Caitlin Parr
@caitlinparr.bsky.social
BBC Wales News Journalist and Bulletin Reader based in Cardiff / Pembrokeshire 🏴 writing about women’s health and safety, sexual health, endometriosis, and all things Welsh gigs 🗞️
Previously with Global 📻
Got a story? 📮 caitlin.parr@bbc.co.uk
Previously with Global 📻
Got a story? 📮 caitlin.parr@bbc.co.uk
I’m back at Global as LBC’s Wales Correspondent!
Really looking forward to the next year 🎙️💙
If you’ve got a story, I’m on - caitlin.parr@global.com 📮
@lbc.co.uk
Really looking forward to the next year 🎙️💙
If you’ve got a story, I’m on - caitlin.parr@global.com 📮
@lbc.co.uk
March 3, 2025 at 1:59 PM
I’m back at Global as LBC’s Wales Correspondent!
Really looking forward to the next year 🎙️💙
If you’ve got a story, I’m on - caitlin.parr@global.com 📮
@lbc.co.uk
Really looking forward to the next year 🎙️💙
If you’ve got a story, I’m on - caitlin.parr@global.com 📮
@lbc.co.uk
Getting to go on air every hour and say “BBC News for Wales…” is something I will pinch myself over forever 🤍🎙️
But after the best 2 years with the BBC, I am beyond excited to have been given the opportunity to be LBC’s Wales Correspondent for the next year 💙🥲
But after the best 2 years with the BBC, I am beyond excited to have been given the opportunity to be LBC’s Wales Correspondent for the next year 💙🥲
March 3, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Getting to go on air every hour and say “BBC News for Wales…” is something I will pinch myself over forever 🤍🎙️
But after the best 2 years with the BBC, I am beyond excited to have been given the opportunity to be LBC’s Wales Correspondent for the next year 💙🥲
But after the best 2 years with the BBC, I am beyond excited to have been given the opportunity to be LBC’s Wales Correspondent for the next year 💙🥲
Dydd Santes Dwynwen Hapus ❤️ 🏴
The day we celebrate the Welsh patron saint of lovers 🌹
Here’s her story 🧵 …
The day we celebrate the Welsh patron saint of lovers 🌹
Here’s her story 🧵 …
January 25, 2025 at 8:08 AM
Dydd Santes Dwynwen Hapus ❤️ 🏴
The day we celebrate the Welsh patron saint of lovers 🌹
Here’s her story 🧵 …
The day we celebrate the Welsh patron saint of lovers 🌹
Here’s her story 🧵 …
Back on air this morning after a magical New Years exploring Norway and Denmark.
Ready for a busy busy 2025 🤍🇳🇴❄️✈️🇩🇰
Ready for a busy busy 2025 🤍🇳🇴❄️✈️🇩🇰
January 9, 2025 at 8:17 AM
Back on air this morning after a magical New Years exploring Norway and Denmark.
Ready for a busy busy 2025 🤍🇳🇴❄️✈️🇩🇰
Ready for a busy busy 2025 🤍🇳🇴❄️✈️🇩🇰
Calls have been made to protect smaller Cardiff venues after another sudden closure on the scene - this time at The Moon.
Cardiff became the UK’s first ‘Music City’ in 2017 - meaning grassroots venues there should be protected.
Is enough being done? 🎤
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Cardiff became the UK’s first ‘Music City’ in 2017 - meaning grassroots venues there should be protected.
Is enough being done? 🎤
www.bbc.com/news/article...
The Moon latest of Cardiff music scene venues to close
After another music venue in Cardiff closed, a former promoter called the scene's future "bleak".
www.bbc.com
January 2, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Calls have been made to protect smaller Cardiff venues after another sudden closure on the scene - this time at The Moon.
Cardiff became the UK’s first ‘Music City’ in 2017 - meaning grassroots venues there should be protected.
Is enough being done? 🎤
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Cardiff became the UK’s first ‘Music City’ in 2017 - meaning grassroots venues there should be protected.
