Huw Thomas
@huw-thomas.bsky.social
🎤 Business Correspondent, BBC Wales
📕 Author of CHARLES: The King and Wales
This is a personal account, not a BBC one.
📕 Author of CHARLES: The King and Wales
This is a personal account, not a BBC one.
UK govt launches Plan for Steel.
Industry wants cheaper electricity for new electric arc furnaces, like the one they’ll start building in Port Talbot in the summer.
There’s a commitment to improve scrap processing, which will please Tata Steel (and others)
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Industry wants cheaper electricity for new electric arc furnaces, like the one they’ll start building in Port Talbot in the summer.
There’s a commitment to improve scrap processing, which will please Tata Steel (and others)
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Government plans to protect UK steel industry amid threat of tariffs
US President Donald Trump is set to impose 25% taxes on steel entering America
www.bbc.co.uk
February 16, 2025 at 11:55 AM
UK govt launches Plan for Steel.
Industry wants cheaper electricity for new electric arc furnaces, like the one they’ll start building in Port Talbot in the summer.
There’s a commitment to improve scrap processing, which will please Tata Steel (and others)
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Industry wants cheaper electricity for new electric arc furnaces, like the one they’ll start building in Port Talbot in the summer.
There’s a commitment to improve scrap processing, which will please Tata Steel (and others)
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Chorus members protest against cuts to Welsh National Opera during the curtain call for the Marriage of Figaro in Cardiff tonight. Orchestra players wore t-shirts throughout, calling for the opera company to be protected. #wnofigaro @welshnatopera.bsky.social
February 8, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Chorus members protest against cuts to Welsh National Opera during the curtain call for the Marriage of Figaro in Cardiff tonight. Orchestra players wore t-shirts throughout, calling for the opera company to be protected. #wnofigaro @welshnatopera.bsky.social
❌ The treasure hunt is off.
A judge has thrown out an attempt by James Howells to sue Newport City Council. He wanted access to a rubbish dump to dig up a hard drive containing the key to £600m of Bitcoin, or compensation.
A judge has thrown out an attempt by James Howells to sue Newport City Council. He wanted access to a rubbish dump to dig up a hard drive containing the key to £600m of Bitcoin, or compensation.
January 9, 2025 at 5:48 PM
❌ The treasure hunt is off.
A judge has thrown out an attempt by James Howells to sue Newport City Council. He wanted access to a rubbish dump to dig up a hard drive containing the key to £600m of Bitcoin, or compensation.
A judge has thrown out an attempt by James Howells to sue Newport City Council. He wanted access to a rubbish dump to dig up a hard drive containing the key to £600m of Bitcoin, or compensation.
I spoke to Irish hauliers and exporters today about the storm-induced closure of Holyhead for this article. “Disastrous” was the most optimistic take, and that was before the port’s closure was extended into next week!
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Storm Darragh: Holyhead Port closure may affect Christmas shopping
The aftermath of Storm Darragh disrupts Christmas shopping and passenger ferry services.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 12, 2024 at 11:58 PM
I spoke to Irish hauliers and exporters today about the storm-induced closure of Holyhead for this article. “Disastrous” was the most optimistic take, and that was before the port’s closure was extended into next week!
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Mark Drakeford just said this would be the "sixth and final year" of rates relief for retail, leisure and hospitality businesses
Welsh government will keep business rates relief at 40% for retail, leisure and hospitality in its draft budget this afternoon.
December 10, 2024 at 3:23 PM
Mark Drakeford just said this would be the "sixth and final year" of rates relief for retail, leisure and hospitality businesses
Welsh government will keep business rates relief at 40% for retail, leisure and hospitality in its draft budget this afternoon.
December 10, 2024 at 1:15 PM
Welsh government will keep business rates relief at 40% for retail, leisure and hospitality in its draft budget this afternoon.
Wales has a thriving TV industry. Right?
We’ll see some of it on the screen this Christmas.
But behind the cameras a crisis has hit the freelance crews who made the shows. There just hasn’t been enough work for them.
We’ll see some of it on the screen this Christmas.
But behind the cameras a crisis has hit the freelance crews who made the shows. There just hasn’t been enough work for them.
December 10, 2024 at 12:37 PM
Wales has a thriving TV industry. Right?
We’ll see some of it on the screen this Christmas.
But behind the cameras a crisis has hit the freelance crews who made the shows. There just hasn’t been enough work for them.
We’ll see some of it on the screen this Christmas.
But behind the cameras a crisis has hit the freelance crews who made the shows. There just hasn’t been enough work for them.
How it started ➡️ How it’s going
December 4, 2024 at 9:45 AM
How it started ➡️ How it’s going
I was in court today for this:
Bitcoin miner sues Newport City Council over £600m 'lost in tip'
www.bbc.com/news/article...
$BTC #Bitcoin #Newport #Wales #news #bbcnews #Crypto #btc
Bitcoin miner sues Newport City Council over £600m 'lost in tip'
www.bbc.com/news/article...
$BTC #Bitcoin #Newport #Wales #news #bbcnews #Crypto #btc
Bitcoin man sues Newport council over '£600m fortune lost in tip' - BBC News
James Howells believes the hard drive is now worth about £600m since the recent Bitcoin surge.
www.bbc.com
December 3, 2024 at 10:37 PM
I thought I’d just arrived on this platform, but I’ve been sitting here for MONTHS
Jane Tranter and Julie Gardner are interviewed by Huw Thomas at Wolf Studios #dwsr I can confirm that build in the background is for Doctor Who. It's very rocky, as I recall - almost as if they got tired of quarry location filming.
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August 23, 2024 at 5:00 PM
I thought I’d just arrived on this platform, but I’ve been sitting here for MONTHS
🏴📍 Lamb, leeks and… whisky?
🥃 Welsh single malt whisky secured the PGI mark a year ago, while Caerphilly cheese has been protected for a little bit longer.
Thanks to Penderyn and Caws Teifi Cheese 🧀 for explaining the impact of PGI on their businesses.
🔵 Read more: www.bbc.com/news/article...
🥃 Welsh single malt whisky secured the PGI mark a year ago, while Caerphilly cheese has been protected for a little bit longer.
Thanks to Penderyn and Caws Teifi Cheese 🧀 for explaining the impact of PGI on their businesses.
🔵 Read more: www.bbc.com/news/article...
Penderyn whisky chairman says protected status has boosted credibility - BBC News
A year on from being given PGI status, Penderyn whisky says it has helped the drink's standing.
www.bbc.com
August 23, 2024 at 4:52 PM
🏴📍 Lamb, leeks and… whisky?
🥃 Welsh single malt whisky secured the PGI mark a year ago, while Caerphilly cheese has been protected for a little bit longer.
Thanks to Penderyn and Caws Teifi Cheese 🧀 for explaining the impact of PGI on their businesses.
🔵 Read more: www.bbc.com/news/article...
🥃 Welsh single malt whisky secured the PGI mark a year ago, while Caerphilly cheese has been protected for a little bit longer.
Thanks to Penderyn and Caws Teifi Cheese 🧀 for explaining the impact of PGI on their businesses.
🔵 Read more: www.bbc.com/news/article...