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BBC News
2 days ago
- Sport
- BBC News
JD Welsh Cup 2025-26
First qualifying round NorthSaltney Town 4-1 Holyhead TownFC Queens Park 3-0 Mynydd LlandegaiRhuddlan Town 2-6 GreenfieldMynydd Isa FC 2-3 Nefyn UnitedLlanfair United 4-0 GaerwenCPD Pwllheli 2-0 Amlwch TownCaergybi - Trearddur BayLex XI 1-1 Builth Wells (Lex XI won 6-5 on penalties)Bontnewydd 1-5 LlannefyddWelshpool Town 1-1 Meliden (Welshpool won 5-4 on penalties)Kerry 1-7 PenycaeMontgomery Town 1-2 LlanberisDolgellau AA 3-1 Llanfairfechan TownLlandyrnog United 1-4 NFACPD Llanerch-Y-Medd 2-0 Waterloo RoversConnahs Quay Town 0-1 Llay WelfarePrestatyn Sports 1-3 Penmaenmawr PhoenixLlanuwchllyn 0-2 Llanrwst UnitedConwy Borough 1-0 Rhydymwyn FCHawarden Rangers 2-0 LlanilarLlandrindod Wells 2-3 Llangollen TownLlanidloes Town 5-2 LlanfairpwllBangor City 1876 3-1 Mochdre SportsLlanrhaeadr Ym Mochnant 0-2 Forden UnitedMachynlleth 1-0 Menai Bridge TigersBroughton United 5-1 PenrhyndeudraethBethesda Rovers 3-3 Llanrug United (Llanrug United bwon 9-8 on penalties)Llansantffraid Village 2-1 Bro CernywGlan Conwy 0-4 Y GlannauCPD Y Felinheli 2-4 Bethesda AthleticBerriew 1-0 Llanfyllin TownHenllan 2-9 Llandudno AmateursRhos United 6-0 PentraethPrestatyn Town 1-3 CorwenGlantraeth 0-5 GwalchmaiCerrigydrudion 3-1 Llangoed and DistrictLlandudno Junction 1-1 Nantlle Vale (Nantlle Vale won 5-4 on penalties)Rhostyllen 2-1 Deeside DragonsCefn Albion 2-1 Rhos AelwydPorthmadog 1-0 Barmouth and Dyffryn UnitedPenyffordd Lions 1-6 Knighton TownChirk AAA 1-1 Kinmel Bay (Kinmel Bay won 6-5 on penalties)Four Crosses 3-2 Talysarn CeltsSt Asaph City 1-1 Castell Alun Colts (St Asaph City won 4-2 on penalties)CPD Blue Bridge 0-5 Cemaes BayLlangefni Town 5-0 Llanystumdwy FCC P D Cefni 0-4 Bow StreetRhayader Town 5-3 Blaenau Ffestiniog AmateursCoedpoeth United 6-3 DeiniolenCPD Sychdyn United 3-0 Abermule FC SouthDinas Powys 2-2 Clydach Wasps (Dinas Powys won 4-1 on penalties)Treharris Athletic Western 0-4 Clwb CymricAber Valley 2-2 Margam Youth Centre (Margam Youth Centre won 4-1 on penalties)West End 0-2 AFC LlwydcoedAbertillery Bluebirds 1-1 Giants Grave (Giants Grave won 4-2 on penalties)Machen 0-3 Grange AlbionGoytre United 4-0 Cwm WanderersSifil 1-0 Pencoed Athletic BGCTalbot Green 0-5 Seven Sisters OnllwynCroesyceiliog 1-0 PenlanBrynna FC 3-3 Nelson Cavaliers (Nelson Cavaliers won 5-3 on penalties)Garden Village 0-0 Mumbles Rangers (Garden Village won 4-2 on penalties)St Josephs (Swansea) 5-1 AlwayAbercarn United 2-0 CKSVBlaenavon Blues 7-0 The BaglanRockspur 3-1 Newport SaintsPort Talbot Town 5-2 AFC WhitchurchPantyscallog Village 0-7 Caerau All WhitesTonyrefail BGC FC SWAL 2-3 FfostrasolBurry Port 1-2 Cwmbach Royal Stars SCCwmbran Town 6-0 Heolgerrig Red Lion Community FCRhydyfelin AFC 9-1 Aberystwyth ExilesBridgend Street 1-0 CaerleonBrecon Corries - Cardiff Bay WarriorsTredegar Town 3-1 Bryn RoversRTB Ebbw Vale 0-2 PontyclunGoytre AFC (Gwent) - Penydarren Seniors BGCCaerphilly Athletic 4-1 Cwrt RawlinLliswerry 3-1 Porthcawl Town AthleticAlbion Rovers 0-11 Caldicot TownCardiff Airport 2-4 Evans & WilliamsCefn Cribwr 7-1 Risca UnitedFairwater FC 2-0 Llangeinor FCYnystawe Athletic 4-1 Fairfield UnitedAberdare Town 6-3 Pentyrch Rangers SeniorsYnysygerwn 2-1 AFC BargoedAbertillery Excelsiors 3-1 Monmouth TownPentwynmawr Athletic 0-0 New Inn (Pentwynmawr Athletic won 3-2 on penalties)Nantyglo 4-3 FC PorthcawlTreforest 2-0 PonthirTreorchy BGC 3-2 Ton PentreFC Cwmaman 0-8 Pure SwanseaCanton Rangers 1-3 Pill AFCLlantwit Fardre 1-3 Penygraig UnitedTreherbert Boys and Girls 2-3 AFC WattstownAbergavenny Town 2-1 Ely RangersUndy 5-0 BettwsTaffs Well 1-0 Pontardawe TownRogerstone 4-2 AFC GlaisPontarddulais Town 4-1 Carn RoversLlanrumney United 2-1 Vale UnitedGlynneath Town 2-2 Cardiff Corinthians (Glynneath Town won 5-4 on penalties)Newport Corinthians 12-0 Hay St Marys FC ReservesSplott 1-5 Afan UnitedCascade YC 2-2 Bryncoch (Bryncoch won 6-4 on penalties)Blaen-y-Maes 1-4 Cwmamman UnitedWattsville 0-0 Canton Football Club (Canton won 5-3 on penalties)Tata Steel United 7-0 Risca TownMorriston Town 2-2 Radnor Valley (Morriston Town won 5-4 on penalties)Chepstow Town 1-2 LlandarcyPenrhiwceiber Rangers 4-0 South GowerAFC Pontymister 1-2 Clydach Football ClubCwm Welfare 3-1 LlangennechCwmcarn Athletic 1-1 Sully Sports (Cwmcarn Athletic won 4-3 on penalties)Ties played weekend of 25-26 July, 2025
