Tag: wales
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Newtown bypass in Powys opens after 70-year wait
Town's bypass opens after 70-year wait (BBC News) It was 1949 when highways officials started to look at traffic issues affecting Newtown.
A multi-million pound bypass that has been 70 years in the planning officially opened in Powys on Thursday.
One haulier said Newtown bypass will make a "big difference" due to 45-minute hold-ups … -
Cropmarks 2018
https://rcahmw.gov.uk/cropmarks-2018/ (rcahmw.gov.uk)
The unprecedented spell of hot, dry weather across Wales has provided perfect conditions for archaeological aerial photography. As the drought has persisted across Wales, scores of long-buried archaeological sites have been revealed once again as ‘cropmarks’, or patterns of growth in ripening crops and parched grasslands. The Royal Commission’s aerial investigator Dr Toby … -
Gatecrashing
Claire, Peter and I gatecrashed a friend-of-a-friend's house party last night, and ate all of their Pringles. One of the housemates' music collections was fab: all the best of the Goo Goo Dolls, 3 Doors Down, Nirvana... and some weird (but actually quite good) Welsh rock band.
(Is Welsh Rock a genre? Or just something you … -
Cool Thing Of The Day
Content Warning This archived blog post has been flagged as containing content that treats or depicts people negatively based on their appearance or identity. This wasn't okay at the time and it isn't okay now. I don't believe it's acceptable to pretend I didn't write them by removing them from the Internet - insofar as …