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David Owens

Features Editor at Nation.Cymru

All the right words, but not necessarily in the right order. Features editor @NationCymru. [email protected] Views are my own. Standard disclaimer.

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  • 1 day ago | nation.cymru | David Owens

    Culture 13 May 2025 Warning if you’re scared of heights you may want to look away now. Crib Goch is not called ‘Wales’ deadliest ridge’ for nothing. The epic climb is the hardest of all routes to Yr Wyddfa’s summit and 3,000ft above sea level. Several videos of climbers attempting to traverse the knife-edged Crib Goch have gone viral on social media. People reactions to the videos have been a mix of impressed, appalled and terrified by what is captured on film.

  • 1 day ago | nation.cymru | David Owens

    Culture 13 May 2025 Welsh football fan culture is to be celebrated at an event to mark 15 years of Spirit of 58 – the brand which changed Welsh football culture.

  • 1 day ago | nation.cymru | David Owens

    Culture 13 May 2025 Kev Tame has been announced as the new chief executive of Sain. A native of Waunfawr, Tame has been behind a range of exciting new projects at Wales’ oldest record label over the past 18 months and has now taken on a permanent role. Sain, which means ‘audio’ or ‘sound’ in Welsh, was co-founded by Welsh protest singer Dafydd Iwan in 1969.

  • 2 days ago | nation.cymru | David Owens

    Culture 12 May 2025 David OwensIn 2025 music has become such an escapist pleasure for so many. With the news agenda continuing to resemble the end of days, for many of us music provides sanctuary – a dopamine fix for our mental well-being, a joy-bringing shot-in-the-arm. Never have we needed its transformative and transportive power more. And thankfully our appetite for listening to and discovering new music remains undiminished.

  • 2 days ago | nation.cymru | David Owens

    Sport 12 May 2025 It has been a difficult year for the Dragons in the United Rugby Championship (URC), managing just one win in 17 games. Amid a season of mounting losses and injuries, there has been little to cheer for fans of both the Dragons and Welsh rugby. However, as the campaign nears its conclusion, the club has taken time to honour two iconic figures: Dan Lydiate and Brok Harris. Dan Lydiate’s final blow?

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14 May 25

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David Owens
David Owens @asoundreaction
14 May 25

Today the world marks International Dylan Thomas Day To celebrate here's Michael Sheen making the famous Starless and Bible-black speech from Under Milk Wood completely his own in this brilliant clip. https://t.co/0ceGTXdaA0

David Owens
David Owens @asoundreaction
14 May 25

Amazing. World famous street artist creates stunning artwork to honour the steelworks industry https://t.co/YPBlu46UwB