Aberystwyth university wins one of the most prestigious and sought-after awards in the food industry. Special congratulation to the university’s farm manager Huw McConnochie and head of hospitality Kevan Downing for their hard work and commitment to ensuring quality local produce is served in the university.

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Archives November 2008

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A North Wales film-maker plans to complete seven marathons on seven consecutive days on seven continents – and shoot a documentary about it.

Superfit Stuart Kershaw, 27, an Aberystwyth University graduate, decided on the challenge to raise money for children in Uganda.

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"The study is also relevant to any future Llanbadarn Fawr by-pass, reducing daily traffic congestion at Llanbadarn Fawr’s mini-roundabouts, and a feeder lane for traffic heading south from Llanbadarn Fawr."

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Academics from Aberystwyth University, contributed an infra-red camera to the Chandrayaan-1 satellite, which will orbit the moon for two years.

In the past few days, the £60m unmanned craft has reached its target orbit of 100km above the surface, which it takes two hours to circle.

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Ffresh, the Student Moving Image Festival of Wales, will be held in Aberystwyth in February and recognises excellent work created by students in Wales and also helps give them a foot on the ladder of their careers.

Students from the University of Glamorgan’s Cardiff School of Creative & Cultural Industries who are shortlisted, include Jill Sutherland for Symtiotica in the factual category; Kevin Barlett, Kris Francis, Jenna Murphy and Dean James for Doritos and Mark Swooks and Curtis and McCarthy for Robot in the short shorts category.

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The National Library for Wales in Aberystwyth is to close to the public on Saturdays from next April.

The library's board said it had to save £250,000 in the next financial year and blamed a "steady decrease in its budgets over recent years".

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Aberystwyth University scientist Dr John Warren noticed exposed coastal flowers had long stalks that could easily be damaged by the wind, while their related Alpine species tended to flower in cushions on the ground.

His paper, Do Flowers Wave to Attract Pollinators? appeared in the Journal of Evolutionary Biology and has attracted acclaim from the Smithsonian Magazine to local papers as far afield as St Helena, South Atlantic.

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Aberystwyth Rough Seas

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The Abertoir Horror Festival kicks off tomorrow, and there’s just enough time to buy your festival pass. For just £40, you can gain entry to over 20 films, see Daemonia Live in Concert and spend an evening with Doug Bradley. Alternatively, buy tickets individually - £5 per film and £10 per live event.

Pick up your free festival brochure from the Aberystwyth Arts Centre Box Office!!!

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Aberystwyth is the first local council to officially comemorate non combatants as part of remembrance, indeed it is the only local authority in Britain to have an officially sanctioned event where a wreath of white poppies is lain at the Cenotaph (as well as the traditional wreath of red poppies) to remember all victims of war after a vote on the council in 2004. It has not been without controversy.

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Aberystwyth Fun Fair Mad Max Ride

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40 years, almost to the day Aberystwyth will be restaging the Flux concert with an evening of the original Flux scores, culminating in a leaflet concert.

Concert details:
29 November 2008 at 8:00pm
Free admission

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Ceredigion's street light budget is facing a £50,000 shortfall.

The county has 6,193 street lights, but the turn off plan is unlikely to affect the towns of Aberystwyth, Aberaeron, Cardigan, Lampeter, Llandysul, Tregaron and New Quay.

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A rare signed copy of a book written by Edward, Duke of Windsor, and dedicated to his wife Wallis Simpson goes up for auction.

Valued at £400, A King's Story - The Memoirs of the Duke of Windsor, was owned by a late Aberystwyth collector.

It is one of only 250 copies signed by the duke, who abdicated as King Edward VIII in 1936 to marry Mrs Simpson.

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Researchers at the University of Aberystwyth's computer department and text book publishers are developing the online E-books and expect them to be up and running in time for Hackney City Academy to open its doors next September.

Mr Emmerson said: 'It will be as simple as downloading a ringtone to their SIM card, something practically all teenagers will now know how to do.

'You see people on the trains reading E-book versions of novels they have downloaded all the time. We are simply applying the same technology in the class room.

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A 60-year-old woman died after her 999 request for a ambulance was refused by a doctor working for the emergency service, an inquest has heard.

Ruth Hedge is believed to have died at her home in Borth, Ceredigion, in April 2007, the Aberystwyth hearing was told.

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NFU Cymru will celebrate its 100th anniversary with a two-day Celebratory Centenary Conference in Cardiff later this month.

NFU Cymru president Dai Davies will open the conference at the Millennium Stadium on Wednesday, November 26, before Rural Affairs Minister Elin Jones delivers a keynote speech.

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New figures, released by the Internet search engine Globrix, showed that Aberystwyth has the highest number of long-term unsold properties in the country with 70per cent remaining on the market for at least six months.

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The Shrewsbury to Aberystwyth Rail Passenger Association (Sarpa) have sent their ideas to Trafnidiaeth Canolbarth Cymru (TRaCC) as part of the Regional Transport plan consultation.

Sarpa chairman Gareth Marston said: “It’s important that we now start making the right decisions.

“With the realisation that peak oil (supply) is now nearly upon us, we have provided a clear set of objectives for TraCC to use to help rectify the transport planning mistakes of the past.

“We hope that TraCC does not fall down the trap of pandering to parochial road schemes from self interested concerns that cannot see the bigger picture. TraCC must think strategically and look to the future.”

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Brahms Requiem & Other Music

On Saturday December 13th at 8 p.m. in the Great Hall at the Arts Centre,
Aberystwyth Choral Society will perform BRAHMS REQUIEM. They will be
joined by soloists Katharine Fuge, soprano, and Paul Carey Jones,
baritone, and a full professional orchestra, all conducted by David Russell Hulme.
Aberystwyth Choral Society’s concerts have perhaps the largest number
of performers on the Great Hall’s stage than any other classical
performances – a great evening of real live music!

Tickets £10.50 (£9.50), £8.50 (£7.50), £7 (£6), £3.50, accompanied child £2 from Choir
Secretary June Wilson 01974 272 476 or Box Office 01970 623232

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Bont FC Vs Llanrhystud FC

1st of November sees Bont win at home against Llanrhystud.