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Help us win! Dyfed Powys Police - finalist for innovation in frontline services award | Dyfed Powys Police | Heddlu Dyfed Powys Dyfed Powys Police’s 'in house' experts have developed an innovative system that is saving hundreds of thousands of pounds. The system will allow the police to focus on community priorities and intelligence. Dyfed Powys Police has been selected for the shortlist of an award of ‘Innovation Nation’, an initiative between The Guardian and Virgin Media Business to uncover the UK’s most innovative organisations and people. The award is for ‘Innovation in frontline services’.

Mountain biking in Wales | Travel | The Guardian It was while reading about "the aftermath of a burst testicle" in Mountain Bike Rider magazine that I realised our mountain biking holiday in Wales in November might not be quite as similar to a posh ski chalet retreat in Chamonix as I had been led to believe. Splendid piece about a visit to Llanllwni and mountain biking in Carmarthenshire.

The news coverage of the Norway mass-killings was fact-free conjecture | Charlie Brooker | Comment is free | The Guardian The news coverage of the Norway mass-killings was fact-free conjecture.

Worth a read, even if you are not a Mac fan. I don't hate Macs, but they do give me a syncing feeling | Charlie Brooker | Comment is free | The Guardian

The Grapes in Maentwrog in the Vale of Ffestiniog gets a mention in The Guardian - http://ning.it/hhFst6