Newport mural demolition
Hundreds of people have protested about the demolition of an historic chartist mural in Newport. The Council have removed it as part of a shopping centre development.
Hundreds of people have protested about the demolition of an historic chartist mural in Newport. The Council have removed it as part of a shopping centre development.
A few dozen protesters have been in Newport city centre to demonstrate, as the demolition of the city's Chartist Mural began.
The council says it "had to take immediate action" because the wall the mural was on was "extremely unsafe."
Rain clipping the far north through the evening but elsewhere staying dry with some sunny spells.
Public Health Wales figures show 25 more cases of the virus have also been confirmed.
Photos taken on Saturday morning show Roald Dahl Plass strewn with empty beer bottles and discarded canisters of laughing gas.