WALES’ three National Park authorities - Pembrokeshire, Snowdonia and Brecon Beacons - are calling for the public to follow Welsh Government guidelines by staying home and staying safe. While Wales remains in lockdown, it is clear that some people are ignoring Welsh Government regulations and attempting to access popular National Park beauty spots, putting themselves and the parks fragile rural communities at greater risk. The Park Authorities are reminding all UK residents to remember that Wales is in lockdown with only essential travel permitted, therefore people are unable to drive to visit any of the Welsh National Parks. Tegryn Jones, chief executive of Pembrokeshire Coast National Park Authority said: “There is no doubt these are challenging times but all of our safety depends on people respecting the rules and doing the right thing. Right now this means staying at home to stay safe and only exercising from our doorsteps.
Picture: Pembrokeshire Coast National Park PEMBROKE Coast National Park is calling for the public to follow Welsh Government guidelines over the Christmas break and to show continued patience by staying home and staying safe. While Wales remains in lockdown, it is clear that some people are ignoring Welsh Government regulations and attempting to access popular National Park beauty spots, putting themselves and the Park’s fragile rural communities at greater risk. In a joint statement, Wales’ three park authorities are reminding all UK residents to remember that Wales is in lockdown with only essential travel permitted, therefore people are unable to drive to visit any of the Welsh National Parks.
Covid: Burger vans can legally sell to rule-breakers
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image captionRobin Masters says he was surprised to find a burger van in the middle of nowhere in a snowstorm on Tuesday
Burger van owners can serve food to people breaking lockdown rules at beauty spots without themselves breaking regulations, a council says.
Wales is at alert level four, meaning non-essential travel is banned and exercise must start and finish at home.
One man spotted a burger van at a remote car park in the Brecon Beacons and posted it on Instagram.
Powys Council said such businesses are classed as essential, although customers could be breaking the law.
The Royal Mail has revealed its first special stamps issue of 2021 which celebrates the 70th anniversary of the founding of Britain s first National Parks.
The stamps include images of some of the UK s most popular and visited landscapes, featuring the Peak District, the Lake District, Snowdonia, Dartmoor, North York Moors, The Broads, New Forest, South Downs, Pembrokeshire Coast and Loch Lomond and The Trossachs.
The collection covers a range of natural environments, from cold tundra to temperate rainforest, from gigantic sea cliffs to rolling chalk hills, from razor-sharp mountains to marshy wetlands.
The new series of special stamps from the Royal Mail feature popular beauty spots from around the UK, including the South Downs (pictured)
Artists have been shortlisted for the ambitious cross cultural Ancient Connections commission worth a total of €175,000 TWO Pembrokeshire artists have made the shortlist for an ambitious art commission which will produce two pieces of public art worth a total of €175,000. Ancient Connections, a three-year arts, heritage and tourism project linking north Pembrokeshire and north Wexford, has announced the shortlist for its bold cross-border public art commission. The project will culminate in two permanent or semi-permanent artworks, one in St Davids and one in Ferns in County Wexford. The two pieces will be linked visually or in theme, encouraging visitors to go to both regions to truly appreciate the artwork as a whole. The overall budget for both artworks to include all costs is €175,000.