Is enough being done? 🎤
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Reposted by Caitlin Parr
Thank you @caitlinparr.bsky.social for shining a light on what many people living with #endometriosis & other health issues experience in work. This is why #SocialModel of #Disability and tools like endometriosis.cymru are so important! @ftww.bsky.social offers peer support & campaigns for change. ❤️
December 24, 2024 at 2:00 PM
Thank you @caitlinparr.bsky.social for shining a light on what many people living with #endometriosis & other health issues experience in work. This is why #SocialModel of #Disability and tools like endometriosis.cymru are so important! @ftww.bsky.social offers peer support & campaigns for change. ❤️
Dee had to find a new job after taking time off to manage debilitating endometriosis symptoms, which led to a disciplinary - and made her even more unwell.
She felt colleagues thought she was seeking attention or time off, after she was denied reasonable adjustments.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
She felt colleagues thought she was seeking attention or time off, after she was denied reasonable adjustments.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Endometriosis: Woman with years of pain says symptoms cost her job
Dee Montague-Coast left her job after colleagues questioned whether her symptoms were fabricated.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 24, 2024 at 8:24 AM
Dee had to find a new job after taking time off to manage debilitating endometriosis symptoms, which led to a disciplinary - and made her even more unwell.
She felt colleagues thought she was seeking attention or time off, after she was denied reasonable adjustments.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
She felt colleagues thought she was seeking attention or time off, after she was denied reasonable adjustments.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Reposted by Caitlin Parr
Sylw ar brif wefan y @BBC i gyfweliad egsgliwsif @Aled_Huw @NewyddionS4C gyda Dr Dewi Evans.
Achos erchyll a dirdynnol ond prawf o werth a chyfraniad newyddiaduraeth Gymraeg wreiddiol
Expert denies he 'changed his mind' in Letby case www.bbc.com/news/article...
Achos erchyll a dirdynnol ond prawf o werth a chyfraniad newyddiaduraeth Gymraeg wreiddiol
Expert denies he 'changed his mind' in Letby case www.bbc.com/news/article...
Letby expert witness Dr Dewi Evans denies 'changed mind' claim
Prosecution expert witness Dr Dewi Evans denies changing his opinion about how three babies died.
www.bbc.com
December 17, 2024 at 9:13 PM
Sylw ar brif wefan y @BBC i gyfweliad egsgliwsif @Aled_Huw @NewyddionS4C gyda Dr Dewi Evans.
Achos erchyll a dirdynnol ond prawf o werth a chyfraniad newyddiaduraeth Gymraeg wreiddiol
Expert denies he 'changed his mind' in Letby case www.bbc.com/news/article...
Achos erchyll a dirdynnol ond prawf o werth a chyfraniad newyddiaduraeth Gymraeg wreiddiol
Expert denies he 'changed his mind' in Letby case www.bbc.com/news/article...
💔 what a phenomenal woman Rachel Davies was.
She fought so hard for a life-extending drug that has not been made available for Wales, Northern Ireland or England.
She even planned her own announcement, to tell her supporters she had passed.
@BreastCancerNow
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
She fought so hard for a life-extending drug that has not been made available for Wales, Northern Ireland or England.
She even planned her own announcement, to tell her supporters she had passed.
@BreastCancerNow
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Breast cancer: Rachel Davies dies after life-extending drug denied
Rachel Davies could not access the life-extending drug because it is not available in Wales.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 12, 2024 at 11:09 PM
💔 what a phenomenal woman Rachel Davies was.
She fought so hard for a life-extending drug that has not been made available for Wales, Northern Ireland or England.
She even planned her own announcement, to tell her supporters she had passed.
@BreastCancerNow
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
She fought so hard for a life-extending drug that has not been made available for Wales, Northern Ireland or England.
She even planned her own announcement, to tell her supporters she had passed.
