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Posts during May 2011

1. Swansea promoted to the Premiership
   Swansea City football team have been promoted to the Premiership after beating Reading 3-0 at Wembley on Monday (30 May). Swansea City football team hav...
   
2. Vineyards celebrate Welsh Wine Week
   Welsh wine is growing in popularity and critical acclaim, and to celebrate Welsh Wine Week (May 28th – June 6th) a number of Welsh vineyards are opening to the public and hosting special events. Welsh wine is growing in popularity and critical ...
   
3. National Garden plants look 'amazing'
   “Speaking as an Australian, I go there to see Australian plants because they look so amazing”. So says Australian writer, academic, journalist and scholar Germaine Greer of the National botanic Garden of Wales. “Speaking as an Australian, I go there to see Australian...
   
4. Hay Festival countdown
   The Telegraph Hay Festival begins tomorrow (26 May) in the Welsh town of Hay on Wye. The Telegraph Hay Fest...
   
5. Support for Size of Wales campaign
   The Countryside Council for Wales marked UN International Day of Biodiversity (22 May 2011) with an announcement that it is joining the Welsh campaign to help protect an area of rainforest the Size of Wales. The Countryside Council for Wales marked UN Internat...
   
6. Celtic Manor named Sport Venue of the Year
   The Celtic Manor Resort, host venue for the 2010 Ryder Cup, has been named Sport Venue of the Year at the Sport Industry Awards 2011. The award caps a fantastic year for the five-star Resort, which was hailed as hosting the “greatest ever” Ryder Cup last October. The Celtic Manor Resort, host venue for the 2010 Ryder Cup, has bee...
   
7. Sporting Cardiff is inspired by London 2012
   Sport.Cardiff has been awarded the London 2012 Inspire Mark for four of its sporting projects. The Inspire programme aims to help bring the benefits of the 2012 Olympic Games to every part of the UK and recognises non-commercial organisations that are delivering projects genuinely inspired by the London Olympic and Paralympic Games Sport.Cardiff has been awarded the London 2012 Inspire Mark for four of its sporting ...
   
8. Olympic torch to make Welsh tour
   The Olympic torch will be carried through Wales as part of its route around the UK before the London 2012 Olympics. The Olympic torch will be car...
   
9. 4 teams, 2 finals, 1 city
   Cardiff is gearing up to host two major cup final matches this weekend. The Amlin Challenge Cup Final takes place at Cardiff City Stadium on Friday 20 May and the Heineken Cup Final on Saturday 21 May at the Millennium Stadium. Cardiff is gearing up to host two major cup final matches...
   
10. Church reopens on Norwegian Day
    The iconic Norwegian Church on Cardiff Bay's water's edge reopens at 11am this morning (Tuesday 17 May), following extensive renovations. The iconic Norwegian Church on Card...