Conference: A Celebration of the Women of Middleton and the estates...
Conference: A Celebration of the Women of Middleton and the estates of Wales
As part of it's multi-million-pound heritage restoration project, the National Botanic Garden...
The Rebecca Riots by local historian/columnist Philip Thomas
The Rebecca Riots
During the middle 19th century, Wales was in deep economic depression. To make matters worse, the population had soared despite the high...
Wales – Country or Principality?
Wales - Country or Principality?
In 2017, I was giving a talk on a subject of local history to Llanelli Probus and during my presentation...
Visitors flock to special exhibition of ‘the man who ended war’
Visitors flock to special exhibition of ‘the man who ended the war’
A special exhibition to honour the achievements of former Glamorgan and Neath policeman,...
Black History Wales – Icons Of Black Wales
The Black History Wales wide network acknowledge and celebrate 100 significant African/African Caribbean’s, as our Icons of Black Wales.
The 11th Year Anniversary of Black...
Parc Howard – A Short History by West Wales Chronicle’s Philip...
Parc Howard - A Short History
by Philip Thomas
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Amelia Earhart – A Flight Into Welsh History by local author...
A Flight Into Welsh History
By Philip Thomas
Amelia Earhart
On Monday the 18th of June, I was interviewed by a ‘Good Morning Wales’ presenter on BBC...
WAR POET HEDD WYN REMEMBERED IN UNIQUE VIDEO INSTALLATION BEAMED ON...
A unique video project commemorating the 100th anniversary of the death of Wales's most famous Great War poet, Ellis Humphrey Evans was last night...
‘Kaermerdin’s’ rich and varied naming past/Hanes cyfoethog ac amrywiol yr enw...
WHEN researching historic place names in Wales where else would the Royal Commission’s place names officer Dr James January-McCann start but Carmarthen?
Dr James January-McCann...
Carmarthen’s historic courthouse hits the small screen/Llys hanesyddol Caerfyrddin ar y...
Carmarthen’s historic courthouse hits the small screen
A SLICE of fame came to Carmarthen’s Guildhall last week when it was used as a set for...
War poet Hedd Wyn to be remembered in unique video installation...
WAR POET HEDD WYN TO BE REMEMBERED IN UNIQUE VIDEO INSTALLATION BEAMED ON TO THE NATIONAL LIBRARY OF WALES
A unique video project commemorating...
Memorial for Llanelli Victoria Cross soldier
A NEW memorial has been unveiled in honour of a Llanelli soldier awarded the Victoria Cross for bravery during WW1.
Ivor Rees, a Sergeant in...
Memorial for Llanelli Victoria Cross soldier | Cofeb i filwr Croes...
Memorial for Llanelli Victoria Cross soldier
A NEW memorial is to be unveiled in honour of a Felinfoel soldier awarded the Victoria Cross for bravery...
HISTORICAL REMAINS DISCOVERED AT PARK
More World War One remains have been identified at Pembrey Country Park.
Volunteers, working alongside Dyfed Archaeological Trust and supported by Carmarthenshire County Council, came...
Progress on the creation of Historic Wales
Plans to bring the commercial functions of Cadw and the Amgueddfa Cymru - National Museum Wales together have moved a step closer today.
Ken Skates,...
FINDING OUT ABOUT THE ROMAN POSTAL SYSTEM
The Friends of the Carmarthenshire County Museum is continuing a series of Gallery Talks on the first Saturday of the month.
This month’s talk was...
Llanelli and the Great War
CETMA are pleased to announce that they have £8000 from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) for their Llanelli and the Great War project.
Awarded through...
First glimpse of complete 1840s tithe map of Wales
An image has been released by the Cynefin project showing progress of how the historic tithe maps of Wales will be linked together to...
Guildhall will soon have been visited by a saint
Swansea's Guildhall can very soon lay claim to having been visited by a saint.
Mother Teresa, who's being canonised by Pope Francis in Rome on...
Battle of the Somme to be commemorated at Swansea Museum
One of the bloodiest battles in the history of the world will be commemorated at Swansea Museum.
The 100th anniversary of the Battle of the...
Cricket memories at St Helen’s celebrated with blue plaque
It was the ground where West Indies legend Sir Garry Sobers hit an historic six sixes in an over in 1968.
Now the contribution St...
Plas Llanelly House Commemorates Centenary of the Battle of the Somme
On the 1 July 1916, 19240 men lost their lives in the first 4 hours of the Battle of the Somme, a number that...
Comitatus steals the show at Carmarthen Park.
Comitatus, one of Britain’s finest Roman re-enactment groups, returned to Carmarthen on Saturday with spectacular results.
The free event saw two calvary displays and a...
The Roman cavalry have returned to Carmarthen!
The Romans are returning to Carmarthen to put on an exciting cavalry display!
