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Media Wales / Reach plc (South Wales Echo, Western Mail) — Forensic Assessment

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Page ID: 3109 · Title: Media Wales / Reach plc (South Wales Echo, Western Mail) — Forensic Assessment · Evidence status: Not yet labelled — see the Editing Protocol · Version: 1.0.0 · Editing Protocol

Assessed 14 October 2026. Scope: newspaper publisher and archive functions only. Newspaper reports are evidence of what was reported, not automatic proof of every reported detail. Inclusion is not a finding of fault.

Documented appearances

DateAppearanceSource
29–30 April 1988Reports of the first eviction attempt, including police presence.GHF-E168; GHF-E090-N07
3 December 1988South Wales Echo, “History fight to save farm and demolition report”.GHF-E172
6 December 1988Western Mail, “Farmer fails in final eviction hearing”.Western Mail, 6 December 1988
20 March 1989South Wales Echo search extract.GHF-E090-N15-14
August–September 2026The family’s archive enquiry to a Reach plc contact about South Wales Echo coverage (1990) and related matters: an out-of-office reply on 20 August; a family follow-up on 2 September.Family correspondence

Current finding

As at 14 October 2026, the material reviewed does not establish wrongdoing by the publisher. The 2026 enquiry has had an out-of-office reply only; no substantive response is recorded. The 1988–89 articles are used for what they say was reported.

Next step

Ask Reach plc / Media Wales for the original page images, dates and photographers’ credits for the 1988 items, and whether any photograph archive survives. Acceptance: each article has a verified date and page reference, or a dated negative archive result.

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Created 14 October 2026. Prepared with AI assistance from the wiki’s existing records, on the family’s instruction. Corrections are welcome and will be dated here.

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