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Carl Yapp

Carl Yapp

Broadcast Journalist at BBC News Online

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Carl Yapp
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World War Two: Robert Harris V2 novel inspired by Eileen Younghusband

Eileen Younghusband had a “wonderful story” author Robert Harris only learnt of in her obituary.
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When Kindertransport arrived in Llanwrtyd Wells

Llanwrtyd Wells took in 120 war-time child refugees who arrived on Kindertransport in 1943.
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Players in their 50s and 60s ‘make up numbers’ in rugby

Players in their 50s and 60s are still very active at rugby clubs across Wales.
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David Higgins: Powys driver on verge of retaining US rally crown

David Higgins is on the verge of racking up his third consecutive Rally America National Championship - and he admits he’s more likely to be recognised across the Atlantic than back home in Powys.
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Royal Welsh Show: Showground marks 50th anniversary

The home of the Royal Welsh Show in Powys is celebrating its 50th anniversary with the launch of a new book.
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Michael Sheen: Littering leads to low self-esteem

Hollywood actor Michael Sheen says people who throw litter upset him and it leads to communities having a low sense of self-esteem.
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The Killing TV company turns to Aberystwyth police drama

The Danish broadcaster behind award-winning TV thriller The Killing buys a detective drama being shot in the mid Wales countryside in Welsh and English.

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Swansea University student sex trade study recruits ex-brothel madam

A former brothel madam is helping new research by Swansea University into students working in the sex industry.
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Llandrindod Wells Bowling Club council cuts future fear

A leading international bowls venue could be under threat if a council backs plans to stop maintaining its greens, a club claims.
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All-rounder Max Woosnam capped career with Olympic gold

How a vicar’s son survived war to win gold and silver in tennis at the 1920 Olympics, going on to captain Manchester City in a remarkable sporting career.
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Prince Charles visits food producers at Aberaeron

Prince Charles and the Duchess of Cornwall visit a chip shop and farmers’ market during the third day of their summer tour of Wales.
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Sky Sports star name to play for Welshpool Town after 10-1 ribbing

Struggling Mid Wales League team Welshpool Town will welcome a retired star player from Sky Sports into their side to make amends for being the butt of a TV joke.
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Powys hotel’s Sherlock Holmes Hound of the Baskervilles link

It is a mystery even Sherlock Holmes might have had a problem solving: who and what inspired Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s The Hound of the Baskervilles?
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Aberystwyth indoor skydiving pupil Sian Spence sits GCSE

A school girl passes an indoor skydiving exam as part of her GCSE in physical education.
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Powys fossils ‘shed new light’ on ocean community evolution

Fossils said to be more than 450 million years old and of a kind never discovered before have been uncovered at a quarry in Powys.
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‘King of horror’ Vincent Price honoured at festival

The daughter of horror actor Vincent Price visits Wales to mark his centenary and is hoping to learn more about the late actor’s Welsh roots.
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Ceredigion Museum gives away vintage clothes collection

A former magistrate’s vast collection of vintage clothes, dating from 1880 to 1980, is being given away by a museum in Aberystwyth.
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Machynlleth town clock appeal ends after nine years

It took time - nine years - but a town’s Victorian clock is fully restored after a £200,000 project.
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Go Compare’s Wynne Evans delight at Phantom role

Go Compare adverts star Wynne Evans speaks about landing a role in Phantom of the Opera for performances marking the show’s 25th anniversary.
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Top secret World War II past of Newtown’s Lion Works

An historian reveals details about a top secret World War II factory built deep in the heart of the Powys countryside.
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Seasick Steve CD cover fame for abandoned Welsh dog Twm

A dog found abandoned on the M4 near Swansea finds unlikely fame on the front cover of a new album by American blues singer Seasick Steve.