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Wales' biggest-selling weekly newspaper, covering Ceredigion, Montgomeryshire, Gwynedd and north Carmarthenshire

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A group of Syrian refugees now living in Ceredigion have donated 100 meals to hospital staff in Aberystwyth, motivated by a “desire to reciprocate the generous help and support they received from the community”
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County teen elected to Welsh Youth Parliament
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Aberystwyth to Carmarthen railway line would cost £620 million
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And now confirmation: Plaid Cymru have gained Ceredigion from the Liberal Democrats! Ben Lake becomes youngest ever Plaid MP #GE2017
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Welsh-speaking, English-raised British Punjabi Cllr Talat Chaudhri is the new mayor of Aberystwyth - a multi-cultural town which is now home to people from more than 80 countries
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Support from Michael Sheen, Taron Egerton, and many more have helped Tywyn's Magic Lantern Cinema to reach its £18,000 target
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We are delighted to announce we will be getting a dedicated Welsh language journalist, as part of the Community News Project, run by Meta and @NCTJ_news
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Recent opinion polls have seen a rise in support for the idea of Wales becoming a sovereign nation in its own right
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Welsh Government announces £2.25 million funding boost for National Library
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“She’s a corker of a bird, very impressive” TV presenter @IoloWilliams2 was delighted to spot a golden eagle while filming near Tregaron
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Rydym yn cynyddu ein harlwy o newyddion Cymraeg gyda thudalen ymroddedig wythnosol yn lansio yn y Cambrian News yr wythnos yma, mewn siopau yfory
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A peaceful protest has been staged on Aberystwyth’s south beach this evening in honour of George Floyd and the #BlackLivesMatter movement, with those attending maintaining social distance.
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The reopening of the Aberystwyth to Carmarthen is now “on the cards"
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The ambitious revamp of Aberystwyth University's Old College has today been awarded almost £10m in National Lottery funding
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“I am humbled to be nominated for this award, but particularly so given that my nomination has been put forward by people from Ceredigion," says @Plaid_Cymru MP @BenMLake
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"I hope these positive results will help to allay any possible fears about bringing up children bilingually and highlight the benefits of doing so.”
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The Apprentice's @Alana_Spencer_ will be at Aberystwyth University tomorrow
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Ben Lake takes Ceredigion Preseli with 21,738 votes. Visit our blog for more -
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Bronglais Hospital had one of the best performing A&E units in Wales yet again in January, figures have revealed
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"The possibility of reopening the Aberystwyth-Carmarthen rail link would be something we would seriously look at in the first year of a Plaid Cymru government," said @Adamprice
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Around 150 gather in Aberystwyth to show support for Ukraine
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The Vegan Society is calling for vegan menus in hospitals, schools, prisons and universities as part of its Catering for Everyone campaign
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Aberystwyth Town Council has objected to planned signage at the new Iceland store, saying that it “should be bilingual with Welsh first”
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Aberystwyth University is to run nursing courses for the first time, after new healthcare investment plans were given the go-ahead
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. @speedomick is walking from Holyhead to Aberystwyth as part of a five month charity trek
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Ceredigion's answer to Sir Tom Moore raises a staggering amount for local NHS
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A long-serving Llanbadarn Fawr councillor has been tragically killed while in training for a mammoth bike ride to raise money for hospitals which treated his heart condition
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Plaid Cymru will reduce university tuition fees, with the long-term goal of making it free, if elected next month, the party’s leader has said
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RAF and @TalyllynRailway locomotive in double centenary bash
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Peaceful protest in honour of George Floyd in Aberystwyth this evening
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Ceredigion MP Ben Lake has been making the case for community banking hubs to reduce the impact of bank closures
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A heart-warming gesture from Ahmet! The Aberystwyth café owner will offer a free Christmas lunch to the lonely
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The first train stopped at the newly opened Bow Street station this morning
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We spoke to Ceredigion MP @BenMLake about his re-election, campaign trail and the new-look House of Commons
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MBE for Ceredigion test and trace creator, Barry Rees
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Aberystwyth entrepreneur @Alana_Spencer_ announces dessert bar plans
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Ceredigion residents have the lowest carbon footprint in the UK
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SPORT: "I want to be winning rallies more often and seeing what’s possible in this new chapter," says Elfyn Evans after joining an exciting new line-up in the Toyota Gazoo Racing World Rally Team. @ElfynEvans @scottmartinat @TGR_WRC @OfficialWRC #WRC
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Catch of the day: Photographer @MyWildlifePosts captures moment salmon jumps straight into the mouth of Cardigan Bay dolphin
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The award named Talyllyn Railway as ‘Tourism Business of the Year’, praising its contribution to the North Wales tourism industry
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What do you think of a plan to introduce a charge for those who scale the summit of Snowdon?
