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Wales Online
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Ruth Mosalski

More than 10,000 people want St David's Day to be a bank holiday but UK Government has said no

More than 10,000 people have signed a petition calling for St David's Day to be a bank holiday.

The petition, on the UK Government website, has more than 10,000 signatures which means the government has to respond. If the petition gets 100,000 it will be considered for debate in Parliament.

The petition has been started by Elfed Wyn ap Elwyn and background reads: "Dydd Gwyl Dewi / St David's Day has always been a significant day in Cymru / Wales, and has been used to celebrate everything Welsh. It's time to make this special day a bank holiday in Wales, just like Scotland has St Andrew's Day, and Ireland has St Partick's Day as bank holidays."

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