The BBC has shockingly removed access to its archive - "inquiries from the general public are closed." It was formed through public money, and now we are thrown out. Join the campaign, please write to [email protected] and [email protected] observer.co.uk/news/nationa...

Reform UK Review 2025 Reform UK MP James McMurdock resigns after receiving legal advice about his business conduct related to Covid loans.

Winner of the 2025 Rhys Davies Short Story Competition, Keza O’Neill, joins The Wyn Thomas File to talk about her winning story 'The Man on the Train'. www.mixcloud.com/.../.

Still raining here in Abergavenny - not much has changed since 1895!!

Read Eluned Gramich postcard from Osaka, where she participated in the Year of Culture between Wales and Japan www.parthianbooks.com/blogs/news/p...

Policies proposed by Reform UK could place thousands of industrial jobs in Wales at risk, according to a new analysis by a trade union body ✍️Emily Price

We're not saying the Japanese ambassador to Wales is the best ambassador in the world but he's certainly in the top one

'Bush Meat is a sensitive, haunting collection that sets personal stories against a background of historical change. It is thoughtful and perceptive. And a real joy to read.' – Suzy Ceulan Hughes www.parthianbooks.com/blogs/news/p...

Increased coverage of Reform UK by Britain’s broadcast media appears to have fuelled the public’s rising preoccupation with the issues of immigration and asylum, according to research carried out in Wales ✍️ Martin Shipton

Ireland has taken a major step in supporting its national language with the launch of the country's first fully monolingual Irish dictionary

Love Letters on the River is a lyrical, honest & tender tribute to the many creatures ‒ both in the garden & beyond the garden wall ‒ that bring joy to Carly’s life simply by existing. www.parthianbooks.com/blogs/news/p...

Plaid Cymru has swept to victory in a Caerphilly County Borough Council by-election for the vacant Penyrheol ward seat

The UK Government has been accused of redirecting £86 million of Wales’ regional funding allocation to a Whitehall-designed programme that the Welsh Government has no control over ✍️Emily Price

Campaigners have criticised Girlguiding’s “harmful” decision to ban trans girls from becoming members ahead of a series of protests planned for the coming days

Delve into our short story collections with 20% off. Just use code ADVENT11. Here's just a few of our recommendations. www.parthianbooks.com/blogs/news/p...

The Japanese Ambassador to the UK has been spotted this week in a Welsh pub enjoying a pint of Wrexham lager

"The more I read about Brenda, the more I felt a connection forming, as though invisible threads were weaving our lives and paths together." Read Imogen Davies' interview with film photographer Elin Gruffydd on the release of Sweet Melancholy. www.parthianbooks.com/blogs/news/p...

I struggle to see any real understanding of Wales in this document. It’s very striking that ‘country’ for Farage is most definitely England, with little knowledge or understanding of Wales ✍️Gwern Gwynfil

On Day 8 of our advent calendar, read Peter Finch's introduction to The Literary Business. Few others in Wales know the book business and how we got here like Finch does. And few others will have been capable of reporting back in such an entertaining fashion. www.parthianbooks.com/blogs/news/p...

Launched in style this June, with a canoe trip down the River Avon with fellow writer Tyler Keevil. Boundary Waters is a tragicomic tale of love, loss and redemption. www.parthianbooks.com/blogs/news/p...

Books are so easy to wrap as presents!

A record number of women and girls are now participating in football as growth surges across Wales

#OTD in 1961 the contraceptive pill was introduced on the NHS. While the pill continues to be debated and at times still attracts controversy, it is important to remember what it offered women: greater control over their own bodies. blog.nationalarchives.gov.uk/just-a-pill-... #sexualhealth

This International Day for the Abolition of Slavery, learn about gender and enslavement #AbolitionOfSlavery womenshistorynetwork.org/black-asian-...

