As speculation mounts about the next , an unlikely candidate is emerging close to home. What may [or may not] have started as a little bit of fun now seems to be gathering pace - with folk being the key word.
Could Wrexham-based folk hero, poet and [award winning] Welsh learner [aka ] really be in the running?
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I'm off to school to work with a dozen pupils from who are taking part in the annual project where they'll decide what the important stories are - and they'll write them, film them and add them to their own website for the world to see.
Now multiply that by more than 500 UK schools which are taking part today and you can see it's a great way to give a voice to young people and shrug off [at least for a day] any negative stereotypes. []
Among the stories being tackled at Mold Alun are 'British jobs for British people', global warming and fairtrade. I'll keep you posted.
UPDATE [14:51] Click on the school website's and follow the log-in advice to read the reports and see the films made by the pupils earlier today.
They were an enthusiastic bunch - not at all phased by doing their reports in front of camera - led by teachers Cindy Benson [geography] and John Upton [I.T] and they used limited resources - and time - to pull together their stories.
The process included story ideas and research, writing scripts and stories, filming, interviewing and then editing those films prior to uploading them onto their site.
Well done to everyone involved - a great first effort.
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That's the title of a special series of programmes being produced by Â鶹Éç Wales to encourage a national debate about childhood [as March marks 50 years since the ].
Meanwhile, today's has the headline, and the 'paper quotes her as saying:
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Podcast - NE Wales Update
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This week, who say they are suffering regular abuse at the hands of smokers; the owners of the explain why they're having to tone things down and we hear from a miner and a former policeman on the 25th anniversary of the Miners Strike. Rob Thomas hits the high notes with a group of children in Colwyn Bay and Roy Noble goes back in time to uncover memories of childhood in Wrexham.
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UPDATES: Dig starts in murder probe - Before they were famous - When ships sailed to Deeside - Roadworks drive you potty - Town Talk - The day the house blew up - Rants and Raves - History today
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The concourse between the marine lake and Dee estuary at West Kirby, by Temporary Diversion on Flickr
If you've got the legs for it, there's a new walks guide, , following the Dee estuary to its source at offering 23 linear day-walks linked to local transport, a 57-mile estuary walk and a 14-mile circuit of Llyn Tegid.
The Dee is a popular feature of our website, probably because it meanders through much of the region and, therefore, is an ever present feature in many people's lives.
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I remember the seasoned hack peering over his glasses and, taking a break from pounding at his typewriter keys, he had decided to impart some wisdom.
'Nothing gets them more angry than roadworks.'
That was it - his tip on stories that appealed to his readers. That was nearly 20 years ago - today.
Some things never change.
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We want to hear what you're up to for tomorrow's Red Nose Day which, this year, is being billed as Do Something Funny For Money. Use the comments box below to post a message.
Meanwhile, find out what else is going on in Wales and Â鶹Éç Wales. And here's a sneak preview at what's on the telly tomorrow night. Enjoy!
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Further to the post, High Streets have to look for a new role - or else, reports today on an emergency public meeting being held in Ruthin [Tuesday 17 March, 6pm at ] to discuss the very issue.
Jo Thomas, owner of a clothes boutique on Ruthin Square, says: "Ruthin, despite its 'stones and bones' historical associations, [we] need a new strategy to bring vibrancy and life back to Ruthin."
This is the very issue being discussed in Flintshire - finding the gimmick or a new role for the High Street to bring people back. [This all came about after research found Flintshire people doing most of their shopping at just three supermarkets]
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That's the suggestion we received from Roy who writes: "I know the town has changed, but I still think of it as home and also feel that it will get better as more tourists will want their holidays there in preference to the continent. Perhaps the sliding pound will be the shot in the arm that Rhyl needs."
Meanwhile, there's who say a cut in hours and pay is a better alternative than job losses among the 500 workers at Toyota, Deeside, and further afield.
And we've just heard from this week's that .
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"I started watching Wrexham in the '60s. Back in those days players didn't wear gloves or tights or have stupid rituals like rocking the baby if they scored. A simple handshake - yeh, this was even before kissing!"
Johntallon: So what's changed at Wrexham FC in 50 years?
Podcast - NE Wales Update
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This week, there's a major blow to the Bodelwyddan area with the announcement that more than with the closure of the Indesit factory; Good Evening Wales hears how back and Rob Thomas meets up with cyclists from Rhyl, who are fighting back from tragedy with plans for a new off road track in the town. Jamie and Louise chat to the owners of a restaurant in Rhyl which has scooped the title, Best Curry House in Wales, despite only being open for seven months and Tim Vincent spills the beans on his Blue Peter team-mates in Â鶹Éç's Let's Dance for Comic Relief challenge.
There's an interesting debate on the asking about people's shopping habits after it emerged at a meeting of Shotton Town Council that something like 70 per cent of food bought by people living in Flintshire comes from three places: Asda, Queensferry; Tesco, Mold; and Broughton Shopping Park.
That's a staggering figure and it was revealed when Flintshire's regeneration official, Dave Heggarty, was suggesting a "new vision" was needed for our High Streets as it was clear "for whatever reason, [people] choose not to use our town centres".
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So could [just could at this stage], be brewed once again in the town.
This picture is the lasting image I have of Wrexham's once proud and long brewing history:
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| 09:56 UK time, Tuesday, 31 March 2009
