DAN WOOTTON: Prince Charles heads to his Welsh bolthole to privately grieve for his father

Prince Charles has left for his cottage in Wales to privately grieve the loss of his father – following an extraordinary summit with Prince William and Prince Harry immediately after Prince Philip’s funeral. I have learned the grief-stricken Prince of Wales fled to Llwynywermod in Llandovery on his own within 24 hours of his father … Read more

Council removes bollards in Welsh town after they caused shoppers to trip over and break bones

Council removes ‘dangerous’ social-distancing bollards on Welsh town’s high street after they caused shoppers to trip over and break bones Shoppers in Llangollen have been captured on traffic cameras tripping over the new social distancing measures put in by place Denbighshire County Council Accidents have included broken arms and noses and a trip to hospital  … Read more

Council removes bollards in Welsh town after they caused shoppers to trip over and break bones

Council removes ‘dangerous’ social-distancing bollards on Welsh town’s high street after they caused shoppers to trip over and break bones Shoppers in Llangollen have been captured on traffic cameras tripping over the new social distancing measures put in by place Denbighshire County Council Accidents have included broken arms and noses and a trip to hospital  … Read more

Sheep headbutts ‘drone dog’ out of the air when it swoops too close at Welsh farm

An unimpressed sheep was caught on camera headbutting the herding drone trying to round it up on a Welsh farm.   Farmer David Ian Jones was using the ‘drone dog’ to shepherd his flock in a field in Wrexham on April 7.  Footage filmed by the drone shows most of the sheep apparently unfazed by the … Read more

Sheep headbutts ‘drone dog’ out of the air when it swoops too close at Welsh farm

What are ewe looking at? Sheep headbutts ‘drone dog’ out of the air when it swoops too close at Welsh farm Footage shot by David Ian Jones shows the herding drone rounding up the flock One sheep is left more than unimpressed and headbutts the drone in the air  The clip comes to an abrupt … Read more

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 before England’s Stay At Home orders are 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

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

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