Archives for February 2010

Shopping in Rhayader

23rd February 2010 By Ty Olaf Cottage

You would be forgiven if your expectations of shopping in Rhayader were low. It certainly is quite a different experience to shopping in larger towns. We don’t have any of the big chains, but you may be pleasantly surprised by what is on offer.

The Welsh Government’s road out of lockdown
Wales sets out a road out of lockdown to open up economySteven Morris, the Guardian The Welsh government has set out a detailed roadmap out of lockdown that it hopes will culminate in the reopening of most of the country’s economy, including indoor hospitality, by the end of May. As long as Covid levels remain […]
Holidays in the Elan Valley
With Boris Johnson and Matt Hancock giving conflicting advice on whether to book summer holidays we are making our situation plain. We have been accepting bookings, our first is in April, in the hope that our friends can come, however we have not been asking for a deposit, and we accept, as do our visitors, […]
Lockdown 2
The Welsh Government, recognising the dangerous situation created by the Covid pandemic’s second phase, have closed down the country for a two week period. We are therefore not able to welcome any visitors for the period 24th October to the 10th November. We feel much safer because of this action. Like all other places of […]
After lockdown
It was safe for us to travel more than 5 miles, the Welsh Government told us, and we set off for a quick visit to our family. As we left the valley, quite early in the morning, our mouths gaped. What was going on? A stream of cars driving in the opposite direction to us. […]
Lock down
Well, here we are, after over 100 days we are told that everything is OK out there and we can travel more than the five miles that we have been restricted to. So tomorrow we will poke our noses out, and rather against my better judgement make an expedition to Carmarthen. Maggie wants new towels […]

Archives for February 2010

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