Comitatus, one of Britain’s finest Roman re-enactment groups, is back in town...
First Minister pays tribute to the brave Welsh soldiers that fought...
A national service of remembrance will be held later today on the Somme frontline in honour of the 4,000 Welsh soldiers who died or...
‘Pembrokeshire Remembers’ At Scolton Manor
Scolton Manor will be hosting a series of special exhibitions this summer to mark the 100th anniversary of the Battle of the Somme.
The infamous battle...
Poet and political activist to be honoured with blue plaque
A poet, literary critic and political activist will be honoured with a blue plaque in Swansea later this summer.
Swansea Council has confirmed that the...
Historical sign sparks hunt for 1929 apprentice
The hunt is on for news of an artistic apprentice who created a sign saved during the demolition of the old YGG Lôn Las...
WALES’ RURAL PAST REVEALED IN BRITAIN ON FILM: RURAL LIFE
The BFI has announced, Rural Life, the release online of over 750 films from 1900 to 1999, many unseen since they were first shown....
100 years since one of the biggest battles in Wales’ history
The centenary of the Battle of the Somme - one of the most important and biggest battles in the history of Wales and of...
For Sale: Ideal project for a sailing historian!
Do you have plenty of spare time? Lots of space and a few million pound lying around? If you said yes, then perhaps you...
Welsh Words that made it into English
Did you know that some commonly used English words are actually Welsh? I didn’t till now, so let’s have a look!
Avon from Welsh afon; Cornish avon
Coracle from corwgl. But...
Medals associated with the Battle of Waterloo accepted for the nation
More than seventy precious artefacts, including a rare surviving group of medals and insignia associated with a key participant of the Battle of Waterloo,...
Railway Goods Shed project embarks on a new wave of public...
The team behind the ambitious Llanelli Railway Goods Shed project has embarked on a new wave of public consultation events.
The programme kicked off with...
Blue plaque unveiled for heroic Mumbles sisters
A BLUE plaque has been unveiled to commemorate the bravery of two Mumbles sisters.
Swansea Council has put up the plaque to honour the memory...
Yeomanry mark Last Invasion date
Pembrokeshire County Council Chairman, Wynne Evans, has hosted a reception for members of the Pembroke Yeomanry Trust.
Held in County Hall, Haverfordwest, on Monday evening,...
South Wales Police remembers the Three Nights Blitz on Swansea
On the 75th Anniversary of the Three Nights Blitz South Wales Police is remembering the role played by one of its predecessor forces, the...
Over £100,000 for Wales’ ancient monuments
Ancient monuments across Wales will benefit from over £100,000 Welsh Government funding to restore and protect them for future generations.
Wales’ historic environment, which includes...
Call to share memories of 1940s food aid packages
From Olde English plum pudding to tinned turkey and packs of raisins, people are being asked for their memories of American food aid packages...
Nostalgic Swansea video clips go viral
Nostalgic video clips of Swansea city centre have gone viral across the world.
The historic clips, uploaded to social media by Swansea Council staff at...
Poet Guto Dafydd turns heads with the untold story of the...
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Poet Guto Dafydd turns heads with the untold story of the Eisteddfod's bardic crown
Ever since Hedd Wyn's...
Guto a’r goron: bardd ar dramp i ganfod mwy am hanes...
21.07.2015
Mathew Rees
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Guto a'r goron: bardd ar dramp i ganfod mwy am hanes coron yr Eisteddfod Genedlaethol
Fyth ers i...
Students view work of archives
A group of older students have been learning about the County's wealth of historic documents.
Cardigan U3A (University of the Third Age) visited Pembrokeshire County...
New Exhibit on track for Mining Museum
Visitors to Cefn Coed Colliery Museum can now enjoy a new working exhibit with the attraction now open for Summer.
The museum’s smaller 1978 Hunslet...
Enjoy a night at historic Swansea Museum
AN EGYPTIAN Mummy will soon come back to life at Swansea Museum if a Hollywood storyline comes true.
The mummy, identified as Hor, will be...
Blue plaque unveiling by Lord Kinnock.
On a very wet and windy Friday, 13th February 2015, Lord Kinnock , former leader of the Labour Party did us the honour of...
Railway plans on track
LLANELLI and Mynydd Mawr Railway is progressing with plans for a heritage centre plus demonstration steam and diesel railway. The long...
Llanelli Railway Station Revamp
The Friends of Llanelli Railway Station is being formed as a constituted group and is calling for volunteers to join them in revamping our...
Wales to remember First World War key events in 2015
Key moments in Wales’ history during the First World War, including the Gallipoli Campaign, will play an important part in the events planned this...
Goods Shed Open Day
by Robert Lloyd The first Open Day at Llanelli’s ambitious Goods Shed project was a huge success. St Barnabas Hall was...