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Well over a thousand mourners filled the streets of Aberystwyth today for the funeral of Eifion Gwynne
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The National Eisteddfod will go ahead in Tregaron next year, it has been confirmed this afternoon
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Pair scoop awards from Aberystwyth University for ‘embracing Welsh’
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Kareem Abdelraheem has sent this drone footage, showing the fire from above. See the latest on our liveblog here - #Aberystwyth #penglaiswoods
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Bronglais Hospital A&E is best performing major unit in Wales
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Option to downgrade Aberystwyth's Bronglais Hospital is abandoned
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Here's the scene on Aberystwyth's promenade earlier this morning as high tide approached #StormEunice
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"We need a miracle" A family needs to raise £750,000 for life-saving surgery in the US for @Stroopwaffle On Sunday, Olivia Colman, Matthew Goode and more will take part in a live stream to try and do just that
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Aberystwyth council has opposed proposed signage for Home Bargains because it is not bilingual
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There's “no such thing” as being both Welsh and British, a Gwynedd councillor has said, adding that “people need to choose”
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A warning has been issued to people parking on beaches to check tide times after campervans are submerged by sea
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An Aberystwyth café owner is once again inviting people who may be alone on Christmas Day to share a free meal and each other’s company
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Lolfa founders to lead St David's Day Parade
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Plans have been submitted to conduct an archaeological dig on the Iron Age hillfort of Penparcau this summer
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Aberystwyth's Bronglais Hospital is best-performing A&E in Wales
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Eifion's family have paid tribute to a “caring giant” whose “smile lit up the room”, on the day of his funeral
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We have been named the best weekly newspaper in Wales. 🏆🎉
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Cambrian News wins Weekly Newspaper of the year 🗞 Sponsored by Western Power Distribution #WMA19
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Fran and Josh watched over two octopuses after they washed up on a Ceredigion beach in the wake of Storm Franklin on Monday. You can read the full story and see the amazing footage, captured by Fran and Josh, here @FKF_unleashed @MyWildlifePosts
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Dana plans to walk 88 miles in six consecutive days in memory of her husband
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Ben Lake MP, Elin Jones MS and Ceredigion council have reiterated the fact that lockdown rules remain in place - despite an easing in England
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Plans have been drawn up to open a school of nursing in Aberystwyth to help tackle a staffing crisis in mid Wales
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Llechwedd Slate Caverns owners Zip World wanted to change the attraction's name to ‘Slate Mountain’
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Despite blustery weather conditions described as 'poor and deteriorating', New Quay lifeboat volunteers managed to rescue a stricken trawler and its crew stranded 28 miles out to sea
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Shock following death of popular Lampeter councillor, Hag Harris
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Aberystwyth is set to become the home of an archive charting almost 100 years of broadcasting in Wales
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Aberystwyth recorded Wales’ warmest day of the year and was the hottest place in Great Britain yesterday
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Billy saves the day when Santa’s train breaks down
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After hearing that washing facilities weren't working, an Aberystwyth appliance store has installed brand new equipment at the doctors’ accommodation at Bronglais Hospital
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Former Wales international Dafydd Jones was among those to pay tribute to the work of @Aberaeronrugby stalwart Glyndwr Evans
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An application for a seismic gas and oil survey off the west Wales coast has been suspended, according to the Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
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Liz Saville Roberts re-elected Plaid Cymru Westminster leader
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In 1918, as the rest of Britain tried to carry on amid the Spanish flu pandemic, Aberystwyth closed down - and the action taken by the council in Aberystwyth saved many lives
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Aberystwyth primary school @YsgolGymraeg 's choir wins @S4C Christmas carol contest
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Aberystwyth named first major plastic-free town in Wales
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Ben Lake named Honorary President of National Eisteddfod
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Dwyfor Meirionnydd MP Liz Saville Roberts has once again called for a stop on travel from lockdown areas within the UK
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Borth caravan park to close following local concerns
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Iolo Williams will host the new series of BBC Autumnwatch from the Centre for Alternative Technology near Machynlleth tonight
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Ceredigion's plan to increase the number of children receiving their education in Welsh to 80 per cent of the population is making progress
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Tourists should contribute more to the economy and a visitor tax could be introduced, Gwynedd Council’s leader has said
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Aberystwyth University has some of the most satisfied students in the UK, according the latest The Guardian university league table
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Aberystwyth mayor launches cycle path petition
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Princess Anne champions hard work of Motor Neurone Disease Association volunteers during visit to Aberystwyth
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Dr Elin Jones is hoping to raise £2,500 for a chemotherapy unit in Aberystwyth as she takes on her first-ever 10k
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An Aberystwyth school has become the first in Ceredigion to complete a programme designed to help autistic children
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Roosters team kit to go all the way to Africa as @PenrhyncochFC support @Boots2Africa
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Aberystwyth’s @norringtonr99 with his first international goal for @Cymru this evening.
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RHYS NORRINGTON-DAVIES 🙌 90' Cymru 1-1 Yr Iseldiroedd
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MP @BenMLake covered opportunities for the young and the number of Welsh speakers in Ceredigion in his maiden speech
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Aberystwyth University @InterpolAber professor Ken Booth has received a prestigious award
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Current and former pupils of the Ceredigion Music Service will hold a street concert in Aberystwyth tomorrow to raise awareness of the threat to music tuition in the county
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Licences should be compulsory for anyone using a jet ski, says MP
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Result from Ceredigion Plaid Cymru and Ben Lake hold Brexit 2,063 Conservatives 8,879 Plaid 15,208 Labour 6,317 Green 663 Lib Dem 6,975 Follow our live blog at #GE2019
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Nurses at Bronglais Hospital in Aberystwyth have shared a message of thanks to the local community
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A literary festival in Eglwysfach, between Aberystwyth and Machynlleth, will celebrate the life of poet R S Thomas, who was once the village’s parish priest
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The Apprentice winner @Alana_Spencer_ has opened a new bakery in Aberystwyth as she looks to expand her cake brand
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"I will tell other opposition party leaders: we need to be ready to impeach Boris Johnson if he breaks the law"
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‘No reason why 1960s rail links can’t be restored,’ says @BenMLake of possible reopening of Aberystwyth-Carmarthen line
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