Wales slated for UN award

AN area of Wales famed for its slate industry is bidding to become Britain’s next Unesco world heritage site.

Snowdonia’s quarries are said to have ‘roofed the 19th century world’, including Copenhagen city hall and the Royal Exhibition Building in Melbourne. The slate landscape is up against bids from Bologna, Nice and the Ribeira Sacra wine district of Spain.

Liverpool was stripped of world heritage status last week due to developments along its waterfront.