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Radio Bronglais Needs Volunteers Or It Could Go Off Air

2008-10-06T23:35:00.001+01:00

Radio Bronglais in Aberystwyth desperately needs volunteer presenters as well as technical, office and fundraising staff. The station has provided music, entertainment and information to staff, patients and visitors for 37 years.

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The Abertoir Horror Festival Well Worth Publicising

2008-10-05T13:09:00.001+01:00

From 12th-16th November,the Aberystwyth Arts Centre in Wales will play host to a rather special film fest. Here, over 20 films will be screened, with book signings, music, theatre and special guests joining forces over 5 frantic days. Do not forget to register above by adding your e-mail address, by doing so you will be notified of new content to this blog and please tell your friends about it.

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Abergavenny Museum IMG_2225

2008-10-05T12:21:00.001+01:00

Abergavenny Museum IMG_2225, originally uploaded by aberystwyth-online.

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Abergavenny Museum IMG_2225

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National Library Of Wales £20 Million Digitisation Project

2008-10-04T11:53:00.001+01:00

The National Library of Wales has started a new initiative to digitise parts of its collection and make them available on the internet. Under the £20 million project, a host of new resources will be made available to businesses and individual users, the BBC reports.

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Aberaeron Aerial Photograph West Wales

2008-10-04T11:44:00.001+01:00

Aberaeron Aerial Photograph IMG_2128, originally uploaded by aberystwyth-online.

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Aberaeron Aerial Photograph IMG_2128

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Harbour Master Aberaeron

2008-10-02T20:39:00.001+01:00

Harbour Master Aberaeron IMG_3773, originally uploaded by aberystwyth-online.

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Harbour Master Aberaeron IMG_3773

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New Quay Cottages West Wales

2008-10-02T08:20:00.001+01:00

New Quay Cottages IMG_3671, originally uploaded by aberystwyth-online.

A photograph from the New Qauy harbour wall, looking South you see the beach and terraced cottages over looking Cardigan Bay.

New Quay is a popular holiday destination during the summer months, with a couple of large caravan sites and selfcatering cottages for rent.

If you have great any memories of a holiday here, please post below.

Cash Strapped Powys Plunges Streets Into Darkness

2008-10-01T08:26:00.001+01:00

SIR – I would like to endorse Mr Thain’s letter (September 23) regarding the switch-off of many street lights in Powys. The authority has most certainly put us all back into the Dark Ages.Will Ceredigion follow the Powys lead in saving money by turning off street light? I guess we will have to wait and see.

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Cyclists Raising Diabetes Diagnosis Awareness

2008-10-01T08:19:00.001+01:00

A TEAM of cyclists from HSBC bank will this week complete a 500-mile tour of Wales raising funds for diabetes research and information. The eight-day trek involves the four cyclists travelling from Cardiff to Caernarfon and back again via Newtown, Llandudno, Aberystwyth, Carmarthen, and a number of other towns.

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Boat Chain New Quay West Wales

2008-09-30T22:27:00.001+01:00

Boat Chain IMG_3710, originally uploaded by aberystwyth-online.

On Saturday 27th I popped down to New Quay, which is about 24 miles South of Aberystwyth by car. The sun was shinning and this is one of the resulting pictures, what a difference the sun makes, tourists were out in their hundreds enjoying the sunny weather.

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Aberaeron Pleasure Boats Low Tide

2008-09-29T21:27:00.001+01:00

aberaeron_pleasure_boats_IMG_3787, originally uploaded by aberystwyth-online.

Picture of Aberaeron harbour during a very low tide. The brightly coloured buildings around the harbour with boats to foreground make a great picture!

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Llanina Church Ceredigion Wales

2008-09-28T19:10:00.001+01:00

Llanina Church IMG_3556, originally uploaded by aberystwyth-online.

Picture of Llanina Church located in Ceredigion, just North of New Quay, West Wales.

Never seen this church before so took this photo of it, before heading down to the beach which it over looks.

If anyone knows more about it please post below.

View Of Llanon From A487

2008-09-28T12:28:00.001+01:00

llanon_low_tide_IMG_3536, originally uploaded by aberystwyth-online.

Picture of Llanon from the A487, low tides such as this reveal the fish traps (which are more visable on aerial photographs). Looking North over Cardigan Bay you also see Llanrhystud and Aberystwyth in the far distance.

