Update your CV, brush up on your Welsh and prepare to join the Welsh Assembly!
Apparently, the Commons Welsh affairs committee are suggesting that the Welsh Assembly will need more AMs to ensure that the Assembly can carry out all its roles.
Link: CfPS blog entry.
Link: Welsh Assembly.

I’ve always enjoyed looking at old photographs, seeing what the local area looked like in the past. Trying to recognise the features that remain today is fun and seeing how the area and life has changed over the years is fascinating.
South-Llanelli.co.uk is a site devoted to the South Wales town and has some great […]

The Millennium Stadium is set to host a massive pop/rock gathering to increase environmental awareness. With acts such as The Strokes and The Darkness believed to be on the bill, it should be an interesting event.
Cardiff has hosted quite a few major events over the past year and it’s proving to be a great […]

Hmm, chess. Interesting game. Time consuming, thought provoking, intelligence boosting. Pointless?! Whatever your view of the game, there’s no denying its popularity.
64 dark and light squares, all those pawns and pieces, gambits, checks and check mates. Doesn’t ‘Death‘ play chess? What film was that?…
Link: The Internet Chess Club
Link: […]

Wales - it’s rural. A lot of people live many miles from what most people would call ‘civilisation’. If you live in one of the more rural parts of our country then your career options are often limited. But worry not, GWLAD is here to help (Gaining Work, Learning & Advice in Rural […]

One of the things which Wales if famous for is singing and perhaps the most synominous is that of the Male Voice Choir. Lots of men, lots of voices, stirring songs and “Hen Wlad fy Nhadau”.
If you have ever fancied singing along, how about auditioning for the Caldicot Male Voice Choir?! Get selected and […]

Rhodri Morgan, Welsh First Minister: “The only thing which isn’t up for grabs is no change and I think it’s fair to say it’s all to play for, except for no change.”
Each year the Plain English Campaign nominates examples of gobbledegook - Rhodri Morgan wins again.
Link: BBC Story
Link: Plain English Campaign

Just over a week to go until the big day. What happens if you still need to buy presents? There are some great sites out on the Internet to help you.
I Want One Of Those.com - gadgets and interesting gifts.
Firebox.com - more gadgets and gifts.
Hotel Chocolat - for the chocolate […]

Christmas is coming. This time of year the hearty little digital camera will barely be switched off and you’ll amass hundreds of nice and sharp digital photos. Most you’ll want to keep hidden in the depths of your computer: the photo of the tasteless jumper from your Aunt, a sneaky shot taken while […]

The Western Mail’s story “Mains power lights up valley that time forgot” makes interesting reading.
A small community in South Wales, near Neath, have been connected to the National Grid for the first time. As the story states, a number of farms have had to rely on wood, coal and recently a generator, to produce […]

With events unfolding in Hemel Hempstead and the news full of dramatic images of flames and smoke, some are turning their thoughts closer to home. With major oil terminals around Wales (e.g. Barry, Milford Haven, Cardiff), people are asking whether or not a similar accident could happen here.
The Western Mail investigates in this […]

The BBC reports that the work to repaint the Menai Bridge is close to completion after nine months of hard work. The bridge crosses the Menai Straits to Anglesey, North Wales.
The link at the bottom will take you to the full story, but here are some interesting facts about this paint job.
£2m project […]