English : From the days when parts of Wales voted against opening pubs on Sundays - a tract giving reasons to vote against Sunday opening , e . g . accidents , social ills , dependency as well as the need to keep ' the Welsh Sunday ' . By 1996 , the powerful breweries , helped along by the desire for more freedom , had won throughout Wales . news . bbc . co . uk / 1 / low / wales / north_west / 3086557 . stm