Reform UK's director for Wales has been removed from Cwmbran Community Council for failing to attend meetings. David Thomas is also goes by the names "DJ Dowster" and "Dr Squeegees" (I am not joking). Find out more about Dr Squeegees here: willhaywardwales.substack.com/p/special-re...

The Utrecht morning rush hour in the snow did not disappoint!

Refugees are increasingly spoken about as problems, threats, costs. Even here in Wales, I feel the atmosphere changing. Far-right narratives are growing louder, and compassion is slowly being pushed aside by fear and hate ✍️ Yuliia Bond

Unfortunately, this.

Proud of my mum. I bought her a new air fryer for Xmas. She said tonight, if I don't find what I'm after in the recipe book (she got herself an airfryer specific one), I just ask Google. She'll be 90 in June.

Skygazers have been advised to ‘wrap up warm’ to view this year’s Wolf Moon on Saturday wp.me/p8Mk4U-1bR9

Noswaith pert... Pretty night #Cardiff #Caerdydd

Off to a good start

Diolch to all this morning's volunteers. What a privilege to be able to run in the sun #Cardiff #parkrun. Bendigedig!

It's afternoon now, but you get the picture. Namaste pawb! #BND #HNY ✨

Incredible. Thanks for all you do Cardiff Rivers Group. Diolch o galon! 👍🥳

"Trophy Hunters ". By Sarah - Jane Szikora.

#NaturesRights #GoodNews #CampaigningWorks www.theguardian.com/environment/...

"You shouldn't be getting a medal for being robbed by your own government." Betty Brown 92, the oldest surviving victim of the Post Office Scam was outraged about being in the New Year Honours List. We want compensation and prison sentences not worthless medals.

Some good news…

Zuckerberg settles $8 billion lawsuit over Cambridge Analytica scandal, avoids testifying www.france24.com/en/americas/... @carolecadwalla.bsky.social

The Welsh Government recently published its Disabled People's Rights Plan, a ten-year commitment to making sure disabled people can participate fully and equally in every part of life in Wales

Clinical Psychologists at a Welsh health board have prepared some practical tips to help people stay connected, look after their wellbeing, and find moments of comfort through the colder months

Want to be more informed about Wales for 2026? Treat yourself or a loved one to a newsletter subscription! willhaywardwales.substack.com

#OtD 26 Dec 1936 George Orwell checked into the Hotel Continental in Barcelona. His room would be raided in June 1937 during the persecution of the POUM. The first transcript of his book 'Homage to Catalonia' was taken and never seen again stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/9810...

🍟❤️ 'Roedden ni eisiau rhoi rhywbeth 'nôl i'r gymuned' Ar ddiwrnod San Steffan fe fydd un siop sglodion yng Nghaerdydd yn bwydo cannoedd o bobl, a hynny am ddim.

Complete indulgence this afternoon - 90mins of reading, until I'd turned the last page ☺️. Begun this book in October. (Tis 900 pages). Have a fresh eight on my To Be Read pile. Lush! #Booksky #Nadolig

The Embassy staff of Germany, France and the United Kingdom sing Schedryk in the Kyiv underground. Wonderful!

Worth 5-minutes: read this.. #NadoligLlawen ❤️ x BBC News - Cardiff couple invited man in for Christmas, he stayed for 45 years - BBC News www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Basilique du Sacré-Cœur 📍Montmartre, Paris 📷martin_vmorris #architecturephotography #architecture #photography #flickr flic.kr/p/2qP83tG

I haven’t been this excited for a bubble to burst since I was a toddler.

Left: Greta Thunberg arrested for holding a placard in London Right: Labour's Baron Hain, "This gov is treating Palestine action as equivalent to ISIS or al-Qaeda, which is intellectually bankrupt, politically unprincipled and morally wrong. I'm deeply ashamed"

The North Wales Wildlife Trust has said it will continue campaigning in the run-up to the 2026 Senedd elections for legislation to mandate the installation of swift bricks in all new builds in Wales

“The letter is being released in the days leading up to Christmas, at a time when families across Wales are struggling with some of the highest child-poverty rates in the UK.” 👉 nation.cymru/news/yescymr...

The age of man is over. Now begins the age of the cat.

Qesser Zuhrah and Amu Gib have been on hunger strike for 46 days. They are at serious risk of death. They are in prison because the UK would prefer to lock up young opponents of mass murder than stop facilitating genocide. The Home Secretary must intervene.

Here's a list of opportunities if you're looking to volunteer on Christmas Day and help people during the festive period.

Good morning & welcome to #Caturday Be compassionate. The world is difficult enough for people, and you can make it a little easier with kindness.

This is what Trump calls transparency.

Farage is told to apologise to 26 ex schoolboys that he subjected to vile racist comments and bullied in a letter from them They’ve been dismayed & angered by his attitude towards what he said and did I’m old enough to remember when a sitting MP would have been forced to resign by now 🤷🏼‍♂️

Bandcamp link here: togetherforpalestine.bandcamp.com/album/lullaby

Do read this. It’s by Brian Eno for @thenerve.news & it’s about this generation’s BandAid. Lullaby is based on a traditional Palestinian melody, all proceeds go to Gaza, it would be amazing for it to be Xmas no 1, but more than that, buying it is a political act 👊

Good morning . Here's a garden visitor from @dianadwilder.bsky.social - have you seen any recently? Share your foxes in the comments please ! #FoxOfTheDay

I’ve posted this before but the light was perfect today- a little Victorian cat paw in a brick at the front of the old Norfolk & Norwich Hospital. As this is on the front-facing corner of the main gates, the bricklayer quite clearly put it there on purpose, at a height where children would spot it.

I do this kind of thing for fun. But I'm also a (spoiler alert) business & I do it in the hope that you think. "ha, that's quite funny. I like the sound of this doofhead. I'll buy loads of books from them" If you'd like to buy some books, let me know. Love you, bye!

White Supremacy In our Parks If there was ever any doubt as to the direction this administration was heading, look at the latest move by the National Park Service. The NPS is removing Martin Luther King Day from the Free Entry Day’s roster and adding DONALD TRUMP’S BIRTHDAY! Fight for him.

RIP Martin Parr Some of my favourite photos

'A housewife puts household items in marked sacks during a salvage scheme in Hornsey, London, ca. 1943'

Covid fraud under the Tories cost the UK taxpayer £10.9bn. VIP lanes and crony contracts. Lack of anti-fraud controls in Covid scheme. Money handed out for non-existent employees Newly formed companies got public money No competitive tenders Poor checks on quality. How much would be recovered?

I’ll never forget the look of hatred Nigel Farage had for me at school, simply for existing

I like this one . Shared by @kenafox.bsky.social for today's #FoxOfTheDay

Like Mari Lwyd herself, a delightful video from the BBC archives resurfaces annually as Christmas approaches, so we thought we’d share it here in all its glory

A lovely Saturday - running in spite of the rain #parkrun #Grangemoor #Caerdydd, and finding my favourite Christmas decs... Mwynhau!