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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.