Talyllyn Railway’s £300,000 Boost from Welsh Coastal Communities Fund
A project by the world’s first preserved railway in Mid Wales to buy three new train carriages has received a £300,000 boost from the Welsh Coastal Communities Fund. The £450,000 project will allow Talyllyn Railway, …
Tributes to Tourism Ambassador Who Promoted Wales Worldwide
Tributes have been paid to a passionate ambassador for the Welsh and British tourism industry who died last week at the age of 96. Pam Powell, MBE, from Rhayader, travelled the world with Wales Tourist …
Screen and Sound Archive to Launch New App Celebrating Welsh Filmmaking
Picturing our Past / Fframio’n Gorffennol is a new app to be launched online on May 4 at a special event featuring Cornish-Welsh musician Gwenno, feminist filmmaker Michele Ryan and punk rocker turned S4C presenter Aled Samuel. A specially recorded trailer narrated by Cerys Matthews will …
Border Holiday Home Park Managers Planning for a Busy Year
The managers of a five star caravan holiday home park on the Shropshire/Powys border are expecting a busy year now that Covid-19 travel and tourism restrictions are being lifted. Russell Midgley and Nikkole Pedder took …
Welsh Slate’s Steam Loco finds its Forever Home in Aberystwyth
A 123-year-old steam railway locomotive that saw 27 years’ service with Welsh Slate has found its forever home with a narrow-gauge heritage railway in Mid Wales. The 11-tonne Manning Wardle “Jubilee 1897”, so named to …