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Businesses in Rhyl have made all the necessary preparations for their reopening earlier this week, after being given the go-ahead by the Welsh Government.

Both Chester Zoo and Knowsley Safari Park have said they’ve sold out on tickets until July, with both sites reopening earlier this month.

Shrewsbury is to host a Drive-In Festival taking place on July 4th, with ticket holders to the sold-out event checking out lots of talented local acts while socially distancing in their cars.

Students starting courses at Bangor University in September and studying at least 40 credits through the medium of Welsh will receive a scholarship of £500 a year for three years.

Despite the difficulties facing many businesses during the lockdown, the award-winning family-run restaurant, Garden Cantonese Restaurant in Bangor has donated over 200 meals to frontline staff at Ysbyty Gwynedd hospital.

Supermarket chain Iceland, which has taken the amazing step of adopting all Chester Zoo’s Humboldt penguins.

As nationwide lockdown has imposed travel restrictions, meaning nobody can make non-essential journeys, this has had a big impact on the country’s tourist industry.

Restaurant owners in Wales want better guidance from the government over when they can expect to re-open and how they will be able to protect their staff when they do.

Pet Place saw a 600 per cent increase in online orders, which meant it needed to change the way it operated quickly.

Many food and drink producers have diversified their offerings recently to remain in business, with some now providing a delivery service to their customers.

There has been a concerted effort across business and skills organisations in North Wales to provide support to people whose jobs have been affected by the Covid-19 outbreak.

The government has announced it will provide Bounce Back Loans of between £2,000 and £50,000 to SME’s in Wales.

2020 would have been the 133rd year of the famous Shrewsbury Flower Show, one of the longest running of its kind

Refuse collectors and council workers on the frontline such as social care staff and teachers have been hailed as the unsung heroes of the coronavirus crisis.

Lock Stock Self Storage is providing Hope Housewith a 40-foot storage container free of charge for a month during one of the charity’s busiest periods for events.

In a time of quite extraordinary circumstances and uncertainty, there is a steady stream of good news about communities helping each other in times of need.

A healthy Asian elephant calf has been born at Chester Zoo after a 22-month gestation - with the birth caught on CCTV!

The unemployment rate in Wales has fallen to a record low, which is thanks to Welsh businesses showing resilience during these uncertain times.

In Shrewsbury, widespread flooding was seen after the River Severn burst its banks, with the town still cleaning up after what has been the worst flooding in the region in 20 years.

Businesses in Wales have shown they are going from strength to strength after their activity growth has achieved a six-month high.