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PLANET 238 : May-August, 2020

The new May – August issue of Planet is now launched! Scrutiny of Welsh Government policy in an era of pandemic, possibilities for a post-pandemic society, and features that remind us of all the other aspects of culture, politics and the arts we can immerse ourselves in, beyond the current crisis.

Carwyn Ellis Releases EP ‘Ti’ to raise funds for PPE in Wales

Colorama  frontman and Welsh Music Prizeshortlisted Carwyn Ellis releases an EP ‘Ti’ this week. The three songs, title track plus ‘Gair O Gysur’ and ‘Drudwen’, follow single  ‘Cherry Blossom Promenade’  as  Carwyn’s contribution to the effort to raise funds for personal protective equipment (PPE) for Welsh health and care workers. The songs are available via artist to fan platform  Bandcamp  only. […]

Rhagflas – Y PUMP MAWR

Er mai merch ffarm ydw i, does gen i ddim llawer i’w ddweud wrth na chath na chi ond rhowch i mi gyfle i deithio i chwilio am fywyd gwyllt, yna mae fy chwilfrydedd ar dân! Dechreuodd yr ysfa’n ôl yn 1988, pan aethom fel teulu ar saffari i Kenya gan geisio dod o hyd […]

“Mynd fel bom!”: Cyfweliad Myfanwy Alexander am ei nofel ddiweddaraf

Cyhoeddwyd pedwaredd nofel yr awdures o Faldwyn, Myfanwy Alexander, fis Ionawr. Nofel dditectif ydyw, fel ei gwaith blaenorol, yn dilyn helyntion yr Arolygydd Daf Dafis ym mwynder Maldwyn.
Yn y nofel hon, mae ffrwydrad ar reilffordd fechan Llanfair Caereinion, ac mae’n rhaid i Daf ymchwilio i’r honiadau fod terfysgwyr ISIL wedi targedu’r ardal. All yr amseru ddim bod yn waeth – mae teulu Daf yn brysur gyda pharatoadau munud olaf  Rali’r Ffermwyr Ifanc sydd i’w chynnsal ar fferm gyfagos, ac mae Chrissie Berllan, sy ddim yn cuddio’r ffaith ei bod â’i bryd ar fynd â Daf i’r gwely, eisiau ffafr fawr ganddo …
Yn anffodus, canslwyd lansiad y nofel hon oherwydd stormydd drwg Chwefror, ac unwaith eto ar ddechrau’r pandemig Covid 19. Dyma hi’r awdur, felly, yn cael ei holi gan Ann Lowther o Fenter Maldwyn, am y nofel.

Senedd Roundup: First Minister Reassures Parents Over School Return

First Minister Mark Drakeford has played down speculation that schools in Wales could reopen early next month. Speaking on Sunday’s Andrew Marr show Mr Drakeford said: “Well our advice from the trades unions and the local education authorities is that it will need three weeks as a minimum from the point that we decide to […]

Guardian bashed over ‘Wales is part of England’ claim

The Guardian newspaper has been criticised for claiming that Wales “is officially part of England”. The newspaper ran a ‘travel picture quiz‘ on its site which included the question ‘Why isn’t Wales represented on the Union Jack?’ Despite offering three alternatives the correct answer according to the Guardian was: “Because officially it is part of […]

Just 16 care home staff tested for Covid-19 in Wales last week

A new survey by the  Royal College of Nursing has revealed that just 16 completed tests for COVID-19 were conducted on care home staff in Wales last week, according to the Welsh Governments own figures. More than half of RCN members working in care homes in Wales reported they had requested testing but only 16% of […]

Brexit Party MS the only publicly declared Freemason parliamentarian in Britain

A Brexit party Member of the Senedd is the only parliamentarian in Britain to have publicly declared membership of the Freemasons despite a new transparency push historically shadowy organization, Nation.Cymru has found. The youngest ever ‘grand secretary’ of the Freemasons in Wales and England, David Staples, “plans to bring greater transparency to the secretive society”, […]

Clawr Rhifyn Dwbl Haf 2020

Newyddion cyffrous iawn gyda’r Wawr!! Yn anffodus oherwydd yr amgylchiadau ni fydd rhifyn yn cael ei brintio erbyn y 1af o Fai oherwydd y sefyllfa bresennol. Er hyn rydym wedi penderfynnu creu rhifyn dwbl erbyn mis Medi a dyma ragflas o beth sydd i ddod yn y rhifyn hwnnw. Dyma clawr y rhifyn, felly os […]

Graduate Showcase Interview: Lauren Ellis-Stretch

Many Welsh or Wales based arts graduates are finding this current period especially difficult. Their usual opportunities to meet agents, prepare for final year exhibitions or productions may take place later in the year or sadly not at all. To raise awareness of the diverse talent graduating this year GTC is offering any Welsh or Wales based graduate the opportunity to be showcased on our website. If you are interested, please do get in touch.

Covid-19 death rate almost twice as high in deprived areas of Wales

The latest analysis of COVID-19 deaths released by the Office of National Statistics has revealed that the most deprived areas of Wales recorded a mortality rate involving the virus which was almost twice that of the least deprived areas. The study, which looked at recorded deaths up to 18th April, shows the poorest areas in […]

First councillor in the north of Wales joins Welsh National Party

The first councillor in the north of Wales has said that he is joining Neil McEvoy’s Welsh National Party. A Gwynedd Councillor, who represents Pwllheli North ward on Gwynedd Council, has announced he will sit as a WNP Councillor. Dylan Bullard becomes the latest councillor to join the party after Cllr Martyn Peters on Neath […]

11% of people in Wales think they’ve already had coronavirus

11% of people in Wales think they’ve already had the coronavirus, according to a survey by Public Health Wales. 679 Welsh residents aged 18 years and over were interviewed between 20th and 26th April for the survey. The full results can be  read here. Other results include: 8% of those who reported thinking they had […]

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Madi, Dewi Wyn Williams

Dewch i gael blas ar Madi gan Dewi Wyn Williams, un o’r llyfrau ar restr fer Gwobr Tir na n-Og uwchradd 2020.

Y Ddinas Uchel, Huw Aaron

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