Belgian Promenade, Menai Bridge

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Rhyl park with two royal names

Jan 13, 2016

"The king is dead - long live the king!". That was the basis, it appears, of the naming policy for a new park in Rhyl in the 1930s. It was going to be dedicated to the new King Edward VIII ...

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Baa-d manners in a Llangefni shop

Jan 5, 2016

Livestock trader HD Jones often collected animals from the railway goods yard at Llangefni, Anglesey, and walked them through the town towards his farm. In the 1940s, a flock of sheep veered off ...

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Caerphilly man's baffling bequest

Dec 30, 2015

WE Williams of Pwllypant House, Caerphilly, bequeathed a modest fortune in 1870 - not to his relatives but to the wealthy Marquis of Bute, whom he barely knew! The ...

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Discord at Nightingale Row

Apr 11, 2024

The lack of road access to Nightingale Row, near Cwmbrân, caused many problems for residents - including death. The 20 houses were built by an ironmaster and could only be reached via the towpath on the opposite side ...

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Shades of the 'Mary Celeste' in Aber

Apr 3, 2024

When Aberystwyth rescuers boarded a Spanish sailing ship, aground at Tanybwlch beach, in 1858 they were baffled to find that everything was still on board except the crew. Even the ship's cat and lifeboats were present. Now you can read ...

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Conwy sea air for city kids

Mar 28, 2024

After Manchester GP Dr Thomas Garrett moved to Conwy in 1916, it wasn't only his health that benefited. He and wife Catherine set aside rooms in their seaside house for children to escape temporarily from the polluted ...

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