Another Welsh summer draws to a close with a whimper, what could be more tempting than a fresh start in sunnier climes?

The prospect of a new life Down Under has been a perennial favourite with generations of Welsh emigres, with a host of Joneses, Evanses and Williamses long swelling the populations of Australia and New Zealand.

But what would once have been labelled a brain-drain is now turning into more of a "hand-drain" as some of our handiest citizens head south.

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