Huw Edwards criticised for entering Welsh poetry competition

BBC actor Sera Cracroft says if disgraced former newsreader had won it would be hurtful to abuse survivors The disgraced former BBC presenter Huw Edwards has been criticised after entering a Welsh poetry competition under a pseudonym. Actor Sera Cracroft, best known for her role in the long-running BBC Welsh language s

The disgraced presenter entered the Eisteddfod competition under the name ‘Y Gelyn’, which means ‘the enemy’ in Welsh

Wales reporter A ROW simmered on Tuesday at the Eisteddfod as people reacted to reports that disgraced newsreader Huw Edwards had competed in Wales’s largest cultural festival. The row overshadowed the winner of the poetry crown, Martin Huws, but as a former journalist and supporter of the Morning Star he wouldn’t have

'It is far too soon for him to try to redeem himself'11:11, 04 Aug 2026Updated 11:12, 04 Aug 2026Huw Edwards has been criticised after he revealed he entered a competition at Wales' largest cultural festival. Writing on his Substack, the disgraced BBC newsreader said he had entered a poem at the National Eisteddfod cen

A sex abuse survivor says Edwards winning would have been "catastrophic" and calls for rules review.