SAGE Scrooge warns Christmas bubbles are a ‘recipe for regret’ that will ‘throw fuel on Covid fire’

What are the UK-wide rules for Christmas?  Three households will be allowed to form a ‘Christmas Bubble’ and meet indoors. Easing of rules will apply for five days, from December 23 to December 27.  ‘Christmas Bubbles’ will be allowed to gather in private homes, in outdoor spaces and in places of worship. UK-wide nature of … Read more

SAGE Scrooge warns Christmas bubbles are a ‘recipe for regret’ that will ‘throw fuel on Covid fire’

What are the UK-wide rules for Christmas?  Three households will be allowed to form a ‘Christmas Bubble’ and meet indoors. Easing of rules will apply for five days, from December 23 to December 27.  ‘Christmas Bubbles’ will be allowed to gather in private homes, in outdoor spaces and in places of worship. UK-wide nature of … Read more

1838 phrasebook to help English talk to Welsh ‘peasants’ discovered

How to speak to Welsh ‘peasants’: 180-year-old phrasebook to help English people talk to ‘peasantry during rambles through Wales’ and 1930s poster promoting ‘medicinal’ properties of wine is unearthed by archivists The guidebook, titled the Welsh Interpreter, was first printed in London in 1838 Offers range of Welsh language phrases claimed to be essential to … Read more

Primark queue stretches over 1000ft and thousands of bargain hunters descend on Cardiff

Thousands of shoppers descended on Cardiff today, with the queue for the city’s Primark store stretching back more than 1,000 feet. Crowds were not put off by grey, drizzly weather as eager bargain hunters waited for hours outside the fashion retailer on the first weekend since Wales’ firebreak lockdown. Recent weeks have seen non-essential shops … Read more

Primark queue stretches over 1000ft and thousands of bargain hunters descend on Cardiff

Thousands of shoppers descended on Cardiff today, with the queue for the city’s Primark store stretching back more than 1,000 feet. Crowds were not put off by grey, drizzly weather as eager bargain hunters waited for hours outside the fashion retailer on the first weekend since Wales’ firebreak lockdown. Recent weeks have seen non-essential shops … Read more

Students enjoy boozy night in Cardiff four days after Welsh ‘firebreak’ finished

Punters have flocked back to pubs and bars in Wales four days after the country’s ‘firebreak’ lockdown came to an end. Large groups of students descended on watering holes in Cardiff as coronavirus restrictions eased for the first time in 17 days. Some youngsters smiled as they danced and hugged on the streets while others … Read more

Students enjoy boozy night in Cardiff four days after Welsh ‘firebreak’ finished

Punters have flocked back to pubs and bars in Wales four days after the country’s ‘firebreak’ lockdown came to an end. Large groups of students descended on watering holes in Cardiff as coronavirus restrictions eased for the first time in 17 days. Some youngsters smiled as they danced and hugged on the streets while others … Read more

Farmer burns 800 fleeces after Covid curbs made wool ‘worthless’

A Welsh farmer torched hundreds of ‘worthless’ sheep fleeces in protest at rock-bottom wool prices after the pandemic saw the market for the natural material sink to ‘diabolical’ lows.   He piled up 800 fleeces from newly-shorn sheep and turned them into a funeral pyre saying it was cheaper to destroy them by fire than to go to … Read more