Plans are underway to open a new multi-purpose venue in the Welsh capital. The new venue, named the Capitol Arena, is planned for the current Capitol shopping centre, which was built on the site where The Capitol Theatre once stood. The venue, which is still at the planning/licensing stage, takes its name from the historic […]| Nation.Cymru
New Green Party leader Zack Polanski has accused Reform UK leader Nigel Farage of betraying a “colonial mindset” towards Wales. Speaking ahead of his visit to Cardiff this weekend, Mr Polanski, who secured a landslide victory in the party’s leadership election which concluded on Wednesday, says he wants to “reclaim” populism after the win. Stepping […]| Nation.Cymru
Alec Doyle Local Democracy Reporter A major low-carbon power station in north Wales has cleared two vital initial planning hurdles. The plant – an extension to the current power station in Connah’s Quay – has secured confirmation through a screening assessment from Flintshire County Council that its plans to demolish the existing gas treatment plant […]| Nation.Cymru
The life of a Welsh miner and MP who helped rescue dozens of refugees fleeing Nazi persecution is the subject of a new biography. David Rhys Grenfell, known as D. R. (1881–1968) represented the Gower constituency in parliament for 37 years. Having left school at the age of 12, D. R. Grenfell spent 23 years […]| Nation.Cymru
