Earlier this month, atmospheric UK producer Bibio released his ninth studio album, Phantom Brickworks. Today he’s sharing the video for “Capel Celyn,” one of the record’s most crucial tracks. You can ...

Llyn Celyn Reservoir, constructed between 1960 and 1965, stands on the site of Capel Celyn, cleared of its inhabitants to provide fresh water for the people of Merseyside - David Pimborough/Alamy For ...

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 ...

‘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 ...

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 - ...

A once-bustling town in the UK is now entirely underwater - and can only be seen during periods of extreme hot weather. The abandoned Welsh village of Capel Celyn, Gwynedd has been dubbed 'Britain's ...

AMID the natural disasters caused by high temperatures across the world in recent weeks, and the Llantysilio mountain fire still raging, memories of a man-made disaster that took place 50 years ago ...

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 ...

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 ...