WALES’ new First Minister had to book himself into a Premier Inn after forgetting the keys to his Cardiff flat on the night of Plaid Cymru’s historic election victory.

Rhun ap Iorwerth was travelling from an election count in north Wales to Cardiff last Friday when he realised the keys were still at his main home on Anglesey, around 200 miles from the capital.

Fresh from declaring a “new dawn” for Wales, the Plaid Cymru leader found himself unable to get into his Cardiff base late at night and instead checked into the budget hotel chain.

The mishap led to an unexpected family moment the following morning, after his father, Edward Morus Jones, brought the keys down from north Wales.

Mr Jones, a former teacher and Welsh language campaigner, was later pictured embracing his son on the steps of the Senedd as Plaid supporters gathered to celebrate the result.

Speaking to ITV after his son was elected First Minister on Tuesday, Mr Jones said he was “extremely proud and very glad to be alive” to witness the moment.

Last week’s election saw Plaid Cymru win 43 seats, with Reform UK second on 34 and Labour reduced to nine in the expanded 96-member Senedd.

Unlike the UK Prime Minister, who has Downing Street, or Scotland’s First Minister, who has Bute House in Edinburgh, there is no official residence for the First Minister of Wales.

Ap Iorwerth lives on Anglesey with his wife, Llinos, and their three grown-up children, but like many Senedd politicians also keeps accommodation in Cardiff for parliamentary work.

Locally grown early potatoes arrive in stores as farmers begin lifting the first Pembrokeshire crop of 2026

PEMBROKESHIRE’S famous new potato season has officially begun, with the first crop of locally grown potatoes being harvested and delivered to shops across the county.

Farmers at Norton Farm began lifting the first Pembrokeshire new potatoes of the year this week, with the freshly harvested crop expected to reach local stores by Friday morning.

The arrival of Pembrokeshire new potatoes marks the unofficial start of the county’s summer growing season and is eagerly anticipated by shoppers keen to enjoy one of Wales’ best-loved seasonal foods.

Photographs shared by the farm show workers hand-picking potatoes from freshly turned soil as machinery lifted the crop from fields overlooking the Pembrokeshire countryside.

The potatoes, prized for their distinctive flavour and soft skins, benefit from the county’s mild climate and coastal growing conditions.

Brian Llewelyn a’i Ferched shared the news on social media, telling customers: “Arriving with us this afternoon!!!!” as excitement builds around the first deliveries.

Locally grown Pembrokeshire new potatoes are expected to be available in selected shops from around 10:00am on Friday.

For many in Pembrokeshire, the arrival of the first new potatoes is a sign that summer is just around the corner — and that it is finally time to get the butter on.

Photo caption:

First crop: Workers begin lifting Pembrokeshire new potatoes at Norton Farm as the 2026 harvest season gets underway (Pics: Norton Farm).

POLICE are appealing for information after fence posts were removed and thrown into a field between Croesgoch and Llanrhian.

Dyfed-Powys Police said the alleged criminal damage happened sometime between Saturday, May 2 and Sunday, May 3.

The posts, which were next to woodland between the two villages, were removed from the ground and thrown into a nearby field.

They later became lodged in farming equipment, causing significant damage.

Police said the area is only accessible via a footpath.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Dyfed-Powys Police online, by emailing [email protected], or by calling 101.

Information can also be given anonymously to Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111 or via crimestoppers-uk.org.

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