Peter Stead reflects on the passing of an icon whose consort observed didn’t look very different from his own sisters in Port Talbot
 
	    		Reflections on life as it is lived in all parts of Wales, and stories of Welsh lives across the world.
 
	    		Peter Stead reflects on the passing of an icon whose consort observed didn’t look very different from his own sisters in Port Talbot
 
	    		Geraint Talfan Davies looks forward to the second annual Inspire Wales Awards
 
	    		John Osmond discovers a dark side to the Brecon Beacons
 
	    		John Osmond says the decision on electrification of the Great Western rail line to Swansea will signal whether we still register on Westminster’s radar
 
	    		Jonathan Fryer looks back at the life of a softly spoken Libral Democrat peer who crossed party boundaries
 
	    		Jon Gower remembers Lowri Gwilym who was lost to Wales in 2010
 
	    		John Osmond reports on a lecture by outgoing Director General of National Museum Wales challenging us to raise our game
 
	    		The Inspire Wales Awards are an initiative of the Institute of Welsh Affairs in association with the Western Mail.
 
	    		The Inspire Wales Awards are an initiative of the Institute of Welsh Affairs in association with the Western Mail.