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Aberfan: 45 years on

Aberfan: 45 years on

October 20, 2011 1 Comment

On the 21 October 1966, 144 people, 116 of them children, were killed when a tip of coal waste slid onto the village of Aberfan in South Wales. The history of the tragedy is well documented elsewhere, but briefly for some 50 years up to 1966, millions of cubic metres of excavated mining debris from ...

Local Caerphilly businessman wins a day on the set of Coronation Street at gala ball in aid of NSPCC Cymru/Wales

Local Caerphilly businessman wins a day on the set of Coronation Street at gala ball in aid of NSPCC Cymru/Wales

October 18, 2011 No Comments

Mark Eedy, a director at Thomas Carroll Independent Financial Advisors based in Caerphilly, won the chance to visit the set of Coronation Street during an auction held at the NSPCC’s annual gala ball at Cardiff City Stadium on Saturday 24 September. The event was attended by 400 guests and raised over £25,000 in aid of ...

Young signs for Wasps

Young signs for Wasps

June 30, 2011 No Comments

One of the worst kept secrets in rugby was confirmed today when London Wasps announced the appointment of Dai Young as the club’s Director of Rugby. Young joins on a four-year deal from the Cardiff Blues where he has been at the helm since 2002, first as head coach and then as Director of Rugby. ...

Martyn Williams stays with Blues

Martyn Williams stays with Blues

March 22, 2011 No Comments

Despite rumours to the contrary, Martyn Williams will not be leaving the Blues. The 98 cap flanker has agreed an extension to his present contract, the Cardiff outfit have revealed. It was thought Williams had been in talks with London Wasps, following his surprise absence from the Wales six nations squad. With Sam Warburton is ...

Wales honours one of its greats: Sir Tasker Statue unveiled at Millennium Stadium

Wales honours one of its greats: Sir Tasker Statue unveiled at Millennium Stadium

November 17, 2009 No Comments

A bronze statue of Sir Tasker Watkins, VC, has been unveiled today (Sunday 15 November) at the Millennium Stadium in the heart of Cardiff as a permanent memorial to one of the most accomplished Welshmen of the late 20th century. It will stand in prominence on the elevated section of the main stadium entrance in ...