Wales Starts to Open Up
The Welsh Government has confirmed that conditions now allow the requirement to stay local to be removed from next Monday (6 July). But it is reminding everyone about the importance of social distancing, good...
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Tolkien, Middle-earth… and Wales
The best thing in The Lord of the Rings? Tolkien apparently thought it was the Elvish language – and that was based unashamedly on Welsh. Middle-earth expert John Garth confirms this in his new...
‘Keep Wales Safe – Stay Home’
In an open letter ahead of the bank holiday weekend, the First Minister of Wales, Mark Drakeford, Cllr Andrew Morgan, leader of the Welsh Local Government Association (WLGA), the chair of Policing Wales &...
‘Stay Home This Easter’
First Minister Mark Drakeford and Wales’ emergency services have called on the Welsh population to stay at home and save lives over this bank holiday weekend. They say: “As the Easter bank holiday approaches,...
Wales Wants No Visitors
First Minister Mark Drakeford today announced tough new measures to slow the spread of coronavirus in Wales and save lives. Caravan parks, campsites, tourist hotspots and popular beauty spots will be closed to visitors...
Coronavirus and Tourism in Wales
Visit Wales has issued a statement today saying: “We are continually monitoring the impact of coronavirus (Covid-19) on the tourism sector and are working with colleagues across Welsh Government and UK Government to take...
Keeping Wales Tidy
The Women’s Institutes created the Keep Britain Tidy group in the 1950s, and in 1972 the Keep Wales Tidy campaign was launched. Originally it was part of the Welsh Directorate until devolution began. In...
A Garden of Delights on Our Doorstep
The National Botanic Garden of Wales may be not quite in Pembrokeshire, but we’re fortunate in that it’s only just across the border, in Carmarthenshire. It is open to the public all year round...
Wales to ban physical punishment of children
The Senedd/Assembly has voted to end any physical punishment of children in Wales. Members voted 36 to14 to approve the Children (Abolition of Defence of Reasonable Punishment) (Wales) Bill. The Bill had been led...
When One’s a Crowd…
Have you travelled on the train from Swansea to Tenby? I use the word “train” loosely, since, from my experience, it consists of just one piece of rolling stock – a single locomotive/carriage. That...
