Deb Luxon

Rugby legend calls for more education after catastrophic flooding in home county Rugby legend Jon Fox Davies has called for more education after his home county was hit by catastrophic flooding.

20% of rugby club games are now cancelled due to bad weather - concerns have been raised across the Welsh rugby community about the future of the game.

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Wales' environmental crisis: Here's what your Senedd candidates would do if elected There are incredible levels of action from communities across Wales to address the growing environmental crises that are impacting daily life. But how will May’s new government match this level of act...

There are incredible levels of action from communities across Wales to address the growing environmental crises impacting daily life. But how will May’s new government match this level of action and urgency?

I approached the people hoping to represent you to find out what they would do.

Nanny state or pioneering? Wales’ fight for smartphone-free childhoods Sexual assault and rape on school grounds between minors is growing, with leaders pointing to smartphones and social media access as the cause. Reporter Deb Luxon speaks to the young people in Wales i...

With authorities blaming the rise in minor-on-minor sexual assault on smartphones and social media (including assault on school grounds) - we must look at this whole phone thing seriously.

I spoke to victims directly affected by this violence in Wales, and those trying to do something about it.

"It should be treasured, not excavated": The fight to harness or save Cwm Cynfal The brothers behind a controversial hydro-electric scheme have spoken out after the decision was postponed.

Three brothers want to harness the power of an iconic waterfall, which could provide cheap energy for up to 700 local homes.

Others say the Cwm Cynfal waterfall should be protected rather than built on, citing potential harm to delicate species and ancient ruins.

Read the full story here 👇

Meet the couple recycling one town’s food waste In a corner of a mid-Wales bus park sits a town’s worth of rotting potato peels, out-of-date sausage rolls and banana skins.

🍌In the corner of a mid-Wales bus park sits a pile of one town's veg peelings and out-of-date sausage rolls.

Find out why Steph and ffin at criw compostio ditched their desk jobs to sort out the town's smelliest waste 🐛

The human touch: Being a translator in Wales in the face of AI The rise of artificial intelligence could have far-reaching implications for everyday life in the future, but one industry that is feeling the impact now is translation. As bots corner the market, Deb...

🗣️AI gives us free access to communicate across languages like never before, but Welsh translators are worried for the future of the once-colonised language, how it is already affecting nuance and dialect, and whether there will be a place for them as large companies sack their translators for AI 👇

⚖️I talk to the main claimant of the Judicial Review against Green GEN, an MP at the heart of the anti-pylon fight, a man responsible for 21 community energy schemes, and the policy lead of Wales' Wildlife Trust on the impacts of the 48 windfarm applications on people and environment - good and bad.

Cofiwch Dryweryn: Wind farm proposals in the face of Wales’ history of extraction Rural Wales has seen an influx of wind farm applications in recent years, being described as a ‘gold rush’. Along with the turbines, residents in mid Wales have fought back against plans for pylons th...

Read my deep dive into issues in the way of Wales becoming the greenest country in the UK - and what big companies and policy makers are getting very very wrong in the face of Wales' history of extraction.

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Aberystwyth has launched a women’s health hub - one of the first to be rolled out Wales-wide. The hub aims to make it quicker and easier for women to access diagnoses and treatment for women’s health ... TikTok video by The Cambrian News

🏥My latest video piece for the Cambrian News 👇

Hear the minister responsible for women's health Sarah Murphy speaking of the societal attitude shift needed, as Women's Health Hubs launch across the country aiming to close the gender health gap -

For the 10 ppl who still follow me for poetry, Spitting Ink is returning:

💘 Anti-Valentines Poetry
⏱️Friday 13 Feb 7-10pm
☕at Hermit Crab Coffee in Machynlleth
🎤 open mic slots OTD
🗨️words by our guest poet Daisy Thurston-Gent
🎟️ tickets out now

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Sailor speaks out after boat wrecked during Aberaeron harbour works A sailor has come forward after his boat was wrecked on the Aberaeron harbour construction works.

⛵I've been following the Aberaeron harbour works closely, breaking story after story as new information on what went wrong comes to light.

The latest chapter in the tale is one of a boatwreck, caused by poorly marked rocks during the breakwater construction. Read sailor Martin's story here -

Talybont flood victims don wellies and shovels planting 40,000 trees to slow the flow In the early hours of the morning Mick woke up his wife Jenny to climb out the window of their cottage on 9 June, 2012.

In the absence of any local government intervention, the Talybont Floodees took it upon themselves to protect their village.

14 years after a devastating flood, this team hike up the hills every week to plant 40,000 trees to slow the flow. This winter, they're aiming to plant another 12,000.

Note to self - maybe I'm alright at this?

Newswriter of the Year and Journalist of the Year, 2025.

Thank you, Welsh Media Awards, for the confidence boost!

