The secret hack to getting cheaper hotel rates
Of course, swapping Saturday for Sunday isn’t a new concept, and those who have tried it have quickly cottoned on to its appeal, but even so it’s…
Welsh civil servants given a weekly ‘wellness hour’ for mindful activities
Welsh civil servants are allowed to take a weekly “wellbeing hour” for painting classes, or to go for a walk. The policy, which was trialled by the…
The Premonitions Bureau: how 1960s scientists tried to predict disasters through dreams
In October 1966, a 10-year-old Welsh girl named Eryl Mai Jones told her mother of a disturbing dream. “I dreamt I went to school and there was…
This beloved Brecon Beacons hotel has just got even better
Checking into Room 8 Luxury, of course, is subjective; all I know is that when staying in a modest, centuries-old place such as the Felin Fach Griffin in…
Survey asks schoolchildren as young as 13 when they first had sex
Children as young as 13 are being asked when they first had sex in a survey funded by the Welsh government, raising fears that child abuse is…
Children as young as 13 being asked if they have had sex in survey
Children as young as 13 are being asked when they first had sex in a survey funded by the Welsh Government, raising fears that child abuse is…
The 20 best beaches to visit across the UK this spring and summer
Britain is home to some exemplary beaches. And with spring in full swing and the sun finally shining, it’s time to start planning a day at the…
‘This is the real Wales’: Hidden, Hinterland and the unstoppable rise of Welsh-language drama
“Why does it matter to you? Just go and live your life, relax, and stop it. Just shut up basically.” The Welsh actress Sian Reese-Williams, speaking to…
Wales to keep free Covid testing for three months longer than England
There had been uncertainty over the future of the Welsh testing regime since Mr Johnson’s announcement because the UK Government funds much of the infrastructure. On March…
10 best UK road trips you must experience in your lifetime
Turn left on to the A487 by the Oakeley Arms and left again onto the A496 to Ffestiniog, turning left onto the B4391/B4407. The landscape becomes more…
25 best day trips to celebrate the beginning of spring
Ever wondered what to do with watercress? This colourful street party in pretty Alresford, Hampshire, has all the answers. Stallholders at the festival are challenged to come…
Wales is becoming a dystopian experiment in economic quackery
With stunning countryside, rugged beaches, towering mountains, and its rugby, Wales should be known for its scenery and sport. Yet right now it is on its way…
Wales has been overrun by totalitarian nationalists
On the whole, however, King’s Wales was never mine. He dwells, as commentators always do, on the dourness, chapel graveyards, abandoned collieries, struggle, gloomy stuff about job…
Kate Garraway’s Life Stories: Charlotte Church, review: more casual chat than hard-hitting interview
Now 35, she spoke thoughtfully about growing up in the spotlight and how her chaotic upbringing by single mother Maria, who later became her “momager”, led to…
20 stylish country house hotels for the perfect spring break
If you’ve been paying attention, you will have noticed little green stalks sprouting out of the ground on roadsides and in forests everywhere. You will have clocked…
Mark Watson, ArtsDepot review: putting the amble into preamble
Like many older millennials, Mark Watson is now closer to death than birth. He knows this because – as with everything – there’s an app for it….
A Terrible Kindness by Jo Browning Wroe review: a moving tribute to Aberfan – but not a great novel
Aberfan is a story that Britain will, and should, find difficult to forget. A natural disaster, caused by official negligence, that took 116 children’s lives; photographs of…
Rob Brydon: ‘My childhood holidays involved a camper van in Wales’
The Amalfi Coast is one of my favourite European destinations I discovered it for the first time when I filmed The Trip to Italy with Steve Coogan…
What in-the-know travellers are booking for 2022
Take the Trip As restriction-free travel to Costa Rica returns, so too do British Airways’ direct Gatwick-San Jose flights, relaunching this month. Those with the time to…
Scots evade their own New Year’s Covid rules – by invading England
Border’s watering holes expect surge in Scots On the border’s western edge, Carlisle was also seeing an upturn in Scottish-accented folk. Grahame Vallance, 58, who runs the…
10 predictions for travel in 2022
Take the Trip As restriction-free travel to Costa Rica returns, so too do British Airways’ direct Gatwick-San Jose flights, relaunching this month. Those with the time to…
Don’t mention the word ‘Brexit’, civil servants told
A Whitehall style guide advises civil servants to avoid using the word “Brexit” and instead refer to “31 December 2020”. The guide says government officials should only…
Don’t mention ‘Brexit’, civil servants are told
A Whitehall style guide advises civil servants to avoid using the word “Brexit” and instead refer to “31 December 2020”. The guide says government officials should only…
26 of the UK’s most beautiful winter walks
Hampstead Heath tends to be the busiest walking venue in north London. Hollow Ponds, which is a few miles to the east and in Leytonstone, is just…
How new Covid rules could affect your winter staycation
Wales Following Scotland’s lead, Wales is clamping down on Covid rules from December 26. The biggest impact on holidaymakers is a new limit on group gatherings, of…