The post-Covid future for Bluestone as £15m investment is approved
The Pembrokeshire resort saw hospitality sales fall by £17.5m in 2020 but is now expanding its operations
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The new lodges that will be built at the resort
One of Walesâ best tourist attractions is set to expand as it aims to bounce back from the impact of coronavirus which has cost it more than £17m. Bluestone National Park Resort, near Narberth in Pembrokeshire, has suffered a tumultuous 12 months since the outbreak of Covid-19, as have most businesses in the hospitality and leisure sectors.
In 2019, the resort welcomed almost 155,000 visitors to its 500-acre site. This meant that 97% of its 344 lodges, studios and cottages were full on average across the year. In 2020, however, was a different story, with the resort admitting that the past year has been âincredibly challengingâ.
Coronavirus infection rates, cases and deaths for all parts of Wales on Thursday, April 22
Wales recorded one new coronavirus death, in the Cwm Taf Morgannwg UHB area, while there were an additional 63 cases as the nationwide infection rate dropped once again
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Coronavirus infection rates, cases and deaths for all parts of Wales on Wednesday, April 21
Wales recorded no new coronavirus deaths and the infection rate dropped once again on Wednesday with 64 more positive cases found
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Wales has recorded no new coronavirus deaths but more than 60 new positive cases in the latest daily update.
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Coronavirus infection rates, cases and deaths for all parts of Wales on Tuesday, April 20
Wales records two more coronavirus deaths and more than 50 cases but the overall national infection rate continues to fall
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Two more people have died with coronavirus in Wales and in excess of 50 new positive cases have been identified.
New data published by Public Health Wales (PHW) on Tuesday recorded 53 more positive cases to bring the total number since the pandemic began to 210,978.