Wales

The Health and Safety Executive is investigating what happened at the Taff’s Well quarry, near Cardiff, which resulted in damage to 15 properties. It described what happened at the end of July as an “isolated incident”. Since being granted permission to expand its operations and continue quarrying at at Craig …

Summer signings Tom Mehew and Ryan Hill scored as Penybont came from behind to secure a 2-1 win at Caernarfon Town. Penybont started brightly but against the run of play it was Zack Clarke who gave the hosts the lead inside the opening five minutes. Clarke netted his first goal …

One of the National Eisteddfod’s most prestigious honours has been awarded to poet Emyr Lewis for his work, which has been described as “exhilarating and tender”. Lewis won this year’s Eisteddfod Chair after judges praised his winning poem for its originality in a competition that attracted 16 entries – the …

Written by independent advisors Prof Em Wilksinson-Brice and Dr Pamela Johnston, it focused on the root causes of existing problems – particularly critical were the findings on leadership and culture within the organisation. The next phase of the intervention will consider how to resolve the issues raised. The report stated …

Singer Self Esteem has landed her first major movie role, starring in a film set in 1980s Wales. The coming of age story, Mountain, directed by Celyn Jones, was filmed in his home town of Holyhead, on Anglesey. Peter Mullan, Iwan Rheon and Seth Isaac Thomas will star alongside Rebecca …

A Slims Chicken restaurant in Cardiff has been awarded a zero food hygiene rating. The American chain restaurant in St David’s Shopping Centre shut temporarily after a food hygiene inspection on June 29, two months after it was awarded a five-star rating. Slim Chickens UK is owned and operated by …

Emyr Lewis sydd wedi ennill Cadair Eisteddfod Genedlaethol y Garreg Las – yr eildro iddo ennill y wobr. BBC News

Wales football fans have been left divided over the country’s new home kit, with some comparing the pattern on the red shirt to that seen on bus seats. The new shirt was revealed on Thursday by the Football Association of Wales (FAW), which said it was “inspired by the rich …

Mewn datganiad byr ddydd Gwener, dywedodd ei deulu ei fod “yn ŵr a thad serchus”. Maen nhw hefyd yn ei ddisgrifio fel “person ardderchog a hael â chalon fawr”. Gan ychwanegu “y bydd wastad yn ein hatgofion” mae’r teulu wedi apelio “am breifatrwydd yn ystod y cyfnod anodd yma”. Yn …

Three men are accused of trafficking teenagers to Thailand as part of an international drug ring, a court has heard. Levi Coomansingh, Patrick O’Driscoll and Gareth Press are charged with drug offences and conspiring to arrange the travel of another with a view to exploitation. Cardiff Magistrates’ Court heard on …

It has been a big week in Welsh sport, including historic Commonwealth Games performances, high-profile pre-season football and thrilling cricket. Was your finger on the pulse of Welsh sport over the past seven days? Take our quick quiz and find out! After more quizzes? Go to our dedicated Football Quizzes …

Mae Eleri Twynog yn adnabyddus am sefydlu’r cwmni ‘Mewn Cymeriad’ sydd wedi codi statws rhai o bobl bwysig hanes Cymru. Wrth gael ei hurddo fore Gwener, dywedodd ei fod yn “brofiad hyfryd dros ben”. “Ro’n i’n cerdded gyda Ryland Teifi, y ddau o ni wedi bod yn cydweithio ar sioe …

Clywodd y llys sawl datganiad gan aelodau o deulu Mr Jenkins, gan gynnwys ei weddw, Caroline. Dywedodd bod ei bywyd hi a bywydau ei meibion heb ei gŵr a’u tad “yn anodd iawn”, a bod ei golli wedi gadael “gwacter enfawr yn ein bywydau”. Roedd ei gŵr, meddai, yn Gymro …

A near derelict cottage which featured in a movie starring Daniel Day-Lewis could be used to help protect Anglesey’s red squirrel population. The stone building and surrounding woodland at Clyddyn, Pentraeth, was used in the 2025 film Anemone, external about family bonds, directed by Day-Lewis’s son Ronan. Plans submitted to …

Wedi dysgu Cymraeg yn Nant Gwrtheyrn mae Romy Wood, a ysgrifennodd y nofel a chafodd ei gosod “ar waelod y pentwr” gan feirniaid Gwobr Goffa Daniel Owen. Yn siarad am bwysigrwydd Maes y Dysgwyr fel un o ardaloedd yr Eisteddfod, dywedodd Betsan Moses ei fod yn “gyrchfan yn ei hun” …

Engineering work to prepare railway lines for the impact of flooding will cause some disruption to services, Network Rail has warned. Some routes across north Wales and the borders will close between 16 and 30 August, with buses replacing trains. Network Rail said: “A key focus of the work is …

Daeth cwest yn 1977 i’r casgliad bod Martha Thomas, 70, oedd yn cael ei galw’n Patti, wedi cael ei lladd yn anghyfreithlon. Roedd yna ddyfarniad agored yn achos Griff Thomas, 73. Cafodd yr achos ei drin yn wreiddiol fel achos o lofruddiaeth ddwbl. Erbyn Ionawr 1977 roedd arweinydd yr ymchwiliad, …

Vipotnik, 24, has been linked with clubs across Europe in the wake of his spectacular 2025-26 campaign, but Swansea have indicated there have been no bids yet for the Slovenia international. Republic of Ireland player Idah, 25, will be aiming to make a bigger impression in his second year at …

Er ei fod yn gobeithio bod yr adar wedi dianc, dywedodd Mr Thompson: “Pethau fel nadroedd, gwiberod, ymlusgiaid, ni allant ddianc, maen nhw wedi cael eu dinistrio. “Bydd yr holl infertebratau wedi cael eu dinistrio. “Mae nifer o wyfynod prin iawn… dau yn benodol – Gwladwr Cymreig a Thon Gwynedd …

Tomos Lewis, sy’n wreiddiol o Langlydwen, oedd yn gyfrifol am gynllunio a chreu’r gadair. Daw’r coed, y defnydd ar gyfer y glustog a charreg y Nod Cyfrin o ddalgylch Eisteddfod y Garreg Las, a bu hanes a diwylliant yr ardal yn ysbrydoliaeth fawr i Tomos Lewis wrth iddo fynd ati …