Norena Shopland
@norenashopland.bsky.social
Writer/historian on LGBTQ+ history in Wales, and Welsh history
Indeed!
Wales is nothing more than a ‘stepping stone’ to Downing Street for Nigel Farage and Caerphilly should be ‘very proud’ they sent him packing, the new leader of the Green Party has said ✍️ @emilypricejourno.bsky.social
Wales nothing more than 'stepping stone' to Downing Street for Farage, Polanski warns
Emily Price Wales is nothing more than a “stepping stone” to Downing Street for Nigel Farage and Caerphilly should be “very proud” they sent him packing, the new leader of the Green Party has said. Z...
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November 8, 2025 at 11:47 AM
Indeed!
Absolutely - I have asked the Laura Kuenssberg show so many times to have @plaidcymru.bsky.social and/or Lindsay Whittle on, but they don't even have the curtesy to reply and explain their discrimination.
UK-wide broadcasters framed the coverage of the Caerphilly by-election result not around Plaid Cymru’s victory but the implications for the Labour Party and Reform UK, according to research carried out at Cardiff University ✍️Martin Shipton nation.cymru/news/plaid-c...
Plaid Cymru's Caerphilly victory overshadowed by UK broadcasters' obsession with Reform UK and Labour
Martin Shipton UK-wide broadcasters framed the coverage of the Caerphilly by-election result not around Plaid Cymru’s victory but the implications for the Labour Party and Reform UK, according to rese...
nation.cymru
November 7, 2025 at 9:32 AM
Absolutely - I have asked the Laura Kuenssberg show so many times to have @plaidcymru.bsky.social and/or Lindsay Whittle on, but they don't even have the curtesy to reply and explain their discrimination.
First Caerphilly, now America! www.reuters.com/world/us/ele...
Elections in New York, New Jersey and Virginia offer early test of Trump's agenda
Voters in New Jersey and Virginia will choose their next governors in a pair of races that will serve as an early gauge of the American electorate's response to President Donald Trump's norm-shattering nine months in office.
www.reuters.com
November 5, 2025 at 9:24 AM
First Caerphilly, now America! www.reuters.com/world/us/ele...
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Ahead of our 'New Approaches to Writing Women's Histories' event, we want to shine a light on our fab speakers, starting with Kaia Alderson. Kaia is a historical fiction author passionate about highlighting “hidden" women in African American history. Read more about Kaia here: www.kaiaalderson.com
October 30, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Ahead of our 'New Approaches to Writing Women's Histories' event, we want to shine a light on our fab speakers, starting with Kaia Alderson. Kaia is a historical fiction author passionate about highlighting “hidden" women in African American history. Read more about Kaia here: www.kaiaalderson.com
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Glamorgan History Society Autumn Day
The Glamorgan History Society will be holding it’s annual Autumn Day in Bridgend on Saturday 8 November.
This year, in celebration of the Society’s 75th anniversary, the theme is ‘Writing the History of Glamorgan’.
The Glamorgan History Society will be holding it’s annual Autumn Day in Bridgend on Saturday 8 November.
This year, in celebration of the Society’s 75th anniversary, the theme is ‘Writing the History of Glamorgan’.
October 28, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Glamorgan History Society Autumn Day
The Glamorgan History Society will be holding it’s annual Autumn Day in Bridgend on Saturday 8 November.
This year, in celebration of the Society’s 75th anniversary, the theme is ‘Writing the History of Glamorgan’.
The Glamorgan History Society will be holding it’s annual Autumn Day in Bridgend on Saturday 8 November.
This year, in celebration of the Society’s 75th anniversary, the theme is ‘Writing the History of Glamorgan’.
Despite disliking @LauraKuenssberg, watching @kamalaharris.com was a joy - the president America deserved, but failed to recognise www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Kamala Harris tells BBC she may run for president again
The former US vice-president made her strongest suggestion to date she will make another bid for the White House
www.bbc.co.uk
October 26, 2025 at 11:15 AM
Despite disliking @LauraKuenssberg, watching @kamalaharris.com was a joy - the president America deserved, but failed to recognise www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Older women who clock up 4,000 steps a day just once or twice a week cut their chance of early death by 26%, research suggests
Women walking 4,000 steps once or twice a week ‘cuts risk of early death by 26%’
Older women who clock up 4,000 steps a day just once or twice a week cut their chance of early death by 26%, research suggests. It is also the amount people walk, rather than the number of days on whi...
