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Swansea sailor's 41 days adrift

Nov 27, 2015

Evan Basil Davies was one of four men who survived 41 days in a ship's lifeboat off Africa during the Second World War, but he died in another torpedo attack ...

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Where the bodies are buried in Rhyl

Nov 21, 2015

How many of the people who enjoy a stroll through Morley Road Park in Rhyl are aware that dead bodies lie beneath them? The land was a cemetery from 1859 until there was no more room ...

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100 years since hospital ship loss

Nov 17, 2015

The Holyhead ferry SS Anglia was converted to a hospital ship in the First World War. The red crosses on its sides were no defence against the mine which sank it 100 years ago today ...

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