Gwent Police appealing for information to a fatal road traffic collision that happened at about 1.45pm on Saturday 5 February. It involved a car and a van on the M4 westbound, between junction 28 and 29. The four occupants of the car were all taken to hospital. A...
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BREAKING | Chancellor Rishi Sunak to hold a news conference at 5pm amid speculation of support for struggling households
Chancellor Rishi Sunak is to hold a news conference at 5pm this evening amid speculation that the government is to announce plans to support households that are struggling to pay rising energy costs. With Ofgem likely to announce a rise in the energy price cap today,...
NEWS | Asda to be the first supermarket to trial an automated age verification solution at self-checkouts
Asda has announced it will be the first supermarket to trial an automated age verification solution at self-checkouts which aims to make it easier and quicker for customers using this facility. From this week, customers in Asda’s Pudsey and Stevenage stores can use...
NEWS | Fire crews from across the area helped to respond to a large fire in Powys in the early hours of this morning
Fire crews from across the area were called to a large fire at a property in Knighton, Powys in the early hours of this morning. Fire crews from Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service joined their colleagues from Mid & West Wales Fire and Rescue Service at the...
NEWS | Transport for Wales celebrates completion of work to refurbish trains that travel through Herefordshire
Transport for Wales (TfW) is celebrating the completion of work to refurbish its fleet of Class 175 long-distance trains. Train manufacturer Alstom has been working to refurbish the 27 Coradia trains at their Technology Centre in Widnes, Cheshire, as part of TfW’s £40...
NEWS | Nightclubs can reopen and rule of six scrapped in Wales from today
Wales has moved fully into alert level 0 today as coronavirus cases begin to stabilise, First Minister Mark Drakeford has announced. The move completes the Welsh Government’s phased lifting of the alert level 2 protections, which were put in place on Boxing Day to...
NEWS | Police go above and beyond to rescue deer tangled on a rope swing in Powys
Two police officers literally went above and beyond the call of duty when they went to rescue of a deer tangled on a rope swing in Powys. A member of the public called Dyfed-Powys Police to report the deer’s antler was caught on the rope near Welshpool at around...
NEWS | England returns to Plan A as regulations on face coverings and COVID Passes change today
From 00:01 on Thursday 27th January England returned to Plan A measures following the huge success of the vaccination programme and falling Omicron infections. Plan B measures were initially introduced on 8 December 2021 to slow the spread of the Omicron variant and...
NEWS | Today is St Dwynwen’s Day in Wales but what exactly is celebrated and why?
St Dwynwen's day is celebrated in Wales on 25 January and commemorates the patron saint of friendship and love. The story goes that Dwynwen fell in love with Maelon Dafodrill, but unfortunately her father had already arranged that she should marry someone else. Maelon...
NEWS | Family pays emotional tribute to man killed in collision earlier this week
The family of Mathew Rawlings, who died in a road traffic collision on the A40 on Monday 17 January, has paid tribute to him, describing him as ‘a loving husband and doting father’. From Gwent Police: Officers attended a road traffic collision on the A40, between...
NEWS | Police appeal for witnesses following a collision involving a single vehicle which resulted in road closure
Gwent Police are appealing for witnesses following a single vehicle collision on Monday. A spokesperson for Gwent Police said: “We’re appealing for witnesses following a road traffic collision on the A40, Abergavenny. “The collision involved one car and took place at...
NEWS | Plans to ease COVID-19 restrictions in Wales announced by First Minister Mark Drakeford
Plans to ease COVID-19 restrictions in Wales have been announced by First Minister Mark Drakeford. COVID-19 restrictions in Wales have been much tougher than those seen in England over the Christmas and New Year period, with nightclubs closed and social distancing...
NEWS | Confirmatory PCR tests temporarily suspended for positive lateral flow test results from today
From 11 January in England, people who receive positive lateral flow device (LFD) test results for coronavirus (COVID-19) will be required to self-isolate immediately and won’t be required to take a confirmatory PCR test. This is a temporary measure while...
NEWS | COVID-19 restrictions to remain in force in Wales due to ‘extremely high’ levels of infection
First Minister Mark Drakeford has asked people to keep taking steps to protect each other and keep Wales safe from the wave of Omicron cases. First Minister Drakeford has confirmed alert level 2 measures will stay in place in Wales following the outcome of the latest...
NEWS | Lady suffers nasty injury on Pen y Fan as snowfall leads to difficult conditions
A lady has suffered a nasty ankle injury after slipping on Pen y Fan today. Brecon Mountain Rescue Team were called by Dyfed-Powys Police to assist the Welsh Ambulance Service NHS Trust in assisting the injured lady. A spokesperson for the Brecon Mountain Rescue Team...
NEWS | Cancellations affecting rail services between South Wales and Hereford this morning
Rail users have been affected by cancellations to rail services between South Wales and Herefordshire this morning. Both the 10.15am and 11.19am trains from Abergavenny to Hereford have been cancelled, meaning that onward travel between Hereford and Shrewsbury is also...
NEWS | Rescue teams called after woman suffers head, chest and wrist injuries after fall
Mountain Rescue Teams were called to the Sugarloaf mountain near Abergavenny yesterday after a woman suffered injuries following a fall. A spokesperson for Longtown Mountain Rescue said: “Just after 3pm yesterday afternoon the team were contacted by Gwent Police...
NEWS | New COVID-19 measures come into force in Wales this morning – FULL DETAILS
From the Welsh Government: New measures will be introduced from 6am on Boxing Day to help keep Wales safe. The measures are a revised version of alert level 2 to respond to the new omicron variant and are designed to help keep businesses open and trading and protect...
NEWS | Murder investigation launched after death of a man in Monmouthshire
A murder investigation has been launched following the death of a man in Magor, Monmouthshire. Police received a call shortly before 2.30am on Monday 20 December, reporting a fire in a caravan at The Beeches Residential Caravan Park, Grange Wood, Knollbury. A...
BREAKING | New measures will be introduced from 6am on Boxing Day in Wales – FULL DETAILS
From the Welsh Government: The measures are a revised version of alert level 2 to respond to the new omicron variant and are designed to help keep businesses open and trading and protect customers and staff. The regulations bring back protections in hospitality...