ITV Wales said she was one of its "most iconic ... She then spent 18 years as HTV's main news presenter.

Ms Heywood-Thomas' on-screen work at HTV - the precursor to ITV Wales - also included reporting and fronting current affairs programmes and documentaries. She was a BAFTA Cymru award winner.

More than 1,000 properties remain without power after Storm Éowyn hit the South West in the early hours of Friday 24 January.