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Radio Wales,27 Feb 2026,121 mins

Oliver Hides takes your calls on the Green Party by-election win, foot and mouth disease, & Welsh mythology

The Phone In

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The Green Party overturned a massive Labour majority to win the Gorton and Denton by-election in Greater Manchester. It was seen as a key test for Sir Keir Starmer in one of Labour's traditional strongholds, they haven’t lost in this area since 1931. Labour was beaten into third place - behind Reform UK. With the Greens significantly outperforming expectations, what’s your reaction to the result? Twenty-five years ago today, the news that Welsh farmers had long dreaded became reality. The first case of foot and mouth disease in Wales was confirmed at an abattoir on Anglesey. It marked the start of a devastating seven months that ravaged the Welsh countryside with around a million animals culled in Wales. It’s your memories of this time… Were you impacted? A modern-day druid is calling on the Welsh government to breathe new life into the legendary mythologies of The Mabinogi, by creating an immersive experience at a new National Museum of Mythology. Deborah Rose Hālani, a member of the Anglesey Druid Order, said The Mabinogi should be given a futuristic makeover using virtual reality, to ensure the medieval collection "survives generations to come". She’ll be here at 1:30pm to talk all about it. Call or WhatsApp 03700 100 110 or Text 8 10 12. Be part of the nations' conversation.

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