Wales has a National Museum which serves the dual purpose of butt-joining the nation’s treasures. It’s a wonderful institution, but a museum is not a gallery. The issue isn’t No Welsh Art, but the absence of a proper place to put it ✍️ Desmond Clifford

My article looking at 1894: The first Welsh women politicians nation.cymru/feature/1894... @nation.cymru @leannewood.bsky.social @prifweinidog.gov.wales @janehutt.bsky.social @kirsty-williams.bsky.social @rebeccaevansms.bsky.social @juliejamesms.bsky.social @delythjewell.bsky.social

Ex-leader of Plaid Cymru Leanne Wood has taken to Facebook to share a tip for those intending to use Freepost envelopes sent alongside political leaflets to trigger reverse-charge postage for political parties

Today marks the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women. Explore our blog post: “Depoliticising Male Violence Against Women” and learn more about this important history. womenshistorynetwork.org/unrelenting-... #NoExcuse

Discover how the first women’s refuge in the UK, founded in 1971 by Chiswick Women’s Aid, sparked a movement for change. Read the full story here: www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/explore-the-....

We are very excited to have the privilege of hosting Prof Merry Wiesner-Hanks tomorrow at 4pm GMT. Merry will be discussing her book 'Women and the Reformations: A Global History'. Please do sign up to join us: womenshistorynetwork.org/sign-up-now-...

A new programme designed to open up journalism in Wales to people from working-class and underrepresented backgrounds has been launched by Nation.Cymru

Indeed!

Absolutely - I have asked the Laura Kuenssberg show so many times to have @plaidcymru.bsky.social and/or Lindsay Whittle on, but they don't even have the curtesy to reply and explain their discrimination.

First Caerphilly, now America! www.reuters.com/world/us/ele...

Ahead of our 'New Approaches to Writing Women's Histories' event, we want to shine a light on our fab speakers, starting with Kaia Alderson. Kaia is a historical fiction author passionate about highlighting “hidden" women in African American history. Read more about Kaia here: www.kaiaalderson.com

Glamorgan History Society Autumn Day The Glamorgan History Society will be holding it’s annual Autumn Day in Bridgend on Saturday 8 November. This year, in celebration of the Society’s 75th anniversary, the theme is ‘Writing the History of Glamorgan’.

Despite disliking @LauraKuenssberg, watching @kamalaharris.com was a joy - the president America deserved, but failed to recognise www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Older women who clock up 4,000 steps a day just once or twice a week cut their chance of early death by 26%, research suggests

Thank you, people of #Caerphilly for restoring my faith in humanity bbc.com/news/live/cly9rlj94x1t

That's how much Farage thinks of his party member, couldn't remain to comfort him on his loss, or to explain to those in Caerphilly who voted for his party, what went wrong. Charlatan!

@isabelsantos.bsky.social please tell the folks in USA there is hope. A small town in a small country threw out hatred when the party imitating Trump's divisive politics was resoundingly beaten in Wales. www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cl...

My warmest congratulations to Lindsay Whittle @plaidcymru.bsky.social and everyone who fought so hard to keep hatred out of Caerphilly

🎓 Calling all MA students in women's history! Our MA Dissertation Prize 2025 is now open for submissions. Celebrate outstanding scholarship & share your work with the wider community. Deadline: 16 January 2026 womenshistorynetwork.org/whn-ma-disse... #WomensHistory #MAHistory #GenderHist

This looks fun, walking, making, talking. Exploring what it means to live in a place shaped by power, silence and survival. Sorry I can't make it @QueeringtheWye

The Welsh Museums Festival has announced the return of the Wales History Trails Passport Challenge, inviting families and history enthusiasts to discover the rich heritage found in 34 museums across Wales

You know the really reliable thing about #RoyalMail? They are dependably crap at their job, never deliver a package on time, mine is now 2 days late and tracking has stopped, so no idea when it will arrive. Sell this company to those who know how to be efficient!! #royalmailshame

Ukrainian refugees who were offered shelter when Putin’s Russia invaded their homeland have expressed dismay that no action is being taken against Reform UK for spreading lies about the Welsh Government scheme that helped them settle in Caerphilly ✍️Martin Shipton