Carmarthen Journal on Wedi 7 this evening

There should be a spotlight on the Carmarthen Journal's 200th anniversary on Wedi7 on S4C this evening.
See earlier post -
http://sirgarblog.blogspot.com/2010/01/carmarthen-journals-200th-birthday.html

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