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Basket cases in Abergavenny
Oct 8, 2013Naughty schoolboys in Abergavenny didn't get lines or detention but were placed in a basket and hauled up to the rafters for the rest of ...
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Purple Plaque for deaf pioneer
Apr 26, 2024A Purple Plaque was unveiled today at the former home in Rhyl of Dorothy Miles, a pioneer of sign language poetry and TV programming for the deaf, among other achievements. HistoryPoints recommended her house for a plaque after placing QR codes ...
[More]First comprehensive school
Apr 19, 2024Rural Anglesey may seem an unlikely place to start overhauling the UK's education system, but if you use your phone to scan the new HistoryPoints QR codes outside Ysgol Syr Thomas Jones in Amwlch you'll discover that ...
[More]Discord at Nightingale Row
Apr 11, 2024The 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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