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Natural Resources Wales to Remove Infected Larch Trees from Fforest Fawr

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Natural Resources Wales have announced plans to remove approximately 4,000 infected larch trees from Fforest Fawr. Preparatory work will begin next month to prune and prepare the trees. Harvesting will begin in September 2018 and work is likely to continue through to 2021. Access will not be restricted during the initial preparation and harvesting will … more…

Five Years On: Looking Back

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Tongwynlais.com is five years old at the end of this month! On these anniversaries I like to read old stories from the site to see how the village has changed. I didn’t do one last year so I’m looking back at the last two years. Here are 26 things that happened since August 2015. Business … more…

Retracing The Cardiff Railway

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Kris Carter is looking for backers to produce a coffee table book about the Cardiff Railway. The South Wales freelance artist and writer developed an interest in local history, urban decay and architecture. Kris began blogging about the history of the troubled project in 2013 and produced a fascinating series of articles. We really enjoyed … more…