas in a Welsh city, branded a ‘disgrace’ by one councillor, is being addressed after seven years of delays

At this year’s Brecon Choir Festival, we mark 25 years since R.S Thomas’s death, celebrating his powerful, often uncomfortable reflections on faith, nature, and the modern world ✍️ Joshua Games