Hero soldiers who have fallen serving their country will no longer have streets named after them after a council said ‘times and attitudes change’ and officials were deluged with requests. Denbighshire County Council ruled it would now no longer allow the honour after a meeting, which appeared to reference the Black Lives Matter movement last … Read more
Heavy rainfall has blocked railway lines and triggered a host of flood alerts as some parts of the UK were hit by more than a month’s worth of rain in a 26-hour period. A stretch of seven Met Office weather warnings covering mostly western areas from Scotland south to Plymouth are in place this weekend … Read more
£100 fine for cigarette at school gates: Wales introduces Britain’s toughest smoking rules with penalties for anyone spotted sparking up outside hospitals, schools and childminders The Welsh Government is introducing stricter new anti-smoking rules on March 1 Smoking outside schools, hospitals or in public playgrounds will be outlawed People will not be able to smoke … Read more
£100 fine for cigarette at school gates: Wales introduces Britain’s toughest smoking rules with penalties for anyone spotted sparking up outside hospitals, schools and childminders The Welsh Government is introducing stricter new anti-smoking rules on March 1 Smoking outside schools, hospitals or in public playgrounds will be outlawed People will not be able to smoke … Read more
£100 fine for cigarette at school gates: Wales introduces Britain’s toughest smoking rules with penalties for anyone spotted sparking up outside hospitals, schools and childminders The Welsh Government is introducing stricter new anti-smoking rules on March 1 Smoking outside schools, hospitals or in public playgrounds will be outlawed People will not be able to smoke … Read more
Wales presented Boris Johnson with a potential blueprint for England’s roadmap out of lockdown today as the First Minister revealed plans to allow holiday homes to open for Easter and have all primary school children back in class next month. Mark Drakeford said his administration would take a ‘careful and cautious step-by-step approach’ to easing lockdown … Read more
Pet owner discovers 70 ‘stolen’ dogs worth up to £40,000 locked in cages at site in Wales while searching for his own missing spaniels Tony Cronin had been searching for his two litters of puppies and five spaniels Pet breeder received tip-off about one location in Carmarthenshire, west Wales Dyfed Powys Police say 22 dogs … Read more
Pet owner discovers 70 ‘stolen’ dogs worth up to £40,000 locked in cages at site in Wales while searching for his own missing spaniels Tony Cronin had been searching for his two litters of puppies and five spaniels Pet breeder received tip-off about one location in Carmarthenshire, west Wales Dyfed Powys Police say 22 dogs … Read more
Britain today confirmed 12,718 new coronavirus cases and 738 deaths amid signs that the country’s outbreak may have stopped shrinking, with a symptom-tracking study suggesting infections are now rising in parts of the UK. ZOE and King’s College app suggests the number of people reporting symptoms of Covid has started rising again in Scotland and … Read more
The tourism sector in Wales could start to reopen by Easter if cases keep falling, Mark Drakeford said today. The First Minister struck the optimistic tone as he revealed that the nation has completed its vaccine rollout to the four most vulnerable groups. The comments will increase pressure for Boris Johnson’s ‘roadmap’ on February 22 … Read more