#WMA2025 #walesmediaawards #gwobraucyfryngaucymru

This is the state of normalised violence against women and girls in rural Wales Debbie Luxon speaks to victims of abuse and explores what is being done to protect women in rural Wales

From a young girl threatened with weapons by her boyfriend, to a best friend devastated by the killing of her friend - I spoke to the people directly impacted by domestic abuse in rural Wales, and met the people doing something about the crisis.

Mariners are in dismay as the brand new £36m harbour entrance in Aberaeron has rendered the harbour all but unusable. Sailors Jon and Rhys explain how the new breakwater, designed to protect the town ... TikTok video by The Cambrian News

Did you know I make all the reels for the Cambrian News? Follow my journey with Jon and Rhys, who took me out on their boat to show just how rocky the new harbour entrance is for them. 👇

You can find our reels on our Facebook page, on Instagram or on our new TikTok channel -

"Very narrow escape": Aberaeron residents await strategy for closing new flood gates If the town’s over-budget marine defences are supposed to inspire confidence, they don’t. That’s why people and sailors there are very worried, so much so they’ve even named a new harbour build-up as ...

⛵They really pushed the boat out with this one...

No, really- I went out on a boat to see how the new £36m flood defences are causing havoc for Aberaeron's mariners.

📽️Watch and read about the councillors, residents and sailors who are baffled by Ceredigion's decisions for this scheme.

I'll be doing this on top of my reporter duties at the Cambrian News - so if you have a story, get in touch!

I'm excited to announce I've joined the Local Storytelling Exchange as an Associate Storyteller.

I'll be working across mid/north Wales to tell unheard stories of extraordinary change, highlighting the people behind the green transition.

If you know a green story that needs telling, get in touch!

Fact-check: There are 45 asylum seekers in the whole of mid Wales How many asylum seekers and refugees are there in mid Wales?

How many refugees and asylum seekers are there in Wales? The answer is - not a lot.

Local politicians I spoke to, including centre-right party Gwlad, said the issues they were most concerned with involved trying to KEEP people in the country, not trying to keep certain groups out.

Teething pains: Superglue, pliers and years of tears Mid and west Wales is a dental desert so barren of practitioners that patients have given up waiting years for an appointment or have turned to crude and dangerous fixes to fix their own teeth. But wi...

I took a look under the hood at the teething pains with mid-Wales' dental care access, and the map shows a bleak (and blank) picture.

Will a new Aberystwyth-Bangor dental school solve the problem, and can mid-Wales' teeth wait that long?

Find out that and more in my latest feature below 👇

Welsh Media Awards come calling for Cambrian News For the third straight year, your Cambrian News has been nominated as the Best Weekly Newspaper in Wales. And Reporter Debbie Luxon has also been short-listed in the News Writer of the Year category.

I'm honoured to be on the shortlist for News Writer of the Year at the Welsh Media Awards, sharing the list with three of the best journalists in the country.

Cambrian News is up for Welsh Newspaper of the Year AGAIN after securing the title two years ago.

Wish us luck at the awards this Jan 🤞

Holly got the call last week that the man she helped put behind bars is now free.

One woman's journey from New Quay to a notorious Israeli prison Reporter Deb Luxon has been following Hannah Schafer’s movements since losing contact with her as her boat was taken by Israeli forces on 2 October. Luxon tracks her story beginning in Greenham Common...

“The Israeli prison guards weren’t full of joy – we were”: Find out what Hannah and I spoke about after she landed 👇

Heno - tonight!!
Come down for a relaxing evening of poetry and spoken word.
Pay As You Feel tickets available OTD - 7pm for a 7.30 start.
See you soon ✨

... About her journey from Greenham Common to the Global Sumud Flotilla, being treated as a terrorist by UK Border Force, and how future flotillas may navigate the new ceasefire agreement.

Out in papers across north and mid Wales next Wednesday. 🧵(2/2)

New Quay woman welcomed home as last UK Sumud Flotilla volunteers return The New Quay woman has been welcomed home amongst the last UK volunteers to return from the Global Sumud Flotilla.

I've been following our Welsh sailor every step of the way from the Hio sailing boat, to her abduction, imprisonment in Ketziot prison, to her arrival home at Heathrow.

I've just gotten off the phone with her from her family home in Liverpool - with a double page spread incoming... 🧵(1/2)

Writer, workshop host and drag king, Kaan K explores their complicated relationship with belonging, queer connection and the feeling of home. Co-founder of Dyfi Valley queer poetry group QUEEPO, their books "If I were Erol" and "Rosewater" will be available to buy at Poeri Inc. 📸Angela Christofilou

📢Second poet announcement:

This Friday we'll be hearing from the Dyfi Valley's own Kaan K, a two-time published author who will be sharing their words (and selling their books!) at Hermit Crab. Make sure to get a ticket on the link below -

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Relatives concern over silence from detained New Quay woman Friends and relatives have endured over a day of silence as they await to hear from the New Quay woman detained by Israeli forces.

Today's update: Families endure silence from their loved ones, as the UK Foreign Office raises "extreme concern" over their detainment at the notorious Ketziot prison.