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Bard who laid out Central Park, NY

Apr 16, 2016

Poet Aneurin Jones ran the Halfway House in Pontllanfraith, Caerphilly, before emigrating to the USA, where he became superintendent of New York's parks. He helped to ...

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The night Tenby changed UK history

Apr 8, 2016

Tenby was one of Wales' busiest ports when a teenager called Henry Tudor evaded the authorities and slipped out to sea there one night in 1471. Had he been caught, the Tudor dynasty ...

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A pub for the poor by Conwy quay

Apr 4, 2016

When the Royal Oak Inn in Conwy lost its licence in 1899, the reasons included its use by "drunken women" and poor people. The appeal went all the way to the High Court in London, which ...

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