Its predecessor, a short News from Wales bulletin, started in 1957 and was originally presented by Michael Aspel.

The new programme, originally presented by Brian Hoey, shared a 25-minute timeslot for regional news with Points West from Bristol – at the time, both programmes were broadcast to Wales and the West of England from the Wenvoe transmitter near Cardiff.

The main half-hour edition of the programme airs at 6:30 pm after following the BBC News at Six.

The late night bulletin airs at 10:30 pm following the BBC News at Ten.

In 2020 a separate 30-minute broadcast was added to the schedule during the 2019 Coronavirus outbreak, reporting on live Welsh Government press conferences.