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Farmer ferries nurses to patients due to icy roads

The Met Office have issued weather warnings of snow and ice for Wales

Eleanor Sly
Wednesday 18 January 2023 18:46 GMT
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Wintery weather has returned to the UK
Wintery weather has returned to the UK (AFP via Getty Images)

A farmer in Wales has been using his tractor to help nurses travel along icy roads.

Freezing weather conditions have meant that roads in Wales have become harder to navigate.

Gareth Wyn Jones, a farmer and TV presenter based in Wales, helped two nurses reach an elderly patient’s home using his tractor to drive them there.

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