{"id":7,"date":"2013-09-27T08:24:30","date_gmt":"2013-09-27T08:24:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ardal-wales.co.uk\/english\/?page_id=7"},"modified":"2025-07-01T09:40:29","modified_gmt":"2025-07-01T09:40:29","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/ardal-wales.co.uk\/english\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #bedca0;\"><u>ARDAL &#8211; LOCAL HISTORY<\/u><\/span><\/h1>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/ardal-wales.co.uk\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Gwynedd-Anglesey-2025-version-eng.png\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-FrnMIuKJ\" data-rl_title=\"Gwynedd &#038; Anglesey &#8211; 2025 version (eng)\" data-rl_caption=\"Gwynedd &#038; Anglesey &#8211; 2025 version (eng)\" title=\"Gwynedd &#038; Anglesey &#8211; 2025 version (eng)\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-5065\" src=\"http:\/\/ardal-wales.co.uk\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Gwynedd-Anglesey-2025-version-eng.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"369\" height=\"404\" srcset=\"http:\/\/ardal-wales.co.uk\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Gwynedd-Anglesey-2025-version-eng.png 982w, http:\/\/ardal-wales.co.uk\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Gwynedd-Anglesey-2025-version-eng-274x300.png 274w, http:\/\/ardal-wales.co.uk\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Gwynedd-Anglesey-2025-version-eng-934x1024.png 934w, http:\/\/ardal-wales.co.uk\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Gwynedd-Anglesey-2025-version-eng-768x842.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 369px) 100vw, 369px\" \/><\/a><span style=\"color: #ebebb4;\">\u00a0<span style=\"color: #bedca0;\">Ardal is a local history project, c<\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #bedca0;\">overing the areas of North West Wales<\/span><span style=\"color: #bedca0;\"> for the local community and visitors<\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #cfcfcf;\">see menu bar or click on the links below<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #bedca0;\"><a style=\"color: #bedca0;\" href=\"http:\/\/ardal-wales.co.uk\/english\/local-history\/\">LOCAL HISTORY\u00a0&#8211; 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