Mastodawn

It's Welsh Music Day (Dydd Miwsig Cymru)! So here's a track from my favourite Welsh musician, Toby Hay: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sSLlBT1yyJU

#wales #music

Toby Hay - Celyn

YouTube

Just Jess 1h ago

#FotoVorschlag - Tierische Begegnungen »Animal Encounters«

During "lockdown" we were lucky enough to be living in paradise with these hills and views on our back step (and no one really policing our hikes). It was then, with no crowds of tourists, that I became friends with three gorgeous Gypsy Cob #horses who roam on Moel y Gest. I was even able to get selfies with them. Here's the emo one.

#Wales #Cymru #NorthWales #Porthmadog #horse #GypsyCob #ShireHorse #GreyHorse #GreyHorse #WhiteHorse #FeatheredFeet #landscape #LandscapePhotography #nature #NaturePhotography #CoastalLandscape #ScenicView #WildAndFree #HorsePhotography #emo #HorsesOfMastodon #HorsesOfPixelfed

Amateur Human 1h ago

Maybe if the #wru had ever sought to include the northern 2/3 of #wales in their plans for international #rugby we might give a toss
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c78x5878dzgo

Tens of thousands of Six Nations tickets for Wales home games unsold

Thousands of tickets remain unsold, with one club chairman saying the matches are not worth it.

BBC News

Opinion | The Guardian US 8h ago

If you want to know what Reform would be like in power, look at how it threatened Bangor University | Gaby Hinsliff https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/feb/13/reform-power-bangor-university-debating-society-authoritarian #ReformUk #Politics #UkNews #Universities #Wales

If you want to know what Reform would be like in power, look at how it threatened Bangor University

A debating society didn’t want to invite two figures connected to the party to speak. Cue an authoritarian response, says Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff

The Guardian

Lyle Solla-Yates 13h ago

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4g7vvwdl2vo “This is not about raising money but changing behaviour and getting more houses built” #Wales #VacantLandTax #housing

Wales could tax disused plots of land to encourage house building

A Welsh government minister said the plans are about "getting more houses built", not raising money.

CLondoner92 (New Account)14h ago

Foreign money will be barred from influencing #UK elections under the Representation of the People Bill, introduced to Parliament today. The legislation tightens rules on political donations, requiring companies to prove a genuine UK link and sufficient revenue, alongside new “Know Your Donor” checks and stricter oversight of unincorporated associations. The Electoral Commission will gain stronger enforcement powers, including fines of up to £500,000.

The Bill also extends voting rights to 16- and 17-year-olds in all UK elections, bringing the system into line with #Scotland and #Wales. Ministers say the reforms will strengthen transparency, deter foreign interference and protect candidates and staff from intimidation. Pilot schemes in 2026 will test more flexible polling locations, such as supermarkets and train stations, to improve access.
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/tougher-rules-on-political-interference-to-keep-uk-elections-secure

Tougher rules on political interference to keep UK elections secure

Foreign actors will no longer be able to use their money to interfere in the UK’s elections, as part of the biggest expansion of democratic participation in a generation

GOV.UK