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October 24, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Older women who clock up 4,000 steps a day just once or twice a week cut their chance of early death by 26%, research suggests
Thank you, people of #Caerphilly for restoring my faith in humanity bbc.com/news/live/cly9rlj94x1t
Plaid Cymru wins Caerphilly by-election as Labour loses seat for first time ever
Reform UK comes second in the race to represent Caerphilly in the Welsh Parliament - with Labour a distant third.
bbc.com
October 24, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Thank you, people of #Caerphilly for restoring my faith in humanity bbc.com/news/live/cly9rlj94x1t
That's how much Farage thinks of his party member, couldn't remain to comfort him on his loss, or to explain to those in Caerphilly who voted for his party, what went wrong. Charlatan!
“The joke among Plaid supporters at the count was that long before the declaration Mr Farage was halfway down the M4 on his way back to London.”
news.sky.com/story/caerph...
news.sky.com/story/caerph...
Caerphilly by-election: Just like that! In Tommy Cooper's birthplace, Farage nowhere to be seen as Reform loses
The joke among Plaid supporters at the count was that long before the declaration Mr Farage was halfway down the M4 on his way back to London, Jon Craig writes.
news.sky.com
October 24, 2025 at 9:33 AM
That's how much Farage thinks of his party member, couldn't remain to comfort him on his loss, or to explain to those in Caerphilly who voted for his party, what went wrong. Charlatan!
@isabelsantos.bsky.social please tell the folks in USA there is hope. A small town in a small country threw out hatred when the party imitating Trump's divisive politics was resoundingly beaten in Wales. www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cl...
Plaid Cymru wins Caerphilly by-election as Labour loses seat for first time ever
Reform UK comes second in the race to represent Caerphilly in the Welsh Parliament - with Labour a distant third.
www.bbc.co.uk
October 24, 2025 at 8:56 AM
@isabelsantos.bsky.social please tell the folks in USA there is hope. A small town in a small country threw out hatred when the party imitating Trump's divisive politics was resoundingly beaten in Wales. www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cl...
My warmest congratulations to Lindsay Whittle @plaidcymru.bsky.social and everyone who fought so hard to keep hatred out of Caerphilly
October 24, 2025 at 8:13 AM
My warmest congratulations to Lindsay Whittle @plaidcymru.bsky.social and everyone who fought so hard to keep hatred out of Caerphilly
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🎓 Calling all MA students in women's history!
Our MA Dissertation Prize 2025 is now open for submissions. Celebrate outstanding scholarship & share your work with the wider community.
Deadline: 16 January 2026
womenshistorynetwork.org/whn-ma-disse...
#WomensHistory #MAHistory #GenderHist
Our MA Dissertation Prize 2025 is now open for submissions. Celebrate outstanding scholarship & share your work with the wider community.
Deadline: 16 January 2026
womenshistorynetwork.org/whn-ma-disse...
#WomensHistory #MAHistory #GenderHist
October 22, 2025 at 10:33 AM
🎓 Calling all MA students in women's history!
Our MA Dissertation Prize 2025 is now open for submissions. Celebrate outstanding scholarship & share your work with the wider community.
Deadline: 16 January 2026
womenshistorynetwork.org/whn-ma-disse...
#WomensHistory #MAHistory #GenderHist
Our MA Dissertation Prize 2025 is now open for submissions. Celebrate outstanding scholarship & share your work with the wider community.
Deadline: 16 January 2026
womenshistorynetwork.org/whn-ma-disse...
#WomensHistory #MAHistory #GenderHist
This looks fun, walking, making, talking. Exploring what it means to live in a place shaped by power, silence and survival. Sorry I can't make it @QueeringtheWye
October 22, 2025 at 8:35 AM
This looks fun, walking, making, talking. Exploring what it means to live in a place shaped by power, silence and survival. Sorry I can't make it @QueeringtheWye
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The Welsh Museums Festival has announced the return of the Wales History Trails Passport Challenge, inviting families and history enthusiasts to discover the rich heritage found in 34 museums across Wales
Wales History Trails Passport Challenge returns to 34 museums across Wales
The Welsh Museums Festival has announced the return of the Wales History Trails Passport Challenge, inviting families and history enthusiasts to discover the rich heritage found in 34 museums across W...
