David Owens

Battered, windswept, damp, full of ancient Celtic spirits and still standing defiant. That could describe St David's mighty cathedral, but it also describes how I'm feeling after three days at the wonderful Boia Festival, way out on the edge of Wales.

27 Oct 2026 3 minute read Fish and chips image. (PIxbaby) Nation.Cymru staff

Almost seven decades into her storied career – and as seen on BBC TV's Later… With Jools this weekend, the irrepressible Elkie Brooks has today added a raft of new UK dates to her extensive Long Farewell Tour due to public demand, including two shows in Wales.

27 Oct 2026 2 minute read Pic credit Cardiff Council Facebook. Nation.Cymru staff

27 Oct 2026 3 minute read Actor Tom Rhys Harries from the film “Clayface” visits the Empire State Building on Thursday, Oct. 22, 2026, in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)

WYNNE — Wynne Water Utilities will receive nearly three quarters of a million dollars from FEMA for management costs related to reimbursement from the March 31, 2023, tornado. Blake Marotti, Wynne Water Utilities general manager, told board members Tuesday that FEMA has finally obligated the funds promised to the utility following the destruction of the […]

WYNNE — Wynne Water Utilities General Manager Blake Marotti said sales and usage were both up in the latest report. The utility reported a net income of just under $28,000 in September and is currently about a half a percent above projections in sales. Both of those were down the previous month. Marotti said reports […]

Welsh pubs are crucial to our communities and our way of life. I see that every day, whether it's through bringing people together in the hope that our national teams will produce a bit of magic, providing a place where we can engage our brains at the weekly pub quiz, or more simply existing as a reassuring constant where we see friendly faces in a welcoming environment.

ITV has announced the launch of The Sidestep, a new digital content series fronted by two of British rugby's biggest names, Harlequins, England and British & Irish Lions playmaker Marcus Smith and Bristol, Wales and British & Irish Lions winger Louis Rees-Zammit.

Much like his grandfather, Wales rugby great Gareth Edwards, the frontman of hotly-tipped Welsh band Redcheeks wears his Welsh passion on his sleeve.