The National Wales

31/08/2022

And that's it, gyfeillion. One final word from our editor as we close our service. Thank you to everyone who has supported us, read our work, spoken to us and trusted us with their stories.

Diolch am ddarllen - Cymru am byth.

Writing this is not easy. Today The National is closing and no words can express how sad this makes us as an editorial team.

31/08/2022

We persuaded Leigh Jones to provide some analysis, and ask what the closure of The National means, if anything.

“It’s a sad day for Wales”. You must be sick of reading those words by now.

31/08/2022

We have done our best to shine a spotlight on under-reported issues and dig deeper behind the headlines. Here are the best of our investigations.

AT The National we've attempted to shine a spotlight on under-reported issues and dig deeper behind the headlines.

31/08/2022

One of the things that has meant so much to us in the last 18 months has been the opportunity to highlight some of the local campaigns happening around Wales, usually against big developments in David v Goliath scenarios. We're proud to have told these stories. Here are a short selection of them.

At The National we have reported on campaigns from across Wales.

31/08/2022

What can our past tell us about the Wales of today, and our future? We've featured various stories from Welsh history, from long ago to relatively recently. Here's a selection.

Era defining moments, injustices and significant figures reveal the history of Wales

31/08/2022

Have a look back at some of the most thought provoking opinion pieces we've published. From political rows to arguments over football and rugby and Welsh independence, we've published a range of views.

IF you've got something to say, say it - and at The National we've always appreciated a strong opinion and those willing to express them.

31/08/2022

A look back at some of our sporting content, from the big matches to the minority sports.

When The National launched on St David's Day 2021 Wales had taken another step towards a Grand Slam by defeating England in the Six Nations that…

31/08/2022

It's a sad day today as The National is closing down. We'll be bringing you a selection of our best work for the rest of the day, but first a word from the person who was the editor when we launched in March 2021.

I am writing today to share the sad news that The National Wales is closing. We are so grateful for your support since the title launched 18 months…

30/08/2022

Tributes to former Assembly Member, Mick Bates.

MICK Bates, the former Liberal Democrat Assembly Member for Montgomeryshire, has died, the party has announced.

30/08/2022

A 57-year-old man has been charged with murdering his 87-year-old mother near Brecon.

A 57-year-old man has been charged with murdering his “much-loved” elderly mother.

30/08/2022

Video filmed near Cwmbran shows a suspected flow of sewage entering a river near a popular family attraction.

VIDEO footage taken near Cwmbran shows a suspected flow of sewage entering the Afon Lwyd near a popular family attraction.

30/08/2022

Liz Truss’s camp says she will not finalise her plans for crucial cost-of-living support before receiving the “full support and advice” only available to the government of the day.

Liz Truss’s camp says she will not finalise her plans for crucial cost-of-living support before receiving the “full support and advice” only…

29/08/2022

Rory Stewart likened the outgoing PM to former Italian premier Silvio Berlusconi and ex-US president Donald Trump, who are plotting comebacks.

A former Tory cabinet minister has said he believes Johnson will try and force his way back into office

29/08/2022

"The Conservative leadership contest has dragged on throughout the summer, inspiring very few and exciting absolutely nobody," writes Kirsty Strickland.

THERE’S only a week to go until we find out who our next Prime Minister will be. The Conservative leadership contest has dragged

29/08/2022

A second man has been arrested as part of an ongoing murder investigation in Cwmbran, Torfaen.

A SECOND man has been arrested as part of an ongoing murder investigation in Cwmbran.

29/08/2022

As the contest enters its final week, it is still unclear about exactly how either Truss or Sunak would act to take the sting out of sky-high energy bills this winter.

The Liz Truss camp has said the Tory leadership frontrunner is leaning towards targeted support over help for all to ease the cost-of-living crisis,…

29/08/2022

Fulham teenager Luke Harris is on the verge of a shock Wales call-up that could take him all the way to the World Cup in Qatar.

29/08/2022

A coastal park under threat of being destroyed in order to build a holiday park has won a UK-wide award.

A COASTAL park under threat of being destroyed in order to build a holiday park has won a UK-wide award.

29/08/2022

Members of the Criminal Bar Association have been walking out on alternate weeks and are set to embark on an indefinite, uninterrupted strike.

Barristers had been walking out on alternate weeks but are now embarking on an indefinite, uninterrupted strike.

29/08/2022

Next month’s Trades Union Congress (TUC) looks set to see the tabling of a series of motions calling for unions to work more closely together in a drive to try to win inflation-related pay rises.

The move would stop short of a “general strike” but reportedly has the backing of the two biggest unions, Unison and Unite.

28/08/2022

The autumn of 1887, Montgomeryshire was in the grip of a seemingly never ending heatwave.

A look back at how one county sought to cope with a previous draught

28/08/2022

The TV favourite has a long history with Pembrokeshire

Legendary wildlife expert Sir David Attenborough is back in Pembrokeshire as he continues to film for his new tv series.

28/08/2022

A landlord says if he passed on costs to customers he'd have to charge £10 a pint

Pubs could struggle this winter unless there is help to ease energy price rises

28/08/2022

A short-sighted soldier fatally shot a colleague at a Welsh training base as he wasn't wearing glasses, a report has found

A SOLDIER fatally injured during a training exercise in Wales is likely to have been mistaken for a firing target by a short-sighted colleague who…

28/08/2022

Just under a year ago David Brooks was diagnosed with cancer, and Wales manager Robert Page says footage of him training is "quite emotional"

Wales boss speaks on fitness of David Brooks and Harry Wilson

28/08/2022

Separate murder investigations have been launched after the deaths of women, aged 53 and 87, in south east Wales

A MAN has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a woman was found unresponsive in Cwmbran.

28/08/2022

Former National Assembly Llywydd Dafydd Elis-Thomas has called protesters, opposed to Wales' new s*x education curriculum, who disrupted a council meeting 'extremists'

PROTESTERS who disrupted a council meeting discussing Wales’ new s*x education curriculum have been described as “extremists” by one of…

28/08/2022

Scots has more than 1.5 million speakers but there is a concern at a lack of statutory support for the language

CAMPAIGNERS have called for more Scots language coordinators for schools to boost efforts to promote the language.

28/08/2022

Police are now investigating the fire

THE OWNERS of Pontypool dry ski slope have spoken of their devastation after discovering the slope had been set alight overnight.

28/08/2022

Tory leadership rivals in dispute over possible VAT cut

A source from the ex-chancellor’s campaign said slashing VAT by 5 across the board would cost north of £30 billion per year.