Tink Llewellyn

Cardiff

Journalist at BBC Careers

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'I love being a TikTok sensation'

1 month ago | bbc.com | Nicola Bryan |Tink Llewellyn

'It's amazing being an overnight TikTok sensation'Nicola Bryan & Tink LlewellynBBCJoel says he has the "best mum in the world"Joel and his mum Clare only joined TikTok in January but they're already getting used to strangers recognising them in the street. Clare Cerasuolo began sharing videos of the pair's amusing tiffs and heart-felt conversations at home in Port Talbot because she wants people to "see how amazing people with Down's syndrome are".
20mph Wales: Some roads to revert to 30mph after backlash

Apr 20, 2024 | yahoo.com | Cemlyn Davies |Tink Llewellyn

Some roads in Wales will revert to 30mph following backlash at the Welsh government's £34m default 20mph policy. Transport Secretary Ken Skates said the changes will address the concerns that "a lot of people" have raised "on a consistent basis". "We've put our hands up to say the guidance has to be corrected," he said. Swansea council leader Rob Stewart welcomed the change, but said the government must help foot the bill to swap signage.
20mph Wales: Some Welsh roads to revert to 30mph after backlash

Apr 19, 2024 | bbc.co.uk | Cemlyn Davies |Tink Llewellyn

Some roads in Wales will revert to 30mph following backlash at the Welsh government's £34m default 20mph policy. Transport minister Ken Skates said the changes will address the concerns that "a lot of people" have raised "on a consistent basis". "We've put our hands up to say the guidance has to be corrected," he said. Swansea council leader Rob Stewart welcomed the change, but said the government must help foot the bill to swap signage.
Cleddau Bridge Hotel: Burned down hotel to be used for social housing

Apr 18, 2024 | bbc.co.uk | Bruce Sinclair |Tink Llewellyn

A scheme to build affordable and social housing units is being discussed today in Pembrokeshire council cabinet meeting. Thirty-eight houses, flats and bungalows would be built at the site of the fire-ravaged Cleddau Bridge Hotel. Members of the council are recommended to support a contract with developer Castell Group Ltd. The site would help towards the council's 300 new homes target and also Welsh government's 20,000 new homes.
Wrexham man died from ruptured artery after bakery crash

Apr 5, 2024 | bbc.co.uk | Tink Llewellyn

A man who crashed a car into a bakery died after rupturing an artery, an inquest has heard. Ryan Bagnall died after the Vauxhall Corsa he was driving crashed into Gerrards Bakery in Wrexham during the early hours of 17 July 2023. CCTV of the moment of the collision was shown at the inquest in Ruthin on Friday. Mr Bagnall's cause of death was given as thoracic trauma after rupturing his aorta. The inquest heard that Mr Bagnall had no drugs and a negligible amount of alcohol in his system.
Michael Ball 'nervous' to succeed BBC DJ Steve Wright

Apr 3, 2024 | bbc.co.uk | Tink Llewellyn

Michael Ball has admitted he is "nervous" about taking over the late Steve Wright's BBC Radio 2 Love Songs show. The Sunday request slot was hosted by Wright from 1996 until the week before his death in February, aged 69. Singer Ball, who is English by birth and with family hailing from south Wales who inspired him to sing, will take over the programme in June. "I hope (Steve) will be pleased," said the 61-year-old.
Cost of living: Can you afford to take your children out?

Mar 29, 2024 | yahoo.com | Tink Llewellyn

The cost of living crisis has left many people making tough decisions about how to spend their money. For parents of younger children, the cost of trips and activities can be considerable. Play centre owner Joanne Baldock, 43, is feeling the squeeze too and said she might have to close her business. She said she had run out of ideas after already cutting prices to a discount and running funded sessions to help people who are struggling.
Illegal vapes found in Swansea garden's WWll bunker

Mar 21, 2024 | bbc.co.uk | Tink Llewellyn

Illegal vapes with a street value of more than £47,000 have been found in a disused World War Two bunker in a Swansea garden. Council officers found the contraband, as well as counterfeit cigarettes and tobacco, during a search of a local shop. Large amounts of tobacco and vapes were also seized from a hidden compartment at a second shop in the city. Both shop owners are now likely to face charges, Swansea council said.
Breast cancer campaigner Tassia Haines dies

Mar 12, 2024 | yahoo.com | Tink Llewellyn

A woman who campaigned for better cancer treatment has died from secondary breast cancer. Tassia Haines, who was first diagnosed with breast cancer in 2016, was later told that her disease was incurable. She raised awareness of red flag symptoms and campaigned for more specialist nurses. Tassia's husband, Nick, said in a social media post that he was by his wife's side when she died. Tassia was diagnosed with primary breast cancer when she was 24. She had chemotherapy, a mastectomy and radiotherapy.
Breast cancer campaigner Tassia Haines dies

Mar 12, 2024 | bbc.co.uk | Tink Llewellyn

A woman who campaigned for better cancer treatment has died from secondary breast cancer. Tassia Haines, who was first diagnosed with breast cancer in 2016, was later told that her disease was incurable. She raised awareness of red flag symptoms and campaigned for more specialist nurses. Tassia's husband, Nick, said in a social media post that he was by his wife's side when she died. Tassia was diagnosed with primary breast cancer when she was 24. She had chemotherapy, a mastectomy and radiotherapy.