@BreastCancerNow
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Another new photograph of Miss Taylor Swift and her Cardiff Bay themed cleaning cart ✨🥲🪩💓🏴
#CardiffTSTheErasTour
#CardiffTSTheErasTour
December 12, 2024 at 12:10 AM
Another new photograph of Miss Taylor Swift and her Cardiff Bay themed cleaning cart ✨🥲🪩💓🏴
#CardiffTSTheErasTour
#CardiffTSTheErasTour
No I can’t come in to work today, I’ve just watched my 146th and final grainy Eras Tour livestream and I don’t know what to do with myself.
The time of my life 🤍.
#CardiffTSTheErasTour #DublinTSTheErasTour #LondonTSTheErasTour
💔🫶✨😭
The time of my life 🤍.
#CardiffTSTheErasTour #DublinTSTheErasTour #LondonTSTheErasTour
💔🫶✨😭
December 9, 2024 at 7:58 AM
No I can’t come in to work today, I’ve just watched my 146th and final grainy Eras Tour livestream and I don’t know what to do with myself.
The time of my life 🤍.
#CardiffTSTheErasTour #DublinTSTheErasTour #LondonTSTheErasTour
💔🫶✨😭
The time of my life 🤍.
#CardiffTSTheErasTour #DublinTSTheErasTour #LondonTSTheErasTour
💔🫶✨😭
I’ve never experienced gusts of wind like those in Porthcawl, covering #StormDarragh for BBC Wales Today.
💨 100,000 homes lost power
💨 Dyfed-Powys Police declared a major incident
💨 Major damage to Llandudno Pier
💨 Roofs ripped off homes, like this one in Rest Bay ⬇️
💨 100,000 homes lost power
💨 Dyfed-Powys Police declared a major incident
💨 Major damage to Llandudno Pier
💨 Roofs ripped off homes, like this one in Rest Bay ⬇️
December 7, 2024 at 9:29 PM
I’ve never experienced gusts of wind like those in Porthcawl, covering #StormDarragh for BBC Wales Today.
💨 100,000 homes lost power
💨 Dyfed-Powys Police declared a major incident
💨 Major damage to Llandudno Pier
💨 Roofs ripped off homes, like this one in Rest Bay ⬇️
💨 100,000 homes lost power
💨 Dyfed-Powys Police declared a major incident
💨 Major damage to Llandudno Pier
💨 Roofs ripped off homes, like this one in Rest Bay ⬇️
🚨 Andrew RT Davies has resigned as the Conservative leader in the Senedd - after narrowly surviving a vote of confidence (9 in support, 7 against).
"it was clear from the result that a substantial minority of the group do not support our approach".
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
"it was clear from the result that a substantial minority of the group do not support our approach".
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Welsh Conservative leader Andrew RT Davies resigns
Welsh Tory Senedd leader Andrew RT Davies resigns after narrowly surviving a vote of confidence.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 3, 2024 at 12:15 PM
🚨 Andrew RT Davies has resigned as the Conservative leader in the Senedd - after narrowly surviving a vote of confidence (9 in support, 7 against).
"it was clear from the result that a substantial minority of the group do not support our approach".
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
"it was clear from the result that a substantial minority of the group do not support our approach".
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Reposted by Caitlin Parr
Despite incredible advances made in the treatment of #HIV, there is still far too much stigma and misinformation surrounding the subject.
Here are five facts about HIV which are vital to understanding this #WorldAIDSDay
#UequalsU #CantPassItOn
Here are five facts about HIV which are vital to understanding this #WorldAIDSDay
#UequalsU #CantPassItOn
December 1, 2024 at 9:00 AM
Despite incredible advances made in the treatment of #HIV, there is still far too much stigma and misinformation surrounding the subject.
Here are five facts about HIV which are vital to understanding this #WorldAIDSDay
#UequalsU #CantPassItOn
Here are five facts about HIV which are vital to understanding this #WorldAIDSDay
#UequalsU #CantPassItOn
Reposted by Caitlin Parr
Thank you to everybody who has marked #WorldAIDSDay and took part in the #5DaysOfAction!