Yahoo
3 days ago
- Business
- Yahoo
House prices go up in one county with more increases expected across region
House prices in one North Wales county have increased with further rises across the region expected. Latest industry figures show they have risen in Flintshire, going up by 3.3% in the second quarter of 2025, to an average price of £238,455. The figures have been released from Principality Building Society's Wales House Price Index for Q2 2025 (April to June), which demonstrates the rise and fall in house prices in each of the 22 local authorities in Wales. Wales' largest building society's report also shows that there was also a 5.2% annual increase in average house prices in Flintshire, from the second quarter in 2024, where an average property cost £226,622. In the first quarter of 2025, an average property in Flintshire cost £230,902 - an increase in the second quarter of £7,553. Join the North Wales Live Whatsapp community now READ MORE: This giant seawall will be transformed at North Wales seaside resort READ MORE: Holidaymakers vow never to return after problems at North Wales caravan park The average price of a home sold in Wales was £238,098 in the second quarter of 2025, showing a 0.7% increase from the same period last year and just 4.6% below its peak of £249,000 at the end of 2022. Despite ongoing affordability pressures, the steady rise in the number of transactions - which reached over 10,000 in the second quarter (up 13% on last year) - suggests growing buyer confidence despite persistent cost-of-living challenges and elevated rates. Speaking about the Q2 House Price Index, Iain Mansfield, Chief Financial Officer at Principality Building Society, said: 'The housing market in Wales continued to stabilise in the second quarter of 2025, with prices holding broadly flat compared to the start of the year. Encouragingly, the steady increase in transaction volumes signals increasing confidence among buyers. "While market conditions remain challenging, a downward trend in mortgage rates is helping to create a more favourable environment for buyers. This shift is contributing to a gradual uplift in consumer confidence as we move into the second half of 2025.' According to analysis of HM Land Registry data, there were over 10,000 property transactions in Wales during the second quarter. This marks a 13% rise compared to the same period last year, reflecting a trend in year-on-year recovery in property sales. Flintshire saw higher prices than neighbouring counties Conwy and Denbighshire, which both saw slight drops in average house prices for the second quarter this year. Conwy saw a fall of 1.7%, to £231,282, while Denbighshire's figures fell slightly to £219,004. However, Wrexham saw a slight increase, on the quarter, with an average price of £217,998 - an increase of 0.2% annually. Iain added: 'As a business, we remain focused on being part of the solution when it comes to the demand pressures within the Welsh housing market. As of this year, we're proud to support 19 of 32 housing associations in Wales - aiming to remove barriers to help support everyone to have a place to call home. "As the report demonstrates, price growth has eased this quarter. Looking ahead, we expect the market to gain momentum. A significant factor will be improving affordability which goes hand in hand with consumer confidence increasing - especially for first-time buyers. (This is) driven by falling interest rates and more favourable mortgage terms, likely boosting demand. "With demand rising and supply remaining a challenge for buyers across the country, we anticipate renewed market activity in the second half of the year.'
