wales Archives - Empoword Journalism https://empowordjournalism.co.uk/tag/wales/ Led by women. Uniting and empowering journalists across the globe. Sun, 21 Apr 2024 09:52:30 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1 Rhodri Llyr Griffiths Jailed For Assault Of A Teenage Girl He Met On Snapchat https://empowordjournalism.co.uk/all-articles/current-affairs/rhodri-llyr-griffiths-jailed-assaulted-teenage-girl-snapchat/ https://empowordjournalism.co.uk/all-articles/current-affairs/rhodri-llyr-griffiths-jailed-assaulted-teenage-girl-snapchat/#respond Sun, 21 Apr 2024 09:51:21 +0000 https://www.empowordjournalism.co.uk/?p=56974 Rhodri Llyr Griffiths, 28, from Highland Gardens in Neath Abbey, has been sentenced to 10-and-a-half years in prison for his crimes against a 13-year-old girl he met on Snapchat.

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]]> https://empowordjournalism.co.uk/all-articles/current-affairs/rhodri-llyr-griffiths-jailed-assaulted-teenage-girl-snapchat/feed/ 0 Meet The Women Fighting To Improve Welsh Endometriosis Care https://empowordjournalism.co.uk/all-articles/meet-the-women-fighting-to-improve-welsh-endometriosis-care/ https://empowordjournalism.co.uk/all-articles/meet-the-women-fighting-to-improve-welsh-endometriosis-care/#respond Tue, 16 Apr 2024 17:42:27 +0000 https://www.empowordjournalism.co.uk/?p=57045 Women with endometriosis are forming support groups across Wales, offering advice and creating communities for those living with the often overlooked condition. 

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]]> https://empowordjournalism.co.uk/all-articles/meet-the-women-fighting-to-improve-welsh-endometriosis-care/feed/ 0 Sculpting Her-story: Where are all the female statues? https://empowordjournalism.co.uk/all-articles/sculpting-her-story-where-are-all-the-female-statues/ https://empowordjournalism.co.uk/all-articles/sculpting-her-story-where-are-all-the-female-statues/#respond Fri, 14 Jul 2023 19:02:16 +0000 https://www.empowordjournalism.co.uk/?p=43234 At the beginning of June, the statue of Welsh educator and poet Sarah Jane Rees, known by the bardic name Cranogwen, was unveiled in Ceredigion, Wales.

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]]> https://empowordjournalism.co.uk/all-articles/sculpting-her-story-where-are-all-the-female-statues/feed/ 0 OPINION: The title Prince of Wales/Twysog Cymru is steeped in imperialism and classism https://empowordjournalism.co.uk/all-articles/opinion-the-title-prince-of-wales-twysog-cymru-is-steeped-in-imperialism-and-classism/ https://empowordjournalism.co.uk/all-articles/opinion-the-title-prince-of-wales-twysog-cymru-is-steeped-in-imperialism-and-classism/#respond Fri, 14 Oct 2022 11:52:05 +0000 https://www.empowordjournalism.co.uk/?p=31699 Some things have been part of our culture for so long that it’s easy not to question the significance they hold, or how they could be viewed as insensitive or insulting. For instance, the title of Prince of Wales, which had been held by King Charles III for 64 years, and which many of us had known no other individual to hold.

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]]> https://empowordjournalism.co.uk/all-articles/opinion-the-title-prince-of-wales-twysog-cymru-is-steeped-in-imperialism-and-classism/feed/ 0 Wales Qualify for World Cup for First Time Since 1958 https://empowordjournalism.co.uk/all-articles/current-affairs/wales-qualify-for-world-cup-for-first-time-since-1958/ https://empowordjournalism.co.uk/all-articles/current-affairs/wales-qualify-for-world-cup-for-first-time-since-1958/#respond Wed, 15 Jun 2022 09:30:32 +0000 https://www.empowordjournalism.co.uk/?p=25373 A historic triumph for Wales as they qualify for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar with a 1-0 victory over Ukraine.

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]]> https://empowordjournalism.co.uk/all-articles/current-affairs/wales-qualify-for-world-cup-for-first-time-since-1958/feed/ 0 The Significance of St David’s Day https://empowordjournalism.co.uk/all-articles/the-significance-of-st-davids-day/ https://empowordjournalism.co.uk/all-articles/the-significance-of-st-davids-day/#respond Mon, 21 Feb 2022 17:20:35 +0000 https://www.empowordjournalism.co.uk/?p=22468 Saint David’s Day – Dydd Gŵyl Dewi Sant – celebrates Saint David, the patron saint of Wales, on the 1st March every year. The date commemorates St David’s death in 589 AD and has been celebrated in Wales since Pope Callixtus II canonised St. David in the 12th century.

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]]> https://empowordjournalism.co.uk/all-articles/the-significance-of-st-davids-day/feed/ 0 NHS Midwifery sector at ‘crisis point’ in the UK https://empowordjournalism.co.uk/all-articles/nhs-midwifery-sector-at-crisis-point-in-the-uk/ https://empowordjournalism.co.uk/all-articles/nhs-midwifery-sector-at-crisis-point-in-the-uk/#respond Tue, 30 Nov 2021 16:12:59 +0000 https://www.empowordjournalism.co.uk/?p=20696 Vigils have been sparked across Wales, Scotland and England to bring attention to the 'maternity crisis' that is occurring within the NHS, with dozens marching to highlight the dire staffing and working conditions. 

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