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A new cooperative national news media platform for Wales. Owned by you, serving you and the people of Wales. Want to learn more? Visit www.talkingwales.co.uk
Project lead Huw Marshall huwmarshall.bsky.social Email post@talking.wales
Project lead Huw Marshall huwmarshall.bsky.social Email post@talking.wales
Immigration and the NHS, a personal experience... talkingwales.co.uk?p=1137&=1
Immigration and the Welsh NHS
A hospital post Yes, another one. For those who know me or follow me on social media you will know that I have not been a stranger to the inner workings of the Welsh NHS and more specifically the Prin...
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November 11, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Immigration and the NHS, a personal experience... talkingwales.co.uk?p=1137&=1
Join us at 10 as we discuss the left behind communities of South Wales and look for potential solutions.
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Live discussion 10-11 Sunday 2nd of November
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November 2, 2025 at 7:12 AM
Join us at 10 as we discuss the left behind communities of South Wales and look for potential solutions.
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Join us tomorrow on YouTube Sunday 2nd of November at 10am for an online discussion on poverty in the south Wales valleys, the causes and potential solutions. www.youtube.com/@TalkingWales
November 1, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Join us tomorrow on YouTube Sunday 2nd of November at 10am for an online discussion on poverty in the south Wales valleys, the causes and potential solutions. www.youtube.com/@TalkingWales
This week we published a piece on Caerau in the Llynfi Valley which is one of several South Wales valleys communities that feature in the top 10 of the Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation. We spoke to some of the people living in and supporting the community. Watch it here youtu.be/YT-u8Brnl7Q?...
October 31, 2025 at 7:56 AM
This week we published a piece on Caerau in the Llynfi Valley which is one of several South Wales valleys communities that feature in the top 10 of the Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation. We spoke to some of the people living in and supporting the community. Watch it here youtu.be/YT-u8Brnl7Q?...
We've spent the last few weeks looking at the challenges facing some of the communities hardest hit by the closure of heavy industries in South Wales. First up is Caerau which lies to the north of Maesteg features in the top 5 of the Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation. talkingwales.co.uk?p=1106
“Can't blame somebody for a lack of opportunity that was never here”: Exploring Poverty in Caerau (Bridgend)
Nestled at the head of the Llynfi Valley of Bridgend County is Caerau, which was once a thriving mining community. The village is now quiet with only a few new commercial developments in many decades....
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October 29, 2025 at 12:37 PM
We've spent the last few weeks looking at the challenges facing some of the communities hardest hit by the closure of heavy industries in South Wales. First up is Caerau which lies to the north of Maesteg features in the top 5 of the Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation. talkingwales.co.uk?p=1106
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The crisis facing news provision in Wales is evident following the latest release of circulation numbers. A staggering 93.7% decline since 2005. We need alternative business models talkingwales.co.uk
August 28, 2025 at 8:46 AM
The crisis facing news provision in Wales is evident following the latest release of circulation numbers. A staggering 93.7% decline since 2005. We need alternative business models talkingwales.co.uk
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Elections for the Senedd take place in May 2026. But do you know which policy areas in Wales it has control over? Its funding is set by Westminster, but here's a 60-second explainer of what it can and cannot do...
September 22, 2025 at 11:47 AM
Elections for the Senedd take place in May 2026. But do you know which policy areas in Wales it has control over? Its funding is set by Westminster, but here's a 60-second explainer of what it can and cannot do...
Elections for the Senedd take place in May 2026. But do you know which policy areas in Wales it has control over? Its funding is set by Westminster, but here's a 60-second explainer of what it can and cannot do...
September 22, 2025 at 11:47 AM
Elections for the Senedd take place in May 2026. But do you know which policy areas in Wales it has control over? Its funding is set by Westminster, but here's a 60-second explainer of what it can and cannot do...
