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Survey on additional rail services between Fishguard and Carmarthen

Byalan davies May 23, 2014March 29, 2023

The Welsh Government is seeking views on the rail services between Fishguard and Carmarthen to shape future services.

Les Miserables, Fantastique!

Byalan davies January 10, 2010

I’m a bit of a philistine when it comes to the arts, never quite “getting it” when it comes to telling a story through song. But last night I went to see Les Miserables in the Wales Millennium Centre and it was truly fantastic. Story telling through song is a bit beyond me, but some…

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Is the Living wage really enough for Wales?

Byalan davies July 4, 2013October 6, 2021

The Living Wage has been getting a lot of press recently, most notably when global confectionery giant Nestle decided to make sure that all its employees were paid the standard as set by The Living Wage Foundation. While not recognised by the government as a legally enforceable wage, The Living Wage denotes a standard hourly…

Z-Business | Z-Wales

Regeneration by Retail – Come off it

Byalan davies March 8, 2009

I’ve just spent a weekend in West Wales and heard a lot of people talking about a proposal to regenerate part of Aberystwyth. It involves the compulsory purchase of 15 surviving, and therefore probably reasonably successful, small businesses and their premises so that they can be bundled in with the empty Woolworths and converted into…

Z-Rugby | Z-Wales

3 Grand Slam thoughts

Byalan davies April 7, 2012

I know, it’s a while since we won the Grand Slam this year, but I have to mention a couple of things: 1. The Team : Wales are now a wonderful team: they are committed, physically intense, supportive, creative, intelligent and it was marvellous to see that all their tries were scored by the backs. 2….

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Will the Red Forces out-muscle the Blue Forces?

Byalan davies January 31, 2014

The Blue Forces were always the good guys in the Military wargames that we used to play all those years ago on the Central Front of Europe. Russia – or the Warsaw Pact – had claimed bragging rites as the Red Forces and all that colour coding made great sense. In summary: Blue equals good, Red…

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Well done FAW – an example to many others!

Byalan davies March 29, 2023March 29, 2023

Football has always been an important part of Welsh culture, and in recent years, the Football Association of Wales (FAW) has taken significant steps to promote the Welsh language and use it as a force for good. The FAW’s efforts to promote Welsh have been commendable, and it is a great example of how organizations…

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