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Chef to the Stars

Lauren Taylor meets renowned chef Nobuyuki 'Nobu' Matsuhisa to talk A-list guests and why he has no plans to retire

3 min  |

January 03, 2026

Western Mail

'Softer end to year' for housing market, but 2025 'resilient'

THE UK housing market ended 2025 on a “softer note”, with annual price growth slowing to 0.6% in December, from 1.8% in November, according to an index.

1 min  |

January 03, 2026
Western Mail

Western Mail

Biker documents scale of fly-tipping during mountain ride

A BIKER has shared footage of the unbelievable amount of fly-tipping he discovered while riding for just four and a half minutes across a Welsh mountain.

1 min  |

January 03, 2026

Western Mail

A restoration marvel that lovingly combines old with new

A Carmarthenshire couple have transformed a former coaching inn into a characterful holiday let. Joanne Ridout finds out how they went about it

7 min  |

January 03, 2026

Western Mail

Drug dealers are jailed and ordered to pay back £40,000

DRUG dealers found in possession of more than £80,000 worth of cannabis and cocaine in their flat have been ordered to pay back just £40,000 despite making more than £122,000.

2 min  |

January 03, 2026

Western Mail

Pensioner charged over road death

A WOMAN has been charged with causing the death of a “dear wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother” who died in a crash on a dual carriageway in Carmarthenshire.

1 min  |

January 03, 2026
Western Mail

Western Mail

The outdoors transforms all of us – it brings people together and challenges us

Indigo Jones speaks to Bear Grylls about his new show, which seeks to help people resolve conflicts while they explore the Welsh coastline

3 min  |

January 03, 2026
Western Mail

Western Mail

Testing times for residents as learner drivers flock to village

RESIDENTS of a village dubbed the UK's \"easiest place\" to get a driving licence claim their roads have become a \"nightmare\" due to learner drivers.

3 min  |

January 03, 2026
Western Mail

Western Mail

The new faces who could come into the equation for Six Nations

THE hope that 2026 will be a better year for Welsh rugby than 2025 is one we all hope to be well-founded but actually fear is just misplaced.

4 min  |

January 03, 2026

Western Mail

Manufacturing sector grows at fastest pace for 15 months

The UK's manufacturing sector grew at the fastest pace in 15 months in December, as the impact of uncertainty about the autumn Budget and the Jaguar Land Rover cyber attack began to fade, a new survey shows.

2 min  |

January 03, 2026

Western Mail

Chance for Bake Off fans to create task

THE Great British Bake Off is set to introduce a new themed week in which viewers choose the challenges set for the bakers.

1 min  |

January 03, 2026

Western Mail

Dragons wait on Windass ahead of Championship trip to Derby tomorrow

JOSH Windass will be assessed before Wrexham's Championship contest with Derby County tomorrow (3pm) but Kieffer Moore is expected to miss out.

2 min  |

January 03, 2026

Western Mail

Retired teaching assistant found with images of child abuse

RETIRED teaching assistant was found in possession of images depicting child abuse but when interviewed by police he claimed the images were not indecent.

1 min  |

January 03, 2026

Western Mail

Flowers bloom earlier due to warmer weather

A WILDLIFE charity has warned that ecosystems and animals are at risk after a new year study suggested changes to British and Irish flora could be linked to climate change.

2 min  |

January 03, 2026

Western Mail

Magical and serene Welsh country park is one of our most heavenly places

THIS is my love letter to a little slice of Wales.

4 min  |

January 03, 2026

Western Mail

Insularity and groupthink are holding back our institutions

WHY DOES Wales so often accept second best?

4 min  |

January 03, 2026

Western Mail

Decision on pioneering ski slope plans due next week

PLANS for the UK's largest and longest indoor snow centre could be officially approved next week.

2 min  |

January 03, 2026
Western Mail

Western Mail

Son threatened mum's carer with a knife during home visit

A MAN threatened his mother’s carer with a kitchen knife and asked her if she wanted to die, a court has heard.

3 min  |

January 03, 2026
Western Mail

Western Mail

'Chaos' fears over plan to end hospital park and ride

PLANS to end the park and ride used by staff and visitors to Wales’ largest hospital will cause chaos, say staff.

3 min  |

January 03, 2026

Western Mail

Insolvencies expected to rise this year, experts warn

COMPANY restructurings and insolvencies are likely to tick higher this year, as pressures on retailers and hospitality businesses across the UK are expected to “intensify”, experts have warned.

1 min  |

January 03, 2026

Western Mail

Stokes makes a case for Bazball to continue on

B: Stokes believes splitting up his ‘Baz- ball’ double act with Brendon McCullum would be the wrong solution for England’s Ashes disappointment.

5 min  |

January 03, 2026

Western Mail

SOAP WATCH

The latest on Corrie, EastEnders, Pobol and your favourite soaps...

2 min  |

January 03, 2026

Western Mail

'There are solutions to the problems of the world, it's just nobody really seems to want to put the work in to do them'

We have an emotional reaction then we think about it.

5 min  |

January 03, 2026
Western Mail

Western Mail

Blood bike motorcyclist dies after crash on A48

A VOLUNTEER who transported blood to sick people in Carmarthenshire has died following a crash.

1 min  |

January 03, 2026

Western Mail

Fresh Mint designs unveiled for the start of 2026

THE Royal Mint has revealed some of the milestone anniversaries which are being celebrated in five new UK coin designs for 2026, including 200 years of the Zoological Society London (ZSL) and 100 years since the birth of Queen Elizabeth II.

1 min  |

January 03, 2026

Western Mail

IT'S TIME TO GET YOUR HOUSE IN ORDER

From the kitchen to the home office, it’s time for a tidy, says SAM WYLIE-HARRIS. Here are some buys to aid the process

2 min  |

January 03, 2026

Western Mail

Woman and grandson, 5, killed in Gaza tent fire

A GRANDMOTHER and her five-year-old grandson burned to death in Gaza when their tent caught fire, as thousands of Palestinians battle harrowing winter conditions in flimsy makeshift housing and the humanitarian crisis deepens.

1 min  |

January 03, 2026

Western Mail

World's best have to face each other more often, insists McIlroy

RORY McIlroy believes golf needs its best players to compete more regularly against each other and would welcome a return from LIV of the likes of Bryson DeChambeau and Jon Rahm.

2 min  |

January 03, 2026

Western Mail

CLA is all the range

THE world of electric vehicles is progressing at a rapid pace and this car - the new Mercedes CLA - is hoping to be at the forefront of that.

2 min  |

January 02, 2026

Western Mail

Rathbone's stunner gives Dragons flying start to the new year

OLLIE

2 min  |

January 02, 2026