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Paul Pigott

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Oct 1, 2026
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  1. Article · Oct 1, 2026 · Paul Pigott

    TikTok and Instagram posts 'don't warn hikers about dangers' (opens the original)

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    Social media posts on TikTok and Instagram show the beauty of wild places without warning about the danger walkers can face, mountain rescuers have said. "Too many people influenced by these posts are ending up in the mountains unprepared," said Nick Phillips from Mountain Rescue England and Wales (MREW). It recorded emergencies involving 18 to 24-year-olds almost doubled from 2019-2024, with the four largest teams in Wales all on track for record high call outs in 2026. A team responsible for W

  2. Article · Sep 28, 2026 · Paul Pigott

    Saurichthys fish fossil found in Wales resolves teeth confusion (opens the original)

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    An amateur fossil hunter's discovery of a 200-million-year-old fish jawbone has helped solve two centuries of "confusion" over the origins of fossils across Europe, palaeontologists say. Fossilised teeth found in rock around the Bristol Channel, along with other examples around Europe, had previously been grouped together as one type of large ancient fish called Severnichthys. But the bone found on the Welsh side of the channel by Jonathan Bow turned out to be the first found there to belong to

  3. Article · Sep 17, 2026 · Paul Pigott

    Repeat offender gold panner caught in protected Afon Wen river (opens the original)

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    A gold panner caught illegally searching for gold in a protected river has been ordered to pay fines and costs totalling more than £4,700, a regulator has said. Brian Wright, 68, had been caught panning at Afon Wen river near Dolgellau, Gwynedd, in October and December 2024. He was found guilty of environmental offences at Llandudno Magistrate's Court on Monday. Environment body Natural Resources Wales (NRW) said Wright had been caught disturbing the "protected and valued environment" of Coed y

  4. Article · Sep 10, 2026 · Paul Pigott

    Disabled woman left to queue for hours in Schiphol Airport (opens the original)

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    A disabled teenager left queuing for hours in an airport says people with additional needs are disproportionately affected during major travel disruption. Josephine Rogers, 19, from Newport, said the special assistance she needed at Schipol Airport in Amsterdam was not available when her flight back to Wales was one of more than 150 cancelled amid UK-wide air traffic control issues on Tuesday. She was in a group of 13 young people who spent eight hours stuck in the airport after a cultural excha

  5. Article · Aug 24, 2026 · Paul Pigott

    Aberystwyth University pauses £53m Old College upgrade (opens the original)

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    Plans to turn the first home of the University of Wales into a cultural hub in a £53m renovation including a four-star hotel and museum have been paused. Aberystwyth University is making its Grade I listed Old College building weatherproof while a review is taking place. "The review will consider future costs, funding and the most appropriate timeline for the remaining work," it said. BBC Wales understands a further £24m is needed on top of the initial cost in order to complete the work. The fir

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