BBC News
4 days ago
- Business
- BBC News
Bedfordshire's outdoor activity centre Blue Peris to close
An outdoor education centre will close after 50 years due to budget Borough Council has decided to terminate its lease on the Blue Peris Mountain Centre in Snowdonia, North site has offered rock climbing, kayaking and other activities to school children since its inception by what was then the Bedfordshire County Council in officers said Bedford schools now had access to similar outdoor learning facilities closer to home. The council cited the need to implement recommendations from its new sport and leisure strategy and meet savings targets in the 2025-26 revenue cost of running the centre was expected to rise by £50,000 to £185,000 next year, excluding costs for repairs, according to the Local Democracy Reporting a third of the centre's bookings scheduled for next year are from Bedford-based groups. Mayor Tom Wootton signed the decision on Wednesday, which will see the council serve notice to landowner Harpur Trust and shut down the outdoor activity centre by facilities, held on a 99-year lease at a nominal rent of £1 per year, include accommodation for 73 people and is currently run by leisure contractor Greenwich Leisure Limited (GLL).The council cannot assign the lease to another operator, and discussions with GLL and others concluded the site would not be viable to run the Harpur Trust sells it, the council will receive 27% of any net proceeds. However, officers warned this share may be "negligible" once dilapidation costs are called in for debate by borough councillors, the decision will take effect on August 1. Follow Beds, Herts and Bucks news on BBC Sounds, Facebook, Instagram and X.
Leader Live
4 days ago
- Sport
- Leader Live
Crusaders look to dodge Thunder to maintain title quest
Crusaders will be overwhelming favourites to bag their 12th win of the season on Sunday when they head to Blaydon to tackle Newcastle Thunder. It's North Wales who currently sit at the top of the standings, while Newcastle are at the foot of the table. Despite this, head coach Forster will be taking nothing for granted ahead of the trip. He said: 'We know what Newcastle are about, they're a young and hungry side who won't go away at any point during the game and we need to be well aware of that. 'They go into Sunday with nothing to lose, whilst we've got a target on our back sat where we are in the league, that will naturally raise their game too and I'm expecting a difficult afternoon. 'Both times we've played them this year what's stood out to me is their attitude to never give up, whatever the scoreline is they will keep attacking you, so our defence will need to be switched on.' The first meeting between the sides this season came in February, when Crusaders triumphed 60-0 in the 1895 Cup. It was a big day for Crusaders' captain Chris Barratt as he made his 200th career appearance. Then, in April, North Wales came out on top 74-0 in a league encounter. Ollie Brookes crossed the whitewash for four tries on the day. One aspect that has kept Crusaders on the front foot this season has been substitutions. Forster told CruCast: 'You don't have to get to a particular minute to impress or there's not a certain standard what we're trying to achieve. 'What we're trying to achieve is quality and... I think all our middles could do big minutes.' Forster added: 'This is where, even more so, credit goes to Baz (Barratt), when you have a middle, or when Eavo (Josh Eaves) starts, when you have a middle and a nine that can play 50, 60 minutes easily straight through, it gives you a lot of scope on your substitutions.' Crusaders sat out last weekend's action and results mean they are now three points clear. Chasing Workington Town and Midlands Hurricanes can both achieve 27 points this season, which means that three wins from their remaining six matches will see Crusaders get to 28 points. If everything goes to plan for Crusaders over the next few weeks, they could wrap up the league title with victory away to Rochdale Hornets on August 10. Elsewhere on Sunday, Swinton Lions will play host to Midlands Hurricanes, while Whitehaven visit Keighley Cougars. In further action, Goole Vikings welcome Rochdale Hornets.
Leader Live
4 days ago
- Sport
- Leader Live
Crusaders look to move a step closer to winning the title
With a three-point buffer at the head of the rankings, Crusaders are favourites to win the league and they know three wins from their remaining six games will prove sufficient to spark a title-winning party. North Wales face a trip to basement side Newcastle Thunder on Sunday and head coach Forster said: 'We've had a week off last week after some really tough games against the likes of Workington, Midlands and Dewsbury. A few results from the teams who have played last weekend have gone our way so we've got a clear picture of what we need to do now in these final six games. 'There's noise from outside the camp, of course there is, but for us as a playing group it's got to be heads down and focused on what we've been doing well all season to put us in this position – nothing has been won yet. 'Up until now, we've not really looked at the table, obviously this week we'll sit down and take a look at the month ahead and probably break the remainder of the season into two parts. 'My first goal is securing a top-four finish, that can be done with a win this week up at Newcastle, and then gives us those extra games at the end of the season for a chance to get promoted to the Championship.'
