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On 4 October 1857 Edmund Matthews and Stephen Anderson, aged 11 and 12, appeared at Cardiff Borough Petty Sessions court on a charge of stealing two sacks worth 4s. On the same date Sarah Taylor, aged 13, was charged with stealing 100lb of iron from the Taff Vale Railway Company. ... read more →

2015 marks the centenary of the establishment of the Women’s Institute in the UK.   The WI was first established in 1897 in Ontario, Canada, as a branch of the Farmer’s Institute. When the first WI opened its first UK branch, in Llanfairpwll, Anglesey in September of 1915, its primary... read more →

Rugby fever has hit Wales and the world as the Rugby World Cup 2015 kicks off in Twickenham.  The Welsh team begin their campaign on the home turf of the Millennium Stadium against Uruguay and will face a tough challenge in their group which includes formidable opposition in the shape... read more →