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Illtyd by election - VOG council 11/09/26
🌳 Cons: 445 19.5%
🌼 Plaid: 657 28%
🌹 Labour: 414 18%
🟢 Green: 85 4%
➡️ Reform: 729 31%
Turnout 36.1%
Reform gain from Labour
🌳 Cons: 445 19.5%
🌼 Plaid: 657 28%
🌹 Labour: 414 18%
🟢 Green: 85 4%
➡️ Reform: 729 31%
Turnout 36.1%
Reform gain from Labour
September 11, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Illtyd by election - VOG council 11/09/26
🌳 Cons: 445 19.5%
🌼 Plaid: 657 28%
🌹 Labour: 414 18%
🟢 Green: 85 4%
➡️ Reform: 729 31%
Turnout 36.1%
Reform gain from Labour
🌳 Cons: 445 19.5%
🌼 Plaid: 657 28%
🌹 Labour: 414 18%
🟢 Green: 85 4%
➡️ Reform: 729 31%
Turnout 36.1%
Reform gain from Labour
Illtyd by election - VOG council 11/09/26
🌳 Cons: 445 19.5%
🌼 Plaid: 657 28%
🌹 Labour: 414 18%
🟢 Green: 85 4%
➡️ Reform: 729 31%
Turnout 36.1%
Reform gain from Labour
🌳 Cons: 445 19.5%
🌼 Plaid: 657 28%
🌹 Labour: 414 18%
🟢 Green: 85 4%
➡️ Reform: 729 31%
Turnout 36.1%
Reform gain from Labour
September 11, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Illtyd by election - VOG council 11/09/26
🌳 Cons: 445 19.5%
🌼 Plaid: 657 28%
🌹 Labour: 414 18%
🟢 Green: 85 4%
➡️ Reform: 729 31%
Turnout 36.1%
Reform gain from Labour
🌳 Cons: 445 19.5%
🌼 Plaid: 657 28%
🌹 Labour: 414 18%
🟢 Green: 85 4%
➡️ Reform: 729 31%
Turnout 36.1%
Reform gain from Labour
Cowbridge Town Council (Vale of Glamorgan) By-Election Result 28/08/2025
➡️Valerie Ellis (REF) 168 35.1%
🌼Alan Huw Price (PLC) 158 33.1%
🌳Nicholas Wood (CON) 152 31.8%
➡️Valerie Ellis (REF) 168 35.1%
🌼Alan Huw Price (PLC) 158 33.1%
🌳Nicholas Wood (CON) 152 31.8%
August 29, 2025 at 6:58 AM
Cowbridge Town Council (Vale of Glamorgan) By-Election Result 28/08/2025
➡️Valerie Ellis (REF) 168 35.1%
🌼Alan Huw Price (PLC) 158 33.1%
🌳Nicholas Wood (CON) 152 31.8%
➡️Valerie Ellis (REF) 168 35.1%
🌼Alan Huw Price (PLC) 158 33.1%
🌳Nicholas Wood (CON) 152 31.8%
The crisis facing news provision in Wales is evident following the latest release of circulation numbers. A staggering 93.7% decline since 2005. We need alternative business models talkingwales.co.uk
August 28, 2025 at 8:46 AM
The crisis facing news provision in Wales is evident following the latest release of circulation numbers. A staggering 93.7% decline since 2005. We need alternative business models talkingwales.co.uk
This seems even more important today following the wall to wall coverage given to Farage throughout the day. Read, share, comment 👍 talkingwales.co.uk?p=1095&=1
Our news is broken - Talking Wales
And we have a plan to fix it. I’m back from a two-week family holiday in France, and it was also a partial two-week break from the news. As a desk-based news junkie, I’m constantly consuming news via ...
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August 26, 2025 at 8:38 PM
This seems even more important today following the wall to wall coverage given to Farage throughout the day. Read, share, comment 👍 talkingwales.co.uk?p=1095&=1
We're looking at what's behind the pressure on our public services and causing a housing crisis in Wales. You can learn more by visiting TalkingWales.co.uk
August 26, 2025 at 6:56 PM
We're looking at what's behind the pressure on our public services and causing a housing crisis in Wales. You can learn more by visiting TalkingWales.co.uk
Our news is broken, and we have a solution. talkingwales.co.uk?p=1095&=1
Our news is broken - Talking Wales
And we have a plan to fix it. I’m back from a two-week family holiday in France, and it was also a partial two-week break from the news. As a desk-based news junkie, I’m constantly consuming news via ...
