1+ day, 6+ hour ago  (430+ words) German energy firm E. On has agreed to buy rival Ovo in a deal which would create Britain's largest supplier. The combined business will serve about 9. 6 million customers, surpassing current top supplier Octopus. The firms did not disclose the value of…...

1+ day, 6+ hour ago  (445+ words) Passengers travelling between south Wales and England are being warned to expect disruption later this month as major engineering work is carried out in the Severn Tunnel. Network Rail will close the railway between Newport and Bristol Parkway from 23 May…...

2+ day, 23+ hour ago  (1835+ words) Jon Gower explores the many connections between poet Dylan Thomas and trains." Swansea is forever connected with the poet Dylan Marlais Thomas, the great Welsh poet of euphonious, singing lyrics and reelingly roistering behaviour. Indeed, in 2004, a Class 153 train unit,…...

5+ day, 4+ hour ago  (584+ words) Anthony Lewis Local Democracy Reporter Tourism contributes more than "156m towards the local economy in Merthyr each year, latest figures show. A report for the council's Thriving scrutiny committee on the council's destination management plan 2026-30 said the economic value of the…...

6+ day, 12+ hour ago  (985+ words) Gr'inne N" Aodha, Press Association A majority of people on the island of Ireland would vote for Irish unity as part of the EU, according to a poll. An EU sentiment poll indicates that 73% in Northern Ireland would vote for…...

1+ week, 22+ hour ago  (913+ words) We may learn our duty from the conduct of the oppressors of the world. They know that light is hostile to them, and therefore they labour to keep men in the dark. With this intention they have appointed licensers of…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (353+ words) Lewis Smith, Local Democracy Reporter A Welsh seaside town is set to be twinned with a community in Brittany after a previous twinning arrangement fell through. Porthcawl Town Council and the Porthcawl Town Twinning Association announced they will be twinning…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (597+ words) Sophie Wingate, Press Association Deputy Political Editor, in Yerevan Sir Keir Starmer has spoken of heightened "tension" between Donald Trump and Europe at a gathering of leaders from across the continent, which he used to announce the UK's bid to…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (654+ words) Sir Keir Starmer has said joining the European Union's 90 billion euro (78 billion) loan for Ukraine would be "very good" for UK-EU ties and for creating jobs in the UK. The Prime Minister announced the UK's bid to join the initiative…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (1813+ words) tape Deux (Stage 2) If you're joining me mid'tour, catch up on tape Une here. Week Two, and we're finding our groove " or whatever passes for it in a new m'nage " trois. I'm still squarely in the "getting to know her…...