Jo Barnes
Community Content Editor at South Wales Argus
Journo, grannie, mum, wife, cat feeder and creator of Yellydo Crafts...
Articles
-
Dec 10, 2024 |
worcesternews.co.uk | Jo Barnes
Drivers in the West Midlands are second only to London when it comes to buying electric vehicles (Image: Mihajlo Maricic) Drivers in the West Midlands are second only to London when it comes to buying electric vehicles, according to new data. The research for Kwik Fit found 27 per cent of drivers in London expect to buy either a new or used fully electric vehicle as their next car. And in the West Midlands the figure is 22 per cent.
-
Dec 10, 2024 |
worcesternews.co.uk | Jo Barnes
One of the area’s most popular and respected solicitors has retired. James Hayes, a partner in the corporate division at MFG Solicitors, has retired after 35 years of advising business owners, boards and senior leaders on mergers, acquisitions, disposals and complex cross-border deals. Mr Hayes was recognised as a trusted legal advisor for many businesses both in the UK and across the world.
-
Dec 10, 2024 |
worcesternews.co.uk | Jo Barnes
Teams from Worcestershire County Council's highways department battled through Storm Darragh to keep roads across the region clear. The team received 150 callouts to fallen trees across Worcestershire over the weekend, with many of these call outs involving multiple trees in the same location. Storm Darragh brought 60 mph winds to the county throughout Saturday morning and into Sunday afternoon. The council had ten tree gangs on duty at any given time working to clear roads and footpaths.
-
Dec 9, 2024 |
southwalesargus.co.uk | Jo Barnes
Unseen Gavin and Stacey imagesfrom the final ever episode! Lynne Neagle, MS for Torfaen (Image: Submitted) Additional funding to support education has been announced by the Welsh Government's cabinet secretary for education. Lynne Neagle, who is also MS for Torfaen, has announced an additional £50m in 2024-25 to support education standards and infrastructure across Wales.
-
Dec 9, 2024 |
southwalesargus.co.uk | Jo Barnes
Television personality Josie Gibson boards a First Bus (Image: Submitted) Instead of plugging in headphones or burying heads in books while travelling on public transport, people living in Wales are striking up conversations with strangers, according to research. The study shows that 40 per cent in Wales have made long-lasting friendships with people they have met on the bus.
Journalists covering the same region
Louise Easton
Senior News Editor, England and Wales at Bauer Media Group (UK)
Louise Easton primarily covers news in London, England, United Kingdom and surrounding areas.
Craig Gibbons
Print Audience Content Editor at Newsquest
Craig Gibbons primarily covers news in the Midlands region of England, including cities like Birmingham and Coventry.
Kathryn Liston
Travel Writer, Journalist and Editor at Freelance
Kathryn Liston primarily covers news in the Greater London area, including surrounding regions in England, United Kingdom.
James McCarthy
Political Reporter at Belfast Live
James McCarthy primarily covers news in Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom and surrounding areas.
Michael Scott
Editor at Newry Reporter
Michael Scott primarily covers news in County Antrim, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom and surrounding areas.
Try JournoFinder For Free
Search and contact over 1M+ journalist profiles, browse 100M+ articles, and unlock powerful PR tools.
Start Your 7-Day Free Trial →Coverage map
X (formerly Twitter)
- Followers
- 2K
- Tweets
- 13K
- DMs Open
- Yes
Eye jab #2 done and I bought this as a special 'well done' treat for afterwards. It was tiny compared to what it used to be like but was still delicious... #shrinkflation https://t.co/PHdhR0lz92
Keen to hear from anyone diagnosed with CRVO. I was 6 weeks ago and it has brought important parts of my life to a shuddering halt with no definite answers on what the future may hold. Feels quite lonely at the moment...
A huge thank you to Vanessa and Tom who came to our rescue at @uskgardencentre today when my son got a puncture. You were so kind and helpful and we are very grateful.