nation.cymru
October 20, 2025 at 7:03 PM
The Welsh Museums Festival has announced the return of the Wales History Trails Passport Challenge, inviting families and history enthusiasts to discover the rich heritage found in 34 museums across Wales
You know the really reliable thing about #RoyalMail? They are dependably crap at their job, never deliver a package on time, mine is now 2 days late and tracking has stopped, so no idea when it will arrive. Sell this company to those who know how to be efficient!! #royalmailshame
October 15, 2025 at 9:26 AM
You know the really reliable thing about #RoyalMail? They are dependably crap at their job, never deliver a package on time, mine is now 2 days late and tracking has stopped, so no idea when it will arrive. Sell this company to those who know how to be efficient!! #royalmailshame
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Ukrainian refugees who were offered shelter when Putin’s Russia invaded their homeland have expressed dismay that no action is being taken against Reform UK for spreading lies about the Welsh Government scheme that helped them settle in Caerphilly ✍️Martin Shipton
Ukrainian refugees condemn failure of authorities to take action against Reform over campaign lies
Martin Shipton Ukrainian refugees who were offered shelter when Putin’s Russia invaded their homeland have expressed dismay that no action is being taken against Reform UK for spreading lies about the...
nation.cymru
October 14, 2025 at 7:19 AM
Ukrainian refugees who were offered shelter when Putin’s Russia invaded their homeland have expressed dismay that no action is being taken against Reform UK for spreading lies about the Welsh Government scheme that helped them settle in Caerphilly ✍️Martin Shipton
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This #BlackHistoryMonth, explore the challenges of uncovering the lives of women—especially Black, Asian & ethnic minority women—who left no written record.
Read: womenshistorynetwork.org/searching-fo...
#BHM2025 #InclusiveArchives #WomensHistory #GenderHistory
Read: womenshistorynetwork.org/searching-fo...
#BHM2025 #InclusiveArchives #WomensHistory #GenderHistory
October 14, 2025 at 11:43 AM
This #BlackHistoryMonth, explore the challenges of uncovering the lives of women—especially Black, Asian & ethnic minority women—who left no written record.
Read: womenshistorynetwork.org/searching-fo...
#BHM2025 #InclusiveArchives #WomensHistory #GenderHistory
Read: womenshistorynetwork.org/searching-fo...
#BHM2025 #InclusiveArchives #WomensHistory #GenderHistory
If you're free Wednesday evening, there's this @ystradgynlaishisty.bsky.social www.facebook.com/events/80869...
Diversity in Mining: A Conversation
Event by Welfare Ystradgynlais on Wednesday, October 15 2025
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October 13, 2025 at 1:10 PM
If you're free Wednesday evening, there's this @ystradgynlaishisty.bsky.social www.facebook.com/events/80869...
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Reform UK has doubled down on false claims that the Welsh Government’s Nation of Sanctuary programme is spending £55m on asylum seekers, in a signed letter from party leader Nigel Farage delivered to homes in Caerphilly ✍️Martin Shipton
Farage doubles down on lies about Nation of Sanctuary spending
Martin Shipton Reform UK has doubled down on false claims that the Welsh Government’s Nation of Sanctuary programme is spending £55m on asylum seekers, in a signed letter from party leader Nigel Farag...
nation.cymru
October 10, 2025 at 7:31 AM
Reform UK has doubled down on false claims that the Welsh Government’s Nation of Sanctuary programme is spending £55m on asylum seekers, in a signed letter from party leader Nigel Farage delivered to homes in Caerphilly ✍️Martin Shipton
Proud to be associated with this, "Norena Shopland has been supporting the project while compiling a biography of Gwenllian Morgan. She told how she had been struck by how a woman who rarely left her small Welsh town could have had such worldwide significance. www.brecon-radnor.co.uk/news/first-m...
First Minster pays tribute to Wales’ first woman mayor during Brecon visit
First Minister of Wales, Eluned Morgan MS, paid tribute to Wales’ first female mayor during a visit to Brecon today.
www.brecon-radnor.co.uk
October 9, 2025 at 10:16 AM
Proud to be associated with this, "Norena Shopland has been supporting the project while compiling a biography of Gwenllian Morgan. She told how she had been struck by how a woman who rarely left her small Welsh town could have had such worldwide significance. www.brecon-radnor.co.uk/news/first-m...