Image copyright PA Nearly 550 motorists were arrested after failing drink or drugs tests over the Christmas period. The all-Wales Christmas drink and drug driving campaign saw 7,671 tested between 1 December and 1 January….
Image copyright Google A plan to scrap free Christmas parking a bid to save about £45,000 has been met with opposition. A report commissioned by Gwynedd council found at least a third of the available…
Image copyright Steven Ford Image caption Jake and Chloe were discovered at their home in Margate in the early hours of 27 December The father of twins who were found dead at Christmas has paid…
Image copyright Google Image caption John Dean Kenneth Bell admitted two charges when he appeared at Carlisle Crown Court A man who unwrapped a Christmas gift rounders bat so he could use it to attack…
Image caption The company ran Christmas grottos across the country A company that failed to pay workers in Santa’s grottos around the country is going out of business, the BBC understands. Grotto Hire UK, owned…
Image copyright DOUGLAS COUNCIL/ANDREW BARTON Image caption The annual switch-on has grown in popularity The future of the annual Christmas lights switch-on in Douglas is in doubt amid concerns over public safety due to overcrowding,…
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Uncertainty has left some retailers up in the air The UK toy market’s year went from bad to worse in 2018, figures show, despite parents continuing to spend hundreds…
Image copyright MJRichardson/Geograph Image caption Maintenance of the two Severn bridges costs on average £6m a year A record number of vehicles came to Wales over the Severn bridges at Christmas, following the scrapping of…
Image copyright Getty Images UK retail sales fell by more than expected in December after consumers brought forward their Christmas shopping to November, the Office for National Statistics has said. Sales volumes fell by 0.9%,…
Image copyright Arthur Rank Hospice Charity Image caption More than 1800 trees were collected by about 50 volunteers Recycled Christmas trees have helped to raise more than £26,000 for a hospice. About 100 volunteers spent…