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Dwayne Fields and Welsh adventurer Phoebe Smith (Image: copyright unkown) There are always big stories on WalesOnline - dont miss any with our daily emailInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Sign me up now When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Your information will be used in accordance with ourPrivacy Notice. Thank you for subscribingWe have more newslettersShow meSee ourprivacy notice One of the great step forwards for ...

Arts Council Napa Valley has recognized 17 students for excellence in the arts for April and May, the final two months of the Visual and Performing Arts (VAPA) Recognition Program. All 60 students honored with the ACNV VAPA Student of the Month award during the 2020/21 school year are now being considered for scholarships to be announced the first week of June. The scholarship program is  supported by The Festival Napa Valley, Napa Valley Community Foundation, the SATO Family Foundation and ...

Simon and Garfunkel/Paul Simon- Bridge Over Troubled Water, Cecelia, Mother and Child Reunion, Kodachrome, Loves Me Like A Rock, My Little Town, 50 Ways To Leave Your Lover, Slip Slidin Away: Kind of like the Bee Gees in the late 1970s, Paul Simon (and Simon and Garfunkel) had one of the hottest hit streaks throughout the decade with standards like Bridge Over Troubled Water, and tougher, more diverse (genre-wise) but very accessible sounds in the case of Simons solo hits. Surprisingly, the t...

17 great mechanical watches for under £1,000 While million-dollar wristwear is here to stay, the good news is that you dont need to spend a fortune to find the perfect watch The Christopher Ward C63 Sealander GMT Precious and rare materials, lashings of gemstones and super-complicated movements can all push the price of a mechanical watch to stratospheric heights. But even if you are shopping on a budget there is a good quality, robust and reliable timepiece out there for you. The mix of dress...

Ms Stringer added that the smell has forced her to move out at times. Other residents, like Phoebe Smith, have begun taping up their doors and windows to try to keep the stench out. "Were really concerned that breathing in this hydrogen sulphide constantly, every night, is going to effect our physical health in the long term. Local resident Suzi said the smell limits her children from playing outdoors "Mentally, its really destroying our wellbeing," Ms Smith said. At the beginning of March, th...

Like every high school freshman ever, 14-year-old Brandi Levy had a bad week. She missed the cut for her high school’s varsity cheerleading team. She struggled at softball practice. And she worried about her final exams. So like every high school freshman, Levy vented. “F--- school f--- softball f--- cheer f--- everything,” she posted to her friends on Snapchat on a Saturday afternoon. Unlike every other high school freshman, Levy’s angry snap spawned a controversy that is now be...

BBC News Published image captionPorth Ysgadan is a quiet, remote bay near the village of Tudweiliog on the Lleyn Penninsula There are fears a beauty spot could be left covered in litter after an increase in illegal camping after lockdown restrictions eased. In Porth Ysgaden, Gwynedd, there have been reports of human waste left on paths and toilets emptied into the sea after people parked up overnight. One wild camper told BBC Wales most left no trace and cleaned up after others. However, some ...

A rock climber at Stanage Edge, Derbyshire. Photograph: Michael Buddle/Rex A rock climber at Stanage Edge, Derbyshire. Photograph: Michael Buddle/Rex With journeys to distant corners of the globe still on hold, our writers are gearing up to hike, climb, camp, and swim on home turf Mon 19 Apr 2021 01.30 EDT Last modified on Mon 19 Apr 2021 01.31 EDT ‘As a venue for hiking and fell running, Stanage Edge is unbeatable’ – Kevin Rushby When we were kids it was always UK holidays, us...

New analysis shows the USA, Israel and Malta are top contenders for the holiday ‘green list’ 19 April 2021 • 1:57pm Malta is likely to be on the ‘green list’ for safe travel this summer Credit: Getty The USA, Malta, Israel, Iceland, Gibraltar and Ireland are likely to be on the ‘green list’ for safe travel this summer, according to new modelling. The analysis, carried out by Robert Boyle – former strategy chief of British Airways and its owner IAG – confirms that, according t...

Last modified on Tue 9 Mar 2021 08.55 EST Tyne and Wear For millions of readers around the world, the image of the country between the mouths of the rivers Tyne and Wear was woven by Catherine Cookson, the region’s most prolific and popular author. Cookson’s was a landscape of collieries, shipyards, rumbling coal trains, sooty-faced kids and the instantly nostalgic tones of pithead silver bands playing Haydn. While fragments of her world remain – mainly in the doughty cheerfulness of the ...