Hay-on-Wye ranks fifth best‑value autumn staycation spot
Hay‑on‑Wye secures the top Welsh spot in a UK staycation value ranking, praised for free attractions and high visitor satisfaction despite pricey hotels.
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Wales Office should be scrapped, says Deputy First Minister
Williams made the remarks during an interview on The National Podcast at the SNP conference in Aberdeen on Thursday.
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Ceredigion to roll out new extreme weather guidance for schools
Council develops a detailed framework to help schools manage heatwaves and extreme weather, aiming for consistency and pupil safety.
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Monmouthshire Council Secures £1.4m ALN Funding Amid School Deficits
The funding, part of a supplementary budget passed after a cross‑party deal with Plaid Cymru, will see £1.1 million directed straight into the county’s schools.
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Award celebrates Crymlyn Bog restoration feat
Specialist amphibious machinery clears historic canal at Crymlyn Bog, earning the Institution of Civil Engineers’ Chair’s Award and boosting peatland health.
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Hawkstone Farmers’ Choir releases new single ‘Absolution’
The 38‑member choir, famed for its Britain’s Got Talent win, launches the track ahead of its debut album ‘This Is Home’, spotlighting rural isolation.
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Kula Shaker to launch K‑Reinkarnate tour with Cardiff show
The Britpop pioneers will perform their debut album in full, backed by newly unearthed tracks, as they hit Cardiff on 18 March 2027.
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Angela Rayner refuses to quit politics despite tax probe
The Labour deputy leader and former deputy prime minister stepped down from her housing secretary role in September 2025 after the prime minister’s ethics adviser concluded she had breached…
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Swansea tops Wales retirement rankings
Penfold’s analysis places Swansea among the UK’s top ten retirement spots, the highest‑ranked Welsh city for health, safety and affordability.
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Nurse stripped of registration after £750k theft from 99‑year‑old
Rebecca Burwood, deputy manager at Bryn Yr Haul Care Home, was struck off for misusing a 99‑year‑old resident’s funds, including house transfer, cash withdrawals and cosmetic surgery.
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