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August 25, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Our news is broken, and we have a solution. talkingwales.co.uk?p=1095&=1
Are you a freelance journalist with knowledge of the valleys? We’re looking for someone to help us with an important piece of work looking at socially deprived council wards in RCT and Bridgend County. Interested? Email huw@talking.wales Diolch
August 6, 2025 at 5:45 AM
Are you a freelance journalist with knowledge of the valleys? We’re looking for someone to help us with an important piece of work looking at socially deprived council wards in RCT and Bridgend County. Interested? Email huw@talking.wales Diolch
Today the Senedd Culture Committee discuss public interest journalism in Wales based on the briefing paper we submitted. You can view the session online and read the paper we authored here. Scheduled for after 11am business.senedd.wales/ieListDocume...
Agenda for Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee on Wednesday, 16 July 2025, 09.30 | Senedd
Senedd
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July 16, 2025 at 8:22 AM
Today the Senedd Culture Committee discuss public interest journalism in Wales based on the briefing paper we submitted. You can view the session online and read the paper we authored here. Scheduled for after 11am business.senedd.wales/ieListDocume...
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Our Digital News Report 2025 is out!
📊48 markets
🌏Almost 100K respondents
📰Key headline: Audiences lean into video news and influencers, raising misinformation concerns and new dilemmas for publishers
📱Explore now buff.ly/xLP67Tg
🧵Findings in thread #DNR25
📊48 markets
🌏Almost 100K respondents
📰Key headline: Audiences lean into video news and influencers, raising misinformation concerns and new dilemmas for publishers
📱Explore now buff.ly/xLP67Tg
🧵Findings in thread #DNR25
June 17, 2025 at 5:03 AM
Our Digital News Report 2025 is out!
📊48 markets
🌏Almost 100K respondents
📰Key headline: Audiences lean into video news and influencers, raising misinformation concerns and new dilemmas for publishers
📱Explore now buff.ly/xLP67Tg
🧵Findings in thread #DNR25
📊48 markets
🌏Almost 100K respondents
📰Key headline: Audiences lean into video news and influencers, raising misinformation concerns and new dilemmas for publishers
📱Explore now buff.ly/xLP67Tg
🧵Findings in thread #DNR25
The 2025 Reuters Institute Digital News Report has been published and makes for some interesting reading.
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UK Audiences Shift to Video, Social Media, and AI Amid News Fatigue - Talking Wales
The Reuters Institute Digital News Report 2025, published today, reveals a landmark shift in the UK media landscape, as consumers turn increasingly towards video platforms, social media, and AI-driven...
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June 17, 2025 at 1:34 PM
The 2025 Reuters Institute Digital News Report has been published and makes for some interesting reading.
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talkingwales.co.uk?p=1089
So what did the spending review mean for Wales? talkingwales.co.uk
June 15, 2025 at 12:27 PM
So what did the spending review mean for Wales? talkingwales.co.uk
Has Wales been short changed? talkingwales.co.uk?p=1085
Rail Funding for Wales Falls Short as Longstanding Inequity Persists, Critics Say - Talking Wales
The UK Chancellor’s Spending Review has allocated £445 million to Welsh railways over a ten-year period. However, politicians and analysts across Wales have quickly criticised this move, calling it in...
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June 12, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Has Wales been short changed? talkingwales.co.uk?p=1085
As Rachel Reeves delivers her spending review today, how it impacts Wales will depend significantly on the Barnett Consequentials. But what are Barnett Consequentials and how do they work for Wales? Hopefully, this video will be of some help. www.talkingwales.co.uk
June 11, 2025 at 10:47 AM
As Rachel Reeves delivers her spending review today, how it impacts Wales will depend significantly on the Barnett Consequentials. But what are Barnett Consequentials and how do they work for Wales? Hopefully, this video will be of some help. www.talkingwales.co.uk
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Local news crisis: help us regenerate independent local news - Talking Wales
Big tech greed, corporate takeovers and declining advertising revenues mean that Britain’s independent local news providers are facing a tough battle to get trustworthy information into the hands of c...
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June 10, 2025 at 10:33 AM
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Nigel Farage was in Port Talbot yesterday... talkingwales.co.uk
June 10, 2025 at 5:58 AM
Nigel Farage was in Port Talbot yesterday... talkingwales.co.uk
Nigel Farage was in Port Talbot yesterday... talkingwales.co.uk
June 10, 2025 at 5:58 AM
Nigel Farage was in Port Talbot yesterday... talkingwales.co.uk