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Posts during October 2009

1. Environment Centre Wales wins international praise
   The iconic Environment Centre Wales building in Bangor is rapidly building an international reputation as an exemplar building of sustainable design and construction, and is one of only three buildings worldwide to have received a commendation for its sustainable credentials. The iconic Environment Centre Wales building in Bangor is rapidly bui...
   
2. Surfing comp in South Wales
   This weekend Porthcawl’s Rest Bay in south Wales will host the Welsh leg of the UK’s pro surf tour. This weekend Porthcawl’s ...
   
3. Swansea's Translation MA scores first for Wales
   A Master’s degree programme run by Swansea University has been chosen as the first in Wales to be included in an elite new grouping known as the European Master’s in Translation (EMT) Network A Master’s degree programme run by Swansea Unive...
   
4. Rugby Centre of Excellence opens
   A £2.5 million new Welsh Rugby Union (WRU) National Centre of Excellence, which provides training and back-up facilities already being hailed as unrivalled in world rugby, has been officially opened at the Vale Resort near Cardiff, south Wales. A £2.5 million new Welsh Rugby Union (WRU) National Centre of...
   
5. Weird and Wonderful Wales
   We've picked up a few interesting things in Wales this week that we thought we'd share with you.... We've picked up a few int...
   
6. South Africa chooses Wales for pre-2012 training
   South Africa has become the latest country to choose Wales as a location for London 2012 pre-Games training with the announcement that the South African Paralympic team will be coming to Cardiff before the Paralympic Games in London. South Africa has become the latest country to choose Wales...
   
7. National Geographic Magazine ranks Wales
   In the November/ December edition of the National Geographic’s Traveler Magazine, Wales is ranked 7th among 133 destinations surveyed in a sixth annual survey of destination stewardship. The survey is carried out by the National Geographic Society’s Centre for Sustainable Destinations. In the November/ December edition of the National Geographic’s Traveler ...
   
8. Transatlantic link up at Techniquest
   On 24th October a group of south Wales children will be taking part in a transatlantic link-up as part of the cornerstone project for the International Year of Astronomy. On 24th October a group of south Wales chi...
   
9. Award from French Ambassador
   M. Maurice Gourdault-Montagne, the French Ambassador, is in Cardiff today to award the French Honorary Consul in Wales, Madame Claude Annik Rapport the ‘Ordre National du Mérite’ (National Order of Merit) M. Maurice Gourdault-Montagne, the French Ambassado...
   
10. New shopping centre opens
    A new £675m shopping centre has opened in Cardiff city centre, South Wales today. A new £675m shopping...