Archive for the 'Wales' Category
Wednesday, March 26th, 2008
We’ve all heard about ‘Identity Theft’, we’ve all been warned to keep our information save and be careful who we pass our details on to, many of us will shred our bills prior to binning - but now you can go one step further by moving to Neath!
According to a story posted on the Guardian […]
Posted in Life in Wales, South Wales, Wales, Wales in the News, Welsh Economy | No Comments »
Saturday, March 15th, 2008
!!!!!Grand Slam!!!!!
I’ll say no more.
Link: 6 Nations
Link: WRU
Link: BBC Sport
Posted in Life in Wales, Wales, Wales in Sport, Welsh Rugby | 3 Comments »
Saturday, March 1st, 2008
Google celebrates Saint David with their latest logo:
Link: Google (UK)
Link: Google in Welsh
Posted in Life in Wales, Wales, Wales on the Web, Welsh Culture | No Comments »
Saturday, March 1st, 2008
Happy St David’s day!
Have a great day of celebration whether you’re in Wales or not.
Link: St. David on Wikipedia
Link: St David’s Day on Wikipedia
Link: St David’s Day on Google
Link: St. David’s Day in Cardiff
Link: Try the Newsround St. David quiz!
Link: Read an article from the New York Times about St. David’s day - March 1st, […]
Posted in ForumWales Site News, Life in Wales, Wales, Welsh Culture | 1 Comment »
Monday, January 28th, 2008
Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire - Jerome Bartens, 11, had been diagnosed as deaf in his right year at the age of 2. Stuck in there for the past nine years, the 1cm long bud apparently ’snapped off’ when Jerome was a toddler until recently when out it popped out.
At time of writing, this is the most […]
Posted in Life in Wales, Wales, Wales in the News, Welsh Health, West Wales | No Comments »
Tuesday, January 8th, 2008
Admittedly, I’m a foreigner in Wales myself and so I’m probably not in a position to criticise, but I’m also a die-hard Welsh rugby fan. To my mind there is no other nation with the calliper of players that consistently come out of Wales. And to be quite frank, with the next Six […]
Posted in Life in Wales, Ospreys, Wales, Wales in Sport, Welsh Culture, Welsh Rugby | 1 Comment »
Wednesday, December 19th, 2007
Earlier this year FW Moderator Arwen took the brave step of leaving her home and life in sunny California and moved to Swansea. Living ‘the dream’ in the slightly less sunny climate of South Wales she has begun her Welsh Language degree course. Her fame continues to spread throughout the educational and social […]
Posted in Education in Wales, Life in Wales, South Wales, Swansea Area, University, Wales, Wales on the Web | 1 Comment »
Monday, December 10th, 2007
Wales has its fair share of strangely named towns and cities, the famous Llanfair PG to Cardiff’s Splot. Now you can find out all about these and more with the newly published The Dictionary Of Place-Names Of Walesfrom Gomer Press.
For example, the story behind Maenclochog, meaning “rocks sounding like a bell”, is thanks to […]
Posted in General Stuff, Wales, Welsh Culture | 1 Comment »
Wednesday, September 19th, 2007
A hearty ‘good luck’ to ForumWales moderator Arwen! Today she flies to Heathrow from California to then travel onwards to Wales. Arwen is making the move to study Welsh at Swansea.
FW wishes her the best of luck in her new Welsh adventure and hopes that she enjoys her course and her time in […]
Posted in Education in Wales, ForumWales Site News, General Stuff, Life in Wales, South Wales, Swansea Area, Wales | 3 Comments »
Monday, August 27th, 2007
Who? What? Brechfa? That was my initial response. I’d never heard of the village of Brechfa until I was pointed towards the Brechfa village website, run by… an anonomous webaster (Let us know your name! Post in the comments below!).
So, where is it? Well, it’s located in Carmarthenshire and appears to […]
Posted in Life in Wales, SouthWest Wales, Wales, Wales on the Web, Websites | No Comments »
Sunday, August 26th, 2007
I’ve driven along the M4 motorway for years now. As far back as I can remember the M4 has been a major part of my life getting me to and from the Christmas shopping, getting me through my degree course, getting me to employment and getting me home to family and friends.
Every trip along […]
Posted in South Wales, Wales, Wales on the Web, Websites | No Comments »
Friday, August 17th, 2007
Don’t forget to complete the Welsh Identity Questionnaire to help Siaron with her MA studies.
If you’re Welsh, or you’re not but you do live in Wales, please help! If you’re Welsh but live abroad, please also help!
Please email your completed questionnaire directly to Siaron: siaron [at] su-ma.com
Link: Welsh Identity Questionnaire
Posted in Education in Wales, Life in Wales, Wales, Welsh Culture | No Comments »