In 1965, the Welsh village of Capel Celyn and its surrounding farmlands, which were home to 70 residents, were submerged as a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Llyn Celyn Reservoir, constructed between 1960 and 1965, stands on the site of Capel Celyn, cleared of its inhabitants to provide ...

Mr Jones Parry, the postmaster, outside his post office at Capel Celyn on 10 December 1956 which was submerged when the valley was flooded Betsan Powys grew up with the story of how the Welsh-speaking ...

‘Drowning’ of village of Capel Celyn to provide water to Liverpool in the 60s remains an emotive issue On a February night 60 years ago, three young men battled through blizzard conditions to plant a ...

A memorial to a lost village and an apple-shaped refreshment kiosk are two of the sites given a heritage listing in Wales in the past year. Heritage body Cadw gave special protection to nine sites, ...

Today marks the 50th anniversary of the closure of a school in north Wales before the valley it was in was controversially flooded for a reservoir. The area is now a reservoir supplying water to ...

Sixty years ago this month Treweryn Dam was officially opened after a near decade of controversy and fierce Welsh opposition. It became a symbol of the struggle for the language and culture - ...

Some of the names are instantly recognisable and integral to the history of Wales. Others are not so well-known and their names, just like their buildings and villagers, all but lost to time. These ...

Months of dry weather has unveiled the ghostly remains of a Welsh village drowned to create a reservoir supplying the Liverpool region with water, including new harrowing graffiti. Capel Celyn, ...

A memorial to a lost village and an apple-shaped refreshment kiosk are two of the sites given a heritage listing in Wales in the past year. Heritage body Cadw gave special protection to nine sites, ...

Betsan Powys grew up with the story of how the Welsh-speaking village of Capel Celyn was drowned to provide drinking water for Liverpool. From her decades-long career as a journalist she thought she ...