‘Weather-proofing’ fund to help Welsh tourism industry brave soggy summers

Business owners will be able to apply for up to 20,000 for measures such as covered seating and mudproof car parks

The landscapes are as spectacular as the welcome is warm in the Welsh valleys, mountain villages and harbour towns, but the weather can, to put it mildly, be unreliable.

In an attempt to counter a trend of visitors staying away due to the threat of chilly sogginess, the Welsh government is launching a million-pound weather proofing" fund for tourism businesses.