Dylan Davies

Aberystwyth

News Editor at Cambrian News

Toiling away in the world of local journalism. News Editor at @cambriannews

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RNLI issue warm weather safety warning as lifeguards return to more beaches

1 week ago | cambrian-news.co.uk | Dylan Davies

Lifeguards will be on duty at beaches across Ceredigion and Pembrokeshire from Saturday (RNLI)RNLI lifeguards across Wales are issuing a safety warning ahead of what looks set to be another weekend of dry, settled weather across the country. The charity’s lifeguards will return to an additional 12 beaches across Pembrokeshire and Ceredigion from Saturday 21 June.
Mach duo embark on epic European challenge for armed forces charity

1 week ago | cambrian-news.co.uk | Dylan Davies

Rhydian Mason and Dai Hennighan are cycling across Europe (Rhydian Mason)Two Machynlleth men are currently pedalling their way across Europe to mark VE Day and raise money for Help for Heroes. Rhydian Mason and Dai Hennighan are cycling 400km from Buckingham Palace to Germany, following the path of World War Two Allied Forces to Rheine in Germany.
Ceredigion war veteran gets flypast to celebrate his 103rd birthday

1 week ago | cambrian-news.co.uk | Dylan Davies

THE RAF has conducted a special flypast over Ceredigion to celebrate a World War Two veteran's 103rd birthday. John Martin, originally from London, but now lives in Tanygroes, miraculously escaped a burning Lancaster bomber over the skies of Berlin in 1944 before being captured and held as a prisoner of war.
More than 250 tractors take on west Wales lanes for charity

1 week ago | cambrian-news.co.uk | Dylan Davies

Kevin Evans leads the run through Ceibwr Bay (Gary Jones Photography)The Welsh National Tractor Road Run was held over the weekend near Cardigan, attracting an impressive 263 entries. The 11th national event attracted participants from as far afield as Newton Stewart in Scotland, Shropshire, Warwickshire, Herefordshire as well all corners of Wales, to raise funds for the Wales Air Ambulance, Cardigan first responders and Crymych first responders.
West Wales man thanks “amazing community support” following stag do fall

1 week ago | cambrian-news.co.uk | Dylan Davies

Ifor Jones was left in a coma after a fall in Magaluf whilst on a stag do (Byd ar Bedwar)A man from Llanllwni is thankful for the “amazing community support” following a horrific Magaluf fall that has left him brain damaged and blind in one eye. Ifor Jones, 29, was on a stag do in the island of Mallorca last April when he fell through a gap in a fence near an apartment block.
Country pub in Ceredigion named the best in west Wales

1 week ago | cambrian-news.co.uk | Dylan Davies

Rhos yr Hafod in Cross Inn (Llanon) as the winner of its West Wales Pub of the Year (CAMRA )A countryside pub in the heart of Ceredigion has been named the best in west Wales. The Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) has named the Rhos yr Hafod in Cross Inn (Llanon) as the winner of its West Wales Pub of the Year and its West Wales Cider Pub of the Year competitions.
Heatwave possible across west Wales by the weekend

1 week ago | cambrian-news.co.uk | Dylan Davies

Llangrannog beach (Cambrian News)Much of the UK will be in heatwave conditions by the coming weekend says the Met Office as heat is set to build throughout the week. On Wednesday the highest temperatures values in the UK are expected to be around 27ºC. On Thursday this will rise to 29ºC and by Saturday increasing more locations will exceed heatwave values, with the highest temperatures expected to exceed 30ºC.
Anwen 'deeply humbled' to be named in King's Birthday Honours list

1 week ago | cambrian-news.co.uk | Dylan Davies

Anwen Butten was named in the King's Birthday Honours List (Hywel Dda University Health Board)A Lampeter cancer nurse and international bowler has been named in the King's Birthday Honours List. Anwen Butten, a Head and Neck Cancer Clinical Nurse Specialist, has been awarded a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE). Anwen receives this prestigious honour in recognition of her outstanding contribution to sport and to nursing and cancer care.
Rural crime in Wales on the rise

1 week ago | cambrian-news.co.uk | Dylan Davies

Rural crime across Wales is on the rise according to new figures (Stock image)The cost of rural crime in Wales rose 18% to an estimated £2.8m as the countryside continues to tackle organised and serious crime, new figures from NFU Mutual reveal. NFU Mutual’s new report reveals that rural crime cost the UK an estimated £44.1m in 2024, down from £52.8m the previous year. Figures fluctuated across the UK, with Wales the only nation to see a cost increase, up 18% to £2.8m.
Aber academics aim to tackle society’s most urgent challenges

2 weeks ago | cambrian-news.co.uk | Dylan Davies

Dr Anwen Elias, WISERD co-director at Aberystwyth University (Aberystwyth University)Academics will investigate how citizens, civil society organisations and policymakers are collaborating to tackle some of society’s most pressing problems. The Wales Institute of Social and Economic Research and Data (WISERD) has secured £1.6m of funding from the UKRI Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) for the three-year research programme, ‘People, Places, and the Public Sphere’.