Churchill's Wartime Order To Protect The Nation's Art

2008-09-24T22:29:00.001+01:00

In late August 1939, the majority of the National Gallery's paintings were taken by train and van to Bangor, Aberystwyth and Penrhyn Castle. Others were stored in Caernarvon Castle, Plas-y-Bryn, at Bontnewydd, and Crosswood, near Aberystwyth. Some remained at Avening, in Gloucestershire, at the home of Lord Lee of Fareham, a gallery trustee. The many scattered locations and their vagaries were a considerable headache for Davies, who oversaw the whole operation. At Crosswood, where 70 paintings were stored, the hot-water pipes of the antiquated heating system ran under the floor of the library, where the pictures were kept, seriously lowering the relative humidity, with potentially disastrous consequences for paintings on panel and canvas. As the heating could not be turned off without affecting the rest of the house, blankets and felt had to be soaked in a nearby stream and hung in the library until the humidity reached acceptable levels. At Penrhyn, the paintings were housed all over the castle and the owner was a hazard in himself. In a letter to the keeper, William Gibson, Davies confided: 'For your most secret ear, one of our troubles at Penrhyn Castle is that the owner is celebrating the war by being fairly constantly drunk. He stumbled with a dog into the dining-room a few days ago; this will not happen again. Yesterday, he smashed up his car, and, I believe, himself a little - so perhaps the problem has solved itself for the moment.'

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The Life Of Brian Is Still Banned In Aberystwyth

2008-09-24T19:45:00.001+01:00

Aberystwyth Mayor Sue Jones-Davies, Said: "Given what’s on TV today, it’s amazing a ban in Aberystwyth still exists - I think it should be lifted. Things have moved on in censorship". Sue now 51, played Judith, Brian’s girlfriend in the 1979 classic The Life Of Brian. What are your views on the ban thats still preventing the showing of this Monty Python film in the Commodore cimena.

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It's The Oddest Book Aberystwyth Mon Amour by Malcom Pryce

2008-09-24T19:25:00.001+01:00

Greenwich Reading Group discuss: Aberystwyth Mon Amour by Malcom Pryce.A blogger writes "It's the oddest book, really funny and totally makes fun of the Welsh, but not in a bad way." Have you read this book? Let's hear what you have to say about Aberystwyth Mon Amour, is it really as funny as this blogger writes!

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The Quarrying Town Of Blaenau Ffestiniog North Wales

2008-09-24T19:16:00.001+01:00

Photography exhibition at the National Library of Wales. About the quarrying town of Blaenau Ffestiniog, North Wales. Describe as "landscape with a large pinch of documentary". Open Monday - Saturday until November 22nd

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Freshers To End Up In Hotels & Guest Houses

2008-09-19T00:27:00.001+01:00

“The university has written to all students who have not been able to arrange accommodation prior to their arrival at Aberystwyth to make their way to Penbryn (halls) from 10am onwards on Sunday, September 21.”Up to 160 first year students are without accommodation for the full term in University halls of residence.

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New 20 Mile Cycle Route & Footpath Opens Linking Towns

2008-09-18T09:10:00.002+01:00

Aberystwyth councillor and keen cyclist Alun Williams welcomed the development. "The new section of cycle path from Tanybwlch to Llanfarian via Rhydyfelin is a huge step forward for cyclists wanting to ride into Aberystwyth from the south and is already being used by both cyclists and walkers before it's even been publicised"

I think it's great to see these cycle routes open up the countryside, the busy country roads are not ideal for cyclists, now those who wish to cycle to work can do so safely. Combined with a healthier lifestyle and greener living, this can only be good for us all.

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Low Cost Breaks See Rise Of 14% During The Credit Crunch

2008-09-17T00:20:00.001+01:00

A high percentage of people seemed to have turned their back on the continent for many reasons such as the strong euro or rising cost of air travel. Instead, they seem to be favouring the convenience of holidaying closer to home and taking advantage of some of the beautiful countryside that can be found throughout the UK.

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New Tesco Store Could Jeopardise Small Independent Shops

2008-09-16T08:10:00.001+01:00

"We are trying for transit town status, which is a move towards self-sufficiency and sustainability. Having Tesco here could jeopardise that," said Mr Jenkins. "We're also trying to become a slow food town, which aims to lower food miles. Tesco would radically change that."

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Excellent Showcase For The Rich Diversity Of Our Food

2008-09-15T21:05:00.001+01:00

Elin Jones AM said: “The resources we have in Wales’s seas are of great importance, and our fishing fleet is an essential element of the food production industry. “I am proud that Aberystwyth, and Ceredigion as a whole, is such an excellent showcase for the rich diversity of our food production industry.

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Power From Plants Part Of The Solution To Energy Crisis

2008-09-12T00:22:00.001+01:00

Climate change and global economic and demographic factors present new challenges for food and fuel security. Electricity and heat can be produced by a range of renewable energy technologies but biomass from plants is unique in being able to directly replace oil for transport and chemicals.

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Plaid Cymru's Autumn Conference We Are Ready For An Election

2008-09-12T00:17:00.001+01:00

The conference, at Aberystwyth Arts Centre, continues until Saturday afternoon.On Friday, party leader and Deputy First Minister Ieuan Wyn Jones will reject claims that a referendum on further assembly powers will not be held on or before the next assembly election in 2011.

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Train Traveling 70mph Spots Lorry On Railway Line Manual Crossing

2008-09-10T19:10:00.001+01:00

Officers said the train did not derail but it is not yet clear how the vehicle came to be in the location near the manual crossing.British Transport police officers are working closely with Dyfed- Powys police to find out what happened.

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