Paul Pigott

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'I do press ups every day so I can care for my son'Family photoSarah says she does press ups every morning so she can be strong enough to manage her severally disabled son IvorThe mum of a disabled five-year-old does press ups every morning in order to be able to care for him but is scared of what will happen when he gets too big to manage alone. Ivor has Angelman syndrome, a rare genetic condition that affects the nervous system and causes severe physical and learning disabilities.

1 week ago | bbc.com | Paul Pigott

Rarest plant flowers at secret nursery refugeRobbie Blackhall-MilesIt may look like a dandelion, but this is one of just four Snowdonia Hawkweeds known to exist in the wildOne of the world's rarest plants - with just four known examples left in the wild - has flowered at a nursery set up to try to prevent the decline of Wales' Arctic alpine species. Snowdonia hawkweed - nicknamed "the Welsh dodo" - was thought to be extinct until a plant was found in 2002 in Eryri National Park.

3 weeks ago | bbc.com | Paul Pigott

Unseen photos show iconic poet Dylan Thomas in fit of rageJeff Towns Dylans BookstoreThomas in a fury twisting the legs of a chairDylan Thomas implored his readers to "rage, rage against the dying of the light". And newly uncovered photos, lost in a drawer for decades, show the Welsh poet heeding his own words as he wrecked an employer's office after finding out they had no pay for him.

4 weeks ago | bbc.com | Paul Pigott

Hyrox to bring thousands to Cardiff for fitness crazeUniversity of Wales Trinity Saint DavidProf Peter Herbert will be one of the many competing in the Principality StadiumTens of thousands of people are expected in Cardiff for a gruelling fitness challenge to be held over three days at the Principality Stadium. Hyrox is a "fitness racing" event that has become a craze, going viral on social media since the first competition in Germany eight years ago.

1 month ago | au.lifestyle.yahoo.com | Paul Pigott

Paul Pigott - BBC News27 May 2025 at 1:44 am·1-min readActress and writer Ruth Jones has been awarded this year's Hay Festival medal for drama. The Gavin and Stacey co-creator was honoured in Hay-on-Wye, Powys, where she was speaking about her new novel. War Horse author Michael Morpurgo won the fiction medal, while British-Turkish novelist Elif Shafak won the medal for prose.