Blog posts by year and monthJuly 2014
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Low pressure brings a cooler and wetter spell of weather
The last eight months, December to July, have been warmer than average but it's all change for the start of August. Low pressure is heading our way bringing a cooler and wetter spell of weather; some heavy rain and showers, especially in north and west Wales with a Met Office warning in force on...
All change! Wet and unsettled weather on the way
This summer so far has been a little bit mixed. We've had some rain, heavy showers and a few thunderstorms but we've also had a fair amount of dry weather, plenty of sunshine and some high temperatures as well - exceeding 29°C in Porthmadog.
Researching World War One ancestors and military items
We are now just a few days away from 4 August and commemorating the centenary of the start of World War One. The date has been etched in my mind for a long time and I’ve been so busy researching and preparing for this time that I find myself looking forward to next week, whilst at the same time ...
Dry weather continues
Porthmadog in Gwynedd recorded 29°C three days in a row last week but we've seen the last of the hot and humid weather for a while. Temperatures this week will be closer to the seasonal average or above, warmest in the southeast and it will feel fresher and less humid than recently and more comf...
A nation of dancers and fighters - and hopefully throwers and swimmers
As fellow BBC Wales blogger Owen Williams put it on the weekend, the Commonwealth Games has taught us that we're a nation of dancers and fighters. Having spent the weekend brushing up on my rhythmic gymnastics knowledge - and watching the Rugby Sevens with my head in my hands - I'll take that.
How changing cricket times cause a sticky wicket for our schedules
BBC Radio Wales Editor Steve Austins explains how Glamorgan cricket coverage will now be broadcast in its entirety on the BBC Sport Wales website.
John Frost and the Chartist march on Newport
On 27 July 1877, John Frost - Chartist leader and the man who, more than anyone else, reflected the desire of the Welsh working classes to obtain universal manhood suffrage - died quietly at his home in Bristol. It had been a wild, troubled and often dangerous life.
Wales isn't a 'principality' - sorry!
Last night's Commonwealth Games opening ceremony in Glasgow was a glorious rousing spectacle of Scottish sight and sound. A terrific riot of musical colour and visual flourishes.
Producing Passing On - BBC Radio Wales' new sitcom
Pyle Industrial Estate is an industrial estate par excellence. Distinguished in the world of industrial estates, it is known the world over as a white-hot forge of small-to-medium sized enterprises, where the toil that greases the gears of 21st century capitalism coats every surface.
The hottest day of the year so far?
It's a big day at the Royal Welsh Show today, it's Welsh Cobs day, which always draws a big crowd.
