A manager who has fought to protect her care home from the grip of Covid has spoken of her heartbreak at losing 14 residents to the deadly virus in just three weeks. Melanie Harris, who runs the Cwm Cartref Care Home in Pontardawe, near Swansea, said the home had remained […]
Former Wales rugby player Shane Williams has shared a hilarious story about getting in a spot of trouble with coach Warren Gatland. The winger, who is Wales’ record try scorer, shared the tale of the drunken shenanigans, which involved crashing a wedding party, after Wales beat England in the 2008 […]
Footfall in Wales has plummeted by a massive 40.8 per cent in November. Year on year Welsh footfall decreased dramatically because of the impact of the lockdown on retailers, but this is well above the UK average decline of 65.4 per cent, according to BRC-ShopperTrak data. Sara Jones, Head of […]
First Minister Mark Drakeford said Wales is experiencing an “unmistakable rise in coronavirus once again” following the reduction in cases from the 17-day firebreak lockdown in October and November. Speaking at Friday’s government press briefing he warned the coronavirus pandemic remains “very serious” and revealed that almost two-thirds of local […]
The Welsh Conservative leader Paul Davies has beaten Boris Johnson in a poll of party members. The monthly Cabinet League Table, a survey of party members published by political website Conservative Home, gives Paul Davies 15.7% positive approval compared to 2.9% for the Prime Minister. Boris Jonson was also beaten […]
Wales will receive the first supplies of the new Covid-19 vaccine the next couple of days and plans to start vaccinating people from Tuesday, the First Minister has said. Elderly care home residents, followed by the over 80s and NHS front-line staff, will get the vaccine first. Wales will get […]
A police boss has shared his fears that a combination of the alcohol ban in Welsh pubs and open borders with England may tempt people to drink and drive. North Wales Police and Crime Commissioner Arfon Jones has warned people not to drink in England, and then drive back to […]
Health Minister, Vaughan Gething, has announced routine testing of frontline health and social care staff without Covid-19 symptoms will start this month in Wales. Lateral flow tests (LFTs) will be made available to test frontline health and social care workers twice weekly. Mr Gething said: “I am pleased to announce […]
The castle where I’m a Celeb is being filmed wants to explore reintroducing red squirrels on its estate. The team at Gwrych Castle, near Abergele, was responding to Darren Millar, the Member of the Senedd for Clwyd West, Red Squirrel Species Champion, who is urging people to “protect this super […]
A Welsh MP has condemned the UK Government’s announcement that “high-value business travellers” will be exempt from having to quarantine on arrival at airports in England. Rhondda MP Chris Bryant said that it showed that “the government’s official motto is now ‘one rule for the rich and another for the […]
