Bell tents, cabins, domes – why this rugged Welsh retreat is just the tonic we all need

Amid hardy grazing sheep, seals peeping fleetingly from the ocean and a lonely whitewashed church, a fierce wind whips up mighty Atlantic waves. Our feet are the first to imprint the sand since the tide subsided, and the sea flashes mackerel-silver each time the sun pokes out of the thick cloud above. We’re on Mwnt … Read more

Burrowing rabbits dig up 9,000-year-old tools and Bronze Age pottery on Welsh island

Archaeologists in Wales have an unusual source to thank for the discovery of prehistoric artifacts on a remote island: Burrowing rabbits. Wardens on Skokholm Island, a wildlife preserve some two miles off the coast of Pembrokeshire, found a smooth stone tool by rabbit hole near their cottage. Used to skin seals, the ‘bevelled pebble’ dates … Read more

Welsh beauty spots rammed with visitors as the country leads the UK out of lockdown

Welsh beauty spots were rammed with visitors this weekend as the country lead the UK out of lockdown – just days ahead of England’s Stay At Home orders being lifted. Lockdown restrictions were eased in Wales when the ‘stay local’ requirement was dropped on Saturday. Unrestricted travel within Welsh borders is now permitted, and self-contained holiday … Read more

Hairdresser, 25, bit 19-year-old student’s thumb so hard she broke it in Welsh nightclub attack

Hairdresser, 25, bit 19-year-old student’s thumb so hard she broke it after stepping on her toe and hurling her to the floor in drunken nightclub attack Laurice Weild, 25, launched the attack on Ella Stimpson, 19, in Newport in 2019 Biomedical Science student was thrown to the ground by her hair, a court heard Prosecutor … Read more

Welsh boy, 15, hanged himself after struggling to cope during Covid lockdown, inquest hears 

Boy, 15, sent friends Snapchat message saying ‘Goodbye everyone’ then hanged himself after struggling to cope during lockdown, inquest hears Kian Southway, 15, killed himself just days into coronavirus lockdown last year He sent friends a Snapchat message to say ‘goodbye everyone’ on March 27 Kian, a talented kickboxer, died four days after hanging himself … Read more

Welsh supermarkets can return to selling non-essential items today

Welsh supermarkets can return to selling electronics, clothes and toys while garden centres reopen TODAY as national lockdown further eases – but non-essential shops remain closed All non-essential retail was ordered to close in Wales on Christmas Eve last year Supermarkets stayed open, but items like books and DVDs could not be sold  Shoppers raged … Read more

Arctic walrus is seen off Welsh coast – after 280-mile swim from Ireland where it was last spotted

An Arctic walrus has been spotted off the coast of South Wales six days after the same creature was seen in Ireland. The RSPCA was called out to check on the welfare of the walrus, which had appeared on the Pembrokeshire coastline.  It was first seen in Wales on Friday, at the bottom of a … Read more

Bear Grylls applies to plant two ‘Private Property’ signs on his tiny Welsh island

Keep off MY rock! Bear Grylls applies to plant two ‘Private Property’ signs on the tiny Welsh island he and family live on part-time in bid to deter tourists  Bear Grylls purchased the island of Saint Tudwal’s West in 2001 for £95,000 He lives on the island part-time with his wife Shara, 47, and their three … Read more

Welsh care home scandal: Coroner slams care given to five residents who died of neglect

A coroner has slammed the ‘dehumanising’ care given to five residents who died of neglect at a scandal-hit nursing home, where one elderly man was left looking like a ‘prisoner of war’. Assistant Gwent Coroner Geraint Williams accused the owners and staff at Brithdir nursing home in New Tredegar, South Wales, of a ‘gross betrayal … Read more

Welsh First Minister warns heading abroad in May risks ‘a surge in Covid cases’ 

Blow for foreign holiday hopes as Welsh First Minister warns heading abroad in May risks ‘a surge in Covid cases’ Welsh First Minister Mark Drakeford said he opposes allowing overseas trips He said the idea of a foreign holiday within two months filled him ‘with horror’ Government taskforce set to report on allowing overseas trips … Read more