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Barrage of criticism begat wetlands

Jul 7, 2013 Plans to build a barrage in Cardiff Bay were criticised because the impounded water would permanently cover ... [More]

Royals give rural HiPoint a lift

Jul 3, 2013 A visit by Prince Charles and the Duchess of Cornwall explains why our web page about a tiny rural church ... [More]

June's best read HiPoint pages

Jul 1, 2013

Cardiff accounted for half of our Top 10 HiPoint pages last month, but the Marble Church in Denbighshire, at the opposite end of Wales, took ...

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First comprehensive school

Apr 19, 2024

Rural 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 ...

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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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