Thank you for joining us to show solidarity with people living with HIV today, and to remember those we have lost.
In the picture, Marishchal College in #Aberdeen lit in red to mark the day
Thank you for joining us to show solidarity with people living with HIV today, and to remember those we have lost.
In the picture, Marishchal College in #Aberdeen lit in red to mark the day
December 1, 2024 at 7:00 PM
Thank you to everybody who has marked #WorldAIDSDay and took part in the #5DaysOfAction!
Thank you for joining us to show solidarity with people living with HIV today, and to remember those we have lost.
In the picture, Marishchal College in #Aberdeen lit in red to mark the day
Thank you for joining us to show solidarity with people living with HIV today, and to remember those we have lost.
In the picture, Marishchal College in #Aberdeen lit in red to mark the day
Reposted by Caitlin Parr
It’s #WorldAIDSDay and the final day of our #5DaysOfAction
Today we ask you to enable our vital work to support people living with HIV by donating.
We will continue fighting for the rights of everybody living with, at risk of or affected by HIV!
act.nat.org.uk/world...
Today we ask you to enable our vital work to support people living with HIV by donating.
We will continue fighting for the rights of everybody living with, at risk of or affected by HIV!
act.nat.org.uk/world...
December 1, 2024 at 8:00 AM
It’s #WorldAIDSDay and the final day of our #5DaysOfAction
Today we ask you to enable our vital work to support people living with HIV by donating.
We will continue fighting for the rights of everybody living with, at risk of or affected by HIV!
act.nat.org.uk/world...
Today we ask you to enable our vital work to support people living with HIV by donating.
We will continue fighting for the rights of everybody living with, at risk of or affected by HIV!
act.nat.org.uk/world...
Reposted by Caitlin Parr
From Gareth Lewis: Tory MSs meet to discuss leadership of Andrew RT Davies www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Welsh Tories meet to discuss Andrew RT Davies leadership
It follows months of pressure on the Welsh Conservative Senedd leader over a series of rows.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 28, 2024 at 4:00 PM
From Gareth Lewis: Tory MSs meet to discuss leadership of Andrew RT Davies www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
A horse has been found dead in Newport with barbed wire tied around its front and back legs, in what Gwent Police believe was an intentional killing.
Two injured ponies - also with barbed wire on their legs - were found alongside Skye in their Marshfield paddock.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Two injured ponies - also with barbed wire on their legs - were found alongside Skye in their Marshfield paddock.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Newport: Investigation as dead horse found tied up in barbed wire
The owner says she is "destroyed" by the death of Skye, which police are treating as suspicious.
www.bbc.com
November 28, 2024 at 9:20 PM
A horse has been found dead in Newport with barbed wire tied around its front and back legs, in what Gwent Police believe was an intentional killing.
Two injured ponies - also with barbed wire on their legs - were found alongside Skye in their Marshfield paddock.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Two injured ponies - also with barbed wire on their legs - were found alongside Skye in their Marshfield paddock.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
An unbelievable story to cover, and got my first Wales Today newsroom camera report in the bag to talk about it!
FBI’s “Most Wanted terrorist” arrested in North Wales 21 years after a double bombing in San Francisco.
🇺🇸🎥📰
🗞️➡️ www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
FBI’s “Most Wanted terrorist” arrested in North Wales 21 years after a double bombing in San Francisco.
🇺🇸🎥📰
🗞️➡️ www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
US 2003 bombing suspect Daniel San Diego found in north Wales
Daniel Andreas San Diego is in custody after an operation backed by counter terror police.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 27, 2024 at 1:17 PM
An unbelievable story to cover, and got my first Wales Today newsroom camera report in the bag to talk about it!
FBI’s “Most Wanted terrorist” arrested in North Wales 21 years after a double bombing in San Francisco.
🇺🇸🎥📰
🗞️➡️ www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
FBI’s “Most Wanted terrorist” arrested in North Wales 21 years after a double bombing in San Francisco.
🇺🇸🎥📰
🗞️➡️ www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...