People enjoy the warm
Bank holiday weather in Tynemouth
Spokesman Grahame Madge said: "In the forecast leading up to the
bank holiday weekend, Wales is going to see some rainfall, but the heaviest rain in the UK will be much further north and west.
A spokesman for the government department said: "We recognise there is an implication for the counting of votes in some of the local, Police and Crime Commissioner, combined authority and local mayor elections which will have taken place the day before 2020's VE Day
Bank Holiday.
Here are some ideas for things to do over the
bank holidays...
You'll be hoping for good weather on the
Bank Holiday weekends
After New Year's Day, the next
bank holidays are Good Friday on April 19 and Easter Monday on April 22.
Workers in Britain are entitled to 28 days of leave or more a year, but bosses can include
bank holidays in that.
Bank Holiday Monday: Some Debenhams stores will open 09:00 to 18:00 on Monday 27 August 2018 but varies from store to store.
The May Day
bank holiday is the most recent of our existing eight
bank holidays and was introduced in 1978 by Labour employment secretary Michael Foot.
The early May
Bank Holiday was introduced in 1978 and the temperature over the long weekend has never topped the 28C (82.4F) mark until Monday.
-ough - open Good Friday, 8.30am-5.30pm; closed Easter Sunday; open
Bank Holiday Monday, 10.30am-4.30pm.
The Aberdare Carnival, pictured here in 1953, is still run every August
Bank Holiday